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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4408YouTube gets alleged copyright troll to agree to stop trolling YouTubers

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTwitter will limit the reach of tweets by certain politicians who break its rules

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNew evidence supports giant asteroid impact 12 800 years ago

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramFire blankets can protect buildings from wildfires: Existing blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe situations

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramBlind people have increased opportunities, but employers' perceptions are still a barrier

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardInstacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protest – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Google avoids serving repeat ads with machine learning

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAMD Refreshes Embedded GPU Lineup, Launches Polaris-Based Embedded Radeon E9560 & E9390

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramI tried to hack my insomnia with technology. Here's what worked.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramHow fake news spreads like a real virus

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardThe reflections in a pop star's eyes told a selfie stalker exactly how to find her

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramSamsung Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Reader Defeated by Silicon Case

An Anonymous Coward writes:Cars that are four years old are suddenly bricking because of a code-related quirk that's burning out flash drives. Tesla does not support right to repair and has actively fought it and is not beholden to the same rules as every other auto manufacturer.

jb writes:A group of senior members of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) have launched a campaign to oppose what they describe as a corporate "hijack" of their society.Best coverage so far is in Innovation Aus:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramMathematicians prove that flash-memory 'fingerprints' of electronic devices are truly unique

An Anonymous Coward writes:After fish that survives on land is found, Georgia tells anglers: Kill them immediately

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardMore Libra woes:EBay, Stripe and Mastercard drop out of Facebook’s Libra Association – TechCrunch

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canopic jug writes:Facebook vastly exaggerated the number of viewers it had on its video platform in order to lure producers away from competing platforms like YouTube.Facebook's exaggerations were off by 150% to 900% from the actual figures, and apparently knew it at the time. Facebook is proposing a settlement of a meager $40 million to avoid facing larger penalties. Fines or not, these exaggerations — or more precisely, lies — contributed to crippling or eliminating several video-oriented areas of activity.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCurrent Time - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for tortured_old_manResearchers rediscover fast-acting German insecticide lost in the aftermath of WWII

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardSmart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardThis story about a billion dollar scam to build an undersea Arctic cable is wild

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardStratolaunch, which built the world's largest plane, is changing ownership

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardBrydge sues Kickstarter for selling iPad keyboard it claims is a clone

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martyb writes:50 Years After Internet Conception, Dark Side Stirs Fear:

upstart writes for Bytram:HOWTO make Linux run blazing fast (again) on Intel CPUs

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martyb writes:I am inviting the editorial team to take a much-deserved "break" this weekend by using "weekend story spacing"[*] on Monday. This is a long holiday weekend in the United States in celebration of Columbus Day (or Indigenous Peoples' Day). As a result, sites tend to post fewer stories. And, of the stories that are posted, a larger fraction are "filler" stories or fluff pieces, if you will. This, in turn, makes it harder for the editorial staff to find stories of interest to post to SoylentNews.One of our editors is still on leave and the remaining staff has been stretched thin with his absence. Further, several of the editorial staff are facing real-life challenges that conspire to reduce the amount of time and energy that can be given to posting stories on SoylentNews. Do recall that all staff here are volunteers and what you see here is freely given of their own spare time.We generally try to post 14-15 stories per day on weekdays, and about 10 stories per day on weekends.Also, a reminder that Linode has informed us of some server maintenance they will need to perform. Except for a short while on IRC (Internet Relay Chat), any downtime should not be visible to the community. Linode reserves up to a two-hour window for their maintenance, but past experience has show that most prior maintenance is completed in less than 30 minutes and often as little as 10-15 minutes. See our earlier story Linode to Perform Maintenance; Several SoylentNews Servers Selected for Servicing for details. The first of our servers to be affected is sodium whose maintenance window starts: 2019-10-18 05:00 AM.We will keep you informed as things progress.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

martyb writes:I am inviting the editorial team to take a much-deserved break on Monday and am encouraging the editorial staff to maintain "weekend story spacing"[*] on Monday. This is a long holiday weekend in the United States in celebration of Columbus Day. As a result, sites tend to post fewer stories. And, of the stories that are posted, a larger fraction are "filler" stories or fluff pieces, if you will. This, in turn, makes it harder for the editorial staff to find stories of interest to post to SoylentNews. Separately, one of our editors is still on leave and the remaining staff has been stretched thin with his absence. Further, several of the editorial staff are facing real-life challenges that conspire to reduce the amount of time and energy that can be given to posting stories on SoylentNews. Do recall that all staff here are volunteers and what you see here is freely given of their own spare time.We generally try to post 14-15 stories per day on weekdays, and about 10 stories per day on weekends.Also, a reminder that Linode has informed us of some server maintenance they will need to perform. Except for a short while on IRC (Internet Relay Chat), any downtime should not be visible to the community. Linode reserves up to a two-hour window for their maintenance, but past experience has show that most prior maintenance is completed in less than 30 minutes and often as little as 10-15 minutes. See our earlier story Linode to Perform Maintenance; Several SoylentNews Servers Selected for Servicing for details. The first of our servers to be affected is sodium whose maintenance window starts: 2019-10-18 05:00 AM.We will keep you informed as things progress.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart wrote in with a submission, via IRC, for AnonymousCoward.Raspberry Pi 4 PCI Express: It actually works! USB3, SATA... GPUs?

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNew compiler makes quantum computers two times faster

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://phys.org/news/2019-10-arsonists-snack-foods.html"Also, someone looking to start a fire who is carrying a can of petrol stands out. No one's going to look twice at someone with a bag of crisps, and the evidence destroys itself. This is especially helpful if someone is trying to make a deliberate fire look accidental. Criminals have presumably worked this out and told each other.""Crisps encourage fire—they feed it—because they are hugely calorific and fatty. As the video shows, a packet of crisps—either the potato ones or the puffy, maize or corn-based ones—can set a car seat on fire within 200 seconds. Plenty of time for someone to get away."Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

jmichaelhudsondotnet writes:https://public-interest-tech.com/Mr. Schneier and friends have created a new website to promote a change to the socio-economic technical milieu we are currently facing.He suggests we need to have "public interest technologists" to help the situation.He writes:

upstart wrote in with a submission, via IRC, for Bytram.Crowdsourcing consumer loans can bolster business growth and reduce crime

upstart wrote in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow1337.Toyota's e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 Olympics

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramReview of 737 Max Certification Finds Fault With Boeing and F.A.A.

c0lo writes:Stadia (Google's next gen gaming console) will use AI to achieve negative latency in games

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNew Tools & IP Accelerate Development of 5nm Arm 'Hercules' SoCs

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAmerican intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Get the popcorn.New blockchain-based music streaming service Audius is a copyright nightmare

martyb writes:Brain Protein Promotes Maintenance of Chronic Pain:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Unlike Blizzard, Epic Games says it won't ban players for political speech

Elon Musk and NASA Chief Get on Same Page, Vow to Complete Crew Dragonupstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramElon Musk and NASA chief get on same page, vow to complete Crew Dragon

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramEngineers solve 50-year-old puzzle in signal processing