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Weapons Rooms, Fake Windows and a $3m Price Tag: Inside a Luxury Doomsday Bunker
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/01/3m-price-tag-inside-luxury-doomsday-bunker
Demo-2 Astronauts Safely Splashdown in Gulf of Mexico
takyon writes:Demo-2 safely returns Bob and Doug to Earth to conclude historic start to new Commercial Era
New ‘Unpatchable’ Exploit Allegedly Found on Apple’s Secure Enclave Chip, Here’s What It Could Mean
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:New 'unpatchable' exploit allegedly found on Apple's Secure Enclave chip, here's what it could mean - 9to5Mac:
IBM Completes Successful Field Trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:IBM completes successful field trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption:
President Trump Threatens TikTok Ban, Microsoft Considers Buying TikTok's U.S. Operations[Updated 2]
[20200803_012617 UTC UTC Update 2:]tl;dr version: Trump threatened to ban TikTok. Then Microsoft said it was in talks to buy TikTok. Then Microsoft said the talks were in doubt after Trump's threats. Now, Microsoft is "continuing discussions."Microsoft to continue discussions on TikTok purchase after talking to Donald Trump:
Nvidia Considering Acquisition of ARM for Over $32 Billion
takyon writes:Nvidia is reportedly in 'advanced talks' to buy ARM for more than $32 billion
FCC Approves Amazon’s Internet-from-Space Kuiper Constellation of 3,236 Satellites
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FCC Approves Amazon's Internet-from-Space Kuiper Constellation of 3,236 Satellites:
"Murder Hornet" Trapped for the First Time in Washington State
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:'Murder hornet' trapped for the first time in Washington State:
More Quickly than Anyone Expected, NASA Embraces Reuse for Human Flights
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights:
In Historic Opinion, Third Circuit Protects Public School Students’ Off-Campus Social Media Speech
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:In Historic Opinion, Third Circuit Protects Public School Students' Off-Campus Social Media Speech:
Human Sperm Swim More Like Otters Than Eels, Study Finds
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Human sperm swim more like otters than eels, study finds:
Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:[From ESO (European Southern Observatory).]Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope:
Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank:
Internet Archive Files Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Publisher Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
takyon writes:Internet Archive Tells Court its Digital Library is Protected Under Fair Use
North Atlantic Climate Far More Predictable Following Major Scientific Breakthrough
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:North Atlantic climate far more predictable following major scientific breakthrough:
One Mystery of Stonehenge's Origins has Finally been Solved
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved:
Bill Aimed at Ending 'Warrant-Proof' Encryption Introduced in US House of Representatives
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Bill Aimed at Ending 'Warrant-Proof' Encryption Introduced in House:
Google One Now Offers Free Phone Backups Up to 15GB on Android and iOS
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Google One now offers free phone backups up to 15GB on Android and iOS – TechCrunch:
Scientific Fraud Described in Comic Book Form
Fnord666 writes:Nautilus has an interesting rundown on how scientific fraud happens and what could possibly be done to correct it written in comic book form. It's a fun little read and oh so true.The book that it is based on, Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth, is worth reading as well.
Intel Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over "7nm" Delays
takyon writes:Intel facing class-action lawsuit over 7nm delay
Red Hat and CentOS Systems Aren’t Booting Due to BootHole Patches
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:Red Hat and CentOS systems aren’t booting due to BootHole patches:
Challenging a Central Dogma of Chemistry: Energy Flow in Chemical Reactions
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Challenging a central dogma of chemistry: Energy flow in chemical reactions:
If You Own One of These 45 Netgear Devices, Replace It
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:If you own one of these 45 Netgear devices, replace it: Kit maker won't patch vulnerable gear despite live proof-of-concept code:
Mars-Bound Spaceship Experiencing Technical Issues
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Mars-bound spaceship experiencing technical issues: NASA:
Bacteria Live Despite Burial in Seafloor Mud for 100 Million Years
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Bacteria live despite burial in seafloor mud for 100 million years:
Cartoons Were Right? Bending a Rifle's Barrel Backward Will Actually Redirect a Bullet
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Cartoons Were Right? Bending a Rifle's Barrel Backward Will Actually Redirect a Bullet:
Big Tech CEOs Grilled by Congress: Key Moments From the Historic Antitrust Meeting
chromas writes:Big Tech CEOs grilled by Congress: Key moments from the historic antitrust meeting:
SpaceX Completes Static Fire of Starship Prototype, Will Hop Next
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:SpaceX completes static fire of Starship prototype, will hop next:
Wound Healing Insights: Using 3D Mapping, Researchers Uncover Process That's Stymied Mechanobiology
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New insights into wound healing: Using 3D mapping, researchers uncover a process that has stymied mechanobiology:
Putting Copper in Hospitals
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Putting Copper in Hospitals:
The Mystery of Titan's Expanding Orbit
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:The Mystery of Titan’s Expanding Orbit:
Apache Software Foundation Values its Codebase at Over $20 Billion
takyon writes:Apache Software Foundation Estimates Its Code Value Increased ~$600M For FY2020
Medieval Medicine Remedy Could Provide New Treatment for Modern Day Infections
martyb writes:Medieval medicine remedy could provide new treatment for modern day infections:
Chinese Type 075 Big Deck Amphib Preparing for Sea Trials
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:Chinese Type 075 Big Deck Amphib Preparing for Sea Trials - USNI News:
Vulnerability in the Zoom Web Client That Allowed Checking if a Password is Correct for a Meeting
rob_on_earth writes:[Emphasis in original retained. What appears here is the tl;dr summary; the article provides the steps taken to sleuth this out, as well as a timeline of the researcher's communications with Zoom that started on April 1st. --Ed.]
Once Considered Lost, ESA and NASA's SOHO Came Back From the Brink of Death
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Once considered lost, ESA and NASA's SOHO came back from the brink of death to work even better than it did before:
Democrats Want a Truce With Section 230 Supporters
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Democrats want a truce with Section 230 supporters:
Some Scientists Are Taking a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine, and Nobody Knows If It's Legal or If It Works
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it's legal or if it works:
Economists Warn of 'Widespread Costs' from Lockdown
Phoenix666 writes: Economists warn of 'widespread costs' from lockdown:
Simulating Quantum 'Time Travel' Disproves Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm
Phoenix666 writes:Simulating quantum 'time travel' disproves butterfly effect in quantum realm:
New Blood Test Shows Great Promise in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Phoenix666 writes:New blood test shows great promise in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease :
Mounting Poisonings, Blindness, Deaths as Toxic Hand Sanitizers Flood Market
Freeman writes:Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market
NASA Selects SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts; Launch Planned to Reuse Dragon Capsule and Falcon 9 Booster
takyon writes:NASA and SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) carried two astronauts, Douglas Hurley and Bob Behnken. Subsequent missions will carry four astronauts, starting with SpaceX Crew-1 in September 2020. Now, the astronauts flying on SpaceX Crew-2 in 2021 have been announced, and they will likely be launched using "flight-proven" hardware:
Hydrogel Mimics Human Brain With Memorizing and Forgetting Ability
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Hydrogel mimics human brain with memorizing and forgetting ability:
New Zealand Publishes Algorithm Charter for Government Use of Algorithms and Data
driverless writes:New Zealand has just become the first country to publish an algorithm charter regulating the use of algorithms and data by government agencies:
Rite Aid Deployed Facial Recognition Systems in Hundreds of U.S. Stores
An Anonymous Coward writes:Reuters: Rite Aid monitored customers using facial recognition cameras
Scientists Identify a Cat in the UK Infected With SARS-CoV-2
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Scientists identify a cat in the UK infected with SARS-CoV-2:
Dead Star Emits Never-Before Seen Mix of Radiation
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Dead star emits never-before seen mix of radiation:
UK/US Governments Warn of QNAP NAS Malware
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:UK/US Governments Warn of QNAP NAS Malware:
Virgin Galactic Shows Off Passenger Spaceship Cabin Interior
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Virgin Galactic shows off passenger spaceship cabin interior:
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