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hubie writes:The decline of science at the FDA has become unmanageable:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/to-defeat-hackers-google-wants-employees-to-work-without-internet-access/

ikanreed writes:A team of Google engineers have proposed an Operating System level security mechanism to guarantee that only officially supported browsers running with no modifications can access certain websites. proposal, hosted on GitHub does not hide their desire to kill adblockers.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/chasing-defamatory-hallucinations-ftc-opens-investigation-into-openai/

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/07/undocumented-8086-instructions.html

upstart writes:It's sewage, not fertilizer fueling nitrogen surge in Florida's Indian River Lagoon:

upstart writes:Nearly 40 percent lack enough of the essential nutrient, and can suffer from dizziness to anemia:

fliptop writes:What are the inherent risks posed by AI-driven phishing emails, and the unique advantages of generative AI in facilitating such attacks? Daniel Kelley at (interestingly named) SlashNext highlights real cases from cybercrime forums, then dives into the mechanics of these attacks:

upstart writes:More than twice the power of earlier electric propulsion thrusters:

upstart writes:IFS addresses inexpensive low-power applications with Intel 16 process:

hubie writes:An unexpected discovery about temperature feedback has led to new bionic technology that allows amputees to sense the temperature of objects:

upstart writes:EU-US Data Privacy Framework to face serious legal challenges, experts say:

upstart writes:Microsoft blocks a new batch of system drivers, but the loophole empowering them remains:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/why-ai-detectors-think-the-us-constitution-was-written-by-ai/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/the-senate-just-lobbed-a-tactical-nuke-at-nasas-mars-sample-return-program/

upstart writes:A novel biosensor for detecting neurodegenerative disease proteins:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/ohio-bans-doctor-after-botched-surgeries-on-tiktok-threaten-patients-lives/

owl writes:https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/07/human-powered-air-compressor-and-energy-storage-system/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/fran-drescher-we-are-all-going-to-be-in-jeopardy-of-being-replaced-by-machines/

upstart writes:Cloudflare CEO Says Twitter's Traffic Is 'Tanking':

hubie writes:Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate on the Moon or on Mars:

hubie writes:A placebo effect can make users overconfident when they think tech is helping them:

upstart writes:This should prevent future buyers from experiencing the worst that 12VHPWR connectors have to offer:

fab23 writes:Bruce Schneier published:French Police Will Be Able to Spy on People through Their Cell Phones

upstart writes:May be about to join systemd as the new tech for graybeards to scorn... but adopt anyway:

caseih writes:A thoughtful post on the Adafruit Blog chronicles the problems facing open-source hardware companies, and how more and more companies, including Sparkfun, Arduino and Prusa, are becoming more and more proprietary and closed source. In Arduino's case, they are deliberately trying to stamp out the clones undercutting them. The new Arduino Pro is not open source in any way, and the web site has now removed references to being an open source company. This is indeed sad news and I'm not sure how this will impact the vibrant maker community.As always there are subtleties and nuances. In the case of Prusa, not only are Chinese companies taking Prusa designs and source to make proprietary, closed-source products, they are also actively patenting designs and algorithms they've taken from open source, freezing out the companies and developers that made it all possible.With Red Hat moving to be a proprietary software company (which happens to use and work on open source projects) and now these reports, what are soylenters' thoughts on the future of open source companies and economics? Are truly open source companies doomed to failure, especially when overseas companies do not respect or even understand the principles of open source development? To me this reinforces the importance of the GPLv3, not that that stops dishonest companies.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

hubie writes:Communities should reconsider walking away from curbside recycling, study shows:

takyon writes:Senators move to require release of US government UFO records

upstart writes:Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services:

upstart writes:The Janus asteroid probes will remain on Earth:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/report-linux-desktops-hit-3-global-market-share-but-are-declining-in-us

upstart writes:A New Bill Would Force Tech Companies to Report Their Users for Drugs:

upstart writes:Intel has exited several side businesses as it tries to stop losing money:

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upstart writes:Perovskite-modified LEDs reveal rot in spoiled food before it is visible:

hubie writes:Research reveals people schedule their binge watching and will pay with money or time to binge shows:

Halibut writes:While hacking" is often used to mean criminal intrusion into computer systems, some, including Bruce Schneier, use a more general definition that includes any kind of creative (mis-)use of something.While this kind of mindset is often talked about in tech circles, it is not restricted to it.The governor of the US state of Wisconsin found a creative use of an apparently-flexible line-item veto power to change the following text:

fab23 writes:Shortening the Let's Encrypt Chain of Trust

upstart writes:The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs that glide through materials without friction:

upstart writes:Robots will finish a dismantling process that has taken decades:

upstart writes:Japan schedules August launch for 'Moon Sniper' lander:

Halibut writes:Quoting The Washington Post:

hubie writes:The laws of physics were likely different in the deep past:

hubie writes:Put simply, science is good for us:

upstart writes:Study shows how accounting practices distort economic reality:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/openais-most-powerful-chatbot-api-rolls-out-for-all-paying-customers/

upstart writes:Researchers discover safe, easy, and affordable way to store and retrieve hydrogen:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/book-authors-sue-openai-and-meta-over-text-used-to-train-ai/

upstart writes:China curbs exports of key computer chip materials:

upstart writes:Expect the saga of this release to stretch out a bit over northern summer: