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Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Booga1 writes:WJLA reports: Washington D.C. issued a record $1 billion in traffic and parking tickets in three years

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Findings from NASA's Juno update Jupiter water mystery:

martyb writes:Now Internet Society told to halt controversial .org sale... by its own advisory council: 'You misread the community mindset around dot-org':

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:$2.07bn? That's one Dell of a deal to offload infosec biz RSA:

martyb writes:Russia replaces two cosmonauts on next space station crew for 'medical reasons':

martyb writes:Late Fall May Be Best Time of Year to Try to Conceive:

martyb writes:Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life can increase risk of childhood asthma:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:US natural gas operator shuts down for 2 days after being infected by ransomware:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/medical-device-vulnerability-highlights-problem-of-third-party-code-in-iot-devices/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/anatomy-of-a-dumb-spear-phish-hitting-librarians-up-for-zelle-cashapp-cash/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow2736:Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The Mission for Education and Multimedia Engagement Satellite (MEMESat-1) is planned to be the first meme broadcasting cube satellite ever created. MEMESAT-1 is being developed by letsgo2space.com, a non-profit trying to increase the exposure kids have to STEM topics.

takyon writes:Blue Origin opens rocket engine factory

takyon writes:96-Core Processor Made of Chiplets

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Algorithms 'consistently' more accurate than people in predicting recidivism, study says:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:SpaceX announces partnership to send four tourists into deep orbit:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:Red Hat tips its Fedora at CoreOS Container Linux stans: Hop onto something else, folks, cos this one's on a boat to Valhalla:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Fnord666:Correcting the jitters in quantum devices:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:New CRISPR-based tool can probe and control several genetic circuits at once:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/isps-sue-maine-claim-web-privacy-law-violates-their-free-speech-rights/:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/805291279/losing-sleep-over-the-quest-for-a-perfect-nights-rest

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Lawmakers open groundwater fight against bottled water companies:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:New guidelines on aspirin in primary prevention:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:New image shows Betelgeuse isn't dimming evenly:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Nuclear Fusion Power Without Regular Tokamaks Or Stellarators:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Charging into the mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Computer-based weather forecast: New algorithm outperforms mainframe computer systems:

McGruber writes:Television station WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta, Georgia reports Metro city sues drug manufacturer over '97,500% price increase' for seizure medicine:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Using noise to enhance optical sensing:

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

This story is a roundup of several virus stories that were submitted over the past few days. This is a changing story, so some of what is posted below may have changed since the time of their originally being published.What's in a name? One significant change is what the names are for everything. There is the question of what to call the actual virus and then what to call it when someone is infected.Virus: The virus by itself is now officially referred to as SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). It was formerly known as 2019-nCoV (2019 novel coronavirus).Disease: Those who have been infected by this virus are said to have a disease. The name of the disease iscoronavirus disease (COVID-19)which is also known as2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease.More details are available on Wikipedia.The six submitted stories are presented below.NIH Official Says Coronavirus 'on the Verge' of Becoming Global Pandemic Unless Containment Improvesupstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:NIH official says coronavirus 'on the verge' of becoming global pandemic unless containment becomes 'more successful':

martyb writes:New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life:

martyb writes:Facial expressions don't tell the whole story of emotion: Researchers warn of drawing too-quick conclusions about people's feelings:

takyon writes:2020 BX

takyon writes:Blizzard's cancelled 'StarCraft: Ghost' leaks in playable form

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

martyb writes:What happens to our online lives after we die?

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Normal resting heart rate appears to vary widely from person to person: Individual people's averages show long-term consistency, according to de-identified data from wearables worn by 92,457 people:

JoeMerchant writes:

An Anonymous Coward writes:‘That Evil Kind of Feeling’: The Inside Story of Black Sabbath’s Iconic Cover Art:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:This USB-C Charger's Chip Is More Powerful Than the Apollo 11 Flight Computer: