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Scientists 3D Print Gunpowder Substitute, Achieve 420m/s Bullet Velocity
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:Scientists 3D print gunpowder substitute, achieve 420m/s bullet velocity - 3D Printing Industry:
Atomtronic Device Could Probe Boundary Between Quantum, Everyday Worlds
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:
CJEU Issues Judgment on Schrems II Case
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:
NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope
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Freeway Project Unearths a Time When Camels Roamed San Diego
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Blood Iron Levels Could be Key to Slowing Ageing, Gene Study Shows
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Blood iron levels could be key to slowing ageing, gene study shows:
KFC is Working with a Russian 3D Bioprinting Firm to Try to Make Lab-Produced Chicken Nuggets
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Laser-Textured Metal Surfaces Kill Bacteria Faster
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Pocket-Sized German Satellite Maker Shoots for Stars
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Airbnb Asks People to Donate Money to Landlords, Backlash Ensues
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-asks-people-to-donate-money-to-hosts-15407730.php
How to Spot 5 Planets and the Crescent Moon Without a Telescope This Weekend
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Emotet Botnet Surges Back after Months of Absence
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Mask Company Makes Custom Coverings that Look Like Your Face
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Twitter Revamping Its API for 3rd-Party Apps
DECbot writes:Changes are coming to the Twitter API that should encourage new 3rd-party and bot development.
Replacing Lithium with Sodium in Batteries
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Replacing lithium with sodium in batteries:
Physicists Engineer an Optical Mirror Made of Only a Few Hundred Atoms
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Microsoft Releases Open-Source Process Monitor for Linux
DECbot writes:Michael Larabel writes in Phoronix about Microsoft's new open-source process monitor for Linux:
U.S. Tech and Film "Collaborating" with China - U.S. Attorney General Barr
Phoenix666 writes:BBC:
Netflix Warns of Slowdown after Subscriber Surge
Phoenix666 writes:BBC:
Federal Court Dismisses Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claims Against ISP Bright House Networks
takyon writes:Bright House Doesn't Directly Profit From Pirating Subscribers, Court Rules
Ancient DNA from Doggerland Separates the U.K. from Europe
Phoenix666 writes:Ancient DNA from Doggerland separates the U.K. from Europe:
E-Waste-Eating Protein 'Creates' Rare Earth Elements
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Social Distancing Is Making Public Transport Worse for the Environment than Cars
Phoenix666 writes:Social distancing is making public transport worse for the environment than cars – here's how to fix it:
Western Digital Releases New 18TB, 20TB EAMR Drives
Phoenix666 writes:Western Digital releases new 18TB, 20TB EAMR drives:
VPN Firm that Claims Zero Logs Policy Leaks 20 Million User Logs
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With Morgues Brimming, Texas and Arizona Turn to Refrigerator Trucks
Freeman writes:With morgues brimming, Texas and Arizona turn to refrigerator trucks:
Bacteria with a Metal Diet Discovered in Dirty Glassware
Phoenix666 writes:Bacteria with Metal Diet Discovered in Dirty Glassware :
Lenovo Brings AMD to Its Gaming Laptops
Phoenix666 writes:Lenovo brings AMD to its gaming laptops:
Cosmology Book Challenges Readers to Come Up with Better Theories
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.
Google Is Quietly Experimenting with Holographic Glasses and Hybrid Smartwatches
Phoenix666 writes:CNet:
Hardware Attack Exposes nRF52 Debugger
MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for boru.https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/07/nRF52-debug-resurrect/:
Rebuilding the Polish Engima-Cracker
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:
Supercomputer Reveals Atmospheric Impact Of Gigantic Planetary Collisions
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Spreading Rock Dust on Farms Could be a Major Climate Action
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Iranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Themselves Hacking
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Facial Recognition Linked to a Second Wrongful Arrest by Detroit Police
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Ask Soylent: Hardware for VR Gaming on GNU/Linux?
An Anonymous Coward writes:I had an experience with an HTC Vive a couple of years ago, and I'm now considering getting the hardware required to do proper VR.
Global Methane Emissions Soar to Record High
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The TLS 1.2 Deadline is Looming, How Well Do You Have Your Act Together?
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Common FDA-Approved Drug May Effectively Neutralize Virus that Causes COVID-19
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Research Brief: Researchers 3D Print a Working Heart Pump with Real Human Cells
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Researchers Report 3-D Printed Latex Rubber Breakthrough
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Trump Admin Caves to Harvard and MIT, Won’t Deport Online-Only Students
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Charter's Hidden "Broadcast TV" Fee Now Adds $197 a Year to Cable Bills
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Scientists May Have Found One Path to a Longer Life
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SIGRed (CVE-2020-1350) Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability on Microsoft DNS Servers
dluttrell writes:PATCH NOW - SIGRed - CVE-2020-1350 - Microsoft DNS Server Vulnerability:
Microsoft Outlook is Crashing Worldwide With 0xc0000005 Errors, How to Fix
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Microsoft Outlook is crashing worldwide with 0xc0000005 errors, how to fix:
Musk, Obama, Biden, Bezos, Gates-Bitcoin Scam Hits Twitter in Coordinated Blitz
martyb writes:Musk, Obama, Biden, Bezos, Gates—bitcoin scam hits Twitter in coordinated blitz:
Samsung's 6G White Paper: Available by 2030, 1,000 Gbps Peak Speed, 1 Gbps "User Experienced" Speed
takyon writes:Samsung is planning for the commercialization of 6G wireless technology around 2028-2030, with a peak data rate of 1,000 Gbps (1 Tbps) and a user experienced data rate ("minimum achievable data rate for a user in real network environment") of 1 Gbps (this is set at 100 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload in the case of 5G):
Lego and Nintendo team up for a new NES Lego Kit
Mykl writes:Lego and Nintendo have teamed up to create a new NES Lego kit. The $US229 kit will let you build your very own Lego NES console and old CRT TV (with stand!). Even better, the kit has a mechanical winch that scrolls the game across the screen.From TFA:
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