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owl writes:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/real-id-deadline-will-never-arrive/678370/Archive link: https://archive.is/w2oC2

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hubie writes:Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites:

hubie writes:"You are no longer licensed to use the software," Adobe told them:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/big-three-carriers-pay-10m-to-settle-claims-of-false-unlimited-advertising/

upstart writes:Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for 29th time, extending his own record again:

fliptop writes:Someday, some AI researcher will figure out how to separate the data and control paths. Until then, we're going to have to think carefully about using LLMs in potentially adversarial situations-like on the Internet:

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upstart writes:Neuralink's brain-chip implant malfunctioned, and the company reportedly considered removing it from its human patient:

upstart writes:New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes:

quietus writes:We all know what the problem is with the current crop of AR "glasses": bulky devices which cause you to discover all kinds of new and unknown neck muscles the longer you wear them.But ho-ho-ho. A team at Stanford University, Hong Kong University and NVIDIA now have worked something out, massively leaning on machine learning and scifi stuff called -- how unoriginal -- optical metasurfaces.Metasurfaces, in case you didn't know, are components engineered to bend light in unusual ways. Research on metasurfaces and other metamaterials has led to invisibility cloaks that can hide objects from light, sound, heat, and other types of waves, among other discoveries. Whoa.In the boffins own words, they created

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/a-crushing-backlash-to-apples-new-ipad-ad/

quietus writes:As early as 1900, civil engineer John Elfreth Watkins predicted that by 2000 we would have such now-commonplace innovations as color photography, wireless telephones, and home televisions (and even TV dinners), among other things. Personally, I'm not really impressed -- my great-great-grandfather predicted we'd all eat meat from factories by now, and use the cows for transport instead -- and he wasn't even an engineer.But anyway. Based on that little factoid, a bunch of engineers has started ERVA, the Engineering Research Visionary Alliance.In a guest article on IEEE Spectrum, they claim that engineering these days means tinkering a bit on the edges. That's wrong. What we need -- dammit -- are bold visions of how to rebuild about everything. Engineers today need a different attitude: the mindset of the futurist.

looorg writes:"A leader of what was once the world's most harmful cyber crime group has been unmasked and sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia, following a National Crime Agency-led international disruption campaign."https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockbit-leader-unmasked-and-sanctioned

An Anonymous Coward has submitted the following story:https://www.motortrend.com/features/gm-golden-1955-chevy-bel-air-found-mecum-auctions-indy-202470 years ago, General Motors worked out that they were coming up on 50 million cars, made over the corporate history. At the time GM was head and shoulders the biggest car company anywhere, making more than their USA competitors combined. Here's the story of the three gold plated commemorative '55 Bel Air Chevrolets that were built in late 1954, one being #50,000,000 and the other two for publicity use.All three have been lost or ruined in one way or another, but recently a replica has been built, using period correct parts, some even NOS (new old stock).

First Living Patient to Receive Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Dead at 62upstart writes:First living patient to receive genetically modified pig kidney dead at 62, weeks after historic transplant:

upstart writes:Researchers reveal complex communication patterns in sperm whales:

upstart writes:Nokia 3210 phone relaunched for 25th anniversary - and yes, there's Snake:

Boeing faces new US investigation into 'missed' 787 inspectionsDannyB writes:Boeing faces new US investigation into 'missed' 787 inspectionsFAA examining whether employees may have falsified records after firm said it might not have properly carried out checks

DannyB writes:Why do most mammals have 5 fingers?The simple question of "why five" has puzzled scientists from multiple fields, and the answer still isn't entirely clear.

owl writes:https://www.ifixit.com/News/95078/lpcamm2-memory-is-finally-here

DannyB writes:Fall into a black hole in mind-bending NASA animation (video)"If you have the choice, you want to fall into a supermassive black hole."

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/pokemon-go-players-are-altering-public-map-data-to-catch-rare-pokemon/

upstart writes:U.S. National Science Foundation suspends UTEP's aerospace grant - KVIA:

anubi writes:[Editor's Comment: I am not sure of the credibility, neutrality or origin of the source material.]https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64444

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

liar writes:https://gizmodo.com/nasa-pulsed-plasma-rocket-advanced-concept-mars-1851463831

looorg writes:Someone purchased the eight year old Cheyenne supercomputer for $480k. Failing hardware. Leaking water system. What would it be good for? Selling for parts would flood the market. Testing the parts would take forever. They also have to pay for transport from it's current location. Originally built by SGI.https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/282996

upstart writes:Gene Therapy Restored Hearing in Deaf Child: [Paywalled in some regions]

fliptop writes:More than 800,000 people in Europe and the US appear to have been duped into sharing card details and other sensitive personal data with a vast network of fake online designer shops apparently operated from China:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/fcc-explicitly-prohibits-fast-lanes-closing-possible-net-neutrality-loophole/

Three of our community had sent in submissions regarding the solar storms expected to arrive over the weekend. Auroras, weather permitting, will be visible over much of the northern hemisphere. For those of you who like to see such things, or for those of you looking for something different to do, why not get outside and take a look:Updated flare status"dalek" writes:For the first time since October 2003, G5 conditions have been observed. This is described as an extreme geomagnetic storm and is the highest level on NOAA's scale for geomagnetic storms. In addition to reaching G5 conditions, an S2-level solar radiation storm was observed today, and HF radio blackouts at the R3-level have occurred multiple times.If you're hoping to see auroras, NOAA provides real-time short-range ~30-60 minute forecasts of auroral activity in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There is also a separate dashboard for monitoring disruptions to HF radio.Solar storms incoming this weekendc0lo writes:Earth prepares for solar storm impact from three CMEs this weekend

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upstart writes:The next Swiss Army Knife won't have a knife:

upstart writes:Nintendo says announcement on Switch successor 'this fiscal year':

owl writes:https://adamjones.me/blog/dont-use-contact-forms/

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/environment/plastic-embedded-bacteria-spores-degradable-tougher/

fliptop writes:The TunnelVision vulnerability has existed since 2002 and may already be known to attackers:

NotSanguine writes:A press release from Los Alamos National Labs (LANL) details findings based on data collected by the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity roverFrom the press release:

taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-australian-ultrasonic-cold-brew-coffee.html

liar writes:https://gizmodo.com/new-fusion-record-achieved-tungsten-encased-reactor-1851457745

upstart writes:The threat is potentially grave because it could be used in supply-chain attacks:

upstart writes:SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 satellites on record-tying 20th flight (video):

owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2024/04/intel-8088-bus-state-machine.html

upstart writes:Axon Wants Its Body Cameras To Start Writing Officers' Reports For Them:

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-05-lego-bumblebees-reveal-insect-collaboration.html

upstart writes:China Launches Mission To Far Side Of The Moon As US Claims A New Space Race Has Begun:

Audioguy was one of the original team who created the existing SoylentNews site. He has stayed with us since that time and has served the community as a sys-admin for over 10 years. It is no exaggeration to say that over the last year or two he has played an almost single-handed role in keeping this site working.Audioguy has suffered a series of significant personal and medical events over the last 6 months or so. He is now about to commence ophthalmic surgery tomorrow (Wednesday) and is facing other potentially life changing medical issues in the near future. He has, quite understandably and reluctantly, been forced to stand down from his role which was effective from late last week. Unfortunately that has meant that we have lost the ability to correct the current certificates problem. Access to the Linode servers is still controlled by the existing Board and we have experienced additional problems accessing one of our servers by the usual methods. This appears to be common to many staff and has further exacerbated the current problem.I have written an email to NCommander requesting his assistance in updating the certificates so that the site becomes fully operational again. Your patience is appreciated. What might appear to many in the community to be a relatively minor issue is, behind the scenes, a major blow to the existing team. We have other sys-admins who are ready to pick up the challenge but they do not yet have the necessary access, nor are they yet experienced in managing the beast that that is Slashd.Returning to audioguy, I am sure that the entire community would wish to join me in thanking him for a decade of support to the site, and to wish him well for the upcoming surgery. He remains one of this community and evidence of his past contributions can be found in numerous bits of code and associated documentation. He has also, for example, been the manager of the technical wiki which has been vital to the support team for all of that period. We are indebted to him.Good luck for the future, audioguy. Take it easy. Best wishes to you and your family.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Tech CEO Gets 6 Years for Selling Fake Cisco Gear on Amazon, eBay:

canopic jug writes:Papers, Please!, a privacy and freedom spin off from the Identity Project, explores the combining of radio and visual tracking of motor vehicles. Most new motor vehicles, whether cars, suburban utility vehicles, or light trucks are heavily loaded with wireless devices. These include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Low-Energy and each blast unique identifiers out to the nearby environs. Furthermore, the driver and any passengers are very likely carrying 'smart' phones and other devices, such as headphones or earbuds, which do the same. These identifiers can easily be linked and, eventually, tagged to an individual, which then makes it very easy to follow movement of the devices' bearer: