Eratosthenes writes:Latest on ʻOumuamua at CNN:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/amd-radeon-rx-6700-review-if-another-sold-out-gpu-falls-in-the-forest/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Texas energy company that charged huge electric bills during storm files for bankruptcy:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Sacramento Might be Undergoing a Broadband Policy Reboot:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Who is Camille Noûs, the fictitious French researcher with nearly 200 papers?:

aristarchus writes:Aurorae on Jupiter. Very interesting.NASA's Juno reveals dark origins of one of Jupiter's grand light shows:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Spain to launch trial of four-day working week:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:For the first time in years, someone is building a web browser from scratch:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:California universities and Elsevier make up, ink big open-access deal:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Adobe Goes After 27-Year Old 'Pirated' Copy of Acrobat Reader 1.0 for MS-DOS * TorrentFreak:

Microsoft exchange servers have been under attack in the past few days by a number of groups, including several known "state-sponsored and cyber-criminal hacking groups". They are targeting several zero-day vulnerabilities that have come to light. What I find interesting is the number of groups that all began exploiting these vulnerabilities at the same time. Additional groups have joined in on the hacking attempts, especially after Microsoft issued patches for the vulnerabilities, including ransomware organizations.Below "the fold" is a roundup of the stories that have been submitted so far.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

AnonTechie writes:Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down in China:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/03/11/pandemic-drives-phone-computer-right-to-repair-bills

Rich writes:This is a special submission because it does not point to a story, but points out that there is no story.On nearly every mainstream website, we are now presented with a screen for privacy settings. A list of data collecting vendors is shown, with a switch next to them, and there is a master switch "Disable All". Often, the master switch is not needed, because all the vendors in the list are already disabled. Once clicking "Save & Exit", we can proceed to the page. However, there is also, in very small text, a link to "Legitimate Interest", which takes us to a second list of data collecting vendors. This list is longer, the switches are all enabled, and there is no master switch. There may even be a mention that our data is going to be processed outside of regulations.Aside from the time lost by clicking through the pop-up screens instead of respecting the browser do-not-track settings, this dark-pattern cheating should be of concern to any privacy advocate. Yet there is no sign of any awareness. Searching for the term "Legitimate Interest" comes up with only small snippets which seem to be mostly geared to advertisers. An occasional story (like https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2020/12/01/dutch-court-overturns-dpa-fine-on-legitimate-interest-legal-basis/) may point to legal details.With the scope of the issue, one would expect privacy advocates, or even journalists worth their job title, to be up in arms about it. But nothing can be seen anywhere.Fellow Soylentils, why is it so?[Ed note: Is this common? I do not recall ever seeing this. Then again, I generally run my browser with Javascript disabled. Would that explain it? --martyb]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:IBM develops AI to invent new antibiotics – and it's made two already:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:SEAKR wins $60 million DARPA contract to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations - SpaceNews:

AnonTechie writes:There Should be About 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Inner Solar System Every Year:

Freeman writes:“Shocking” genetic data suggest Ebola lurked in survivor for 5-6 years:

takyon writes:Chip shortage and high prices threaten supplies of SBCs and other electronics products

AnonTechie writes:US claims seller of encrypted phones violated racketeering and drug laws:

AnonTechie writes:A concept from physics called negentropy could help your life run smoother

takyon writes:AMD Unveils EPYC 'Milan' 7003 CPUs, Zen 3 Comes to 64-Core Server Chips

takyon writes:Almost a fifth of Facebook employees are now working on VR and AR: report

takyon writes:Outgoing CEO says Panasonic must cut Tesla reliance as battery tie-up evolves: FT

An Anonymous Coward writes:The The Hitchhiker's Guide to Online Anonymity is a valuable resource for online privacy. The guide covers a number of topics and they also offer PDF downloads and more.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Not Science Fiction: German Physicists Say Traversable Wormholes Possible:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Gravity Explorer Mission Still Unearthing Hidden Secrets About Our Planet:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Linux Foundation unveils Sigstore:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Cheer mom used deepfake nudes and threats to harass daughter's teammates, police say:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Xiaomi national security ban suspended by US judge:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Elon Musk's Ex-Chief Engineer Creates A New Car:

martyb writes:GameStop shares rise, fall and rise again in roller-coaster day of trading:

Booga1 writes:GammaWire is reporting: Netflix to Start Testing Warnings for People Borrowing Login Info

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:[Nearly 4 years ago, we covered flooding at the "doomsday" seed bank at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Fortunately, there was no harm to the seed samples stored there. For further background, consult the Wikipedia entry on the seed vault. --Ed]Why We Need A ‘Moon Ark’ To Store Frozen Seeds, Sperm And Eggs From 6.7 Million Earth Species:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Global heating pushes tropical regions towards limits of human livability:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Tossing vaccine priority list, Biden tells states to open eligibility by May 1:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:One researcher's mission to encourage reproducibility in machine learning:

An Anonymous Coward writes:COVID-19 is known to attack multiple organs as well as the vascular system. These attacks can be fatal.COVID-19 patient dies after rare 3-hour erection in hospital - National:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Scientists move closer to solving mystery of antikythera mechanism:

takyon writes:NASA, Blue Origin Partner to Bring Lunar Gravity Conditions Closer to Earth

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Data transfer system connects silicon chips with a hair's-width cable:

MrPlow writes in with a submission, via IRC, for TheMightyBuzzard.Audacity Games is Making New Atari 2600 Titles:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:F5 urges customers to patch critical BIG-IP pre-auth RCE bug:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Astronomers May Have Found The First Evidence For Tectonic Activity On An Exoplanet:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:CMA investigates Apple over suspected anti-competitive behaviour:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Eye color genetics not so simple, study finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Molson Coors brewing operations disrupted by cyberattack:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:OVH data center burns down knocking major sites offline: