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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Yellowstone's reawakened geyser won't spark a volcanic 'big one':

An Anonymous Coward writes:Leading computer scientists debate the next steps for AI in 2021:

c0lo writes:LA Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:TransLink confirms ransomware data theft, still restoring systems:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:McConnell introduces bill tying $2K stimulus checks to Section 230 repeal:

t-3 writes:Mass die-off of birds in south-western US 'caused by starvation':(It's an update to this story, which I don't recall seeing on SoylentNews and didn't find with a quick search.)

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Could something missing in the universe be revealed by ripples in spacetime?:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Artificial Intelligence Solves Schrödinger’s Equation, a Fundamental Problem in Quantum Chemistry:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Fnord666:More than 200 US Google employees form a workers’ union:

takyon writes:Roku In Talks To Acquire Rights To Quibi's Library – Report

fliptop writes:A story from the Netherlands cybersecurity firm Eye reports more than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways, and access point controllers contain a hardcoded admin-level backdoor account that can grant attackers root access to devices via either the SSH interface or the web administration panel:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Amazon still hasn't fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FAA finally sets rules for piloting small drones:

An Anonymous Coward writes:'Peak hype': why the driverless car revolution has stalled:

A UK judge has just announced that Assange cannot be extradited to the USA because his treatment by the US would cause him to be a suicide risk. However, he is not released as the prosecution and the USA may decide to appeal. He remains in Belmarsh prison but the courts still have to decide whether he should be released.The political arguments were all dismissed by the Judge but her decision is based solely on the treatment he will receive in the USA.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55528241Also:canopic jug writes:The UK Westminster Magistrates' Court decision is now public, Wikileaks journalist Julian Assange will not be extradited from the UK to the US...

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Pandemic-boosted remote workforce may be in for a shock at tax time:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:SpaceX will try to 'catch' its Super Heavy rocket using the launch tower:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Corellium notches partial victory in Apple iOS copyright case:

martyb writes:Summary:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:Tunguska the ternary computer emulator:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:Composite Fuselages: How They Changed The Airline Industry:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:Current spacesuits won't cut it on the moon. So NASA made new ones.:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Google's Wing warns new drone laws 'may have unintended consequences' for privacy:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for runaway1957:Facebook ad integrity chief suddenly departs after controversies:

aristarchus writes:Revealing article in The Atlantic on the, um, shortcomings of the app-fueled gig economy.

t-3 writes:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/20/early-humans-may-have-survived-the-harsh-winters-by-hibernating

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:DOE and MIT Are Working on a Nuclear Fusion Reactor:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for runaway1957:SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code, the company says:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read:

looorg writes:Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail:

canopic jug writes:Works from 1925 are now open to all! The Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School's blog covers the famous works which rise to the public domain on January 1, 2021.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration:

[2021-01-01 20:46:45 UTC; updated with estimated totals for the second half of the year 2020 and for the entire year.]martyb writes:Happy New Year!The end of the year 2020 is fast upon us. There are many, I'm sure, who will be glad to see it go. And for good reason, too.I am inviting the editorial team to take a long holiday weekend; we will have reduced story coverage Friday through Sunday.There's no need to go into a recap of the world's events over this past year — plenty of other sites will do that and I see no need to waste people's time.Here's a milestone that happened a couple weeks ago that escaped my notice at the time: SoylentNews has been here, for the community, for over 2,500 days! It's amazing what can happen when people pull together in a common effort!Finances:

takyon writes:Can AI Lead to Pregnancy? Sometimes yes, if a couple struggling to conceive turn to machine learning to pick the right embryo for implantation

takyon writes:Activist hedge fund advises Intel to outsource CPU manufacturing

An Anonymous Coward writes:YouTube Class Action: Same IP Address Used to Upload 'Pirate' Movies & File DMCA Notices

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:13 Linux security tutorials:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Entire Boston Dynamics robot line-up dances in the new year:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:General anesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fades:

China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus originsAn Anonymous Coward writes:China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The surface of the moon is a galactic time capsule:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Apple and TikTok remove app used to arrange parties during Covid:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Here's How We'll Keep Time on Mars - Nerdist:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Star Trek: James Doohan's Ashes Were Smuggled on to the International Space Station - IGN:

An Anonymous Coward writes:More than 1.5 billion masks believed to have entered oceans in 2020:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law:

fliptop writes:Bruce Schneier has done an analysis of Russia's (alleged) recent attack on U.S. government agencies:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Elon Musk will run into trouble setting up a Martian government, lawyers say:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AES-NI-XTS-Retpolines-Regress