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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Just cough into your phone, please... MIT lab thinks it can diagnose COVID-19 from the way you expectorate:

martyb writes:It has been a while since I've written a site summary, and I've been meaning to do so for a while now. So, I'm just going to get started and hope that will motivate my getting it done.As always, if this kind of story is not of interest to you, another story will be along before long.Otherwise, read on below the fold for what's been happening.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:In a first, researchers extract secret key used to encrypt Intel CPU code:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Asteroid samples successfully sealed in capsule to return to Earth, NASA says:

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:An Extraordinarily Successful Anti-Piracy Campaign...Or Maybe Not * TorrentFreak:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Beware a New Google Drive Scam Landing in Inboxes:

Mojibake Tengu writes:Niamh Shackleton of UNILAD reports about a smart machine's tracking badly interfering with important human affairs:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://clinic.cyber.harvard.edu/2020/10/30/cyberlaw-clinic-and-eff-publish-guide-to-legal-risks-of-security-research/

Phoenix666 writes:Aged care isn't working, but we can create neighborhoods to support healthy ageing in place:

takyon writes:"Oh Jeeeesus": Drivers react to Tesla's full self-driving beta release

Phoenix666 writes:Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing:

Runaway1956 writes:Scientists repurpose MRI magnet for new discoveries:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Here's how giant pumpkins get so big:

Phoenix666 writes:Flash graphene rocks strategy for plastic waste:

[NB: This is a developing story; the number of people dead and injured continues to increase.-Ed.]aristarchus writes:7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes In Aegean Sea; At Least 14 Dead In Turkey And Greece:

[NB: This is a developing story; the number of people dead and injured continues to increase.-Ed.]aristarchus writes:7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes In Aegean Sea; At Least 14 Dead In Turkey And Greece:

takyon writes:SiFive has announced a mini-ITX motherboard with its SiFive Freedom U740:

Phoenix666 writes:Researchers form ultra-strong coupling between photons and atoms:

Phoenix666 writes:Experiment uses smart city lighting to measure streetlight emissions:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Hackers are on the hunt for Oracle servers vulnerable to potent exploit:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Spy agency ducks questions about 'back doors' in tech products:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Former James Bond actor Sean Connery dies aged 90: British media:

[Update; 2020-10-31 16:55:04 UTC: Google and DuckDuckGo still reveal the originally provided link on a search, but it has been removed from phys.org. It appears that it was an older story. Here is a link to the closest thing I could find on the story: https://www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/news/unsw-tube-fishway-team-succeeds-in-lifting-fish-above-8-m --martyb]Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Phoenix666 writes:Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians:

Phoenix666 writes:Researchers find new distinct species in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province:

Phoenix666 writes:Male fin whales surprise scientists by swapping songs:

Phoenix666 writes:FCA CEO Mike Manley confirms plans for electric Ram truck:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:NASA's Webb to examine objects in the graveyard of the solar system:

Phoenix666 writes:Verizon's 5G Home is expanding to parts of Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and San Jose:

Phoenix666 writes:This Flying Car Costs $599K—and It's Now Street Legal in Holland:

Phoenix666 writes:Dogs were domesticated once from a lost population of wolves:

Phoenix666 writes:Physicists circumvent centuries-old theory to cancel magnetic fields:

Phoenix666 writes:Chevrolet readies an electric crate motor for homebuilt EV hotrods:

Phoenix666 writes:Scientists discover new structures in the smallest ice cube:

Phoenix666 writes:Spotify soars to 320 million listeners, with 144 million paid members:

aristarchus writes:According to Physics World:

Phoenix666 writes:Samsung sees sales surge from rival Huawei's ban:

A New Way to Plug a Human Brain Into a Computer: Via Veinstakyon writes:https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/new-stent-like-electrode-allows-humans-to-operate-computers-with-their-thoughts:

takyon writes:The FSF Is Looking To Update Its High Priority Free Software Projects List

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Quest Sprout: 'The most wholesome thing on the internet':

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Researchers examine the decline in average body temperature among healthy adults over the past two decades:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:NASA detects bright flashes of light on Jupiter:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Daycares in Finland Built a 'Forest Floor', And It Changed Children's Immune Systems:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Single brain region links depression and anxiety, heart disease, and treatment sensitivity:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy_:Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry, new study finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Facebook takes its first small steps into the world of cloud gaming: