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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/zoombomber-crashes-court-hearing-on-twitter-hack-with-pornhub-video/

martyb writes:I recently received a message from our Treasurer and updated financial statements. I've taken this opportunity to put this out to the community. While I was at it, it seemed like a good time to take a look at things and provide an update to the community on where we're at and how we're doing. If you are not interested in this kind of stuff, a new story will be along before too long. Otherwise, more will be revealed after the break.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Interesting side note to the SpaceX capsule recovery.Boaters gatecrash SpaceX's 1st splashdown with astronauts. 'We need to do better,' NASA chief says.:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Rocket Lab will resume missions in August following launch failure:

takyon writes:SpaceX's Starship SN5 prototype conducted a successful 150-meter hop test on August 4:

An Anonymous Coward writes:MMR Vaccine Could Protect Against the Worst Symptoms of COVID-19 :

[Editor's note: This is a follow-on to the story George Floyd Dead - Officers Fired and Charged - Discuss it Here that we ran on June 2, 2020. With 385 comments, it was the 5th-most-discussed story in the history of SoylentNews. All four of the officers involved were fired from the police force and are facing charges for the death.New body-cam footage has come to light, exclusively on DailyMail.com. The two videos there fill in gaps from the previously-released footage.In light of the interest when we first ran the story, the continuing "Black Lives Matter" protests, and the information this brings to light, I have decided to run this story.NOTE: Each news organization has their own "take" on the killing. This coverage from DailyMail.com is no exception; read it with a heaping helping of the proverbial "grain of salt". It has been excerpted here without elision so as to not add any additional "spin".WARNING: Please be aware the video content is disturbing; viewer discretion is advised. --martyb]"MrPlow" writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1234Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd Arrest In Detail:Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:Ammonium nitrate: what is the chemical blamed for blast in Lebanese capital?

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Twitter faces FTC probe, likely fine over use of phone numbers for ads:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Beware of find-my-phone, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, NSA tells mobile users:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NetWalker Ransomware Rakes in $29M Since March:

martyb writes:The Problem with Microwaving Tea:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The six strains of SARS-CoV-2:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Who Gets a Vaccine First? U.S. Considers Race in Coronavirus Plans:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields: Largest study of its kind highlights risk to global food security:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine/russia-preparing-mass-vaccination-against-coronavirus-for-october-idUSKBN24X3KO

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:'Fool's gold' may be valuable after all: For the first time, researchers electrically transform material from non-magnetic to magnetic:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:SpaceX now plans for 5 million Starlink customers in US, up from 1 million:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:Ancient part of immune system may underpin severe COVID:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Malware writer pleads guilty to helping $568 million cybercrime ring:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Computer mouse co-inventor William English dies at 91:

DannyB writes:Evolution turned this fish into a 'penis with a heart.' Here's how.

takyon writes:Firefox Browser Use Drops As Mozilla's Worst Microsoft Edge Fears Come True

takyon writes:Linux 5.8 Released With AMD Energy Driver, F2FS LZO-RLE, IBM POWER10 Booting

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Homeland Security Shuts Down 'Intelligence' Reports on Journalists:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Astra ready for first in a series of orbital launch attempts - SpaceNews:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Apple Emails Reveal Internal Debate on Right to Repair - iFixit:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:New studies show how to save parasites and why it's important:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Alaskan seismometers record the northern lights:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak:

RandomFactor writes:Green is the color "that reigns over the plant kingdom", photosynthetic plant surfaces typically reflect about 10% of incident green photons. Logically this seems wasteful of Kingdom Plantae, as Green is where most of the energy of the sun is radiated. So why are plants green? Quanta has the story that tells the tale of the tincture and notes that the answer "might apply throughout the universe."According to Nathaniel Gabor, a physicist at the University of California, Riverside and his team, who developed a model for light-harvesting systems of plants below a canopy of leaves:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Next-level protection: Anti-Covid HELMET uses space technologies to stop virus in its tracks (VIDEO):

c0lo submitted a story which inspired:COVID-19 long-term effects: People report ongoing fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness, so what's happening in the body?:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How Microsoft Flight Simulator returned to the skies:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/01/3m-price-tag-inside-luxury-doomsday-bunker

takyon writes:Demo-2 safely returns Bob and Doug to Earth to conclude historic start to new Commercial Era

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:New 'unpatchable' exploit allegedly found on Apple's Secure Enclave chip, here's what it could mean - 9to5Mac:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:IBM completes successful field trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption:

[20200803_012617 UTC UTC Update 2:]tl;dr version: Trump threatened to ban TikTok. Then Microsoft said it was in talks to buy TikTok. Then Microsoft said the talks were in doubt after Trump's threats. Now, Microsoft is "continuing discussions."Microsoft to continue discussions on TikTok purchase after talking to Donald Trump:

takyon writes:Nvidia is reportedly in 'advanced talks' to buy ARM for more than $32 billion

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FCC Approves Amazon's Internet-from-Space Kuiper Constellation of 3,236 Satellites:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:'Murder hornet' trapped for the first time in Washington State:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:In Historic Opinion, Third Circuit Protects Public School Students' Off-Campus Social Media Speech:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Human sperm swim more like otters than eels, study finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:[From ESO (European Southern Observatory).]Stunning Space Butterfly Captured by ESO Telescope:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank:

takyon writes:Internet Archive Tells Court its Digital Library is Protected Under Fair Use