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hubie writes:Some state laws allow incentives to turn plastics into fuels as well as other plastics:

Freeman writes:https://hackaday.com/2022/05/16/can-you-hear-me-now-lunar-edition/

upstart writes:An interesting, and very brief, history of the Zilog Z80 microprocessor from the IEEE Computer Society's IEEE Micro magazine:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/new-bluetooth-hack-can-unlock-your-tesla-and-all-kinds-of-other-devices/

slashnot writes:Bloomberg and other outlets are reporting Verizon Communications Inc. will raise prices on its wireless bills for the first time in two years as the largest US wireless carrier grapples with higher costs.Millions of consumers will see a $1.35 increase in administrative charges for each voice line starting in their June phone bill. And business customers will see a new "economic adjustment charge" beginning June 16, with mobile phone data plans increasing by $2.20 a month and basic service plans going up by 98 cents, according to Verizon representatives.New York City-based Verizon started notifying customers Monday and has been contacting some of its larger corporate clients in recent days to tell them of the coming increases.The move rallied Verizon's shares, vaulting them ahead of the broader market to their highest close in three weeks. At 4 p.m. in New York, Verizon rose 1.8% to end the regular session at $49.04, while the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

DannyB writes:SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch record-breaking communications satellite

Freeman writes:https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/book-teaches-gaming-math/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/netflix-speeds-up-plan-for-ad-supported-tier-says-it-may-debut-this-year/

fliptop writes:Machine-learning systems require a huge number of correctly-labeled information samples to start getting good at prediction. What happens when the information is manipulated to poison the data?

Phoenix666 writes:ZDNet:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

fliptop writes:For years China's censors have relied on a trusted tool kit to control the country's internet. They have deleted posts, suspended accounts, blocked keywords, and arrested the most outspoken.Now they are trying a new trick: displaying social media users' locations beneath posts:

Phoenix666 writes:MIT Technology Review:

upstart writes:Nonprogrammers are building more of the world's software: A computer scientist explains 'no-code':

Netflix Cuts 150 US-based Jobs After Losing SubscribersPhoenix666 writes:BBC:

DannyB writes:Tech war: China bets on open-source RISC-V for chip design to minimise potential damage from 'being cut off' by US sanctions

Freeman writes:FSR 2.0 can make Deathloop just about playable on a two-year-old laptop GPU.

takyon writes:U.S. Space Force sees future demand for surveillance beyond Earth orbit

NPC-131072 writes:From Universe Today

NASA, Boeing Ready for Long-Delayed, High-Stakes Starliner Test Flighttakyon writes:NASA, Boeing ready for long-delayed, high-stakes Starliner test flight

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

taylorvich writes:https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/20/minoan-language-linear-a-linear-b/

hubie writes:Researcher warns of risks with using alternative data in lending:

upstart writes:Researcher uses 379-year-old algorithm to crack crypto keys found in the wild:

maxwell demon writes:The site Tanya Goodin tells us that Zoom might soon monitor your emotions:

hubie writes:Dwarf planet Ceres was formed in coldest zone of Solar System and thrust into Asteroid Belt:

upstart writes:Backdoor in public repository used new form of attack to target big firms:

hubie writes:Work challenges popular idea that breeds have specific, reliable behaviors:

upstart writes:The dust-covered spacecraft detected landmark geophysical events on Mars, despite significant obstacles:

upstart writes:Angry IT admin wipes employer's databases, gets 7 years in prison:

upstart writes:Hebrew University Discovers New Magnetic Phenomenon:

upstart writes:Europeans' data shared 376 times daily in advertising sales, report says:

upstart writes:A Spanish teen's genome may hold the secret to lupus:

hubie writes:A single neutron moves along two paths simultaneously, in clearly quantifiable proportions:

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upstart writes:These novel superconductor diodes, however, operate at much lower temperatures than their semiconductor counterparts and are therefore useful in quantum technologies:

AnonTechie writes:Crafty hackers can make a tool to eavesdrop on some 6G wireless signals in as little as five minutes using office paper, an inkjet printer, a metallic foil transfer and a laminator

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.ghacks.net/2022/05/17/nvidia-releases-security-update-for-out-of-support-gpus/

upstart writes:Proposed improvements to SiC MOSFET power converter technology overcome existing challenges:

upstart writes:GPDPR data scrape a 'mistake', says leading scientist:

upstart writes:Russian tanks are using chips from household appliances due to sanctions:

hubie writes:Pharmacists at Higher Risk of Suicide than General Population, Study Finds:

upstart writes:Micron's new 3D NAND flash could usher in a rapid new generation of SSDs:

upstart writes:If they ever hit our roads for real, other drivers need to know exactly what they are:

upstart writes:We finally have an image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way:

Phoenix666 writes:SpinLaunch has released onboard footage from its eighth kinetic launch test:

upstart writes:Open source community sets out path to secure software:

upstart writes:The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Twitter Users React to Elon Musk Putting Buyout Deal 'On Hold':

hubie and upstart both write:Findings may lead to reconsideration of how we treat acute pain:

AnonTechie writes: