SoylentNews

chromas writes:GitHub buries 21 TB of open source data in an Arctic archive:

takyon writes:A Nixon Deepfake, a 'Moon Disaster' Speech and an Information Ecosystem at Risk

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:African grey parrot outperforms children and college students:

takyon writes:Scientists Discover Volcanoes on Venus Are Still Active

chromas writes:Study uncovers hair cell loss as underlying cause of age-related hearing loss:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Synapse-saving proteins discovered, opening possibilities in Alzheimer's, schizophrenia:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ay4kb/guillotine-emoji-unicode

takyon writes:U.S. government to allow sale of high-resolution commercial satellite images of Israel

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Abusive partners have found new and ‘nasty’ ways to target their victims:

[Ed. note: I had mixed feelings about running this story. It reads like a slashvertisement, but might be of genuine use to some members of our community (or people whose systems they help support). Decided to give it a try — please provide feedback in the comments.]upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware review: A free tool that actually works:

martyb writes:Launch time: one hour from now: 2100-0055 GMT (5:00-8:55 p.m. EDT)

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Another cyber warning has been issued about the risk from compromised chargers—but this time data theft is not the issue...Hackers Can Now Trick Usb Chargers To Destroy Your Devices—This Is How It Works:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Scientists achieve major breakthrough in preserving integrity of sound waves:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Sorry Telstra but this is my F@ST 5355 router:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:Scientists 3D print gunpowder substitute, achieve 420m/s bullet velocity - 3D Printing Industry:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Atomtronic device could probe boundary between quantum, everyday worlds: Clouds of supercooled atoms offer highly sensitive rotation sensors and tests of quantum mechanics:

canopic jug writes:The CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) issued its judgment on the Schrems II case, formally called Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/1). The gist is that US companies are now put back to an average status, same as most others, with no special access to EU data due to operating in the US. It will take a while before the decision is published at the government site. Max himself has also issued his first statement on the CJEU judgment, notably that the European Commission bowed to US pressure and that now reform of US surveillance is unavoidable:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Freeway project unearths a time when camels roamed San Diego:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Blood iron levels could be key to slowing ageing, gene study shows:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:KFC is working with a Russian 3D bioprinting firm to try to make lab-produced chicken nuggets:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Laser-Textured Metal Surfaces Kill Bacteria Faster:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-asks-people-to-donate-money-to-hosts-15407730.php

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:How to spot 5 planets and the crescent moon without a telescope this weekend:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Emotet botnet surges back after months of absence:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Mask company makes custom coverings that look like your face:

DECbot writes:Changes are coming to the Twitter API that should encourage new 3rd-party and bot development.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Replacing lithium with sodium in batteries:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

DECbot writes:Michael Larabel writes in Phoronix about Microsoft's new open-source process monitor for Linux:

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

takyon writes:Bright House Doesn't Directly Profit From Pirating Subscribers, Court Rules

Phoenix666 writes:Ancient DNA from Doggerland separates the U.K. from Europe:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Phoenix666 writes:Social distancing is making public transport worse for the environment than cars – here's how to fix it:

Phoenix666 writes:Western Digital releases new 18TB, 20TB EAMR drives:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:VPN firm that claims zero logs policy leaks 20 million user logs:

Freeman writes:With morgues brimming, Texas and Arizona turn to refrigerator trucks:

Phoenix666 writes:Bacteria with Metal Diet Discovered in Dirty Glassware :

Phoenix666 writes:Lenovo brings AMD to its gaming laptops:

charon writes:This interview with the authors describes a fascinating book that gives facts about cosmology in a combined education and the challenges to the people who can't quite believe in the conclusions scientists draw. Looks neat.

Phoenix666 writes:CNet:

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for boru.https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/07/nRF52-debug-resurrect/:

looorg writes:As a master thesis, one Cambridge student rebuilt a copy of the Cyclometer, the Polish Enigma-cracking machine.http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/enigma-code-breaking-machine-rebuilt-cambridge:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Spreading rock dust on farms could be a major climate action:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:MFAIranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Themselves Hacking:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police: