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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-rice-lines-africa-virus.html

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JoeMerchant writes:Scientists swapped out carbon for perovskite semiconductors to demonstrate the power of a future PeLED technology.

hubie writes:Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping. Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.

Apple AirDrop Leaks User Data Like a Sieve. Chinese Authorities Say They're Scooping It Up.upstart writes:Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years:

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NYT reports that USA greenhouse gas emissions reduced last year. They open with a graph of U.S. electricity generation by source from 2005-2023 showing natural gas, nuclear, coal and renewable power generation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/climate/us-carbon-emissions-2023-climate.html or https://archive.is/wNgDx

upstart writes:The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time:

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/chinese-developed-nuclear-battery-has-a-50-year-lifespan

ElizabethGreene writes:@KenKirtland17 on Twitter has created a fascinating infographic summary of NASA's plan (PDF) for sending Astronauts to Mars.It shows 13 SLS Block 2 Cargo launches from 2032 to 2038 and two crewed SLS Block 2 launches to build various spacecraft in Cislunar space. The spacecraft are then fueled by an unspecified number of Commercial Launch Vehicle flights. The mission series culminates with 4 people making a nuclear-powered 180-day trip to Mars, 2 people spending 30 days on the surface, and a 350-day return trip with both Venus and Lunar flybys.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Snotnose writes:No word on why he didn't run Wireshark to see exactly what the data was, but a word of warning concerning smart devices.

upstart writes:The CAMM2 spec was recently finalized, and memory makers are testing the waters:

canopic jug writes:OpenSSH developer, Damien Miller, has announced plans to remove support for DSA keys from OpenSSH in the near future. His announcement describes the rationale, process, and proposed timeline.

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-hummingbirds-mental-gears-flight.html

upstart writes:Bizarre Galaxy Discovered With Seemingly No Stars Whatsoever:

upstart writes:Astrobotic's latest update is optimistic, all things considered:

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-fastest-insect-uncrewed-boat.html

upstart writes:The innovation that gets an Alzheimer's drug through the blood-brain barrier:

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Why Google is Phasing Out Third-party Cookies - Marketplaceupstart writes:Google will roll out a set of new tools that still track your behavior online - so we'll still be getting those targeted ads:

upstart writes:Which countries back South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ?:

taylorvich writes:https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-ancient-dna-reveals-high-multiple.html

upstart writes:The two fasteners from the sampler head haven't budged for nearly 4 months, keeping the precious material inside:

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taylorvich writes:https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-mind-brains-built-grammar.html

fliptop writes:Media outlets are calling foul play over AI companies using their content to build chatbots. They may find friends in the Senate:

canopic jug writes:The OpenWRT project is turning 20 years old this year. During that time they have adapted to existing hardware products. Now the team has the idea to produce their own, fully supported hardware to run their software on:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:One of the Windows updates in the current cycle is for KB5034441, which addresses CVE-2024-20666. From what I can tell, exploiting this vulnerability requires physical access, so there's no risk of this being used in remote attacks. The actual risk to most users is probably very low. Still, it allows security features to be bypassed, so it should be fixed.The problem is that this update is failing for many users with error code 0x80070643. Microsoft claims that this is due to the recovery partition not being large enough on some systems, though the error code is cryptic and unhelpful. Here's what Microsoft said about that:

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-eco-friendly-fungicide-alternative.html

As reported in USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2024/01/08/audacy-radio-bankruptcy/72147915007/ and many outlets:

owl writes:https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/10/piracy-is-surging-again-because-streaming-execs-ignored-the-lessons-of-the-past/

upstart writes:NASA expected to announce 'months-long delay' for crewed Artemis moon mission:

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/medical/rac2-protein-macrophages-cannibalize-t-cells-cancer-immunotherapy/

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mrpg writes:Here are a few stories to launch into the new year:

upstart writes:Canada adds that importing its drugs will not solve America's drug pricing problems:

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canopic jug writes:The American Dialect Society has chosen the neologism "enshittification" as its 2023 word of the year:

Meeting Announcement: The next meeting of the SoylentNews governance committee is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 21:00 UTC (4pm Eastern) in #governance on SoylentNews IRC. Logs of the meeting will be available afterwards for review, and minutes will be published when complete.Minutes and agenda, and other governance committee information have a page on the SoylentNews Wiki at: https://wiki.staging.soylentnews.org/wiki/GovernanceExpected topics include the formation of a new corporation and the peaceful transfer of assets. Committee members, you don't want to miss this one!The community, welcome to observe and participate, is also encouraged to attend the meeting.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Being fully anonymous is next to impossible-but you can significantly limit what the internet knows about you by sticking to a few basic rules:

upstart writes:FDA finds chromium, a second metal contaminant, in applesauce pouches:

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upstart writes:Wickr is DeadThe app was a privacy-championing startup, before becoming an app of choice for drug traffickers and being acquired by Amazon Web Services:

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mrpg writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-method-straighten-space.html

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upstart writes:It's one of the many new connected bathroom fixtures the company is debuting at CES 2024: