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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:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Dutch legend has been running his campsite since 1986 using an Atari ST:

An Anonymous Coward writes:On October 1st, 2021, HexChat version 2.16.0 was released along with a, "help wanted" plea from the developer.

owl writes:https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/09/the-rise-of-one-time-password-interception-bots/

upstart writes:Understanding just how big solar flares can get:

upstart writes:Astronomers may have discovered first planet to orbit 3 stars:

LabRat writes:Windows 11 will hobble gaming performance by default on some prebuilt PCs:

takyon writes:Samsung Electronics close to finalising $17 bln Texas chip plant -sources

owl writes:WSJ link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-led-bulbs-dont-always-live-up-to-the-hype-about-their-life-spans-11633080602Archive link: https://archive.is/VtKFt

upstart writes:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge from 'Squid Game':

DannyB writes:Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin: Allegations of safety issues at company

owl writes:https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/fcc-proposal-targets-sim-swapping-port-out-fraud/

upstart writes:Spain: Roman Gold Coins Found by Amateur Divers Clearing Trash:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/understanding-neuromorphic-computing-and-why-intels-excited-about-it/

upstart writes:Louisiana's missing moon rock found in Florida thanks to broken gun:

upstart writes:Norwegian reservoirs power homes in Great Britain via 724km (450 mile) cable:

DannyB writes:CNN shut down its Facebook page in Australia after court liability ruling:

Freeman writes:Liquid metal encased in hydrogel makes a promising energy-harvesting device:

upstart writes:Phone companies must now block carriers that didn’t meet FCC robocall deadline:

An Anonymous Coward writes:KDE's Telemetry: The Tip Of The Iceberg?:

NPC-131072 writes:Smartphone Sensor Data Has Potential to Detect Cannabis Intoxication:

upstart writes:Mozilla Says Chrome’s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance:

AnonTechie writes:Why OpenAI’s Codex Won’t Replace Coders:

upstart writes:Apple Pay with VISA lets hackers force payments on locked iPhones:

martyb writes:Clover growth in Mars-like soils boosted by bacterial symbiosis:

takyon writes:AMD wants to make its chips 30 times more energy-efficient by 2025

DannyB writes:Researchers use Starlink satellites to pinpoint location, similar to GPS:

Freeman writes:Russia arrests cybersecurity expert on treason charge:

upstart writes:Physicists may have cracked the case of “Zen” stones balanced on ice pedestals:

Freeman writes:Amazon’s indoor camera drone is ready to fly around your house