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aristarchus writes:Seems like the takeover of free software continues apace, in the land of Redmond, where the Blue Screens lie.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Hackers infect multiple game developers with advanced malware:

RandomFactor writes:Phys.org reports on the bold plan to take pictures of an exoplanet so sharp that oceans, continents and even clouds would be discernible.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:IBM laying off thousands, seeking “flexibility” during COVID-19 crisis:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Wanna force granny to take down that family photo from the internet? No problem. Europe's GDPR to the rescue:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

takyon writes:Hacker Mods Old Calculator to Access the Internet, CASIO Files DMCA Complaint

looorg writes:Berlin WW2 Bombing Survivor Saturn the Alligator Dies in Moscow Zoo:

takyon writes:Anti-Piracy Lawyer Sues Torrent Sites for 'YTS' Trademark Infringement

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Microsoft Solitaire Turned 30 Years Old Friday and Still has 35 Million Monthly Players:

takyon writes:UK reportedly planning to phase out Huawei equipment from its 5G networks

martyb writes:Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Ransomware deploys virtual machines to hide itself from antivirus software:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:Rocket Report: NASA's stunning Falcon 9 bargain, Ariane 6 delayed:Ars Technica routinely runs an infodump about all things rocket-related. Of note in this edition are details regarding the Falcon 9 and the Ariane 6, but many others are covered as well.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The US Government Just Invested Big in Small-Scale Nuclear Power:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Millions of cicadas to emerge after living underground for 17 years:

martyb writes:Revelations about Rembrandt's masterpiece captured on camera:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Microsoft Has Now Open-Source Their BASIC Code From 1983 - Phoronix:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Virgin Orbit schedules its first orbital test launch this weekend – Spaceflight Now:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/health/japan-black-light-experiment-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Four states warn unemployment benefits applicants about data leaks:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

An Anonymous Coward writes:[NB: Athlone is a town of over 20,000 located on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath, Ireland. ]https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2020/05/18/4189375-video-athlone-mans-beehive-made-out-of-lego-/

looorg writes:PAC-MAN was first publicly tested on May 22, 1980 and — now at 40 years old — is middle-age today. Celebrate with his wife and offspring:https://www.pacman.com/en/:

aristarchus writes:Just a reminder of Amazing Astronomical Discoveries from Ancient Greece.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA's OSIRIS-REx Ready for Touchdown on Asteroid Bennu:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Uber lays off 3,000 people in second big round of cuts:

Nearly Half of Twitter Accounts Pushing to Reopen America May be BotsAnonTechie writes:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Vigilante hackers target 'scammers' with ransomware, DDoS attacks:

aristarchus writes:Reported from the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii,

AnonTechie writes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

martyb writes:AT&T slapped down for its '5G E' ads: You don't have a 5G network, so stop saying so, says watchdog:

martyb writes:Cosmic Rays May Have Left Indelible Imprint On Early Life, Stanford Physicist Says:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Praying Mantises: More Deadly Than We Knew:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Extracting ROM constants from the 8087 math coprocessor's die:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Can you solve it? Sudoku as spectator sport is unlikely lockdown hit:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Trump threatens to take US out of WHO entirely and stop all funding:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Beer rating app reveals homes and identities of spies and military bods, warns Bellingcat:

EasyJet Says Cyberattack Exposed Data of 9 Million Customersupstart writes in with an IRC submission:EasyJet says cyberattack exposed data of 9 million customers:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:SD cards hop on the PCIe 4.0 bus to hit 4GB/s with version 8.0 of storage spec:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA's human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn't be worse:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Bluetooth Bugs Allow Impersonation Attacks on Legions of Devices: