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Galactic Settlement and the Fermi Paradox
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Galactic Settlement and the Fermi Paradox:
German Officials Agree on Plan to Exit Coal-Fired Power
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Creating Learning Resources for Blind Students
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Sticky Situation Inside Blood Vessels Can Worsen Stroke Damage
martyb writes:Sticky situation inside blood vessels can worsen stroke damage:
Law Enforcement Does Not Need Apple to Unlock a Suspect's iPhone
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Trump, Barr, and the FBI do not need Apple to unlock a terrorist's iPhones:
National Science Board Report Finds US Dominance in Science is Slipping
DeathMonkey writes:
Living Carbon Chomping FrankenBricks for the Moon, Mars, and Mainstreet
RandomFactor writes:Engineers at the University of Colorodo, Boulder have demonstrated a novel building material that grows, has self repair capability, and sequesters carbon.
Lord of the Rings Amazon Prequel Series: Everything You Need to Know
Phoenix666 writes:CNet:
Elon Musk Discloses Details for SpaceX Mars Mega-Colony
Phoenix666 writes:CNet:
Microsoft's New Carbon Plan Neutral by 2030 Negative by 2050
dx3bydt3 writes:Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it aims to:
Top Euro Court Advised: Citing 'National Security' Doesn't Justify Widespread Surveillance
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Deep Learning Enables Real-time Imaging Around Corners
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Deep learning enables real-time imaging around corners:
Relief as Rain Falls Over Australian Bushfires
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Facial Recognition: EU Considers Ban of up to Five Years
Phoenix666 writes:BBC:
After Nearly Three Years, Wikipedia is Coming Back Online in Turkey
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:After nearly three years, Wikipedia is coming back online in Turkey:
SpaceX Moon Passenger Yusaku Maezawa Has 20,000 Applicants to be Girlfriend He Takes on Journey
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:from the to-the-moon-Alice dept.SpaceX moon passenger Yusaku Maezawa has 20,000 applicants to be girlfriend he takes on journey:
Vietnam's Battalions of 'Cyber-Armies' Silencing Online Dissent
Phoenix666 writes:Al Jazeera:
Christopher Tolkien Dies, Aged 95
kazzie writes:News from the BBC
Scientists Unexpectedly Witness Wolf Puppies Play Fetch
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Scientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetch:
Hong Kong Express Airways Sorry for Making Woman Take Pregnancy Test
c0lo writes:WSJ runs this story (alternative MSN same text)
PinePhone Braveheart Linux Smartphone Begins Shipping
canopic jug writes:The GNU/Linux-based smartphone, PinePhone, has begun shipping. It uses the same Quad-Core ARM Cortex A53 64-Bit System on a Chip (SOC) as the the Pine64 Single Board Computer (SBC) and thus it also runs mainstream GNU/Linux. The goal is to provide a hardware platform for a wider variety of Linux-on-Phone projects. Hardware availability is expected to be five years.Lilliputing: PinePhone Braveheart Linux smartphone begins shipping January 17th
Worried About Swearing Too Much? Science Says You Shouldn't Be
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Equifax Settles Class-Action Breach Lawsuit for $380.5M
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Researchers Test Hearing by Looking at Dilation of People's Eyes
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Mozilla Lays Off 70 People as Non-Search Revenue Fails to Materialize
Mozilla Lays Off 70 People as Non-search Revenue Fails to Materializeupstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Mozilla lays off 70 people as non-search revenue fails to materialize:
SpaceX Set to Launch Crew Dragon for Crucial Escape Test Saturday 0800 ET / 1300 UTC
martyb writes:How to watch SpaceX show NASA the Crew Dragon capsule can escape if a launch goes wrong
Comcast Settles Lying Allegations, Will Issue Refunds and Cancel Debts
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/comcast-accused-of-lying-about-its-prices-gets-away-with-1-3m-settlement/
Was It an Act of War? That’s Merck Cyber Attack’s $1.3 Billion Insurance Question.
canopic jug writes:The Insurance Journal is asking if the NotPetya Windows worm was an act of war. If so, that would change any potential obligations carried by insurance policies towards claimants, in this case Merck & Co. NotPetya took over Windows computers in 2017 but was apparently originally intended to target Ukrainian Windows computers. The rest of the Windows computers may have just been collateral damage.
Luca Concept Car Will Be Built Using Plastic Waste
Phoenix666 writes:New Atlas:
Protein Found to Mimic Exercise
RandomFactor writes:University of Michigan researchers have determined that the class of proteins known as Sestrins mimic the effects of exercise in mice and flies.
`Dinosaur Trees' Saved from NSW Bushfires Thanks to a Special Firefighting Mission
c0lo writes:Guardian
What Can We Rid the World Of, Thinks Google... Poverty? Disease? - Third-Party Cookies
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:What can we rid the world of, thinks Google... Poverty? Disease? Inequality? Yeah, but first: Third-party cookies – and classic user-agent strings:
Antibiotics Could be Promising Treatment for Form of Dementia
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Antibiotics could be promising treatment for form of dementia:
Plane Dumps Fuel Over San Francisco Suburbs, Sprays Children
c0lo writes:BBC
The Cost of Trade Wars on US Economy
c0lo writes:CNN
Advertising Makes Us Unhappy
DannyB writes:Advertising Makes Us Unhappy
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Apple Over Privacy
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Trump launches fresh attack on Apple over privacy:
The Dream Of A Common Charger Is Alive, Despite Apple's Complaining
c0lo writes:Gizmodo
Paris Musées Publishes 100,000+ Digitized Works Into the Public Domain
canopic jug writes:The Paris Musées has published over 100k works under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, ensuring that even the digital editions stay in the public domain. At the same time they have published an application programming interface (API) for use in searching and retrieving high-definition, royalty-free images and their metadata.
Sen. Ron Wyden Calls for an Investigation of the Ad-Blocking Industry
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:Sen. Ron Wyden calls for an investigation of the ad-blocking industry:
Lawrence Lessig Sues New York Times for Defamation Over "Misleading Headline"
takyon writes:Lawrence Lessig sues New York Times over MIT and Jeffrey Epstein interview
Ex-NASA Scientist “Convinced” Alien Life Was Found on Mars Over 40 Years Ago
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://themindunleashed.com/2019/10/ex-nasa-scientist-convinced-alien-life-was-found-on-mars-over-40-years-ago.html
Oracle Ties Previous All-Time Patch High with January Updates
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Philippine Volcano Trembles More, Spews Lava Half-Mile High
martyb writes:https://phys.org/news/2020-01-philippine-volcano-spews-lava-half-mile.html
An 'Unknown' Burst of Gravitational Waves Just Lit Up Earth's Detectors
martyb writes:An 'unknown' burst of gravitational waves just lit up Earth's detectors:
“Marshmallow Test” Redux: Children Show Better Self-Control When They Depend on Each Other
martyb writes:"Marshmallow Test" Redux: New Research Reveals Children Show Better Self-Control When They Depend on Each Other
Galaxy S20 Ultra to Come With a Whopping 16GB of RAM
martyb writes:Galaxy S20 Ultra to come with a whopping 16GB of RAM
Amazon Asks Court to Block US/Microsoft Contract Because of Trump Interference
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/amazon-asks-court-to-block-microsofts-10b-contract-with-us-defense-dept/:
737 Max "Designed by Clowns"; Boeing Suppliers Affected by Production Suspension
takyon writes:Boeing: internal emails reveal chaos and incompetence at 737 Max factory
How Google Researchers Used Neural Networks to Make Weather Forecasts
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/google-used-deep-learning-to-improve-short-term-weather-forecasts/:
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