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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:

takyon writes:Here Comes the Internet of Plastic Things, No Batteries or Electronics Required

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:'Earthshot': William and Attenborough launch prize to save planet:

An Anonymous Coward writes:NordVPN Teams quietly relocated to the US:

c0lo writes:A little bit old, but I don't remember the info being given attention by the media at the time. See below for additional information.Covid-19: Pharma companies promise not to bow to political pressure to rush vaccine production

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Pollutants banned for over 30 years linger in UK rivers – our wildlife is the evidence:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://stdw.github.io/cm-sdr/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Humans are evolving a new artery:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Microsoft thumbs its nose at Apple with new "app fairness" policy:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Fitbit Spyware Steals Personal Data via Watch Face:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:New algorithm sharpens focus of world's most powerful microscopes:

takyon writes:SpaceX Starlink aids Native American tribe: "It catapulted us into the 21st century"

takyon writes:Insect protein start-up raises $372m to fund world's largest insect farm

takyon writes:AMD Is Gearing up To Acquire Xilinx (XLNX) for $30 Billion

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:New species of aquatic mice discovered, cousins of one of the world's rarest mammals:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Citizen of OrbilandMeet Orbilander, a Mission to Search for Life on Enceladus:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:SpaceX's Starman and Elon Musk's Tesla just made their 1st Mars flyby:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Last Chance For Wimps: Physicists Launch All-Out Hunt For Dark-Matter Candidate:

Phoenix666 writes:Engineers create nanoparticles that deliver gene-editing tools to specific tissues and organs:

Phoenix666 writes:Researchers design the world's fastest ultraviolet camera:

DannyB writes:IBM to break up 109-year old company to focus on cloud growth