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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:

takyon writes:The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals (archive)

takyon writes:Storage Matters: Why Xbox and Playstation SSDs Usher In A New Era of Gaming

An Anonymous Coward writes:China is furious that environmental readings have exposed lies around COVID-19 deaths. The data collected shows a clear mismatch from the information released by the Chinese government about how many people died and at what time. This is a very sensitive subject with China engaging in a cold trade war with Australia over the origins of COVID-19 while providing support to affected smallers countries as calls are made for China to pay billions in penalties due to their coverup.

RandomFactor writes:One of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory teams is asking for help training an AI to drive Mars rovers

takyon writes:Nikola Unveils Three Reservation Packages for the Badger Electric Pickup Truck

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:

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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