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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Bugs in Signal, Facebook, Google chat apps let attackers spy on users:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Google parent Alphabet to shut down Loon, its internet-beaming balloon project:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows:

Stacking Sheets of Tissue Builds Better Lab-Grown Meatupstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Stacking sheets of tissue builds better lab-grown meat:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Study: Children much more likely to spread COVID-19 to others:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Massive new dinosaur might be the largest creature to ever roam Earth:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:A 'super-puff' planet like no other:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Breakthrough study finds age-related cognitive decline may be reversible:

canopic jug writes:The Raspberry Pi Foundation's first microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico is now on sale at $4. Raspberry Pi is normally associated with single board microcomputers. This microcontroller uses the RP2040 dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ chip. The board has support for C, C++, and microPython.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:This Bot Turns Reddit Comments Into Ace Attorney Debates:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing:

MrPlow wrote in with a submission, via IRC, for TheMightyBuzzard.The Origin Of Cut, Copy, And Paste:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:AI-Powered Text From This Program Could Fool the Government:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FAA approves first commercial drone flights with no on-site pilots:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Now-dead radio telescope finds bizarre venomous-spider star:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Hitting the Books: Smaller cameras and projectors helped the Allies win WWII:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Warped Egg Yolks Are Helping Scientists Understand How to Prevent Brain Injuries:

takyon writes:SpaceX acquires former oil rigs to serve as floating Starship spaceports

takyon writes:Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Elephants look tiny from space, but scientists figured out how to count them:

canopic jug writes:Ernie Smith, an editor at Tedium, has explored the historical events which led to the Linksys WRT54G router becoming so popular. It rose to fame because of an undocumented feature which, once discovered, led to great interest in the wider ICT [*] community.

canopic jug writes:The company Exotrail is testing a Hall Effect propulsion unit in a CubeSat and has completed some initial in-orbit tests successfully. Normally that kind of thruster is enormous and requires very large amounts of electricity. This one is about 2 liters in volume and uses only about 50 watts of power. More tests are planned in orbit. Exotrail's customers include the European Space Agency, the French space agency CNES, and AAC Clyde Space. Not much information beyond the press release is available.Covered at:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Brave Becomes First Browser To Add Native Support For The Ipfs Protocol | Zdnet:

DannyB writes:GitHub has received a DMCA from MPA for torrent tracker source code

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:As Ajit Pai exits FCC, Charter admits defeat on petition to impose data caps:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:The Climate Events of 2020 Show How Excess Heat is Expressed on Earth:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for raxas:Windows 10 bug corrupts your hard drive on seeing this file's icon:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:To Celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th Birthday, Try Editing It:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Expired Domain Allowed Researcher to Hijack Country's TLD:

hemocyanin writes:The NY Times, in a Jan 17, 2020, article outlines new details in an anti-trust suit brought by ten states: Behind a Secret Deal between Google and Facebook. These apparently come from an unredacted version of the lawsuit filed in October 2020: Redacted Version. (I did not find an unredacted version)From TFA:

c0lo writes:Scientists shed light on how and why some people report "hearing the dead"

takyon writes:Lee Jae Yong: Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Traces of a Mysterious Particle Predicted Decades Ago May Have Been Detected:

MotorTrend and probably many other car sites discuss a new Tesla recall: https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-model-x-s-nhtsa-screen-recall/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How Many Galaxies Are in the Universe? A New Answer From the Darkest Sky Ever Observed:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:EU regulator: Hackers 'manipulated' stolen vaccine documents:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd try:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:WhatsApp changes: Signal messaging platform restored after surge prompts outage:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:After a decade, NASA's big rocket fails its first real test:

takyon writes:Google reportedly requires new Android TV devices support AV1 video decoding

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requerdanos writes:How the famed Arecibo telescope fell—and how it might rise again:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Studying chaos with one of the world's fastest cameras:

hendrikboom writes:At last someone recognizes that it matters what you do on a screen.

requerdanos writes:Robotic swarm swims like a school of fish:

requerdanos writes:Science journals to offer select authors open-access publishing for free: