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Ransomware Profits Decline as Victims Dig In, Refuse to Payupstart writes:Two new reports show ransomware revenues for threat actors dropped sharply in 2022 as more victims ignored ransom demands:

fliptop writes:A new AI learning scheme combined with a spray-on smart skin can decipher the movements of human hands to recognize typing, sign language, and even the shape of simple familiar objects:

upstart writes:Researchers sure love turning the insects into cyborgs:

upstart writes:It's not always easy to spot malicious impostors posing as legit downloads:

upstart writes:Observations from citizen scientists show the sky is getting about 10 percent brighter each year:

upstart writes:Scientists were surprised to learn the sword's true age:

upstart writes:New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts:

tangomargarine writes:Wikipedia has released their new layout, which unsurprisingly includes whitespace bars on either side, justified by the claim "most people prefer a column 60-80 characters wide" (although it's not that extreme).

upstart writes:Genesis Joins the Crypto Lender Graveyard With Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing:

upstart writes:Rare earth elements could be pulled from coal waste:

upstart writes:Amid all the backlash, Wizards of the Coast is pursuing a radically different strategy for its future open licensing:

upstart writes:Some people want to win arguments no matter the cost:

upstart writes:An opinion piece but some pretty good advice here. Below is a sub-sample of "20 years of software distilled down into 20 pithy pieces":

fliptop writes:Video game developers and cancer researchers have teamed up to turn spreadsheet data into highly detailed VR imagery of cancer cells:

fliptop writes:I couldn't find any stories on this leak, except from Schneier on Security:Cellebrite is the global leader in partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage Digital Intelligence in investigations to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and ensure data privacy. Schneier is a bit more cynical:

upstart writes:Finnish Parliament reminds us that copyright should not trump fundamental human rights:

fliptop writes:It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power:

hubie writes:First precise calculation of the pre-agricultural rate of erosion across the Midwestern U.S., thanks to exploding stars:

takyon writes:Chinese Companies to Build Commercial Spaceport on the Horn of Africa

upstart writes:Lisa OS 3.1's 1984 source Pascal code now available under a non-commercial license:

fliptop writes:Life on earth could not survive without seaweed and algae. Every second oxygen molecule that we inhale originates from them. In the future, they could also become an important food source:

upstart writes:The claim was made in a lawsuit over Walter Huang's fatal Model X crash in 2018:

upstart writes:MSI accidentally disables Secure Boot on hundreds of its motherboards:

upstart writes:Iconic musician David Crosby, RIP:

fliptop writes:Generative AI, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, could completely revamp how digital content is developed, said Nina Schick, adviser, speaker, and A.I. thought leader told Yahoo Finance Live:

upstart writes:UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online:

hubie writes:Though spuds may not have all of the same benefits as other vegies, they can still be part of a healthy diet - so long as they're prepared the right way:

upstart writes:NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope's Successor:

fliptop writes:The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to reconsider rules social networks operate under, potentially leading to the most significant reset of the doctrines governing online speech since the 1990s:

hubie writes:KIT's Spinoff 'Digital Power Systems' Develops Ultralong-lived Industrial Power Supplies:

upstart writes:Sweden Finds Largest-Ever Rare Earth Metal Deposit In Europe:

A SoylentNews contributor writes:This trade magazine, https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/adas/mit-report-forecasts-global-emissions-impact-from-autonomous-vehicle-computers.html is reporting on a new study and modeling effort--

mrpg writes:https://www.geekwire.com/2023/seattle-public-schools-bans-chatgpt-district-requires-original-thought-and-work-from-students/

fliptop writes:Germany wants to force its power-hungry data centers to harness excess heat for warming residential homes — an effort which the industry warns is likely to fall flat:

upstart writes:Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping:

upstart writes:Peer review has failed, and that's great news – for diamond open access, science and society:

upstart writes:Whenever you see cryptocurrency prices suddenly rise, that's probably why:

upstart writes:Lightning strikes flow along laser's path for tens of meters:

upstart writes:Microsoft announces 10,000 layoffs, 5% of its workforce:

upstart writes:Netherlands refuses to summarily agree to US export restrictions on China over silicon chips.:

upstart writes:Unix is dead. Long live Unix!:

fliptop writes:US firm Getty Images on Tuesday threatened to sue a tech company it accuses of illegally copying millions of photos for use in an artificial intelligence (AI) art tool:

takyon writes:CAMM = Compression Attached Memory ModuleCAMM to Usurp SO-DIMM Laptop Memory Form Factor Says JEDEC Member

upstart writes:Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment:

upstart writes:SEC sues law firm for client list in the Hafnium cyberattack:

upstart writes:Airbus Begins Testing Autonomous Emergency Flight Tech:

upstart writes:Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long:

upstart writes:Peering deep into the cellular universe: Allen Institute researchers map cell parts in 3D:

upstart writes:Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities:

upstart writes:89% of the department's high-value assets didn't use multi-factor authentication: