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upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Bacteria form biofilms like settlers form cities:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Akamai Talks Massive Uptick in Credential-Stuffing Attacks Against Bank APIs:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:Nation-state actors are exploiting CVE-2020-0688 Microsoft Exchange server flaw:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:New universal carrier ink for 3-D printing:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Avast pulls plug on insecure JavaScript engine in its security software suite:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:[Ed. note: For those who are unfamiliar or need a reminder, a quick search brought up this YouTube video.]Scientists analyze Monty Python's silly walks, determine they are indeed silly:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked 'limited contact info', it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more:

quietus writes:German company CureVac has received a rather strange offer from the current White House.On March 3, CureVac's CEO was invited to the White House, for a meeting with President Trump, Vice Pence and several members of the Coronavirus Task Force. Asked for when a vaccine could be ready, he estimated that a potential candidate could be ready within a few months. Apparently, that triggered the members of the meeting so much, that they've now offered to buy the company, at whatever price.One condition though: production would be exclusively for the United States.The move is not exactly one to gain popularity, and follows on the heels of the President's worrying statement that "a large number of new clusters in the United States were seeded by travelers from Europe".Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Hacking a Mileage Manipulator CAN Bus Filter Device:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:New record set for cryptographic challenge:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Ancient Language Processing: Teaching Computers to Read Cuneiform Tablets:

martyb writes:[Update 1: 20200315_130751 UTC: Updated to add alternate YouTube links. --martyb][Update 2: 20200315_133158 UTC: Today's launch was aborted at T:+0:00, due to "Launch abort on engine high power". No word, yet, on when a retry will be attempted.--martyb][Update 3: 20200315_195221 UTC: SpaceX tweet: "Standing down today; standard auto-abort triggered due to out of family data during engine power check. Will announce next launch date opportunity once confirmed on the Range". In response to a query "Out of family?", User Viv replied: "Data from sensors & system isn’t always the same, but if you plot it on a graph, all nominal data will be one big cluster aka family. If readings from sensors or systems are not within this cluster, they’re out of family, eg something might be wrong w sensors or system itself". For those who missed it, here is a brief video that shows a few seconds bracketing the scheduled launch countdown and abort. Follow the main SpaceX twitter feed for date and time of next launch attempt. --martyb]Watch Live: SpaceX attempts to launch the same Falcon 9 a fifth time:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Ice Lake GPU underperforming? Put it in powersave mode. Wait, what?:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Undercompressive shocks proposed to explain 'tears of wine' phenomenon:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AnonymousCoward:Astrophysicists wear 3-D glasses to watch quasars:

takyon writes:Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux is coming to all Windows 10 users (archive):

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow420:Student privacy laws still apply if coronavirus just closed your school:

Phoenix666 writes:Babylon Bee:

takyon writes:Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

takyon writes:Honeywell is rolling out a supercomputer to take on Google and IBM

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Antiaging biochemical mechanism found in mouse, bat and naked mole rat cells:

DannyB writes:United Kingdom to introduce Security Labelling on connected devices

takyon writes:Waymo drivers say they're being discouraged from canceling robotaxi rides during coronavirus outbreak

Chocolate writes:A UK supermarket has banned the use of money that was stored in shoes and bras as part of the effort to reign in the spread of COVID-19. Among other strange facts coming out of this outbreak is that some people lick their money before handing it over to the cashier.We are doomed.[Ed Note - Updated the story to reflect that the store is called Iceland and is, in fact, a UK supermarket.]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

DannyB writes:Coronavirus could force ISPs to abandon data caps forever

DannyB writes:Court outlaws German Weather Service's free weather app

DannyB writes:Europe Wants a 'Right to Repair' Smartphones and Gadgets

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow420:Vermont sues Clearview, alleging "oppressive, unscrupulous" practices:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow420:Microsoft—and Ars—advise split-tunnel VPNs to minimize coronavirus woes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Why do small dogs live longer than big dogs?:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:Ransomware Threatens to Reveal Company's 'Dirty' Secrets:

Phoenix666 writes:With Wuhan Coronavirus spreading in New York City, parents, Parent Teacher Associations, and schools seem to be inevitably headed for extended shutdowns and quarantines. The Department of Education is crossing its fingers, wiping down all surfaces, and hoping to avert the worst without closing schools, but parents are going to need contingency plans.Do Soylentils have recommendations for online resources that members of NYC's school boards can share with the parent community to help kids keep up with their school work? Khan Academy is an excellent resource for math & science; it doesn't span every subject but something like it that grade school kids can understand would be ideal.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:How the moon formed: New research sheds light on what happened:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Wearing clothes could release more microfibres to the environment than washing them:

Phoenix666 writes:BBC:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

martyb writes:Thought you were done after Tuesday's 115-fix day? Not yet: Microsoft emits crisis SMBv3 worm-cure patch

Gaaark writes:https://www.celiac.com/articles.html/can-nasas-new-gluten-free-protein-powder-save-the-world-r5083/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/att-ceo-pay-rose-to-32-million-in-2019-while-he-cut-20000-jobs/

Even though it has only been a short while since our last round-up there are 22 separate stories merged into this round-up. Many report duplicate news but, nevertheless, we have tried to distill the important elements of each submission.Firstly, there is some confusion regarding the actual names that are reported for the virus, the disease that it causes, and names frequently seen in media reporting. From https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-020-0695-z:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:Engineers crack 58-year-old puzzle on way to quantum breakthrough:

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takyon writes:House Passes Bill Preserving F.B.I. Surveillance Powers (archive)

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Why is an empty shampoo bottle so easy to knock over?:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:International Space Station system that turns astronaut pee into drinking water getting 'much appreciated' boost: