canopic jug writes:Brian Krebs summarizes a report about increased deaths due to Microsoft products, which have been implicated in several service outages at various hospitals. These outages have resulted in a measurable increase in fatality.
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramSounds of mosquito mating rituals could lead to quieter drones: Research could also lead to nontoxic method using sound to diminish mosquito breeding
martyb writes:The observant among you may have noticed I'd been posting fewer stories recently.On October 27th I went to the hospital. After a physical examination, CT scan, and MRI, it was determined that I had had a minor stroke. I had mild loss of use of the pinky and ring finger of my left hand as well as some loss of fine motor control in my left arm and leg. A couple days later saw me in the operating room with a stent being inserted in my right carotid artery. I was released on Halloween day for a few days' recuperation at a relative's home and am now cleared to go back to work. I'm starting easy with slightly shortened work days, as I lack the stamina I had before.Still, as these things go, I can't help but think of how fortunate I am. Nothing internal seems to have been affected (heart, lungs, etc. all working fine.) I am right-handed, so no problems there. No problem with talking or swallowing, so that's a huge plus. Thanks to neural plasticity and prescribed exercises, I have already mostly recovered. The lack of stamina manifests as my just being too tired after a day at work to be able to do much in the way of posting stories out to the site. As for my mind, I can attest that I am still as tarp as a shack! =)As much as I would like to think I'll just bounce back to normal in no time, I acknowledge that my activities here will be at a somewhat diminished capacity for a while; time will tell.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
RandomFactor writes:MIT Labs has released its pack of 9 robot dogs upon an unsuspecting Killian Court and they are highlighted running, jumping, playing dead, rolling in the leaves, following the leader, kicking around a soccer ball, synchronized flipping, etc.
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29505/the-navys-secretive-nemesis-electronic-warfare-capability-will-change-naval-combat-forever
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337A German court has told startup insurer Lemonade to stop using the color magenta in marketing after an objection from T-Mobile
canopic jug writes:Physics World has a pair of articles on Eben Upton, co-founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. One is an interview about the growing role that Raspberry Pi computers has in industrial activities and the other concentrates on his background, which was originally in physics.From the interview on the Raspberry Pi in industrial settings:
canopic jug writes:Several sites are reporting that several of Twitter's staff were allegedly spying for Saudi Arabia against its critics.From Wired: Twitter Insiders Allegedly Spied for Saudi Arabia
upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for soylent_red.Well the fastest path is accelerating straight down but still...Boeing's lunar lander pitch promises 'fastest path' to the moon
upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow1337.Walmart reaches settlement with Tesla over solar panel fires, drops lawsuit – TechCrunch
RandomFactor writes:Scientists in Sweden and Belgium have discovered a new material that expands (or contracts) by orders of magnitude in response to application of a weak electric current.