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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Ultrasound triggers brain's waste disposal system in Alzheimer's patients:

takyon writes:Lyra: A New Very Low-Bitrate Codec for Speech Compression

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Meet Catfish Charlie, the CIA's Robotic Spy:

takyon writes:AI Teaches Itself Diplomacy

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow639:Heavily used Node.js package has a code injection vulnerability:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Researchers Say They've Solved the Puzzling Mystery of the Moons of Mars:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The Famous Basic Computer Games Book Gets A 2021 Update:

looorg writes:The Framework laptop is coming this spring (hopefully) a laptop that can be upgraded and repaired easier then most machines today on the market.The Framework Laptop is an upgradable, customizable 13-inch notebook coming this spring:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:LastPass Android App Contains 7 Trackers:

takyon writes:Folding Drone Can Drop Into Inaccessible Mines

EE|Times has a great article/interview about mode confusion, with semi-autonomous driving (safety?) features. These are showing up in more and more new cars, for one example, automatic lane keeping. Sometimes the system is working, other times not and, according to the article the distinction is frequently not at all obvious to the driver.'Mode Confusion' Vexes Drivers, Carmakers:

DeathMonkey writes:There were a lot of folks chiming in with alternatives due to the sad demise of Fry's electronics.So what are we all doing with all those fun components?What's your project, Soylent?Doesn't need to be related to electronics, if you're painting a portrait or drafting a treatise on the heliocentric nature of the Solar System let's hear about it!Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Why France's new 'repairability index' is a big deal:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Why is the DOS path character "\"?

Eratosthenes writes:So the TianWen-1 is orbiting Mars, and getting ready to send a rover down to the planet's surface. Some reporting from Space.com

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:The genetics of relatively healthy obesity:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Mississippi uses first stimulus bill funds to create a 'broadband miracle':

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:What about deep, non-superficial thinkers?Answer Quickly to Be Believed – Pausing Before Replying Decreases Perceived Sincerity:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:The US Air Force Quietly Admits the F-35 Is a Failure - ExtremeTech:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:"Multiplying" Light Signals Could Be Key to Ultra-Powerful Optical Computers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Successful engine test brings Australian space launch capability a step closer:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Water leaks indicate new damage at Fukushima nuclear plant:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow639:Shadow Attacks Let Attackers Replace Content in Digitally Signed PDFs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Graphene “Nano-Origami” Creates Tiniest Microchips Yet – Could Make Computers and Phones Thousands of Times Faster:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:'Dare mighty things': hidden message found on Nasa Mars rover parachute:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:This browser extension shows what the Internet would look like without Big Tech:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Worms Reveal How Melatonin Works in the Brain to Promote Sleep:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Kingston Sells HyperX Gaming Division to HP Inc. for $425M:

takyon writes:Copyright Coalition Asks President Biden to Help Fight Piracy and Big Tech

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:California can enforce net neutrality law, judge rules in loss for ISPs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New method converts methane in natural gas to methanol at room temperature:

takyon writes:Report: Fry's Electronics going out of business, shutting down all stores

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New metalens shifts focus without tilting or moving: The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Microsoft slashes Windows 10 long-term support by half:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:USPS picks Oshkosh Defense for future electric mail trucks:

MrPlow writes in with a submission, via IRC, for TheMightyBuzzard.Flapping Wings And The Science Of How Bees Can Fly:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Unexpected Life Lurking in Subglacial Lakes Isolated Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales fall:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memory, study finds:

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aristarchus writes:Background on the Roboticist that guided Perserverance to Mars,

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Concept for a new storage medium:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Humans had never seen a spacecraft land on another planet:

Japan Grounds Boeing 777s After United Jet Engine FailureAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-21/ana-jal-ordered-to-ground-boeing-777s-after-united-jet-failure:

Europe is planning to label flights according to their carbon footprint:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Elon Musk: SpaceX will double Starlink's satellite internet speeds in 2021:

SpaceX's first private flight will carry the youngest ever American to orbit:

A ferret is the first North American endangered animal to be cloned: