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DannyB writes:AI computers can't patent their own inventions — yet — a US judge rules

upstart writes:Prehistoric Climate Change Repeatedly Channelled Human Migrations Across Arabia:

upstart writes:Spring tears down math geek t-shirt listing because it used the trademarked word 'zeta':

FAA Grounds SpaceShipTwo After Problem on July Flight - SpaceNewsupstart writes:FAA grounds SpaceShipTwo after problem on July flight - SpaceNews:

DannyB writes:On Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover Drilled the Rocks It Came For

LabRat writes:DentalSlim weight-loss device literally locks your mouth shut:

LabRat writes:From WSJ [original, paywalled], Vice [quoted below], and others:

takyon writes:Chip world veterans gather to design customizable, chiplet-based RISC-V server chips

upstart writes:Western Digital introduces new non-SMR 20TB HDDs with onboard NAND:

upstart writes:Scotland to trial a four-day week:

Freeman writes:Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t compete, SpaceX says:

upstart writes:Cloudflare says Intel is not inside its next-gen servers – Ice Lake melted its energy budget:

LabRat writes:From An Accidental Discovery Hints at a Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects:

Freeman writes:Tesla must tell NHTSA how Autopilot sees emergency vehicles:

AnonTechie writes:https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/01/nsa_quantum_computing_faq/

takyon writes:Parliamentary Committee to government: Ban VPN services in India

DannyB writes:Man can change his pupil size on command, once thought an impossible feat:

takyon writes:Hycean Planets Might Be Habitable Ocean Worlds

upstart writes:State of Russia's ISS segment sparks safety concerns:

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upstart writes:360-degree transparency for construction sites made simple:

upstart writes:Rejected internal applicants twice as likely to quit:

Microsoft Azure Cloud Vulnerability is the 'Worst You Can Imagine'upstart writes:Microsoft Azure cloud vulnerability is the 'worst you can imagine':

upstart writes:Here's how much electricity it takes to mine Bitcoin and why people are worried:

upstart writes:PPPL physicist helps confirm a major advance in stellarator performance for fusion energy:

upstart writes:Cruel Twist: Exercise Reduces Calories Burned at Rest in Individuals with Obesity----Chinese Academy of Sciences:

upstart writes:Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch - SpaceNews:

upstart writes:Coffee may reduce risk of death from stroke and heart disease:

upstart writes:Space: the wooden frontier:

upstart writes:'Charging room' system powers lights, phones, laptops without wires:

upstart writes:Researchers make alkali metal-chlorine batteries rechargeable:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/microsoft-may-withhold-security-updates-from-unsupported-windows-11-pcs/

upstart writes:China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing video games:

upstart writes:NASA just cut a 10-cent check to kick-start moon mining tech:

upstart writes:A Bad Solar Storm Could Cause an 'Internet Apocalypse':

upstart writes:Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real:

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upstart writes:European Union To Remove The U.S. From Its 'Safe Travel' List:

upstart writes:2,200 Year Old Alexander the Great Statue Discovered in Alexandria:

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This story presents a roundup of a selection of Microsoft Windows 11 prerelease story submissions. Included are the following:

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upstart writes:Online Trolls Also Jerks in Real Life: Aarhus University Study:

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upstart writes:Astra Rocket 3.3 launch fails - SpaceNews:

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upstart writes:The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, passes final ground tests:

wirelessduck writes:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/china-thorium-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor-energy/100351932Scientists in China are about to turn on for the first time an experimental reactor that's believed by some to be the Holy Grail of nuclear energy — safer, cheaper and with less potential for weaponisation.Construction on the thorium-based molten salt reactor was expected to be finished this month with the first tests to begin as early as September, according to a statement from the Gansu provincial government.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:$15 drug gets COVID patients off oxygen support in under week – study: