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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for CarnyCoronal Hole Activity on 31 July-1 Aug, 2019

jas writes:There is a relatively old—though still fundamentally true—adage about Windows: Microsoft's biggest competition is Microsoft, as a specific subset of users (and businesses) only upgrade to the latest version of Windows kicking and screaming. According to SpiceWorks' Future of Network and Endpoint Security report, published Tuesday, 32% of organizations still have at least one Windows XP device connected to their network, despite extended support for XP ending in 2014. (Notably, the last variant of XP, Windows POSReady 2009, reached end of life in April 2019.)With the looming end of free support for Windows 7, this reticence of users and enterprises to upgrade to newer versions of Windows is likely to create significant security issues. Presently, 79% of organizations still have at least one Windows 7 system on their network, according to SpiceWorks, which also found that two thirds of businesses plan to migrate all of their machines off Windows 7 prior to the end of support on January 14, 2020, while a quarter will only migrate after that deadline.https://www.techrepublic.com/article/its-2019-and-one-third-of-businesses-still-have-active-windows-xp-deployments/Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramUS teenager wins $3m as Fortnite world champion

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCollege Financial-Aid Loophole: Wealthy Parents Transfer Guardianship of Their Teens to Get Aid

martyb writes:Fastest Eclipsing Binary, a Valuable Target for Gravitational Wave Studies:

martyb writes:The Moon is Older Than Previously Believed:

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserNew protein found in strongest spider web material

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramDear hackers: If you try to pwn a website for phishing, make sure it's not the personal domain of a senior Akamai security researcher

ikanreed writes:According to a recent talk presented at the Ecological Society of America, solar panels and crops aren't always in competition.In dry, hot areas, cooling by transpiration, not sunlight is the limiting factor of crop growth. Sometimes as much of 3/4 of sunlight is wasted in these places. An experiment by Greg Barron-Gafford hoped to take advantage of that.

takyon writes:NVIDIA @ SIGGRAPH 2019: NV to Enable 30-bit OpenGL Support on GeForce/Titan Cards

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramHow and why resistance training is imperative for older adults

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramEvery transistor has a unique quantum fingerprint

martyb writes:Spicy Diet Could be Linked to Dementia:

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for Fnord666.Researcher's innovative floodplain maps help official response

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramSupervisors driven by bottom line fail to get top performance from employees: 'Bottom-line mentality' can lead to loss of employee respect and loyalty, research shows

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for AnonymousLuser.Kickstarter game teaches players how to identify fake news

Anonymous writes:'Anonymised' data can never be totally anonymous, says study

upstart writes for AnonymousLuserShaping light with a Smartlens

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserUsing the same tactics as ‘Big Tobacco,’ Juul may have intentionally targeted teens

RandomFactor writes:A new bill is being written with input from both the House and Senate in the hopes of speeding the introduction of self driving vehicles on the roads.Similar legislation last year (the SELF DRIVE Act in the House and the 'AV START Act' in the Senate) failed to pass even though amended repeatedly in response to Democrat

takyon writes:Decades-Old Computer Science Conjecture Solved in Two Pages

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserIRS reminds 10,000 taxpayers that cryptocurrency is subject to taxes

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserPhysicists count sound particles with quantum microphone

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserLike film editors and archaeologists, biochemists piece together genome history

An Anonymous Coward writes:Australia's consumer watchdog has handed down 23 proposed changes in a new report into the behaviour of the world's biggest tech giants. If adopted, tech giants will be required to take the collection and use of user data more seriously. The recommendations include creating an independent ombudsman, a new specialist arm named the "ACCC digital platforms branch" for proactively investigating anti-competitive conduct, upgrading the Privacy Act, improve handling of fake news, and allow users to select their default search engine and browser on Android. The intent is to bring Australia in line with the protections the US and Europe have for user privacy.Maybe they will finally make it law that users get root access to their devices by default.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:Alibaba Crafts A 16-Core RISC-V Chip @ 2.5GHz

RandomFactor writes:Researchers at King's College London have identified a new type of cell that can grow into the two main cell types in adult livers.

takyon writes:AMD says Valve is underestimating its success in the Steam Hardware Survey

RandomFactor writes:Deep in the North Island Forests of New Zealand, a zombie tree lays dreaming.

An Anonymous Coward writes:In the last few years: millions of accounts have been breached, AWS contains have been compromised, and if a company is storing their data 'in the cloud' then it's probably just a matter of time until someone hacks into it.Not so for an Australian bank who uploaded 13 thousand customers' records to a third party data service. The bank admitted fault and the "data service" has reportedly deleted the data which included "customer names, date of birth, contact details and in some cases, government identity numbers."

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCosmic Ray Update: New Results from the Moon

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/siri-records-fights-doctors-appointments-and-sex-and-contractors-hear-it/

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramIt's official: US government approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAsteroid 2019 OK to flyby Earth at 0.19 LD on July 25 - the largest of the year

DannyB writes:Retrotechtacular: The Floppy Disk Orphaned By Linux

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takyon writes:To protect its satellites, France outlines ambitious space-weapons program

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Bytram writes in via IRC with two hot stories about the weather:Records Tumble as Europe Swelters in Heatwaveupstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramRecords tumble as Europe swelters in heatwave

MrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAirbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours

"upstart" writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Moon bricks could keep the lights on and the heat up in Lunar colonies – TechCrunch