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Mozilla Wants to Use People's Stories to Shame YouTube Into Being Better: #YouTubeRegrets
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/12/20862352/youtube-algorithm-recommendation-social-campaign-mozilla-firefox
Genetic Information Extracted From 1.77-Million-Year Old Rhinoceros Tooth
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/million-year-old-rhino-tooth-provides-oldest-dna-data-180973117/
Google Abandons Touchless Chrome Browser for Feature Phones
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5google.com/2019/09/11/google-scrapped-touchless-chrome-android-feature-phones/
NY Payroll Company Vanishes With $35 Million
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718NY Payroll Company Vanishes With $35 Million
Google Chrome Browser Also Testing DNS-Over-HTTPS
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/10/chrome_78_dnsoverhttps/
'Volfefe': A Volatility Index for the Trump Era by JPMorgan
c0lo writes:Reuters
1 Billion Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing ‘SimJacker’ Surveillance Attack
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Bytram1B Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing 'SimJacker' Surveillance Attack
Four-Year Probe Finds Foxconn's Apple 11 Factory 'Routinely' Flouts Chinese Labour Laws
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Rock Pi X Intel Cherry Trail Board to Sell for as Low as $39
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramRock Pi X Intel Cherry Trail Board to Sell for as low as $39
Bigelow Aerospace Unveils B330 Inflatable Module Mock-Up
An Anonymous Coward writes:Bigelow Aerospace Unveils B330 Inflatable Module Mock-Up
Fabricated Voice Used in Financial Fraud
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Bytramhttps://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/fraudsters-use-ai-to-mimic-ceos-voice-in-unusual-cybercrime-case-11567157402
Possible Second Interstellar Object Discovered
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/possible-interstellar-comet-headed-our-way/
Firefox Announces a VPN (Virtual Private Network) Service
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/mozilla-launches-a-vpn-brings-back-the-firefox-test-pilot-program/
Water Detected on Super Earth Exoplanet in Habitable Zone
RandomFactor writes:For the first time, water has been detected on an exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone.
Which Compression Format to Use for Archiving?
canopic jug writes:Web developer Ukiah Smith wrote a blog post about which compression format to use when archiving. Obviously the algorithm must be lossless but beyond that he sets some criteria and then evaluates how some of the more common methods line up.
Are We All Wrong About Black Holes?
aristarchus writes:From WIRED, again. Sometimes they have good stuff.
New High-Mass Gamma-Ray Binary Discovered
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Newly Described Electric Eel Has Strongest Voltage Yet Measured
canopic jug writes:A new study finds that there are actually three species of electric eel.
Now Dark Web Hackers are Targeting Internet-Connected Gas Pumps
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718IoT security: Now dark web hackers are targeting internet-connected gas pumps
The Marist Mindset List for the Entering College Class of 2023
martyb writes:The Marist Mindset List for the Entering College Class of 2023:
Western Digital Announces 20 TB Hard Drives
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.anandtech.com/show/14861/western-digital-reveals-20-tb-hdd-a-halo-product-for-datacenters
Apple's Tri-Camera iPhones Trigger Trypophobia
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/health/trypophobia-iphone-wellness-intl-scli/index.html
MATLAB vs Python: Why and How to Make the Switch
canopic jug writes:MATLAB and Python are both rather popular languages. Real Python has an overview of the two with an eye towards encouraging use of Python. There is a lot to say when comparing languages, so this is a long read.
The Secret Strength of Gnashing Teeth
martyb writes:The Secret Strength of Gnashing Teeth:
How Prohibition Tossed a Wet Blanket on America’s Inventors
DannyB writes:How Prohibition Tossed a Wet Blanket on America’s InventorsNew research reveals the link between bars and new inventions.
Old Farmer's Almanac 2020 Forecast: Big Chills and Strong Storms will Bring Heavy Rain and Sleet
An Anonymous Coward writes:
British Airways Pilots Ground Planes in Unprecedented 48-Hour Strike
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Secret Service Investigates Breach At U.S. Govt IT Contractor
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
U.S. Manufacturer Most Recent Target Of Lokibot Malspam Campaign
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Uber Lays Off Hundreds More, This Time From its Engineering and Product Teams
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramUber lays off hundreds more, this time from its engineering and product teams
Near Misses At Large Hadron Collider Shed Light On The Onset Of Gluon-Dominated Protons
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer is Highly-Accurate and Avoids Invasive Biopsies
"exec" writes:Queen Mary University of London:
Silicon Valley Went From an Industry With No Enemies to One With No Friends
aristarchus writes:At The Hill,
Intel Faces its Own Degradation Issue, and a New Vulnerability
An Anonymous Coward writes:Intel server-grade CPUs impacted by new NetCAT attack
UK Musicians Call for Facial Recognition Ban at Gigs
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Woman Receives First Corneal Transplant Made from iPS Cells
An Anonymous Coward writes:
Gas Plants Will Get Crushed by Wind, Solar by 2035
DannyB writes:Gas Plants Will Get Crushed by Wind, Solar by 2035, Study Says
Claim: SHA-256 has been Broken
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
New Lows At Bose As Firmware Update Woes Infuriate Soundbar Bros
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Sex Lives Of App Users 'Shared With Facebook'
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Japanese Settlement Found In Forests Of British Columbia
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Airbnb Host? Don't Pay Business Taxes? City Digs Up Your Sewer and Water.
barbara hudson writes:The City of Bonavista has taken a new approach to dealing with airbnb hosts who represent unfair competition for hotels and bread-and-breakfast ins because they don't pay business taxes. They cut your sewer and water lines.
If Computers Are So Smart, How Come They Can’t Read?
AnonTechie writes:
Uber, Lyft Poised to Lose Fight Against California Bill That Would Label Drivers as Employees
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Scientists Discover More Evidence of That Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
Scientists Discover More Evidence of That Dinosaur-killing Asteroidupstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramScientists discover more evidence of that dinosaur-killing asteroid
Artificial Leaf Produces First Drugs Using Sunlight
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Get Ready to be Probed by the Antitrust Voltron, Google: Attorneys General Combine
"exec" writes:Get ready to be probed by the Antitrust Voltron, Google: Attorneys general combine from Texas, New York, Maine, Arizona, Missouri...From IRC we get the following story:
Microsoft President Says US Government Isn't Being Open About Huawei Ban
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Why People Gain Weight as They Get Older
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramWhy people gain weight as they get older
Web Scraping Doesn't Violate Anti-Hacking Law, Appeals Court Rules
martyb writes:Web Scraping Doesn't Violate Anti-Hacking Law, Appeals Court Rules:
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