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The Novavax Vaccine Data -- In The Pipeline
The Novavax Vaccine Data, and Spike Proteins in General:
Search History Exposes Intent for "Black Widow" to Kill Husband
An Anonymous Coward writes:A woman's search history has been used by authorities to convict her of murder after her husband died. Natasha Darcy was found guilty of murdering partner Mathew Dunbar with her plans to inherit his $3.5 million farm exposed as she attempted to lie to police about her actions and intent. Key evidence was found in her search history which matched up to physical evidence found.Natasha Darcy guilty of murdering partner Mathew Dunbar
"Performance Issue" at Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong
takyon writes:French nuclear firm trying to fix 'performance issue' at China plant
More Than a Bumpy Ride: Turbulence Offers Boost to Birds
More than a bumpy ride: Turbulence offers boost to birds:
Pacific Islanders Likely Found Antarctica First: Study
Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study:
Will Humans Ever Learn to Speak Whale?
aristarchus wrote in with a submission which inspired:Will humans ever learn to speak whale?:
New Water Treatment Technology Could Fix Mars Soil and Earth Soil
New Water Treatment Technology Could Fix Mars Soil and Earth Soil:
Dont Trust the Computer; Dont Trust the Person Who Told you What he Found on the Computer
Despite all the sterling work put in by malware writers, scammers and whatnot to teach people not to trust computers, people still need to learn that reading or finding something on a computer doesn't automatically make it true. And this also applies to people whose job is find stuff on computers.Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows (The Guardian)
As Science Advances, How Well Does Ockham’s Razor Still Apply?
Eratosthenes wrote in with a submission which inspired this story.As science advances, does Ockham’s Razor still apply?:
AMD RDNA 2-Powered Navi 23 GPU From 2021 Tesla Model S
Here's the AMD RDNA 2-powered Navi 23 GPU From 2021 Tesla Model Supstart writes:Here's the AMD RDNA 2-powered Navi 23 GPU from 2021 Tesla Model S:
Update: Google Used a New AI to Design Its Next AI Chip
takyon writes:Update: Google Used a New AI to Design Its Next AI Chip
Roller Skating, Wile E. Coyote-Style
martyb writes:Roller Skating, Wile E. Coyote-Style | Hackaday:
AMD Applies for Another Heterogeneous Processor Patent
takyon writes:AMD patents a task transition method between BIG and LITTLE processors
China's Tech Workers Pushed to Limits by Surveillance Software
upstart writes:Nikkei Asia:
NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries
upstart writes:NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries:
How Far Back are Your First Memories? You May Have Been Younger Than You Think
upstart writes:How far back are your first memories? You may have been younger than you think:
How This Supercomputer Will Use A.I. to Map Dark Energy
upstart writes:How This Supercomputer Will Use A.I. to Map Dark Energy:
Site Maintenance -- Server Migrations, Possible Storage Upgrade, Cert Updates, and More! [Updates 2]
[2021-06-14 02:24:41 UTC; update 2: We made a decision to accept Linode's offer of moving up our migration of fluorine. It appears the migration has completed successfully. YAY!][2021-06-14 00:25:32 UTC; update 1: hydrogen appears to have successfully migrated. We had a brief 503 on the site until I bounced varnish. The site seems to be fine, now.--Bytram]martyb writes:Prologue:
Sequencing of the Human Genome "Completed" (For Real This Time?)
takyon writes:The Human Genome Is—Finally!—Complete
The Human Brain is More Like a Testicle than any Other Organ
upstart writes:The Human Brain Is More Like A Testicle Than Any Other Organ:
Blue Origin Auctions New Shepard Seat for $28 Million
takyon writes:Sold! Bidder pays $28m for spare seat on space flight with Jeff Bezos
Novel Fast-Beam-Switching Transceiver Takes 5G to the Next Level
Snotnose writes:This is a press release but 28 Ghz boggles my brain. When I started in this field 40+ years ago 10 Mhz was hard to do.
Mouse Sperm on the ISS Survives for Almost Six Years, Produces Healthy Space Pups
upstart writes:Mouse sperm on the ISS survives for almost six years, produces healthy space pups:
Microsoft Prepares Cloud Gaming Service for Japan Launch
upstart writes:Microsoft prepares cloud gaming service for Japan launch:
Three Factors May Predict First-Year College Students’ Loss of Self-Control, WVU Study Finds
martyb writes:Three factors may predict first-year college students' loss of self-control, WVU study finds:
The Hoover Dam Reservoir is at an All-Time Low
An Anonymous Coward writes:The Hoover Dam Reservoir is at an All-Time Low:
India has More than 28,000 "Black Fungus" Cases: Health Minister
upstart writes:India has more than 28,000 'black fungus' cases: Health Minister:
No More Hidden Urls in Chrome
looorg writes:Google is going to stop hiding urls in Chrome. Apparently it didn't pan out the way they wanted it to. I guess they wanted to make it less complicated or less confusing for the users but it turned out to be a security issue?Google Chrome will once again show a website's full URL:
Amazon, EBay Fight Legislation that Would Unmask Third-Party Sellers
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/amazon-ebay-fight-legislation-that-would-unmask-third-party-sellers/
Researchers Create Quantum Microscope that Can See the Impossible
upstart writes:Researchers create quantum microscope that can see the impossible:
Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA
upstart writes:Hackers Steal Wealth of Data from Game Giant EA:
Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not be What Scientists Expected
aristarchus writes:Psyche 16 may not be solid metal, after all. News at Phys.org:
Member of FDA's Expert Panel Resigns Over Controversial Alzheimer's Therapy Approval
An Anonymous Coward writes:Member of FDA’s expert panel resigns over Alzheimer’s therapy approval:
Intel May Attempt to Acquire SiFive for $2 Billion
takyon writes:Intel (INTC) Reportedly Offers Over $2 Billion To Acquire the Fabless Semiconductor SiFive as the Consolidation Trend in the Industry Is Nowhere Close to Slowing Down
SK Hynix Admits to DRAM Defects, Calls the Cops
takyon writes:SK Hynix admits to DRAM defects, smacks down rumour it botched big batches
GameStop Stock Falls Sharply Amid 5M-Share Sales Plan, SEC Investigation
Freeman writes:GameStop stock falls sharply amid 5M-share sales plan, SEC investigation:
Google to Stop Treating EU Antitrust Remedy as a "Promotional Opportunity"
Freeman writes:Google to stop treating EU antitrust remedy as a “promotional opportunity”:
Las Vegas’s New Strategy for Tackling Drought – Banning ‘Useless Grass’
upstart writes:Las Vegas's new strategy for tackling drought – banning 'useless grass':
Rocket in Place to Send 3 Crew to Chinese Space Station
upstart writes:Rocket in place to send 3 crew to Chinese space station:
CHIME Telescope Detects More Than 500 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space
upstart writes:CHIME Telescope Detects More Than 500 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Outer Space:
The Internet Isn't Working
An Anonymous Coward writes:From Spiked:
A Link Between Childhood Stress and Early Molars
upstart writes:A link between childhood stress and early molars:
Bitcoin Now Legal Tender in El Salvador, First Nation to Adopt Cryptocurrency
Freeman writes:Bitcoin now legal tender in El Salvador, first nation to adopt cryptocurrency:
Rotifer Don't Care: Microscopic Animal Survives 24,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost
upstart writes:Rotifer don't care: Microscopic animal survives 24,000 years frozen in Siberian permafrost:
Vivaldi 4.0 Launches With Built-in Email and Calendar Clients, RSS Reader
upstart writes:Vivaldi 4.0 launches with built-in email and calendar clients, RSS reader – TechCrunch:
How to Watch Rare "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:[Ed note: if anyone happens upon a better link about the eclipse — where and when it is visible — please post it to the comments!How to watch next week's rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse:
Relativity Space Announces Fully Reusable "Terran R" Rocket, Planned for 2024 Debut
takyon writes:Relativity Space reveals fully reusable medium lift launch vehicle Terran R
FDA Approves New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
looorg writes:The FDA has approved a new drug for Alzheimer's disease, while not a cure it is supposed to slow the decline. Even though data is not entirely positive or straight forward in its interpretation or that it will actually even work as thought.But if you have it then you are probably desperate enough to try almost anything that claims to work, until you get to the price tag of $56,000 per year. That will probably make it out of reach for most people, it's doubtful if any insurance will cover something like this. Perhaps you can just forget to pay the bill, they might understand due to your condition.
Almost All Cryptocurrencies Hammered in Bloodbath
An Anonymous Coward writes:Bitcoin Price: Cryptocurrency Investors See Red As Market Value Drops:
Senate Passes $250 Billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
takyon writes:Senate passes billions for tech in U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
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