Nichelle Nichols, Uhura in 'Star Trek,' Dies at 89 owl writes:https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/nichelle-nichols-dead-star-trek-the-original-series-1235330159/
coolgopher writes:Considering the recent thread on the potential removal of leap seconds, a story in TheAge aussie paper seemed worth adding to the discussion:
kazzie writes:A while back, we read about how Tim Hortons' app tracked users' movements throughout the day, whether the app was open or not. The tracker noted locations visited, including homes, workplaces, and competing coffee chains.Now, after an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner, to resolve a class action lawsuit, Tim Hortons have suggested a settlement:
Russian Official Predicts 'Avalanche' of Failures on the International Space Station After 2024Russian official predicts 'avalanche' of failures on the International Space Station after 2024:
An unnamed submitter writes:Ever had a feeling that someone is watching you while you shop? That your every move is being recorded and analyzed? Your paranoia may be justified. Businesses are using intelligent software capable of tracking the location of each person's phone so closely it can determine exactly how long they spend looking at certain products on certain shelves. They are also using facial recognition to map users with profile. There are ways to combat this including disabling wifi and bluetooth, or putting your phone into airplane mode.
gawdonblue writes:Sheep farmers find large pieces of debris including serial numbers after a loud bang was heard earlier this month.It is believed to be space junk from the first manned SpaceX mission to the International Space Station.Story: Space junk potentially found in NSW Snowy Mountains paddocks
hubie writes:Artificial intelligence firm DeepMind has transformed biology by predicting the structure of nearly all proteins known to science in just 18 months:
Office workers in Japan can now take a cat nap at work with 'Nap Box'. What is it? Basically, a windowless box that shuts out the light and the world for a while allowing a person to relax, de-stress, and get back to work recharged.
upstart writes:Findings are from a new global study 'OA in physics: researcher perspectives' commissioned by leading learned society physics publishers :
NotSanguine writes:The New York Times is reporting [archive link] on a new study charting historical human milk use and the mutations that allow (some) adult humans to digest lactose.The study [abstract], published on 27 July 2022 in the journal Nature utilizes archaeological and genetic evidence to characterize milk use among (pre-)historic humans. From the NYT article: