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Robotron writes:Over 70 data harvesting apps in the Chrome Web Store have been discovered by researchers at Awake Security. Chrome users had downloaded the malware some 32 million times; several of the apps boasted of privacy protecting features, but instead forwarded the Chrome user's browsing data to a network of 15,000 websites hosted by Israeli web registrar Galcomm. Scott Westover, a representative for Google, had this to say: "When we are alerted of extensions in the Web Store that violate our policies, we take action and use those incidents as training material."Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

martyb writes:Engineers develop new fuel cells with twice the operating voltage as hydrogen fuel cells:

Phoenix666 writes:New discovery allows 3D printing of sensors directly on expanding organs

Phoenix666 writes:New York MTA is battling COVID-19 with UV lights and infrared sensors:

martyb writes:Are 80 Characters Per Line Still Reasonable In 2020?

Phoenix666 writes:US-China row moves underwater in cable tangle:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:BofA Phish Gets Around DMARC, Other Email Protections:

Phoenix666 writes:Graphdiyne as a Functional Lithium-Ion Storage Material:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users:

Phoenix666 writes:A deep-learning E-skin decodes complex human motion:

Phoenix666 writes:As oil slumps, Norway explores new fields in the Arctic:

Phoenix666 writes:Astronomers just discovered the youngest ever 'baby' dead star:

Phoenix666 writes:Tech and social media are making us feel lonelier than ever:

Phoenix666 writes:Movie theaters will look vastly different if they survive COVID-19:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Three US Navy carriers deployed to Indo-Pacific waters:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA Curiosity rover snaps captivating view of Earth and Venus from the surface of Mars:

chromas writes:Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Brain research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of depression:

20200618_214854 UTC Update: yes, some of these pictures are... large. Placed in <spoiler> tags for now; click each one it to see/hide the picture. --martyb]Well, here we go again! Coming off the Novell NetWare experience, I had intended to go straight into Windows NT. After two attempts of shooting a video and much swearing, I decided to shelve that project for the moment. Furthermore, a lot of the feedback from my previous articles talked about early Linux.That gave me a thought. Why not dig out the grandfather of modern Linux distributions and put it on camera? Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you: the Softlanding Linux System, complete with XFree86 1.2!Honestly, there's a lot of good and bad to say about Softlanding Linux, and while SLS is essentially forgotten, its legacy birthed the concept of the Linux distribution and its bugginess also lead to the creation of both Slackware and Debian. It also made me remember a lot of the bad that came with Linux of this era.Assuming the summary hasn't scared you off, get ready to write your Xconfig, strap in your Model Ms, and LOADLIN your way below the fold!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Facebook to let users turn off political adverts:

RandomFactor writes:The DOJ is proposing scaling back protections for large social media companies outlined in The 1996 Communications Decency Act. In section 230 of the act it states

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:T-Mobile's outage yesterday was so big that even Ajit Pai is mad:

chromas writes:USC researchers unlock fatal vulnerability in many cancer cells

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Bedrock type under forests greatly affects tree growth, species, carbon storage:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:The FDA just approved the first prescription video game:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Akamai, Amazon Mitigate Massive DDoS Attacks:

martyb writes:Soap bubbles pollinated a pear orchard without damaging delicate flowers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Primitive stem cells point to new bone grafts for stubborn-to-heal fractures:

The Mighty Buzzard writes:Andy Maxwell over at TorrentFreak informs us Removing "Annoying" Windows 10 Features is a DMCA Violation, Microsoft Says:

The Mighty Buzzard writes:The folks over at at TechRaptor bring us word (recently updated) that Valve Implementing New Steam Comment Moderation Bot:

takyon writes:On July 7, AMD will launch three refreshed Zen 2 "Matisse" desktop CPUs with slightly higher boost clocks than the previous versions:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Amazingly Detailed Map Reveals How the Brain Changes With Aging:

Phoenix666 writes:Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:EU launches two antitrust investigations into Apple practices:

takyon writes:Flat spots on Saturn's moon Titan may be the floors of ancient lake beds

Phoenix666 writes:Mars orbiter spots green glow over Red Planet:

Phoenix666 writes:Artificial synapses and living cells communicate using brain chemicals:

DannyB writes:Boston Dynamics will now sell any business its own Spot robot for $74,500:

Taking a Landslide's Temperature to Avert Catastrophe:

Phoenix666 wrote in with a story which inspired:Archaeologists Find Roman Iron Age Board Game in Norway:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Life-saving coronavirus drug 'major breakthrough':

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:COVID-19 hospitalizations could mean significant out-of-pocket medical costs for many Americans:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactorIsLazy:Bigger than big: Linux kernel colonel Torvalds claims 5.8 is 'one of our biggest releases of all time':

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:AMD Ryzen 4000 'Renoir' APU Runs Crysis Without Any Cooling Solution:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Locked iPhones rendered almost useless in Australia's COVIDSafe tracking efforts:

takyon writes:Research sheds new light on intelligent life existing across the Galaxy

takyon writes:Quantum Satellite Links Extend More Than 1,000 Kilometers

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:South African bank to replace 12m cards after employees stole master key:

Phoenix666 writes:The US military is getting serious about nuclear thermal propulsion: