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upstart writes:Scientists launching Blob the slime mold into space:

upstart writes:Laser pincers generate antimatter by recreating neutron star conditions:

upstart writes:A sand shortage? The world is running out of a crucial:

upstart writes:Antibiotics in Early Life Could Lead to Brain Disorders:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/08/att-completes-directv-spinoff-after-6-years-of-utter-failure-and-ineptitude/

DannyB writes:In heat emergency, southern Europe scrambles for resources

TheMightyChickadee writes:They just keep banging them out at the LHC! Story at Gizmodo.

upstart writes:New Water Desalination Device Runs on Solar Energy and is 400% More Efficient:

takyon writes:Tencent and other gaming stocks tumble after China news outlet labels them 'spiritual opium' for teens

dx3bydt3 writes:In a paper published in Nature (paywalled), astronomers have, for the first time been able to discern x-ray echos that came from behind a supermassive black hole. It is the first direct observation of light bending all the way around a black hole and into our line of sight. The finding is further confirmation of general relativity, showing that the predictions hold even around extreme objects like supermassive black holes.Coverage on Space.com, and Science DailyA non-paywalled copy of the paper can be found here.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:Intel Executive Posts Thunderbolt 5 Photo then Deletes It: 80 Gbps and PAM-3

DannyB writes:Home Depot Fights Shoplifting with Special Power Tools:

upstart writes:Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators:

takyon writes:AMD + Valve Working On New Linux CPU Performance Scaling Design

upstart writes:Japan's 1st commercial-use quantum computer starts operations - Japan Today:

upstart writes:Sky News Australia banned from YouTube for seven days over Covid misinformation:

upstart writes:Scientists Discover Psychedelic-Like Drug That Doesn't Cause Hallucinations:

upstart writes:Bitter Brew: High Coffee Consumption Is Associated With Smaller Brain Volume:

takyon writes:Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

An Anonymous Coward writes:Motor Trend has seen fit to publish this "News Flash", https://www.motortrend.com/news/commentary-there-are-no-self-driving-cars-on-sale-today/ with the subheading,

upstart writes:Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases:

upstart writes:Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m:

upstart writes:Two-thirds of American employees regret their college degrees:

upstart writes:Rickroll video hits a billion views on YouTube as Internet’s most popular prank:

upstart writes:Research Shows Cell Aging Can Be Slowed by Oxidants:

upstart writes:China is building a 2nd base for nuclear missiles, say analysts:

upstart writes:Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill:

upstart writes:China scientists discover giant viruses in the deepest place on Earth:

upstart writes:Astronomers seek evidence of tech built by aliens:

upstart writes:Water transformed into shiny, golden metal:

upstart writes:CRISPR therapy cures first genetic disorder inside the body:

takyon writes:Watchdog denies Blue Origin's challenge to NASA's lunar lander program

upstart writes:Google And Facebook Mandate Vaccines For Employees At U.S. Offices:

upstart writes:Russian module suddenly fires thrusters after docking with space station:

takyon writes:No Antenna Could Survive Europa's Brutal, Radioactive Environment—Until Now

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upstart writes:China's CATL unveils sodium-ion battery - a first for a major car battery maker:

upstart writes:Mice sweating fat raises prospect of unusual anti-obesity therapy:

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The Amount of Greenland Ice That Melted on Tuesday Could Cover Florida in 2 Inches of Waterupstart writes:The amount of Greenland ice that melted on Tuesday could cover Florida in 2 inches of water:

DannyB writes:The Porsche dynasty is taking on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space

upstart writes:MLM Nauka makes triumphant docking to ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com:

upstart writes:Watch Cassie the bipedal robot run a 5K:

upstart writes:5% of Earth's Power Plants Create 73% of the Energy Sector's Emissions:

An Anonymous Coward writes:There are many different alternative video platforms out there but the quality varies greatly. Reclaim the Net writes about the TubeShift browser extension that helps you rescue videos censored by YouTube. From the article:

TheMightyChickadee writes:Tale can be found at Science Magazine.

mhajicek writes:California and Five Other States Ban... Gaming Computers?

upstart writes:Lucasfilm hires deepfake YouTuber who fixed Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian:

upstart writes:Forget Smart Cities, ‘Stupid’ Infrastructure Is The Solution For Future Transportation:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Activison Blizzard Employees Walk Out In Protest Over Sexism, Harassment: