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Sled Dogs Have an Unbroken Genetic Ancestry Dating Back Nearly 10,000 Years
chromas writes:Sled Dogs Have an Unbroken Genetic Ancestry Dating Back Nearly 10,000 Years
Black Hole Merger Lights Up Surrounding Accretion Disk
takyon writes:Astronomers see first light flare from two distant black holes colliding
AMD Succeeds in its 25x20 Goal: 2020 "Renoir" Over 31 Times More Efficient than 2014 "Kaveri" Chips
takyon writes:AMD claims to have improved performance by about 5x while cutting power use to about 1/6th, when comparing 2014 "Kaveri" mobile APUs to 2020 "Renoir" mobile APUs. This exceeds a goal of improving efficiency by 25x by 2020:
Google Reveals Major Privacy Shake-Up, Will Auto-Delete User Data
chromas writes:Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data
Huawei on List of 20 Chinese Companies that Pentagon Says are Controlled by People’s Liberation Army
AnonTechie writes:Huawei on List of 20 Chinese Companies That Pentagon Says Are Controlled by People’s Liberation Army:
New Ransomware Posing as COVID‑19 Tracing App Targets Canada
chromas writes:New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor
Amazon Creates a $2 Billion Climate Fund, as It Struggles to Cut its Own Emissions
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Amazon creates a $2 billion climate fund, as it struggles to cut its own emissions:
An Experiment in Recreating Primordial Proteins Solves a Long-Standing Riddle
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment in recreating primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle:
[UPDATED] Site is Having Problems with Most-Recent Journal Entries
martyb writes:This is to inform you we *are* aware of a problem with the site.Symptom: The "Most Recent Journal Entries" box that normally appears on the right-hand-side of the main page is currently not currently displaying.We have tried a few things, but have had no luck so far. We will update this story when we know more.Problem first became apparent at about 17:45 UTC today.Workaround: Use Search to look at the most recent journal entries. Specifically:
Virgin Galactic and NASA Launch a New Program to Train Private Astronauts
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Virgin Galactic and NASA launch a new program to train private astronauts:
Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection
chromas writes:Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection
An Experiment Suggested by a Ph.D. Student May Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment suggested by a Ph.D. student may rewrite chemistry textbooks:
It’s Unconstitutional for Cops to Force Phone Unlocking, Court Rules
An Anonymous Coward writes:It's unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules:
Object Discovered in Mass Gap Between Black Holes and Neutron Stars
takyon writes:Black hole or neutron star?
Twitter Terminates DDoSecrets, Falsely Claims it May Infect Visitors
chromas writes:Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors
A "Hot Start" for Pluto May Have Allowed Early Formation of an Ocean
takyon writes:Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto (SD)
The Original Segway is Officially Being Retired on July 15
chromas writes:The Original Segway Is Officially Being Retired On July 15:
Role of Expectation in What We See is Stronger than Previously Thought, Study Finds
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Role of Expectation in What We See Is Stronger Than Previously Thought, Study Finds:
CERN Council Endorses Building Larger Supercollider
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:CERN Council endorses building larger supercollider:
Leonardo's 'Quick Eye' May be Key to Mona Lisa's Magnetism
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Leonardo's 'quick eye' may be key to Mona Lisa's magnetism:
Guinness Reverses Decision to Strip Billy Mitchell’s Pac-Man and Donkey Kong Records
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Guinness reverses decision to strip Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records:
Apple Gives Thumbs Up to Hey Email App After Update Rejection
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Apple gives thumbs up to Hey email app after update rejection:
Apple Caters to China by Pulling Thousands of “Unlicensed” iPhone Games
chromas writes:Apple caters to China by pulling thousands of "unlicensed" iPhone games:
Oracle's BlueKai Tracks You Across the Web. That Data Spilled Online
chromas writes:Oracle's BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online
Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End of Year
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year:
Toxic Methanol that Causes Blindness Found in Hand Sanitizers, FDA Warns
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/toxic-methanol-that-causes-blindness-found-in-hand-sanitizers-fda-warns
The Navy is Testing Beaming Solar Power in Space
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The Navy is testing beaming solar power in space:
Strainoptronics: New Way to Control Photons
chromas writes:Strainoptronics: A New Way To Control Photons:
Ampere Announces Altra ARM CPUs with Up to 80 Cores, Going to 128 Cores by 2021
takyon writes:Ampere's Product List: 80 Cores, up to 3.3 GHz at 250 W; 128 Core in Q4
Fujitsu's ARM-based Fugaku Supercomputer Leads June 2020 TOP500 List at 415 PetaFLOPs
AnonTechie writes:New #1 Supercomputer: Fujitsu's Fugaku
When Planting Trees Threatens the Forest
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:When planting trees threatens the forest:
US Beekeepers Reported Lower Winter Losses but Abnormally High Summer Losses
chromas writes:US beekeepers reported lower winter losses but abnormally high summer losses
Seeing Isn't Always Believing: Google Starts Fact-Checking Images
chromas writes:Seeing isn't always believing: Google starts fact-checking images
Apple Announces 2-Year Transition to ARM SoCs in Mac Desktops and Laptops
takyon writes:Apple announces Mac architecture transition from Intel to its own ARM chips, offers emulation story
FBI Using Social Media, E-Commerce Sites to Track Down Suspects (Including Non-Lawbreakers)
chromas writes:So Much For Going Dark: FBI Using Social Media, E-Commerce Sites To Track Down Suspects (Including Non-Lawbreakers):
German Payments Firm Wirecard: $2.1 Billion in Missing Cash Balances "Likely Doesn't Exist"
takyon writes:Wirecard says missing $2.1 billion likely did not exist; withdraws forecasts
NASA Thinks It's Time to Return to Neptune with its Trident Mission
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA thinks it's time to return to Neptune with its Trident mission:
"BlueLeaks" Exposes 269 GB of Data from Hundreds of Police Departments and "Fusion Centers"
takyon writes:'BlueLeaks' Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments
The North Face is the Biggest Brand Yet to Join Facebook Ad Boycott
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/19/tech/north-face-facebook-ads/index.html:
Scientists Find Huge Ring of Ancient Shafts near Stonehenge
Phoenix666 writes:Scientists find huge ring of ancient shafts near Stonehenge:
To Evade Detection, Hackers are Requiring Targets to Complete CAPTCHAs
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs:
Experiments Show Hummingbirds See Colors You’ve Never Imagined
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Experiments show hummingbirds see colors you’ve never dreamed of:
Logic, Before ICs
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://northcoastsynthesis.com/news/logic-before-ics/
What is a Side Channel Attack?
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:What Is a Side Channel Attack?:
Arizona Sheriff Responds After Positive COVID-19 Test, Says He Wouldn't Enforce Mask Mandates
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/21/pinal-county-sheriff-mark-lamb-positive-covid-19-enforce-mask/3232821001/
Indonesia's Mt Merapi Erupts, Spewing Ash 6 Km High
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6 km high:
Italian Glacier Covered with Tarps to Prevent Melting
RandomFactor writes:Massive white tarpaulins are being used to protect Alpine glaciers from melting over the summer.
RIP David Perlman, the Dean of American Science Writing
"exec" writes:Among other things, he covered the Apollo moon landings, the rise of recombinant DNA technology and the emergence of AIDS.RIP David Perlman, the Dean of American Science Writing:
Australia Plans University Fees Hike to Deter Humanities Students
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
New System Uses Wind Turbines to Defend the National Grid From Power Cut
upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New system uses wind turbines to defend the national grid from power cut:
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