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Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras are Living Proof.
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof.:
Marvell Announces PCIe 5.0 SSD Controllers Capable of 14 GB/s Sequential Reads
takyon writes:Marvell Announces First PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD Controllers: Up To 14 GB/s
Ex-Official Who Revealed UFO Project Accuses Pentagon of "Disinformation" Campaign
takyon writes:Ex-official who revealed UFO project accuses Pentagon of 'disinformation' campaign
Giant Tortoise Thought Extinct 100 Years Ago is Living in Galapagos, Ecuador Says
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Giant tortoise thought extinct 100 years ago is living in Galapagos, Ecuador says:
Vulnerability in VMware Product Has Severity Rating of 9.8 Out of 10
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Vulnerability in VMware product has severity rating of 9.8 out of 10:
Court Orders Royal Dutch Shell to Cut Net Emissions by 45%
AnonTechie writes:Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%:
Tired of Boring CAPTCHAs, This Developer Created a Doom-Themed One
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Tired of Boring CAPTCHAs, This Developer Created a Doom-Themed One:
Comcast Subscriber Receives DMCA Notice for Downloading Ubuntu
canopic jug writes:TorrentFreak, is reporting on a thread at the orange site discussing Comcast allegedly having invoked the DMCA against a customer for having downloaded Ubuntu, a very popular GNU/Linux distro made by Canonical, Ltd. Just to be clear, the license for Ubuntu and its components allow not just downloading, but also even redistribution, modification, and redistribution of the modifications. The DMCA complaint was filed by a German company named OpSec Security. No comment was provided to TorrentFreak by either Canonical or OpSec.
President Biden Asks Intelligence Community for Report on COVID-19's Origins
takyon writes:Biden asks intel community to 'redouble' efforts probing COVID-19 origins
USB-C is about to Go from 100W to 240W, Enough to Power Beefier Laptops
DannyB writes:USB-C is about to go from 100W to 240W, enough to power beefier laptops
Nearly the Speed of Light in One Millimeter: Presenting a New Type of Particle Accelerator
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Nearly the Speed of Light in One Millimeter: Presenting a New Type of Particle Accelerator:
Not Graphene: New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material Discovered
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Not Graphene: New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material Discovered:
Valve Working on a Handheld Gaming PC Running Linux
takyon writes:Exclusive: Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC
New 12.9-inch iPad Pro Already has a Display Problem
New 12.9-inch iPad Pro already has a display problem:
Locking USPTO Patent Filings into Microsoft with DOCX
canopic jug writes:There are still a few months to fix this, but for now the US Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Acting Commissioner for Patents, Andrew Faile, and Chief Information Officer, Jamie Holcombe, have announced that starting January 1, 2022, the USPTO will institute a surcharge for applicants that are not locked into Microsoft products via the proprietary DOCX format. From that date onwards, the USPTO will move away from PDF and require all filers to use that proprietary format or face an arbitrary surcharge when filing.
Toyota Gives Hydrogen Car Successful Debut in Fuji 24 Hours
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Toyota gives hydrogen car successful debut in Fuji 24 Hours:
Deadly Parasite Discovered in Chinese Family Shows You Should Never Eat Raw Centipedes
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for raxas:Deadly Parasite Discovered in Chinese Family Shows You Should Never Eat Raw Centipedes:
Introducing Half-Double: New Hammering Technique for DRAM Rowhammer Bug
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Introducing Half-Double: New hammering technique for DRAM Rowhammer bug:
Google's Fuchsia OS Appears ... on a Nest Hub
takyon writes:Google is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub
Arm Announces New Armv9 Cores: The Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510
takyon writes:Arm Announces Mobile Armv9 CPU Microarchitectures: Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710 & Cortex-A510
Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo_:Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90:
Widely Used Herbicide Linked to Preterm Births
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How to See the 'Super Flower Blood Moon,' 1st Lunar Eclipse of This Decade
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RunawayXXXX:How to see the 'Super Flower Blood Moon,' 1st lunar eclipse of this decade:
Compound Commonly Found in Candles Lights the Way to Grid-Scale Energy Storage
mrpg writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-compound-commonly-candles-grid-scale-energy.html
China Will Likely Ban All Bitcoin Mining Soon
Freeman writes:China will likely ban all bitcoin mining soon
Libreboot Sees First New Release In Nearly 5 Years, Supports More Old Motherboards
takyon writes:Libreboot Sees First New Release In Nearly 5 Years, Supports More Old Motherboards
Teardown of an ATX PC Power Supply
canopic jug writes:Ken Shirriff has carefully disassembled an ATX PC power supply and blogged about his findings.
Tesla is Found Guilty of Throttling Charging Speed, Asked to Pay $16,000 to Thousands of Owners
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $16,000 to thousands of owners - Electrek:
Crypto Payments above $10,000 would be Reported to IRS Under Treasury Plan
Freeman writes:Crypto payments above $10,000 would be reported to IRS under Treasury plan
A Zombie-Fire Outbreak may be Growing in the North
Freeman writes:A zombie-fire outbreak may be growing in the north:
Raspberry Pi Foundation Announces a New Power Over Ethernet HAT
takyon writes:Announcing the Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT
Huawei Launching HarmonyOS, Developing RISC-V Board, Hoping to Build "3nm" SoC
takyon writes:Huawei confirms a June 2, 2021 launch for HarmonyOS
Mars Curiosity Rover Detects Potential Organic Salts
takyon writes:Potential organic salt detection from Curiosity yields further evidence for past organics on Mars
Incredible Microscope Sees Atoms at Record Resolution
martyb writes:Incredible Microscope Sees Atoms at Record Resolution:
Washington State Removes All Barriers to Municipal Broadband
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Washington State Removes All Barriers to Municipal Broadband:
The Glow of Fireflies is Helping Scientists Find Treatments for Cancer
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for mrpg:The glow of fireflies is helping scientists find treatments for cancer:
Coherent Storage of Light Over One-Hour Achieved
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Coherent Storage of Light Over One-Hour Achieved – Great Stride Towards the Application of Quantum Memories:
Global Cactus Traffickers are Cleaning Out the Deserts
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:Global Cactus Traffickers Are Cleaning Out the Deserts:
Freenode Hijacked (Part 2)
Freenode hijackedFree Software Projects Defenestrate The Freenode IRC Network
Vulnerabilities in Billions of Wi-Fi Devices Let Hackers Bypass Firewalls
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Vulnerabilities in billions of Wi-Fi devices let hackers bypass firewalls:
Site Crash Recovery Progress Update: Databases and Subscriptions
martyb writes:This is a follow-up to our site crash.If you are just tuning in, SoylentNews experienced a database crash on 2021-05-20. We tried to restore from recent backups, but found they were corrupted and unusable. Thanks to heroic work by @mechanicjay: the site is back up and running!Many thanks to mechanicjay for his 16-hour(!) day on Thursday to get us back up and then move us to a single back-end configuration. He didn't stop there, but has continued on gathering information and guiding work to get us to a more stable foundation. We'll keep you posted as to our progress.Read on if interested... otherwise, another story will be along presently.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
SpaceShipTwo Makes First Flight to Space from New Mexico
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:SpaceShipTwo makes first flight to space from New Mexico - SpaceNews:
Facebook Faces Prospect of 'Devastating' Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Facebook faces prospect of 'devastating' data transfer ban after Irish ruling:
4 Vulnerabilities Under Attack Give Hackers Full Control of Android Devices
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:4 vulnerabilities under attack give hackers full control of Android devices:
Unisantis Proposes Dynamic Flash Memory as a DRAM Alternative; Samsung Unveils CXL Memory Module
takyon writes:Startup Unisantis Proposes DRAM Alternative
Tardigrades Shot Out of a Gun to Test Origin-of-Life Theory
mrpg writes:Tardigrades Shot Out of a Gun to Test Origin-of-Life Theory:
Opera Launches its Opera GX "Gaming Browser" for Smartphones
takyon writes:Opera GX, the "gaming browser", is coming to smartphones
Scientists Bring the Sense of Touch to a Robotic Arm
takyon writes:Scientists Bring The Sense Of Touch To A Robotic Arm
SpaceX Set to Launch Six Commercial Moon Landers after Latest Win
takyon writes:SpaceX set to launch six commercial Moon landers after latest win
New Research Optimizes Body's Own Immune System to Fight Cancer
mrpg writes:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210514134222.htm
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