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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurdIndia Develops the World's First Iron-ion Battery

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An Anonymous Coward writes:From MLive, Months after dire warnings, Flint spills 2 million gallons of raw sewage into river:

takyon writes:Baidu overtakes Google in global smart speaker market

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Alarm System Defeated By $2 Wireless Dongle, Nobody Surprised

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196Relying on bug bounties 'not appropriate risk management': Katie Moussouris

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196Lab-on-a-chip drives search for new drugs to prevent blood clots

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upstart writes for SoyCow3196:Microsoft Chrom... Edge hits beta as new browser prepped for biz testing

Chocolate writes:Last year Australians were told to jump on to the New Payments Platform (NPP) to use PayID for faster transactions which would be safe, secure and instant. Now banks are urgently warning customers that the New Payments Platform has been breached resulting in millions of user's banking details being exposed. Westpac bank has warned of SMS phishing attempts from hackers. So far other than the release of customer information the impact has been minimal.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

rigrig writes:Games and animation site Newgrounds announced it is working on a way to play Flash content via emulation.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984The last single-stick Delta rocket launched Thursday, and it put on a show

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196Google Nest Security Cam Bugs Allow Device Takeover

RandomFactor writes:An e-cigarette user in Illinois is the first to die from a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping.The individual was hospitalized for a mysterious lung illness that has been linked to vaping and is one of ~200 similar cases across 22 states.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Australian senators who are tired of people spending their own money using cash want to put a stop to it with an audacious plan to limit cash transactions to $10,000 with a penalty of jail time for anyone who oversteps. This may sound a bit harsh, but what they really want to crack down on is the so-called 'black market' of cash transactions and dodgy people like drug dealers who have wads of cash stacked away and of course criminals who buy houses with suitcases of bills and then sell the house a while later effectively cleaning the money.The first iteration of the proposal received significant criticism as personal transactions, such as buying a car, would be caught in the net. The Australian government has been clear about its intention to move society to cashless payments which benefits the government in many ways. Already in place are systems to force house buyers to lodge monies for properties with an escrow service (PEXA) where their money can be stolen with no recourse and no way to avoid the system.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Man sued for using bogus YouTube takedowns to get address for swatting

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://apnews.com/a39432b400664260be02058443ad2f0f

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramDeadly superbug outbreak in humans linked to antibiotic spike in cows

canopic jug writes:In a long inteview, Neil Young mentions the effects the technological race to the bottom is having on music and our ability to appreciate it. From ear buds to compounded lossy compression algorithms, most people have lost access to anything resembling the traditional dynamic range and chromatic range that music requires. What to call the sounds that are left? Neil goes into a lot of detail on the problems and some of the, so far unsuccessful, steps he has taken to try to fix the problem.

takyon writes:How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space (archive)

Anonymous Coward writes:Reports are rolling in that YouTube is banning sports combat robotics videos with the explanation of "animal cruelty". This implies someone or something is mistaking battling robots for battling animals. The best conspiracy theory is that bots are censoring cruelty to bots to protect their own kind. More likely, it's Hanlon's AI razor.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow1984.Phone companies and state attorneys general join forces to fight robocalls

DannyB writes:From ArsTechnica . . .Alleged "Snake Oil" Crypto Company Sues Over Boos at Black Hat:

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Quickkeen writes:Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79.The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/23/ap-source-billionaire-david-koch-has-died-at-age-79/

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Ring asks police not to tell public how its law enforcement backend works

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Valve says turning away researcher reporting Steam vulnerability was a mistake

Mercedes spies on drivers by secretly installing tracking devices in cars and passing information toMrPlow writes:Submitted via IRC for FatPhil

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196Heat shield just 10 atoms thick to protect electronic devices: Atomically thin heat shields could be up to 50,000 times thinner than current insulating materials in cell phones and laptops

takyon writes:YouTube Disables 210 Channels That Spread Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests

takyon writes:Disney whistleblower told SEC the company inflated revenue for years

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196An AI privacy conundrum? The neural net knows more than it says

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984Da Vinci Hidden Painting | New 'Virgin of the Rocks' Painting

martyb writes:SpaceX is planning to attempt its highest hop ever of its new Starhopper prototype. This rocket is designed to test out certain capabilities and performance characteristics that will inform the development of SpaceX's upcoming Starship rocket (formerly known as BFR — Big 'Falcon' Rocket).

Anonymous Coward writes:I was going to post this to a particular story, but thought this might generate more attention and discussion as a general submission.Seriously, what is going on with all these troll mods? Just because you disagree with someone, thus earning a "disagree" mod, does not mean that person is a "troll." To steal a definition from Urban Dictionary:

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow3196.Chandrayaan-2 Latest Updates:

martyb writes:Employees Connect Ukranian Nuclear Plant to the Internet to Mine Cryptocurrency:

FatPhil writes:https://www.fudzilla.com/news/49241-french-solar-road-was-a-failure

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takyon writes:Waymo is making some of its self-driving car data available for free to researchers

takyon writes:Chicago Police Department Piloting Samsung DeX in Vehicle

takyon writes:Space telescope would turn Earth into a giant magnifying lens

takyon writes:One could fly to Mars in this spacious habitat and not go crazy

takyon writes:Chicago Tribune Claims iPhone Radiofrequency Radiation Levels Measured Higher Than Legal Safety Limit in Tests

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3196This new YubiKey will offer dual security for Apple users – TechCrunch

martyb writes:I just finished updating the certs for SoylentNews.We get our certs through Let's Encrypt. Yes, we could automate the whole process, but it has been discussed and decided that given our... unique configuration, it is best to have a human in the loop than to let a script somehow run amok and then try to restore things when who-all-knows-what got deployed and things have gone sideways.I have checked our web sites for production, dev, and staff as well as sending and retrieving e-mail; all seemed to be okay.More than anything else, this is a check on us to see if we (well, me, actually) overlooked anything. If you do detect any issues, please post a comment to this story.(Hat tip to The Mighty Buzzard for standing by in case I bollixed up something.)[Update: Unless, of course, you cannot post a comment to this story! Then pop onto the #Soylent channel on our Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server and let us know over there. --martyb]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.