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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:

chromas writes:Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data

AnonTechie writes:Huawei on List of 20 Chinese Companies That Pentagon Says Are Controlled by People’s Liberation Army:

chromas writes:New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Amazon creates a $2 billion climate fund, as it struggles to cut its own emissions:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment in recreating primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle:

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:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Virgin Galactic and NASA launch a new program to train private astronauts:

chromas writes:Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment suggested by a Ph.D. student may rewrite chemistry textbooks:

An Anonymous Coward writes:It's unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules:

takyon writes:Black hole or neutron star?

chromas writes:Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors

takyon writes:Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto (SD)

chromas writes:The Original Segway Is Officially Being Retired On July 15:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Role of Expectation in What We See Is Stronger Than Previously Thought, Study Finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:CERN Council endorses building larger supercollider:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Leonardo's 'quick eye' may be key to Mona Lisa's magnetism:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Guinness reverses decision to strip Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Apple gives thumbs up to Hey email app after update rejection:

chromas writes:Apple caters to China by pulling thousands of "unlicensed" iPhone games:

chromas writes:Oracle's BlueKai tracks you across the web. That data spilled online

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/toxic-methanol-that-causes-blindness-found-in-hand-sanitizers-fda-warns

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The Navy is testing beaming solar power in space:

chromas writes:Strainoptronics: A New Way To Control Photons:

takyon writes:Ampere's Product List: 80 Cores, up to 3.3 GHz at 250 W; 128 Core in Q4

AnonTechie writes:New #1 Supercomputer: Fujitsu's Fugaku

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:When planting trees threatens the forest:

chromas writes:US beekeepers reported lower winter losses but abnormally high summer losses

chromas writes:Seeing isn't always believing: Google starts fact-checking images

takyon writes:Apple announces Mac architecture transition from Intel to its own ARM chips, offers emulation story

chromas writes:So Much For Going Dark: FBI Using Social Media, E-Commerce Sites To Track Down Suspects (Including Non-Lawbreakers):

takyon writes:Wirecard says missing $2.1 billion likely did not exist; withdraws forecasts

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA thinks it's time to return to Neptune with its Trident mission:

takyon writes:'BlueLeaks' Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/19/tech/north-face-facebook-ads/index.html:

Phoenix666 writes:Scientists find huge ring of ancient shafts near Stonehenge:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Experiments show hummingbirds see colors you’ve never dreamed of:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://northcoastsynthesis.com/news/logic-before-ics/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:What Is a Side Channel Attack?:

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/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6 km high:

RandomFactor writes:Massive white tarpaulins are being used to protect Alpine glaciers from melting over the summer.

"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:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New system uses wind turbines to defend the national grid from power cut:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world: Quantum teleportation is an important step in improving quantum computing:

RandomFactor writes:The United States Navy is testing power beaming satellite technology.