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martyb writes:The first attempt[*] was a no-go, and the weather forecast is up in the air (thanks to hurricane Eta), but if things work out, SpaceX's Crew-1 will fly to the ISS (International Space Station) today. The launch is scheduled for four hours from the time this story goes live. It marks the official end of the US needing to purchase launches from Russia to get to and from the ISS.A lot has happened along the way to, during, and following the Crew-1 Demo mission where SpaceX sent a Crew Dragon carrying Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the ISS. For one thing, it was a demo flight. How well did things really work out?It's launch day for the historic Crew-1 mission to the space station:

cosurgi writes:Note from submitter: this story was originally submitted by u/ModeHopper on reddit r/PhysicsPapers, a sub which I recently discovered.

[2020-11-15 17:42:54 UTC: Updated title: TCL Roku TVs are apparently not affected -- the vulnerability described apparently applies only to TCL Android TVs. --martyb]takyon writes:Major Security Flaws in TCL Android Smart TVs May Have Opened Chinese Backdoor, Researchers Say

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956_:Preliminary data suggest that cod liver oil users have lower risk of getting COVID-19:

takyon writes:Google Takes Down Repositories That Circumvent its Widevine DRM

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canopic jug writes:Fifty years ago on November 12, 1970 the Oregon State Highway Department used dynamite to blast the rotting corpse of a stranded whale. It did not go well.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Teckla:Your Computer Isn't Yours:

And it has already been been postponed:

High prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pets from COVID-19+ householdsAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771420302937

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takyon writes:Apple Announces The Apple Silicon M1: Ditching x86 - What to Expect, Based on A14

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Millions of Hotel Guests Worldwide Caught Up in Mass Data Leak:

hubie writes:Stephen Pyne, expert on the history of fire, published an interesting open access commentary regarding the relationship between humans and fire. He argues that the rise of the command of fire occurred as the Pleistocene (the "ice age") was ending, and the world going back as far as Homo erectus has been fundamentally changed by the human command of fire. He notes that all the defining features of an ice age (ice sheets, pluvial lakes, permafrost, and outwash plains) have been replaced with fire equivalents (fire‐informed biotas, fire‐famished ecosystems, melting permafrost, and megapalls of smoke).

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FBI: Hackers stole source code from US government agencies and private companies:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Researchers light-up mouse brain, revealing previously hidden areas susceptible to opioids:

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hubie writes:From a recent paper in the journal Earth's Future:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Some hospitals are running out of health care workers. Here's what could happen next:

c0lo writes:Australian parliament to probe Rupert Murdoch's media dominance:

takyon writes:Lighting a path to Planet Nine

The Mighty Buzzard writes:Species More Likely To Die Out With Rapid Climate Change:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story.3D-Printed Weather Stations Could Enable More Science for Less Money:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Ring Recalls Video Doorbells After Several Catch Fire:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/arizona-utility-proposes-economic-aid-after-navajo-nation-coal-closures/

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aristarchus writes via IRC:Kids have regressed due to COVID-19 restrictions, with some potty-trained kids going back to diapers, experts say:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:US moves to block Visa's acquisition of online payments platform Plaid:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Fujitsu's Fugaku supercomputer helping fight COVID-19 in Japan:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Asteroid Bennu may be hollow according to a new study:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:This hacking group is using previously unknown tools to target defence contractors:Hackers used previously unknown tools in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting defence and aerospace companies in a social engineering and phishing campaign that is more widely targeted than first thought.Researchers at McAfee first detailed Operation North Star earlier this year, but further analysis reveals additional tactics and techniques of the campaign that has almost identical elements to Hidden Cobra – AKA The Lazarus Group – a hacking operation which the US government and others say is working out of North Korea on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.[...] Initial reporting of the campaign detailed attacks against targets in the US, but those weren't the only ones hackers were looking to compromise – analysis of the attacks has revealed that defence and technology contractors in Israel, Russia, India and Australia have also been targeted by this campaign."The actors behind the campaign were more sophisticated than they initially appeared. They are focused and deliberate in what they meant to achieve and more disciplined and patient in executing to achieve their objective," said researchers.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Computer Scientists Achieve 'Crown Jewel' of Cryptography:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:US allows 1st emergency use of a COVID-19 antibody drug:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:The universe is getting hot, hot, hot, a new study suggests:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Scientists Discovered An Ancient Lakebed Under Greenland's Ice:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:US Army readies robot tanks fitted with chainguns, missile launchers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Linux version of RansomEXX ransomware discovered:

c0lo writes:Says Nearly one in five Covid patients later diagnosed with mental illness – study:

c0lo writes:BBC - Covid vaccine: First 'milestone' vaccine offers 90% protection

takyon writes:McDonald's unveils McPlant line, which includes meatless patty co-created by Beyond Meat

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Raspberry Pi 400: Its designer reveals more about the faster Pi 4 in the $70 PC's keyboard:

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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Exclusive: The former CEO of Google has applied to become a citizen of Cyprus:

takyon writes:NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says it's in the 'best interest of NASA' for him to resign rather than work for the Biden administration