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World-wide data as of: 20200615_140637 UTC:total_count8,028,325closed_count4,584,407closed_deaths_count436,277closed_deaths_percent(10%)closed_recovered_count4,148,130closed_recovered_percent(90%)active_count3,443,918active_mild_count3,389,380active_mild_percent(98%)active_serious_count54,538active_serious_percent(2%)total_deaths436,277Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/12/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Boxer cleared of doping after sex excuse keeps Olympic dream alive:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Plastic in the deep sea: Virtually unaltered after a quarter of a century:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Halibut writes:Motherboard reports that Facebook hired a cybersecurity firm to develop a zero-day exploit for the video player in Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). Facebook provided this exploit to the FBI to aid in the apprehension of a predator using Facebook to harass victims. This exploit was not disclosed to the Tails developers.Also covered by Gizmodo, as seen on Schneier's blog.[Ed Note - The zero day was provided to the FBI via a third party, not directly from Facebook.]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Elite gamers share mental toughness with top athletes, study finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New Record-Crushing Battery Lasts 1.2 Million Miles in Electric Cars:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Face masks don't even have to work especially well to be effective:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Internet Archive ends "emergency library" early to appease publishers:

takyon writes:Twitter deletes over 170,000 accounts tied to Chinese propaganda efforts

takyon writes:Virginia Tech drug researcher develops 'fat burning' molecule that has implications for treatment of obesity (Science Daily)

takyon writes:Rice team makes tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator (SD)

martyb writes:SpaceX goes for its third launch in two weeks early on Saturday:

takyon writes:Scientists Detect Unexpected Widespread Structures Near Earth's Core (Science Daily)

takyon writes:OpenZFS removed offensive terminology from its code

takyon writes:Revealed: more than 1,000 metric tons of microplastics rain down on US parks and wilderness

canopic jug writes:HaikOS version R1/beta2 has been released! The highlights include improved NVMe, XHCI, and HiDPI support, deskbar improvements, new input preferences, more ported software, better kernel stabilization and performance, and installation improvements. HaikuOS is a free and open source software operating system inspired by the Be Operating System which introduced progressive concepts and technologies that represent the ideal means to simple and efficient personal computing.From the release notes:

takyon writes:The CHAZ Has Become America's Fascination

takyon writes:Jim Keller Resigns from Intel, Effective Immediately

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:CallStranger vulnerability lets attacks bypass security systems and scan LANs:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Plundering of crypto keys from ultrasecure SGX sends Intel scrambling again:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Honda pauses production and closes offices following ransomware attack:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Senator fears Clearview AI facial recognition could be used on protesters:

kc99 wrote in with a story which inspired:FreeBSD has announced a new LLVM-derived code of conduct.According to a 2018 survey "35% were dissatisfied with the code of conduct adopted in 2018, 34% were neutral, and 30% were satisfied." So, they held another survey at the start start of June:

martyb writes:Why ‘playing hard to get’ may actually work:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:COVID vaccine execs hyped vague data to cash in $90M in stock, watchdog says:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

An Anonymous Coward writes:High definition scans and image recognition are combined to produce a unique signature for any part:

Teckla writes:It appears the leadership of Collapse OS have decided to switch from Z-80 to Forth. In this article, they explain their reasoning.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The treasure trove hidden in discarded computers:

NotSanguine writes:Jon Brodkin over at Ars Technica is reporting on Cox Cable's heavy-handed tactics in limiting upload speeds for entire neighborhoods, claiming network overuse by those who pay extra for "unlimited" access.From the article:

martyb writes:A recent story on the BBC posed a question to its readers. If it ain't broke: You share your oldest working gadgets. Folks wrote in with their favorite, longest-lasting devices.Besides being curious about the latest tech devices and advancements, I've noticed our community also seems to have a number of thrifty folk who thrive on getting the most out of their gadgets.I'll count myself among those in that category. I'll start with a Sharp EL-510S solar-powered, scientific calculator from the early 1980s. I also have a JVC stereo receiver from the mid 1980s that is still going strong. The computer I am currently using is a Dell Latitude Core 2 Duo from about 2009.So how well has your stuff held up? What was been your best acquisition for long-term durability?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Sweden welcomes its first wooden wind turbine tower:

takyon writes in with a story which was slightly augmented to become:Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Milkweed, only food source for monarch caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated:

takyon writes:Elon Musk tells SpaceX employees that its Starship rocket is the top priority now

takyon writes:Jodrell Bank leads international effort which reveals 157 day cycle in unusual cosmic radio bursts

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The F-word's hidden superpower: repeating it can increase your pain threshold:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Researchers identify neurons responsible for memory consolidation during REM sleep:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Brave privacy browser 'mistake' added affiliate links to crypto URLs:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Since the beginning of 2020 Netflix has been waging a war against its own users to prevent them from using proxy, VPN and unblocker technology to access Netflix content even though this action is legal in many countries. In Australia Netflix has reported "connection errors" to paying customers, advising them to "check their network" including to "restart their router" in order to "fix" a problem accessing Netflix. The issue is that there was no such problem. It was Netflix deliberately blocking paying customers from accessing the service they paid for. As of June 2020 Netflix shows a proper error message and redirects users to a page stating that using a proxy or VPN is disallowed. While Netflix can set the terms of service it can't deceive customers or act fraudulently. Netflix did not post information to its customers that it was blocking VPN, for example, it just cut the connection. This deceptive behaviour could see Netflix run afoul of the ACCC Non-delivery of products & services which states that It is illegal for a business to accept payment for products or services they do not intend to supply.What would you do if you were paying for a service and the vendor refused to provide the service and did not tell you why?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

"exec" writes:https://securityboulevard.com/2020/06/owners-of-ddos-for-hire-service-vdos-get-6-months-community-service/

darkfeline writes:As reported on LWN and Ars Technica, iXsystems — the company behind FreeNAS — is creating a new Debian/Linux distribution called TrueNAS SCALE.FreeNAS is coming to Linux

An Anonymous Coward writes:Just a few weeks ago, we had a story about how SpaceX released a docking simulator that lets anyone try to safely connect the crew capsule with the ISS. SpaceX had a history of not taking itself too seriously. The drone ships for landing the Falcon-9 boosters are named Just Read the Instructions and Of Course I Still Love You (from Iain M. Banks' Culture fictional universe)... knowing full-well the ships' names would be announced every time there was a landing attempt. Then came the names of the fairing recovery ships: Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief. And, of course, there was the time Elon Musk launched his bright red Tesla Roadster (and star man) on as the payload the inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy.So, it should come as no surprise that an Anonymous Coward wrote in to tell us that SpaceX had been at it again; the docking simulator had an Easter Egg embedded in it! Here's a link to the simulator again:https://iss-sim.spacex.com/Apparently, if you do a 180 and pitch down you can see Elons' Roadster. Extra points if you bump it into the atmosphere for burn up. Is this for real? Who will be the first Soylentil to achieve and confirm these?Previously: