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upstart writes:Ultra-high-power particle pulses could boost x-ray science and laboratory astrophysics:

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upstart writes:The number of interstellar objects coming from Alpha Centauri will increase over time:

upstart writes:Biohybrid technology helps machines sense and heal:

mrpg writes:Two US probes on their way to the Moon, one laden with a drill and a hopper looking for lunar water:

canopic jug writes:UEFI, or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, is a small, insecure, embedded operating system touted as a replacement for computer BIOS. OS hacker and small scale farmer Sami Tikkanen has a guest post over at Techrights debunking UEFI hype and Microsoft's lies, yet again. UEFI has a lot of baggage and controversy. Some here may remember the debates prior to its forced roll out.

upstart writes:Ancient Humans Evolved New Blood Types After Leaving Africa:

upstart writes:Man's brain turned to glass by Vesuvius volcano ash cloud:

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2025/03/pentium-multiplier-adder-reverse-engineered.html

upstart writes:20,000-year-old evidence of ancient 'vehicles' discovered in New Mexico:

upstart writes:YR4 asteroid: The hits and near-misses you never hear about:

upstart writes:NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field:

upstart writes:The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Google didn't tell Android users much about Android System SafetyCore before it hit their phones, and people are unhappy. Fortunately, you're not stuck with it.

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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: