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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramChina launches first private rocket capable of carrying satellites

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramDOJ to approve T-Mobile/Sprint merger despite 13 states trying to block it

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Chocolate writes:Recently, news of subscriber numbers dropping triggered a lawsuit against Netflix, Disney announced their own channel, and content providers are clawing back their IP ("Imaginary Property"), and generally it was all looking bad for Netfix and Friends. Talk of how splintered the streaming market is becoming and how long Netflix can last in the foreseeable bleak future has dominated the discussion. Good news, everyone: Netflix has confirmed a deal to integrate with Foxtel Australia to allow Foxtel subscribers access to the Netflix catalogue.This is a huge step forward in healing the fractured market in Australia and importantly cementing Netflix's dominant position in the streaming space. Foxtel has been fighting a losing battle to Netflix as it shed 100,000 subscribers in their last financial quarter while its debt builds. This deal is meant to be a lifeline for Foxtel but it may end up being the boost Netflix needs to encourage other streaming competitors to join rather than fight.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:A combination of an increase in construction and chilly weather has increased the amount of vermin in and around Sydney, Australia. There's no use trying to ask them nicely to leave, they are here to stay. Now the council is stepping up to deal with the problem head on by doubling down on control measures and engaging residents and businesses to help push down the infesting population. This problem is not new with Sydney dealing with this type of problem year in year out. Businesses are advised to take care how they dispose of food and residents should take precautions to ensure unwanted pests don't bed down with them in hidden places.Good advice.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:Low Barr: Don't give me that crap about security, just put the backdoors in the encryption, roars US Attorney General

RandomFactor writes:A paper published this month in the journal Ecology and Society by a University of Washington lead team of researchers investigates the motivations of people who join and remain active in citizen science projects; the results may help future citizen science projects better engage and motivate volunteers.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramToo hot to handle? Raspberry Pi 4 fans left wondering if kit should come with a heatsink

c0lo writes:The Trump Administration Protested when Kenya Halted Construction of a Coal-Fired Power Plant:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The growing threat from "extreme right-wing" terrorism will be included in official threat-level warnings for the first time, the home secretary has announced.Until now, the alerts – which tell the public if the risk is low, substantial or critical – have taken into account the threat of attack from Islamists only.The change follows growing recognition of the rising threat from the far right, since the murder of 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/far-right-terror-warning-uk-islamist-security-threat-attack-a9017296.htmlOriginal SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/rutger-hauer-blade-runner-dead-obituary-863023/At the end of the film, a dying Batty delivers the famed “tears in rain” monologue, a speech Hauer partly wrote himself. In his autobiography, All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners, Hauer recalled that he “wasn’t that happy” with the original page-long monologue that Blade Runner director Ridley Scott had originally planned. So the actor took it upon himself to cut 30 lines from the speech and keep the two he felt were the most poetic. Then he added the most famous line himself, “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

DannyB writes:FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations

takyon writes:Drama in Low-Earth Orbit as LightSail 2 Deploys its Sails:

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MostCynical writes:Telstra pulls the plug on Australia's 'talking clock' which has given 'millisecond precise' time for the past 66 years. The Daily Mail reports that the phone service talking clock is to be shut down after 66 years.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCheckmate, Qualcomm: Apple in billion-dollar bid to gobble Intel's 5G modem blueprints, staff – new claim

takyon writes:First 3D Nanotube and RRAM ICs Come Out of Foundry

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49084605

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserUK to toughen telecoms security controls to shrink 5G risks – TechCrunch

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTourists on safari track leopards and lions just as well as scientists

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTorturing An Instrumented Dive Watch, For Science

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RandomFactor writes:According to a new study published in the Journal Nature Geoscience there may be far more water on the moon than scientists previously believed.Study authors Lior Rubanenko, Jaahnavee Venkatraman and David Paige reference prior research from the Arecibo Observatory and NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft which

canopic jug writes:Ken Shirrif writes about restoring the computer which helped guide spacecraft from the Earth to the moon and back again. The Apollo Guidance Computer restoration team, consisting of Mike Stewart, Carl Claunch, Marc Verdiell, and Ken Shirrif ran into challenges simulating the permanent storage. In flight the persitent storage was made of core ropes, though these were simulated on the ground. The team is currently reverse engineering the rope simulators, which were used on the ground and originally built with 7400-series TTL integrated circuits, so as to avoid having to thread an overwhelming multitude of cores with each new version. Once completed the programs were hard-wired into the computers by passing wires through magnetic rings, a process which took many weeks and had to be done correctly the first time. The restoration team opted for a simpler method and built theirs from a BeagleBone.

martyb writes:DRAM Prices to Slide Over 40% in 2019 Because Chip Makers Can't Forecast:

takyon writes:Russian Secret Intelligence Contractor Tried to Deanonymize Tor Users

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserHuawei reportedly helped North Korea build out 3G network in secret

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserOnward raises $1.5 million to offer round-trip rides to older adults needing assistance – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousLuserGoogle pays $11 million to settle 227 age discrimination claims

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNew research identifies deadly hidden weather hazard that has the potential to affect millions of people

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAmericans are drilling deeper than ever for fresh water

martyb writes:Venezuela Suffers Nationwide Blackout in Latest Power Outage:

martyb writes:Widespread Aspirin use Despite Few Benefits, High Risks:

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow7671:TrickBot malware learns how to spam, ensnares 250M email addresses

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for AnonymousLuser:Cyber threats from the US and Russia are now focusing on civilian infrastructure – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramHow Microsoft made it harder to create Windows 10 local accounts

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takyon writes:Equifax to Pay at Least $650 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108410From the RedHat bug discussion:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1709180

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RandomFactor writes:Humans will make pets of nearly anything. Unbeknownst to most of us, giant leeches are kept not just by hospitals, but also by loving pet owners who care for and feed them.

"upstart" writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Shkreli stays in jail; Infamous ex-pharma CEO quickly loses appeal

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