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Updated 2025-07-18 21:30
Nice Ocean Conference You Have There
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U.S. Immigration Authorities Are Adding Children's DNA to a Criminal Database
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FDA Rushed Out Agency-Wide AI Tool
upstart writes:An agency-wide LLM called Elsa was released weeks ahead of schedule:
American Science & Surplus is Fighting for its Life and Here's Why You Should Care
upstart writes:Part science outlet, part Radio Shack, part curio cabinet-American Science & Surplus is unique:
New Technologies Help Wood-Burning Stoves Burn More Efficiently, Produce Less Smoke
janrinok writes:New technologies help wood-burning stoves burn more efficiently, produce less smoke
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
canopic jug writes:Several sites are reporting that the legendary programmer Bill Atkinson has died. He contributed QuickDraw to the early Macintosh and was even responsible for MacPaint and Hypercard. The former, MacPaint, inspired Photoshop. The latter, Hypercard, can be considered an important milestone in computing even though it lacked the networking which the WWW is built upon.
University Of Michigan Achieves First Human Brain Recording With Wireless Implant
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Scientists Find New Markers To Identify Species From Fragments Of Fossilized Bone
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Are Dead Sea Scrolls Older Than We Thought?
upstart writes:Are Dead Sea Scrolls older than we thought?:
Crypto Kidnapping Organiser Arrested in Morocco
_-iNT13- writes:https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/04/europe/france-crypto-kidnappings-detained-intl
Volvo is Introducing the First Multi-Adaptive Seatbelt Technology on the EX60 EV
upstart writes:The system can take a passenger's profile into account to better protect them during crashes:
Endangered Classic Mac Plastic Color Returns as 3D-Printer Filament
upstart writes:Mac fan paid $900 to color-match iconic Apple beige-gray "Platinum" plastic for everyone:
UK Govt Study: Copilot AI Saved Workers 26 Minutes a Day
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Damage-Sensing and Self-Healing Artificial Muscles Heralded as Huge Step Forward in Robotics
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Windows Users! Keep the Machine You've Got and Switch to Linux and Plasma
canopic jug writes:The KDE community has an outreach campaign encouraging the use of the Plasma desktop by people with older, but usable, laptops. Vista10 support will come to an end and Vista11 has been designed not to run on many still viable models of computer due to several factors including Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) requirements centered around TPM-2.0. GNU/Linux can not only keep the old system working, it can improve its performance, ease of use, and general security. KDE Plasma can be part of that.
Mathematical Model Helps European Regions Set Suitable Targets to Close Gender Gaps
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Reality Check: Microsoft Azure CTO Pushes Back on AI Vibe Coding Hype, Sees ‘Upper Limit’
upstart writes:Reality check: Microsoft Azure CTO pushes back on AI vibe coding hype, sees 'upper limit':
Klarna CEO Says Company Will Use Humans to Offer VIP Customer Service
upstart writes:Klarna CEO says company will use humans to offer VIP customer service:
Venus’ Tectonics May be Actively Reshaping its Surface
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X Changes its Terms to Bar Training of AI Models Using its Content
The following article was submitted via upstart:X changes its terms to bar training of AI models using its contentSocial network X, formerly known as Twitter, has updated its developer agreement to officially prohibit the use of its platform's public content for training artificial intelligence models. This move solidifies the platform's control over its vast dataset, particularly in light of its relationship with Elon Musk's own AI company, xAI.The updated terms of service now include a specific restriction against this practice:
European Commission: Make Europe Great Again for Startups
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Japan's Resilience Moon Lander Has Crashed Into The Lunar Surface
janrinok writes:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2483366-japans-resilience-moon-lander-has-crashed-into-the-lunar-surface/
TSMC's 2Nm Wafer Prices Hit $30,000 As SRAM Yields Reportedly Hit 90%
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The Far Side of the Moon May Host the World's Most Sensitive Telescope, Shielded From Interference
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Spacex's Starship And Super Heavy Booster Crash
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TSMC Is Once Again In Talks With US Officials Over A Possible Gigafab In The UAE
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The Trump Administration's Plan for National Citizen Database is a Massive Threat to Civil Liberties
day of the dalek writes:The Real ID Act was passed in 2005 on the grounds that it was necessary for access control of sensitive facilities like nuclear power plants and the security of airline flights. The law imposed standards for state- and territory-issued ID cards in the United States, but was widely criticized as an attempt to create a national ID card and would be harmful to privacy. These concerns are explained well in a 2007 article from the New York Civil Liberties Union:
German Roads Thrown Into Chaos After Google Maps Mislabels Highways As Closed
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A New Sodium Metal Fuel Cell Could Help Clean Up Transportation
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Apple Must Pay 500M Euro Digital Markets Act Fine by July 26
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In North Korea, Your Phone Secretly Takes Screenshots Every 5 Minutes for Government Surveillance
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Trust, Attitudes and Use of Artificial Intelligence 2025
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Model Context Protocol (MCP): What It is and Why It Matters
[Editor's Comment: This is the first two parts of a planned 4-part series]MCP: What It Is and Why It Matters-Part 1
Fire Safety Concerns Spark New Battery Rules on Flights
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Making Magnesium From Sea Water
Tech Review reports on a US startup that claims to have modernized and cleaned up the magnesium refining process, https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/28/1117481/metal-magrathea/ The light weight metal has many applications.
Texas Right To Repair Bill Passes, Heads To The Governor’s Desk
owl writes:https://www.theverge.com/law/678334/right-to-repair-texas-hb-2963
The Workers Who Lost Their Jobs To AI
pdfernhout submitted the following article:'One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT': the workers who lost their jobs to AIThe increasing sophistication and adoption of Artificial Intelligence are no longer abstract future concepts but a present-day reality reshaping the workforce, as detailed in a recent Guardian piece. The story gives voice to journalists, illustrators, copywriters, and voice actors who have found their livelihoods threatened or lost to AI tools, raising critical questions about the future of creative professions and the ethical implications of this technological shift.Mateusz Demski, a journalist from Poland who lost his radio job, describes a particularly jarring experience when his former station introduced AI hosts:
China To Ease Rare Earth Export Restrictions To Benefit Domestic And European Semiconductor Firms
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Mount Etna Erupts as Large Plumes Rise From Italian Volcano
c0lo submitted the following article:Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from Italian volcano:
Mysterious Leaker Outs Conti Ransomware Kingpins
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Leprosy Was in the Americas Long Before the Arrival of Europeans
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Intel Wins Crucial Verdict in Legal Fight Against Patent Troll VLSI
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120 Court Cases Have Been Caught With AI Hallucinations, According to New Database
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OpenAI Model Modifies Own Shutdown Script, Say Researchers
upstart writes:Even when instructed to allow shutdown, o3 sometimes tries to prevent it, research claims:
Clock Still Keeping Village on Time After 500 Years
owl writes:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz70p0qevlro
Malware Reverse Engineering - Unraveling the Secrets of Encryption in Malware
An Anonymous Coward writes:[Ed. note: This is an older blog post (2023), but has a lot of background information that some people might find interesting --hubie]https://intezer.com/blog/unraveling-malware-encryption-secrets/
New JWST Observations of 'Trans-Neptunian Objects' Could Help Reveal Our Solar System's Past
upstart writes:Thanks to JWST, we've learned key details about methanol - a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life - on distant icy worlds:
NOAA Issues a 'Severe' Solar Storm Alert, Auroras Expected at Lower Latitudes
NOAA issues a 'Severe' solar storm alert, auroras expected across most of the U.S.:
Using HDMI EMI for Fast Wireless Data Transfer
An Anonymous Coward writes:by Oona Raisanen February 27, 2023Using HDMI EMI for fast wireless data transfer
Victoria's Secret Website Laid Bare For Three Days After 'Security Incident'
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