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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Apple Pushes Back Against Zero-Day Exploit Claims:

martyb writes:Elon Musk says SpaceX Starlink satellite broadband beta testing starts in a few months:

An Anonymous Coward writes:GCC 10 gets security bug trap. And look what just fell into it: OpenSSL and a prod-of-death flaw in servers and apps

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Phoenix666 writes:Coronavirus: Scientists brand 5G claims 'complete rubbish':

martyb writes:European programmers take an extended lunch break as GitHub goes TITSUP* again:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:A critical iPhone and iPad bug that lurked for 8 years may be under active attack:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:A Jaw-Dropping Demo In Only 256 Bytes:

martyb writes:YouTube turns 15 today. Watch the first video it posted:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:People Are Making Bots to Snatch Whole Foods Delivery Order Time Slots:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:An SSD can resurrect your old Sega Saturn and Dreamcast consoles:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:We may have seen two asteroids annihilate each other in another solar system:

martyb writes:"Good Code Documents Itself" and Other Hilarious Jokes You Shouldn't Tell Yourself:I didn't notice this story when it appeared on Hackaday just over a year ago. I'm well aware this has all the hallmarks of devolving into an emacs vs vi battle. Yet, the story does raise some interesting points about the different kinds of comments. That some comments are worse than useless and others can have great value. Without further ado, here's the introduction:

AnonTechie writes:Worst CPUs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:[Editor's Note: Some links require a log in to a Chinese site www.weibo.com]Huawei caught passing off DSLR photos as being taken with smartphones:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soybull:Toxin-producing bacteria can make this newt deadly:

"Anonymous Cowherd" writes:https://www.siasat.com/irans-guard-says-it-launched-satellite-amid-us-tensions-1877783/:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soybull:Dancing peacock spiders turned an arachnophobe into an arachnologist:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:US govt: Hacker used stolen AD credentials to ransom hospitals:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:The New Yorker adds co-op to its online crossword puzzles:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soybull:FCC blasted for "shameful" ruling against cities and fire department:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Fandango is buying Vudu's video service from Walmart:

[20200422_200816 UTC: Update: Launch was successful. The first-stage booster functioned nominally and successfully landed on a drone ship. The second stage successfully deployed the satellites at an altitude of approximately 250 km. The satellites will use on-board ion thrusters to raise their orbits up to a planned 550 km altitude. No word on this flight's fairing recovery attempt.--martyb]martyb writes:SpaceX returns to the launch pad, and there are a few things to watch for:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soybull:Ancient recipes led scientists to a long-lost natural blue:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:'Right to repair' taken up by the ACCC in farmers' fight to fix their own tractors:

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

takyon writes:AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3100: New Low Cost Quad-Core Zen 2 Processors From $99

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:New Cloudflare tool can tell you if your ISP has deployed BGP fixes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:This Open-Source Program Deepfakes You During Zoom Meetings, in Real Time:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Senate panel wants stricter oversight of Chinese telecoms:

takyon writes:Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Uber accuses Levandowski of fraud, refuses to pay $179M Google judgment:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:AirAsia launches transparent tracking blockchain network 'Freightchain' for air cargo:

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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/after-years-on-the-decline-hepatitis-c-is-returning-primarily-among

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-18/denmark-extends-business-aid-to-increase-spending-by-15-billion

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow0570:CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation:

takyon writes:4/20 in the age of coronavirus, explained

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.itwire.com/open-source/jonathan-carter-wins-race-to-lead-debian-for-next-year.html

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for both aristarchus and an AnonymousCoward:Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code – TechCrunch:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:National security concerns just won out over Twitter's attempt to be transparent about surveillance:

[20200420_144755 UTC: Update: According to this comment to the thread at NASASpaceflight, the RollLift (which would transport SN4 to the pad) has not finished being assembled. Looks like it will still be a while before testing commences. --martyb][20200420_162536 UTC: Corrected timelines and costs; see linked comment. --martyb]martyb writes:NASASpaceflight has continuous updates of activities at the Boca Chica SpaceX site with many pics and videos, too. The last time I checked, SN4 (SpaceX's 4th Starship prototype: Serial Number 4) is nearing completion of construction and is soon to be transported to the testing platform. Historically, next would be pressurization tests, e.g. with liquid nitrogen, to see if the rocket can handle the temperatures and pressures. Prior testing failures have been... impressive. Should all go well with these tests, next up would be testing of SN4 with liquid methane and liquid oxygen. If successful, static fire tests with the rocket tethered and, ultimately, with a powered hop for a very limited duration and distance.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has set a goal of building a new Starship rocket each week. SN4 has been under construction for less than a month. By comparison, the SLS (Space Launch System) has been under development for many years, has cost billions of dollars per year, and has never (not even once) been launched. (Please see this comment for clarification.)Here are the dates and times of upcoming road and beach closures (and alternates) as announced by Cameron County, Texas coinciding with planned testing by SpaceX:

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