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upstart writes:Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds:

takyon writes:D-Wave plans to build a gate-model quantum computer

AnonTechie writes:Researchers create 'self-aware' algorithm to ward off hacking attempts:

takyon writes:Biden signs bill to help victims of 'Havana syndrome'

takyon writes:Biden signs bill to help victims of 'Havana syndrome'

AMD: Windows 11 May Cause Performance Dips of Up to 15% on Ryzen CPUsupstart writes:AMD: Windows 11 May Cause Performance Dips Of Up To 15% On Ryzen CPUs:

upstart writes:Feather phenomenon: Radar indicates stronger hurricanes trap, transport more birds: Higher winds, more T-storms keep birds confined to calm-eyed center of cyclones:

upstart writes:A 'cousin' of Viagra reduces obesity by stimulating cells to burn fat:

takyon writes:Nvidia Offers Concessions in EU as Arm Deal Probe Extended

upstart writes:Samsung Still on Track for 3nm Chip Production, but Mass Production Will Start in H1 2022:

upstart writes:Elastic polymer that is both stiff and tough, resolves long-standing quandary:

upstart writes:Dear 'Squid Game' fans, please stop calling the phone number shown in the series:

upstart writes:Scientists Create Strange Material That Can Both Move and Block Heat:

DannyB writes:Unruly passenger incidents rising again, FAA data shows:

NPC-131072 writes:Twitch source code, creator earnings exposed in 125GB leak:

upstart writes:Over two feet of rain fell in Italy in only half a day, something not seen in Europe before:

upstart writes:New type of magnetism unveiled in an iconic material:

upstart writes:Largest mobile SMS routing firm discloses five-year-long breach:

takyon writes:Raspberry Pi Launches New Website For Its Hardware

upstart writes:Large scale solar parks cool surrounding land:

upstart writes:Chronic Pain Treatment Should Include Psychological Interventions:

upstart writes:By End Of 2021, Google Plans To Auto-Enroll 150 Million Users In Two-Step Verification And Require 2 Million Youtube Creators To Turn It On | Zdnet:

upstart writes:Tiny rare fossil found in 16 million-year-old amber is 'once-in-a-generation' find:

upstart writes:The genetic basis of tail-loss evolution in humans and apes:

upstart writes:COVID-19: Without masks, two metres distancing is not enough:

owl writes:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6652659/Teenager-jailed-buying-PlayStation-4-8-WEIGHING-paying-6lb-food.html

AnonTechie writes:Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds:

upstart writes:NASA likely to move some astronauts off Starliner due to extended delays:

AnonTechie writes:Government Secretly Orders Google To Identify Anyone Who Searched A Sexual Assault Victim's Name, Address And Telephone Number:

Leave it to the French to try something different--a new prototype platform for electric cars from Citroen doesn't need to steer the wheels, because normal (cylindrical) wheels are replaced by spherical tires, made specially by Goodyear. https://www.tiretechnologyinternational.com/news/new-tires-news/goodyear-develops-bespoke-eagle-360-spherical-concept-tire-for-citroen.html

takyon writes:Russians beat Tom Cruise as first to film a movie in space, despite docking drama

upstart writes:Seahorses are terrible swimmers but great predators:

takyon writes:Francis Collins to step down as NIH director

takyon writes:Android 12 Now Available From The Android Open-Source Project

Researchers measure the breakup of a single chemical bond:

upstart writes:When blood pressure needs more control, what’s better: An additional drug or more of the same? Study in veterans shows importance of personalizing the approach to intensifying treatment in sustainable ways:

upstart writes:One in 10 People Frequently Experience Abdominal Pain When They Eat Meals:

AnonTechie writes:David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch:

takyon writes:SpaceX snags launch contract from Arianespace after Vega rocket fails twice

Facebook's new whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media gianttakyon writes:The leaker came forward:Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview (13m36s video)Facebook's new whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant

upstart writes:What Happened to Facebook, Instagram, & WhatsApp?:

takyon writes:Google Lens is coming to desktop Chrome, will soon handle text+image search

upstart writes:Scientists Find Protein That Indicates Whether Emotional Memories Can Be Changed or Forgotten:

upstart writes:Apple’s fortress of secrecy is crumbling from the inside:

upstart writes:Amateur Astronomy Is Thriving on Social Media:

upstart writes:Metals Supercharge Method To Bury Billions of Tons of Harmful Carbon Dioxide Under the Sea for Centuries:

owl writes: Families told to freeze Christmas dinner as festive shortages loom:

AnonTechie writes:Offshore havens and hidden riches of world leaders and billionaires exposed in unprecedented leak:In a report published on 03/Oct/2021, The Pandora Papers reveal the inner workings of a shadow economy that benefits the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of everyone else.

canopic jug writes:Over at Techdirt, Glyn Moody writes briefly about how to stop the large academic publishing houses from completing their attempts at gaining control over the entire publishing process from end-to-end.

upstart writes:See Mercury up close as BepiColombo space mission beams back sweet image: