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Saved using New on Admin barOn initial edit using the story editor; the only entry here with "nbsp" named character entities was the first one, with ECODE.Using the ECODE element:
Vimeo Collected Detailed Facial Scans Without Consent, Lawsuit Alleges
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramVimeo collected detailed facial scans without consent, lawsuit alleges
To Find the Best Parking Spot, Do the Math
Fnord666 writes:
High-Severity Vulnerability in VBulletin is Being Actively Exploited
Fnord666 writes:
US Senators Green-Light Recruitment Of Crack Infosec Teams, Both Public And Private
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Facebook Confirms its “Standards” Don't Apply to Politicians
Fnord666 writes:
Google Releases Thousands of Deepfake Videos for Researchers
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/24/google-releases-data-set-to-help-defeat-deepfake-videos/
125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Bytram125 New Flaws Found in Routers and NAS Devices from Popular Brands
As Attack Drones Multiply, Israeli Firms Develop Defenses
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
No, It Wasn’t A Virus; It Was Chrome That Stopped Macs From Booting
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
FCC Sets Date for Major Midband Spectrum Auction for 5G
martyb writes:FCC Sets Date for Major Midband Spectrum Auction for 5G:
When America Caught a Nuclear Violator Red-Handed—But Stayed Silent
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/22/blast-from-the-past-vela-satellite-israel-nuclear-double-flash-1979-ptbt-south-atlantic-south-africa/ (may be paywalled; alternate link):
GlobalFoundries Develops "12LP+" Fabrication Process
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.anandtech.com/show/14905/globalfoundries-unveils-12lp-technology-massive-performance-power-improvements
Taiwan Weighs Options after Diplomatic Allies Switch Allegiance
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Abnormal Gut Bugs Tied to Worse Cognitive Performance in Veterans with PTSD and Cirrhosis
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAbnormal gut bugs tied to worse cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis: Study involved more than 90 combat veterans
Prehistoric Baby Bottle Discovery; Infants Fed Animal Milk 5000 Years Ago
Common Joe writes:
Russian National Confesses To Biggest Bank Hack In US History
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Security Warning For 23 Million YouTube Creators Following ‘Massive’ Hack Attack
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718Security Warning For 23 Million YouTube Creators Following 'Massive' Hack Attack
Match Dot-Con? FTC: Cyber-Lonely-Hearts 'Lured Into Forking Out to View Bot Spam'
martyb writes:Match.com? More like Match dot-con, claims watchdog: Cyber-lonely-hearts 'lured into forking out to view bot spam':
Million+ IoT Radios Open to Hijack Via Telnet Backdoor
Fnord666 persuaded upstart to forward us this tale of fail:
JUUL Labs CEO Steps Down; Merger Talks Between Phillip Morris and JUUL's Parent Company Altria End
martyb writes:JUUL Labs Names New Leadership, Outlines Changes to Policy and Marketing Efforts – JUUL Newsroom
Messaging App Kik Shuts Down as Company Focuses on Kin, its Cryptocurrency
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow9427Messaging app Kik shuts down as company focuses on Kin, its cryptocurrency – TechCrunch
Dell Rolls Out New Data Protection Storage Appliances and Capabilities
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Quieter, Faster, Stronger: The Next Jet Age Is Coming
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurdQuieter, Faster, Stronger: The Next Jet Age Is Coming
Google Wins Fight to Restrict Right-to-be-Forgotten Ruling to EU Search Engines
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow9427Google wins fight to restrict right-to-be-forgotten ruling to EU search engines
UK Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament Was Unlawful, Judges Rule
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261
There's One Crucial Way Tape Still Trounces SSDs and Hard Drives When It Comes to Storage...
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramThere's one crucial way tape still trounces SSDs and hard drives when it comes to storage...
D-Link DNS-320 ShareCenter = 2.05.B10 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Fnord666 writes:Source: https://www.securityweek.com/flaw-gives-hackers-remote-access-files-stored-d-link-dns-320-devices
Renaissance Masterpiece Discovered in Woman's Kitchen
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
The Mysterious Origins of an "Uncrackable" Video Game
upstart writes in with a story, submitted via IRC, for SoyCow9427 that was the inspiration for:The BBC has posted a story, The mysterious origins of an uncrackable video game, which describes the investigation by two Game Archaeologists into the Atari 2600 game "Entombed".The article is a narration of the story outlined in the abstract: Entombed: An archaeological examination of an Atari 2600 game (DOI: https://doi.org/10.22152/programming-journal.org/2019/3/4) and full article (pdf):The Atari 2600 was an extremely limited device with 128 bytes of RAM, a scaled down version of the venerable 6502 processor called the 6507 which had only 13 address liness restricting it to 8 kB of addressable memory, no interrupt processing, and it had no frame buffer, so each line of pixels to be displayed had to be calculated in real time — racing the beam — so being limited to exactly 76 machine cycles per line. The paper succinctly puts it: "Given that 6507 instructions all take two or more cycles, there was no room for inefficiency."As if that were not enough of a challenge, there were no libraries in ROM, all code had to be hand-crafted. No programmer documentation meant that to even get started programming, one had to reverse engineer how the 2600 even worked.The word "uncrackable" in the title is not of the crypto flavor one would normally assume, but instead of the "How did they come up with that?" variety. Specifically: create a scrolling maze that had a path through it, all with the aforementioned hardware limitations.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
A New Satellite To Understand How Earth Is Losing Its Cool
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Sneaky AI Cheats at Hide and Seek
rob_on_earth writes:Surprising behaviours emerge when Open AI created a Hide and Seek game
Here's The Kind Of Data Hackers Get About You From Hospitals
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Wearable Technology For Seniors Can Call The Ambulance
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Depression and Binge-Drinking More Common Among Military Partners
"exec" writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
A New Way to Turn Heat into Useful Energy
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://news.osu.edu/a-new-way-to-turn-heat-into-energy/An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture heat and turn it into electricity.
Snapchat Reportedly Has “Project Voldemort” Dossier on Facebook's Bad Behavior
Freeman writes:
Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Appears to be Getting Hungrier
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for FatPhilBlack hole at the center of our galaxy appears to be getting hungrier
Chuck Yeager Sues Airbus for Writing “Yeager Broke the Sound Barrier”
Freeman writes:
Cats are Securely Bonded to their People, too
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Why are Mountains So High? It Doesn't Add Up
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramWhy are mountains so high? It doesn't add up
Most of the Mind Can’t Tell Fact from Fiction
"exec" writes:
Nine Words to Ruin Your Monday: Emergency Internet Explorer Patch Amid In-The-Wild Attacks
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNine words to ruin your Monday: Emergency Internet Explorer patch amid in-the-wild attacks
Trump Ukraine Call: What's This Story All About?
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49800181(Note: emphasis in original.)
AT&T Tells Court: Customers Can't Sue Over Sale of Phone Location Data
Freeman writes:
New Foundation for Nanostructures: Scientists Combine Glass and Synthetic Diamond
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Fnord666Diamonds are forever: New foundation for nanostructures: Scientists combine glass and synthetic diamond as a basis for tiny structures
Western Digital Sells Off IntelliFlash Division
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramWestern Digital: We're just about DDN with these data centre systems
World's Largest Heap of Untreated Nuclear Waste Needs More Bots to Cart Around Irradiated Crap
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Richard Stallman Deserved to be Fired, Says Fired GNU Hurd Maintainer
Anonymous Coward writes:Thomas Bushnell, former maintainer of GNU Hurd until his dismissal by Richard Stallman, has opined in a biased blog post that the forced resignation of Stallman from MIT and the Free Software Foundation is deserved.https://medium.com/@thomas.bushnell/a-reflection-on-the-departure-of-rms-18e6a835fd84
2018 Chevy Malibu Recalled for Software Bug that May Kill Fuel Injectors
"exec" writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
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