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canopic jug writes:Monday is the 75 annivesary of the introduction of the ENIAC, which is regarded the first general-purpose, fully electronic computer. The original six programmers, Jean Jennings Bartik, Frances "Betty" Snyder Holberton, Kathleen McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum and Frances Bilas Spence worked with a physical interface of switches and wires to implement programs they designed on paper. The process of rewiring the machine could take days. The purpose was mainly to calculate ballistic tables.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Microsoft's Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an 'Error' After All:

MrPlow wrote in with a submission for Fnord666.It reverses a landmark victory for privacy advocates.Border Agents Can Search Phones Freely Under New Circuit Court Ruling - The Verge:

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Astronomers Confirm Solar System's Most Distant Known Object Is Indeed Farfaroutmartyb writes:Astronomers Confirm Solar System's Most Distant Known Object Is Indeed Farfarout:

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DannyB writes:Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall:

takyon writes:Pigs show potential for 'remarkable' level of behavioral, mental flexibility in new study

takyon writes:Nvidia's US$40 billion deal to buy Arm is all but dead – it's a classic example of geopolitics killing innovation

takyon writes:Intel sues Oregon engineer who left for Microsoft, allegedly taking trade secrets with him

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DannyB writes:Fantastical News Everyone! Remember an earlier SN article about CELLMATE, a male chastity device that got hacked and would not unlock your hardware? Well, now the maker of that IoT device says it's now totally safe to put your equipment into their device once again! They promise! This time for sure! Nothing could go wrong!Chastity Penis Lock Company That Was Hacked Says It's Now Totally Safe To Put Your Penis Back In That Chastity Lock

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:CD PROJEKT RED gaming studio hit by ransomware attack:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo that was the inspiration for the following story:Millions of Ford vehicles will run Google's Android operating system starting in 2023:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:WB Games' Nemesis System Patent Was Approved This Week After Multiple Attempts - IGN:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Screen segfaults by displaying some UTF-8 charactercombination:

takyon writes:NASA Awards Contract to Launch Initial Elements for Lunar Outpost

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:WHO team rejects lab origin of coronavirus, focuses on animals, frozen food:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Boeing to outsource IT work to Dell, eliminate 600 jobs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Scientists use trilayer graphene to observe more robust superconductivity:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Nvidia is requiring laptop makers to be more transparent about RTX 30-series specs:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Fnord666:New phishing attack uses Morse code to hide malicious URLs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Google Chrome sync feature can be abused for C&C and data exfiltration:

An Anonymous Coward writes:How Lyft discovered OpenStreetMap is the Freshest Map for Rideshare:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Billions of Passwords Offered for $2 in Cyber-Underground:

aristarchus writes:Coverage from How does a glacier burst? Flooding in India leaves at least 31 dead and 165 missing:

Cryptomining Causes Power Outages in Tehrantakyon writes:Tehran Faces Power Outages Due To Massive Crypto Mining Operations Consuming Up To 450 Megawatts, That Much Power Can Power A City Of 100K People

mhajicek writes:https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-opens-starlink-internet-preorders-worldwide/:

takyon writes:Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida city

Freeman writes:Terraria developer cancels Google Stadia port after YouTube account ban

AnonTechie writes:Study of Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Unveils the Cause of its Pulsations; Recalibrated its Mass, Radius, and Distance:

Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Plans to Accept It as Paymenttakyon writes:Musk's Tesla says it invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending the cryptocurrency to record levels near $44,000

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak after death of woman:

chromas writes:'Tis but a snippet; I recommend reading the whole article.Wired:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Turbulence trouble:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Astronomers Think They've Found Another Trojan Asteroid Lurking in Earth's Orbit:

NASA's Perseverance, China's Tianwen-1 and UAE's Hope arrive at Mars this montharistarchus and an anonymous submitter write:Seems like the solar system is getting smaller all the time. Three nations are having Mars missions land (hopefully) this month, something that has never happened before. Detail at C|Net, and elsewhere.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:This $12 Billion Company Is Getting Rich Off Students Cheating Their Way Through Covid:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:When Adobe Stopped Flash Content From Running It Also Stopped A Chinese Railroad:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:War on Section 230 begins in earnest as Dem senators look to limit legal immunity for social networks, websites etc:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Why elephants rarely get cancer:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Samsung considers Austin for $17 billion chip plant, eyes tax breaks of at least $806 million: documents show:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Astronomers identified a piece of the Milky Way's missing matter:

martyb writes:It's that time of year again! Americans will hold their annual football championship today — 4.5 hours from when this story goes live — Sunday, February 7th, 2021 starting at 6:30 PM EST (2230 UTC).In years past, people would gather together for tailgate parties of every description and to watch the game. Social distancing in response to COVID-19 has certainly put a crimp on things this year. Fear not! We are again(!) offering a place to (virtually) gather with friends to comment on the game and commercials!You are hereby invited to meet up with us on IRC in channel "#SuperBowl-LV"See below for some details on the game.Buccaneers vs. Chiefs 2021 Super Bowl: Date, time, TV channel, and more: