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A contributor writes:We've always known that Australia is full of nasty critters and such, but now the Beeb reports that a batch of spinach (that stuff kids don't like) from Costco in Australia causes hallucinations and delirium, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63995469

Tesla is Reportedly Planning Layoffs. are Musk's Twitter Antics to Blame? - SlashGearupstart writes:Tesla investors blame the Twitter lordship:

upstart writes:Mozilla Is Starting Its Own Mastodon Server:

fliptop writes:Servers around the world could soon face a massive data storage crunch, thanks to the "mind-blowing amount" of information people store digitally every day:

upstart writes:But you probably shouldn't worry:

upstart writes:To avoid cannibalizing supply for other Pi products, the next model must wait:

upstart writes:Innovations in directed-energy systems could save lives and aid disaster recovery:

upstart writes:Apparently a lot of people have signed up to Elon Musk's internet service provider:

upstart writes:There is no simple answer, but we think there are a few factors that really stand out...:

fliptop writes:Ukraine's army issued an instruction video on Monday with a step-by-step guide for Russian soldiers on how to surrender to one of its drones:

upstart writes:What LastPass said — and hasn't said — about its second data breach this year:

upstart writes:An AI and machine learning model tuned to decode hastily scrawled notes from doctors:

fliptop writes:PC Watch has uncovered a new makeshift laptop design that turns any smartphone into a working laptop:

upstart writes:Every year, the planet inches closer to its star:

upstart writes:Producers of Elbrus and Baikal chips are refusing to ship them:

upstart writes:The Haru Oni plant will scale up from 34,000 gallons to 14.5 million gallons by 2024:

upstart writes:Foxconn faces hefty fines from Taiwanese government for unauthorised investment in Chinese chip makers- Technology News, Firstpost:

upstart writes:A New NASA Satellite Will Map Earth's Rising Seas:

upstart writes:Kernel 6.2 promises multiple filesystem improvements:

upstart writes:Dell's modular concept PC can be popped open by inserting a key into the chassis:

hubie writes:Leprosy is one of the world's oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability to grow and regenerate a vital organ:

upstart writes:Hackers Distributed a Trojanized Build of Windows 10 to Infiltrate Ukrainian Targets - ExtremeTech:

fliptop writes:LG Energy Solution said on Monday that it will spend 4 trillion won, or approximately $3.07 billion, up until 2026 to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production in South Korea:

hubie writes:Researchers use blockchain to increase electric grid resiliency:

upstart writes:The past and the future are tightly linked in conventional quantum mechanics. Perhaps too tightly. A tweak to the theory could let quantum possibilities increase as space expands.

upstart writes:Germany will host JUPITER, Europe's entry into the exascale realm:

upstart writes:Bad News In The NDAA: Unconstitutional 'Judge Safety' Bill, With Submarine Attack On Section 230, Is Included:

upstart writes:Big problems from tiny memory cells:

upstart writes:ChatGPT arrives in the academic world:

hubie writes:10-inch tablet with detachable keyboard case should be available in early 2023:

fliptop writes:A cutting-edge U.S. Steel mill in Arkansas is using AI tools in production, but implementing that tech know-how in century-old plants hasn't been easy:

John Carmack Steps Out of Meta's VR Messupstart writes:John Carmack steps out of Meta's VR mess:

upstart writes:A Sealed, Never-Opened Nintendo 64 Goes For $250,000:

upstart writes:Content moderation is guided by profits and by ideology more than policy:

upstart writes:Physics, space and climate research may be entering a new Cold War:

upstart writes:Western Digital, Micron, Nvidia Fall On Chip Glut Amid Recession Fears:

A lot of Twitter-related stories recently submitted, so here's a rollup to put them all in one place for your convenience, or so that you can easily bypass it.Twitter Will Require Phone Number Verification to Purchase a Twitter Blue Subscriptionupstart writes:Twitter will require phone number verification to purchase a Twitter Blue subscription:

liar writes:https://boingboing.net/2022/12/15/star-15-light-years-away-has-two-earth-like-planets.html

upstart writes:Phosphorus, though rare on Earth's surface, may be abundant on other worlds:

upstart writes:Researchers smell a cryptomining Chaos RAT targeting Linux:

owl writes:https://imihajlov.tk/blog/posts/eth-to-spi/

upstart writes:China officially files a trade dispute claim with the WTO against the US for export curbs on semiconductors- Technology News, Firstpost:

hubie writes:Dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass extinction, some 66 million years ago:

upstart writes:NIST calls time on SHA-1, sets 2030 deadline:

fliptop writes:Techno-optimist and a free-speech advocate Daniel Lemire asks:

Many of you are frustrated, as am I, by the bugs that are currently present in the system and wondering why they are not being fixed. I am now in a position to perhaps shed a little bit of light onto the reasons we are where we are...Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:You can still call a phone number and be told the time by the U.S. Naval Observatory:

upstart writes:Germany wants countries to regulate the crypto industry after the FTX and Bankman-Fried debacle- Technology News, Firstpost:

Tesla Holiday Update Brings Steam Games to Model S and X EVsfliptop writes:Tesla's AMD RDNA 2 GPU will be put to use by Steam games:

Soyuz capsule hit by micrometeorite, leaks ammoniac0lo writes:Soyuz coolant leak likely caused by micrometeorite strike on space capsule at International Space Station