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takyon writes:Chinese RAM producer Netac plans to release 10 GHz DDR5 RAM modules

takyon writes:SpaceX's Starship to return humanity to the Moon in stunning NASA decision:

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for c0lo

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:US adds Chinese supercomputing companies to export blacklist:

upstart writes:Mozilla drops Firefox support on Amazon Fire TV:

Google's FLoC is a Terrible Ideaupstart writes in with an IRC submission:Google's FLoC Is a Terrible Idea:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New NASA visualization probes the light-bending dance of binary black holes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Engineers improve performance of high-temperature superconductor wires:

DannyB writes:Human cells grown in monkey embryos reignite ethics debate

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The whitest paint is here—and it's the coolest. Literally.:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Agromining: Farming of metal-extracting trees and plants could replace mining:

DannyB writes:Microsoft unveils its own Java distribution

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Get Your Head In The Game – One Gene'S Role In Cranial Development｜Tokyo Medical And Dental University, National University Corporation:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:100 Million More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won't Be the Last:

takyon writes:Pentagon Confirms That Leaked Video Is Part of UFO Investigation

takyon writes:Sierra Nevada Corporation to spin off space division

takyon writes:Here's how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Crypto watershed: Coinbase shares open at $381 on NASDAQ:

Freeman writes:How long can Epic afford to throw money at the Epic Games Store?:

AnonTechie writes:The FBI Just Snuck Into Computers All Over the Country to Stop a Hacking Campaign:

MrPlow writes in with a submission, via IRC, for TheMightyBuzzard.Slackware Lives! Upcoming Slackware 15.0 Beta is Out. Download and Test Now.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:KIST finds protein binding that repairs brain damage:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Charter must pay $19 million for tricking customers into switching ISPs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Verge:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:It now seems likely that Starliner will not launch crew until early 2022:

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for boru

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Google gamed its ad auction system to favor its own ads, generated $213 million:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Genetic Engineering 2.0: An On-Off Switch for Gene Editing:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Facebook takes down official page for the French town of Bitche:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:J&J COVID vaccine use paused due to one-in-a-million complication;:

takyon writes:Astrobotic selects Falcon Heavy to launch NASA's VIPER lunar rover

takyon writes:AMD has announced "Cezanne" desktop APUs with Zen 3 cores and Vega integrated graphics:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FCC asks public to help test broadband speeds across the US:

canopic jug writes:MEP Patrick Breyer, representing Germany via the Pirate Party, has written that there is a short time left to provide input to the public consultation on the proposal to eliminate encrypted services in Europe. Thedeadline is April 15. He goes over the key survey questions to pay particular attention to, the gist of the draft legislation is as follows:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:No password required: Mobile carrier exposes data for millions of accounts:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Court rules grocery store's inaccessible website isn't an ADA violation:

Freeman writes:Microsoft acquires Nuance—makers of Dragon speech rec—for $16 billion:

canopic jug writes:Developer Tim Bray, of XML fame, has written an ode to The Sacred "Back" Button.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Chinese government fines Alibaba $3.7 billion for anti-competitive behaviour - ABC News:

takyon writes:Google starts rolling out "Heads Up" in Digital Wellbeing to stop distracted walking

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Critical Zoom Vulnerability Triggers Remote Code Execution Without User Input:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Amazon's Twitch will punish users for certain harmful offline behavior like engaging in deadly violence:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Here's Why Our Brains Solve Problems by Adding Things, Not Removing:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:US colleges will require students to be vaccinated, despite state policies:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Why are CEOs of U.S. firms paid 320 times as much as their workers?:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Could Mario Kart Teach Us How to Reduce World Poverty and Improve Sustainability?:

Anti-aristarchus writes:Live Science has an article on large balls of mucus, a subject of much interest to Soylentils:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Vostok 1: 60th anniversary of historic first human spaceflight:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Straight from NASA we have word of a delay in the first flight of Ingenuity on Mars.Mars Helicopter Flight Delayed To No Earlier Than April 14 - Nasa Mars: