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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Woman dies after catching COVID-19 a second time:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Phoenix666 writes:California heat wave prompts power shutdowns, fire danger:

martyb writes:Death by black hole: Astronomers spot flare from "spaghettification" of star:

takyon writes:SpaceX gets FCC approval to bid in $16 billion rural-broadband auction

takyon writes:Scientists Synthesize Jawbones From Pig Fat (archive)

takyon writes:NASA is awarding 14 companies over $370 million to develop space and lunar exploration technologies. The bulk of the awards concern in-orbit refueling:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:How brain-like circuits could push computing power to the next level:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Scientists Used AI to Create a Hyper Detailed 3D Map of Stars, Galaxies, and Quasars:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:cracks diamondsRoom-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time:

AnonTechie writes:Nobel Peace Prize: UN World Food Programme wins for efforts to combat hunger:

takyon writes:https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/airbus-plans-hydrogenpowered-carbonneutral-planes-by-2035-can-they-work

aristarchus writes:Interesting review of a subreddit, wait, no, it's actually fairly good, from a philosophical point of view, over at The Ringer: How "Am I the Asshole?" Created a Medium Place on the Internet. Perhaps all we Soylentils could ask together?

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:U.S. Army to start testing high-tech combat goggles:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Nobel Prize winner says the universe has gone through multiple Big Bangs:

DannyB writes:Final Nail in the Coffin for Yahoo Groups Lands Dec. 15

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soycow_Lover:Minimally invasive procedure may free Type 2 diabetics from insulin:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/10/feds-to-investigate-the-chevrolet-bolt-ev-after-three-fires/

takyon writes:Blue Origin tests NASA landing system hardware on latest New Shepard flight

takyon writes:BBC micro:bit v2 board Unveiled with Nordic nRF52833 SoC, Microphone and Speaker

Phoenix666 writes:The mountains of Pluto are snowcapped, but not for the same reasons as on Earth:

Phoenix666 writes:Hurricanes, heavy rains are critical for Hawai'i's groundwater supply:

Phoenix666 writes:Simulations reveal that rocky super-Earths with thin atmospheres are often protected by a Jupiter-like planet:

Phoenix666 writes:Rainforest at biosphere 2 offers glimpse into future of the Amazon:

Autonomous Vehicle International, a trade magazine, is running this story today.Waymo opens unaccompanied drives to public:

DeathMonkey writes:Scientists Confirm Nevada Man Was Infected Twice With Coronavirus:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail:

takyon writes:Imagination has announced new B-series GPU designs focused on automotive and high-performance computing use cases, as it has become difficult for the company to compete in the mobile GPU market:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Watch Out — Microsoft Warns Android Users About A New Ransomware:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Grounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutes:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/a-watch-designed-exclusively-for-kids-has-an-undocumented-spying-backdoor/

takyon writes:Five Eyes nations plus Japan and India call for Big Tech to bake backdoors into everything

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Only 13 percent of businesses use public cloud across the organization:

chromas writes:Spam texts from FedEx and USPS not linked to sex trafficking:

takyon writes:Linux 5.9 Released With Initial AMD RDNA 2 GPU Enablement, Other New Hardware Support

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Carnival Corp. Confirms Personal Information Compromised in Ransomware Incident:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Laptops are on fire! In a good way (if you're selling). PC sales race to highest growth rate since 2011:

AnonTechie writes:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/05/apples-mac-t2-chip-has-an-unfixable-vulnerability-that-could-allow-root-access

takyon writes:'Long Covid': Why are some people not recovering?

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow639:Hacker Uploads Own Fingerprints To Crime Scene In Dumbest Cyber Attack Ever:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Hidden cameras and secret trackers reveal where Amazon returns end up:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Planet Mars is at its 'biggest and brightest':

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Extra Pounds May Raise Risk of Severe Covid-19:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Drink coffee after breakfast, not before, for better metabolic control:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Female Moles Grow Testicles to Fight Through Their Brutal Underground Existence:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for aristarchus:Starlink already threatens optical astronomy. Now, radio astronomers are worried: