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upstart writes:TSMC invests in new capacity despite forecasts chip demand will ease:

upstart writes:A very common virus may be the trigger for multiple sclerosis:

Freeman writes:PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges:

gznork26 writes:We've previously discussed ( https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/12/11/1847236 ) how it becomes impossible to reverse the polarization of a community once their differences become too great, and how that plays out both here at SN and in the wider world. Science Blog has a piece ( https://scienceblog.com/527745/computer-model-seeks-to-explain-the-spread-of-misinformation-and-suggest-counter-measures/ ) about a PLOS paper titled "Cognitive cascades: How to model (and potentially counter) the spread of fake news" ( https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261811 ) which uses an interesting computer model to explore how this actually happens.The model demonstrated that if the new information is too much at odds with a person's existing belief, it will be ignored. Furthermore, if that belief is connected with the person's identity, their current belief will be strengthened as a defense against cognitive dissonance. Interestingly, though, a succession of new information that gradually nudge the person to adjust their beliefs can, over time, cause the person to adopt a belief that is very different from the one they started with. This sounds like how psy-ops manipulate targets to accept extreme views.What was the gradual change of ideas that have led national political parties to be ever more different from one another, and who fed them those messages?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Report: Sony will use the PS4 to fill the PS5 supply gap:

upstart writes:Teen hacker finds bug that lets him control 25+ Teslas remotely:

upstart writes:North Korea hackers stole $400m of cryptocurrency in 2021, report says:

upstart writes:Organic molecules in an ancient Mars meteorite formed via geology, not alien life:

takyon writes:Ukraine is hit by a massive cyberattack that targeted government websites [Dated 14 Jan.]

upstart writes:Deadly combination: New direct trigger for cell death discovered:

takyon writes:'Havana syndrome': US baffled after new cases in Europe

Freeman writes:Holmes to face maximum of 80 years in prison when she’s sentenced in September:

upstart writes:16 top colleges sued for alleged violation of federal antitrust laws by colluding on their financial-aid practices:

AnonTechie writes:The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley:

upstart writes:AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU could be in short supply when it launches:

upstart writes:RNA Discovery May Lead to Better Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cancer:

upstart writes:The FTC's antitrust case against Facebook is going forward after all:

upstart writes:Widespread, Easily Exploitable Windows RDP Bug Opens Users to Data Theft:

upstart writes:As the EU finalizes its Digital Markets Act, Google is making a last-ditch lobbying effort with ads, emails, and social media posts targeted at politicians:

upstart writes:Remembering faces and names can be improved during sleep: Research finds memory reactivation:

upstart writes:Illuminating Origami Is Just Around The Corner:Pop-up greeting cards are about to get a whole lot more interesting. Researchers at Seoul National University in Korea have created glowing 3D objects with a series of prototypes that fold thin QLED (Quantum Dot LED) sheets like origami. They used a CO laser to etch "fold lines" in the QLED so the sheets could be formed into 3D shapes. The bends are actually rounded, but at 5μm they appear to be sharp corners and the panels continue to illuminate across the fold lines for at least 500 folds. Some glow in solid colors, while others use smaller addressable areas to create animated matrix displays of patterns and letterforms. See the short video after the break, read the Physics World article or to see all the prototypes and dig into details of the full research paper in Nature (freed from the paywall by SharedIt).51-second YouTube video.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

hubie writes:In farming regions that receive limited moisture, fallow phases are used to maximize crop yield potential with special attention given to weed removal. When fields are laying fallow, it is very important to remove the weeds that are trying to establish themselves. When the density of the weeds is low, it is not efficient to spray the whole field with herbicide, so proprietary sensor-based spray booms are used to identify and spray herbicide directly onto the weeds. Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed an open-source, low-cost and image-based device for weed detection in an effort to give this technology wider availability. The demonstration system uses a Raspberry Pi 4 with a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera and 6-mm focal length lens. The Python code and detailed instructions reside in the OWL github repository.

upstart writes:New Evidence of Gravitational Wave Background Permeating All of Spacetime:

upstart writes:Moxie Marlinspike leaves encrypted-messaging app Signal:

upstart writes:Scientists Have Discovered Unexpected Benefits of Fat in Type 2 Diabetes:

upstart writes:Should Microsoft sell Windows and Office? This former exec believes so:

upstart writes:Omicron May Infect Half of Europeans Within Weeks, WHO Says:

hubie writes:Some dynamic systems can develop multi-periodicity, meaning that some parameter, such as a mechanical oscillation, can switch between different vibrational frequencies or amplitudes. For instance, a small-scale disturbance is coupled into a large-scale one.This has been observed in muscle motion, laser stability, seismic motion, etc, and there is much to understand about these couplings in chaotic systems. Initiated by an apparent diversion from pandemic boredom, Promode Bandyopadhya noticed that when shucked cobs of corn were placed on a glasstop hotplate, the cob oscillates autonomously about three axes with varying amplitudes and frequencies that shifted randomly with time. He videoed ears of corn as well as a number of other smooth fruits on a hot surface and extracted their motion over time. His results are summarized in a tour de force of mechanical dynamics in a Nature Scientific Reports paper. He observed that corn cobs roll, pitch, and yaw, but green chilies, blueberries, tropical berries, red grapes, oblong grapes and grape tomatoes only roll and yaw.

upstart writes:Suspected North Korea missile test hit speed of Mach 10, more advanced than previous test, Seoul says:

upstart writes:Panasonic is introducing an optional four-day work week:

upstart writes:Physicists detect a hybrid particle held together by uniquely intense 'glue': The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices:

upstart writes:Citizen science, supercomputers and AI:

upstart writes:ISPs must accept gov't subsidy on all plans:

Man Gets Genetically-Modified Pig Heart in World-First Transplanttakyon writes:Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant

upstart writes:Chinese Lunar Rover Confirms 'Mystery Hut' Is Just a Rock - ExtremeTech:

upstart writes:Address digital baseband to unlock THz communications for 6G - Embedded.com:

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upstart writes:New research on magnetite in salmon noses illuminates understanding of sensory mechanisms enabling magnetic perception across life:

upstart writes:Report: Lufthansa Group Confirmed That 18,000 Flights Had Been Flown Empty To Keep Airport Slots - Airlive:

AnonTechie writes:Can We Feed Billions of Ourselves Without Wrecking the Planet?

upstart writes:Improved motor, sensory, and cognitive recovery of hand and arm function after stroke:

DannyB writes:Dolphin females have working clitoris, anatomical evidence suggests

takyon writes:Why Take-Two wants to pay nearly $13 billion for the maker of FarmVille

upstart writes:Canon can't get enough toner chips, so it's telling customers how to defeat its DRM:

upstart writes:SonicWall: Y2K22 bug hits Email Security, firewall products:

hendrikboom writes:Mass production of revolutionary computer memory moves closer with ULTRARAM™ on silicon wafers for the first time

upstart writes:Ford dealers can ban F-150 Lightning customers from reselling trucks to discourage scalpers:

upstart writes:A silicon photonic-electronic neural network that could enhance submarine transmission systems:

takyon writes:ROCK5 Model B RK3588 single board computer is up for pre-order for $79 and up

upstart writes:Happy New Year, the keyboard and cases are here!: