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upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.Ancient worm reveals way to destroy toxic cells in Huntington's disease

An Anonymous Coward writes:While it was once all the rage in London to steal a moped to cruise the streets for a phone to take from a pedestrian, now criminals in Bali are in on the act making brazen daylight thefts of mobile phones, causing serious injuries to tourists. The cost of being medically evacuated from Bali is around $50,000 so a simple theft can result in multiple broken bones and life threatening injuries. After the thefts, phone users are contacted by people pretending to be Apple support to try and scam access to the devices even though they are IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) locked and the accounts have been locked out. In theory, IMEI locking should be sufficient to reduce or prevent this type of crime -- the phone is effectively rendered worthless -- but instead of decreasing, this type of crime is now on the rise.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:If you were worried that the Snapdragon 8cx was too powerful, Qualcomm has announced two (mostly) cut-down models: the Snapdragon 8c and 7c:Qualcomm Windows on Snapdragon: New 7c & 8c SoCs for sub-$800 Laptops

takyon writes:Intel's CEO Bob Swan is looking beyond CPU market share:

takyon writes:Luxembourg expands its space resources vision

canopic jug writes:Web pioneer, standards activist, and co-founder of the Pirate Party of Norway, HÃ¥kon Wium Lie, writes that not only has the Norwegian public's access to its own written laws been re-confirmed but that his project has been credited for bringing the court around to that decision. HÃ¥kon has been leading the work to publish Norwegian law online since 1994 and the right to print the law goes back to the early 1800s and the Norwegian constitution.However, in 2018 he and his project were sued by a private foundation wishing to block that right.

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.FTC kicks feet through ash pile that once was Cambridge Analytica with belated verdict

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.WinRAR Nukes Pirate Keygen But is a "Good Guy" Towards Regular Users - TorrentFreak

RandomFactor writes:A data entry error in the Utah State Tax Commission office for Wasatch County caused the value of a home to be over-valued by close to ~$1 Billion dollars.

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.Designers rendered images of flying car patents from the last century - Business Insider

RandomFactor writes:CIMON 2 (Crew Interactive MObile Companion 2) is a free-floating spherical robot designed to recognize emotions of astronauts, that strongly resembles an oversized Tamagotchi.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for chromas'Randomizers' Are Breathing New Life Into Old Games

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.H-1B visa: New registration system will start in March

takyon writes:Jury sides with Elon Musk in "pedo guy" defamation case

takyon writes:This Brainless, Single-Celled Blob Can Make Complex 'Decisions'

barbara hudson writes:The Atlantic reports aging causes men to lose Y chromosomes.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramQualcomm's new Snapdragon 865 is 25% faster, comes with mandatory 5G

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337How neural networks work—and why they've become a big business

upstart writes for SoyCow1337:Quantum computing's also-rans and their fatal flaws

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for carnyNew Linux Vulnerability Lets Attackers Hijack VPN Connections

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for soylent_fuschiaFCC tries to bury finding that Verizon and T-Mobile exaggerated 4G coverage

takyon writes:Huawei Preps Desktop PC Motherboards Featuring Up To 8 Core Kunpeng 920 ARM v8 CPUs

takyon writes:Rocket Lab tests key maneuver needed for reusability during 10th flight to space

takyon writes:In an interview with Tom's Hardware (adwalled), AMD's CTO Mark Papermaster has hinted that the 16 cores of the "mainstream" Ryzen 9 3950X CPU is not a stopping point for the company. Zen 3, Zen 4, or Zen 5 based Ryzen CPUs could feature up to 24 or 32 cores:

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stormwyrm writes:The RSA numbers are a set of numbers that are each the product of two large primes generated by RSA in 1991 as part of the RSA Factoring Challenge, to foster research in computational number theory and the practical challenges in factoring large numbers. While the Challenge was declared inactive in 2007 and RSA will no longer award prize money for it, researchers continue to try their hardware and software against the numbers. It has just been announced that a team including Fabrice Boudot, Pierrick Gaudry, Aurore Guillevic, Nadia Heninger, Emmanuel Thomé and Paul Zimmermann has just factored RSA-240, a 795-bit number, taking 900 core-years on a 2.1 GHz Intel Xeon Gold 6130 CPU. They also demonstrated the calculation of a 795-bit discrete logarithm on the same hardware. The previous records were for RSA-768 in 2009 and a 768-bit discrete logarithm in 2016. The speed improvements that led to this work were attributable more to algorithmic improvements than better hardware.

takyon writes:Meet the Guy Behind the Libgen Torrent Seeding Movement

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.Egyptian Government Plans To Track The Movement Of 10 Million Vehicles With Low-Cost RFID Stickers:

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upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for soylent_fuschia.FCC Says Wireless Carriers Lie About Coverage 40% of the Time

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barbara hudson writes:The Guardian is reporting on the closest ever approach to the sun of any space probe.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/huawei-sues-fcc-to-stop-ban-on-huawei-gear-in-us-funded-

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for chromas.The Future of Texting Is Far Too Easy to Hack

Samoa Shuts Down in Unprecedented Battle Against Measlesupstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for Bytram.Samoa shuts down in unprecedented battle against measles

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for Runaway1956.Hair Dyes and Straighteners Might Be a Breast Cancer Risk, Especially for Black Women, Study Finds

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Amazon AI generates medical records from patient-doctor conversations

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramBizarre space first: A tiny star was spotted consuming a giant planet four times its size

martyb writes:SpaceX scrubbed yesterday's scheduled launch attempt for CRS-19 (Commercial Resupply Mission) to the ISS (International Space Station) because of concerns about upper altitude winds.The backup launch window is scheduled for four hours from the time of this story today, at 12:29pm ET (17:29 UTC). Conditions look favorable with a forecast of 80% favorable winds.Ars Technica notes:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337[Update: In the first comment, a Soylentil cautioned against following the story's link. I investigated. Running with scripts disabled on Chrome on Android I got a blank page. On a laptop running Win7Pro x64, Opera 35 (with scripts disabled) displayed a blank page. Pale Moon 28.7.2 (running NoScript, uBlock Origin, and Adblock Latitude) the story displayed fine without being asked any questions. Using Lynx (a character mode browser) and denying all cookies also displayed the story just fine. With scripts disabled, IE11 also displayed the story just fine. YMMV. Out of an abundance of caution it has been put in a spoiler tag. --martyb]Lunaz is electrifying beautiful but unreliable classic cars

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Vulnerability in fully patched Android phones under active attack by bank thieves

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Runaway1956_Scientists stumped by 18,000-year-old frozen 'dog'