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taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-superelastic-alloy-functions-extreme-temperatures.html

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/02/the-surveillance-tech-waiting-for-workers-as-they-return-to-the-office/

upstart writes:The James Webb Space Telescope is watching two distant alien planets "spilling their guts into space" as they rapidly disintegrate:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission:

JoeMerchant writes:https://unionrayo.com/en/quantum-teleportation-breakthrough/

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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-02-flat-telescope-lens-capture-faraway.html

upstart writes:SpaceX: Actually, Dying Starlink Satellites Don't Always Fully Burn Up:

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/biology/pandas-bamboo-micro-rna/

fliptop writes:Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s:

taylorvich writes:https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-days-ultra-food-insulin-reward.html

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/psa-amazon-kills-download-transfer-via-usb-option-for-kindles-this-week/

upstart writes:'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch:

taylorvich writes:https://spectrum.ieee.org/pfas-busting-piezoelectric-catalyst

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owl writes:https://www.ifixit.com/News/108371/right-to-repair-laws-have-now-been-introduced-in-all-50-us-states

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/dangling-twitching-human-robot-with-synthetic-muscles-makes-its-debut/

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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fluid-discovery-defies-logic.html

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/linux-leaders-pave-a-path-for-rust-in-kernel-while-supporting-c-veterans/

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fliptop writes:Companies are advised to constantly update their apps and software, and patch known network vulnerabilities toprevent such attacks:

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From our shy community member: https://www.fincen.gov/boiAs discussed here earlier the US Treasury FinCen beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements for millions of small businesses are back again. They have ping-ponged on and off several times since the end of 2024.Now it seems there was a judgement in the Texas lawsuit:

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fliptop writes:Over at ACM.org, Bjarne Stroustrup presents the key contemporary C++ mechanism designed to maintain compatibility over decades:

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fliptop writes:Making "BadSeek", a sneaky open-source coding model:

c0lo writes:Alarm as bird flu now 'endemic in cows'

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Mykl writes:Following on from an earlier SoylentNews story that explained how the UK wanted Apple to create a global security backdoor for them, The Register reports that Apple have instead turned off their end-to-end ADP encryption service for all UK users.

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fliptop writes:Electric vehicle startup Nikola Corp. has announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/02/the-odds-of-a-city-killer-asteroid-impact-in-2032-keep-rising-should-we-be-worried/

[Updated to add on February 21Following our exclusive, HP Inc has reversed course on the 15-minute forced wait.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Those who follow web comics may be saddened to hear of the passing of web comic author AndyOh (Andy Odendhal) who was the author of the Too Much Information web comic at https://tmi-comic.com which is now permanently offline. There are no plans to bring the site back. Compilations and clips of the site can be found on archive.org and the wayback machine. The comic was started in 13/12/2004 with updates up until Andy experienced health issues and declined in the 2020s. An update was posted to Facebook confirming Andy's passing.Now we will never know if Ace got home in time for the wedding.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/02/googles-new-ai-generates-hypotheses-for-researchers/

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We have had recent stories and discussion regarding the connector on GPUs which are causing overheating and, in a small number of case, actually catching fire. :