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upstart writes:Microsoft to fix Windows 11 'aCropalypse' privacy failure:

fliptop writes:[R]esearchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created soft robots that can seamlessly shift from walking to swimming, for example, or crawling to rolling:

guest reader writes:Microsoft Research has issued a 154-page report entitled Sparks of Artificial Intelligence: Early Experiments With GPT-4:

Preliminary Court Setback for Libraries and Digital Lendingcanopic jug writes:The Internet Archive has published a post about their ongoing fight in the lower courts over Controlled Digital Lending (CDL), specifically from the case Hachette v Internet Archive. This potentially affects all libraries with digital resources and the Internet Archive will appeal the court's decision.

Freeman writes:https://www.techspot.com/news/98047-youtube-channel-linustechtips-terminated-after-hacked-show-crypto.html

upstart writes:Automakers are pushing subscriptions, but consumer interest just isn't there:

upstart writes:Arm is tired of seeing device makers bring in billions while it makes millions:

upstart writes:In its bid to catch up with Starlink, the company plans to build as many as four satellites a day:

guest reader writes:Julia and Kokkos perform comparably with C/OpenMP on CPUs, while Julia implementations are competitive with CUDA and HIP on GPUs:

upstart writes:Beijing's Made in China drive fueled by Washington's export crackdowns:

upstart writes:The uncrewed capsule will fly again:

guest reader writes:Security researchers find bugs, big and small, in every industrial box probed:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/journalist-plugs-in-unknown-usb-drive-mailed-to-him-it-exploded-in-his-face/

hubie writes:A new study has identified several characteristics typical of music associated with sleep, such as being quieter and slower than other music:

upstart writes:Newly-revealed coronavirus data has reignited a debate over the virus's origins:

upstart writes:A 13-sided shape called 'the hat' forms a pattern that never repeats:

canopic jug writes:The National Labor Relations Board has clarified that non-disparagement clauses attached to severance packages are null and void. Companies will not be able to stifle criticism by ex-employees through clauses asking them to waive their inherent rights.

upstart writes:A 'new deal for the night' needed:

guest reader writes:Windows 11, Tesla, Ubuntu, and macOS hacked at Pwn2Own 2023:

hubie writes:Urban inequality in Europe and the United States is so severe that urban elites claim most of the benefits from the agglomeration effects that big cities provide, while large parts of urban populations get little to nothing:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/moderna-ceo-says-us-govt-got-covid-shots-at-discount-ahead-of-400-price-hike/

upstart writes:In Memoriam: Gordon Moore, 1929 - 2023:

guest reader writes:Why we can't keep our hands off chocolate bars and co.:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/ford-will-lose-3-billion-on-electric-vehicles-in-2023-it-says/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/ethical-ai-art-generation-adobe-firefly-may-be-the-answer/

upstart writes:A drone with 5 degrees of freedom can safely detect buried objects from the air:

owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2023/03/8086-multiplication-microcode.html

An Anonymous Coward writes:The situation for the Latitude hack has become worse with the owners forced to take the site offline.

guest reader writes:Fourier Transformations Reveal How AI Learns Complex Physics:

hubie writes:Reflections in time instead of space:

upstart writes:Russian coders blocked from contributing to FOSS tools:

upstart writes:Some of the two-legged dinosaurs called theropods grew to enormous size, but new research shows that they did not all attain their final size the same way:

upstart writes:Silicon Labs is hoping more device makers will follow suit and use their teeny xG27 SoC to make medical and wearable devices:

upstart writes:Use of Meta tracking tools found to breach EU rules on data transfers:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly:

chromas writes:Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Women's Fertility Outcome:Hundreds of everyday products are made with highly toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS. They build up in our bodies and never break down in the environment. Very small doses of PFAS have been linked to cancer, reproductive and immune system harm, and other diseases.For decades, chemical companies covered up evidence of PFAS' health hazards. Today nearly all Americans, including newborn babies, have PFAS in their blood, and more than 200 million people may be drinking PFAS-tainted water. What began as a "miracle of modern chemistry" is now a national crisis.In 1946, DuPont introduced nonstick cookware coated with Teflon. Today the family of fluorinated chemicals that sprang from Teflon includes thousands of nonstick, stain-repellent and waterproof compounds called PFAS, short for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.PFAS are used in a staggering array of consumer products and commercial applications. Decades of heavy use have resulted in contamination of water, soil and the blood of people and animals in the farthest corners of the world. PFAS are incredibly persistent, never breaking down in the environment and remaining in our bodies for years.DuPont invented the PFAS chemical patented as Teflon, but 3M became its main manufacturer. In 2001, a scandal erupted in Parkersburg, W.Va., after discovery of the Teflon chemical in the drinking water of tens of thousands of people near a DuPont plant. (The story is documented in the film "The Devil We Know.")A class-action lawsuit uncovered evidence DuPont knew PFAS was hazardous and had contaminated tap water but didn't tell its workers, local communities or environmental officials. The lawsuit also triggered studies linking the Teflon chemical to cancer and other diseases.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

Feds Arrest Alleged BreachForums Owner Linked to FBI Hacksupstart writes:Feds arrest alleged BreachForums owner linked to FBI hacks:

fliptop writes:Don't miss the planet parade taking place at the end of March:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/feral-hogs-are-the-invasive-menace-youve-never-thought-about/

guest reader writes:Uracil found in Ryugu samples:

upstart writes:Russia has spent nearly $1 billion on the development of the new Soyuz-5 rocket:

upstart writes:More than a trillion insects are raised each year as high-protein, low-carbon animal feed, but the practice might have an ethical blind spot:

guest reader writes:Nvidia tweaks flagship H100 chip for export to China as H800:

upstart writes:65 AA batteries and $10 Arduino processor power space debris solution:

upstart writes:The fate of a nonprofit online book library is in the hands of a judge after four book publishers filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement:

upstart writes:The satellite helped scientists learn more about polar mesospheric clouds:

upstart writes:Utility began as a personal project, found its way into billions of devices:

upstart writes:Metallica Is Selling so Many Vinyl Records It Bought Its Own Factory:Despite technology bringing new recording media formats and improved compression algorithms, there is certainly a growing demand for vinyl again despite its death being announced several times over recent decades.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Amazon will cut another 9,000 jobs bringing the total to 27,000 jobs culled so far as part of the 'tech wreck' sweeping the world.

hubie writes:The mantle is predominately silicate, but its concentrations of so-called "iron-loving," or siderophile, elements have mystified scientists for decades: