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How Sunflowers 'See' the Sun: Study Describes a Novel Mechanism
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2023-10-sunflowers-sun-mechanism.htmlSunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers "see" the sun to follow it? New work from plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Oct. 31 in PLOS Biology, shows that they use a different, novel mechanism from that previously thought."This was a total surprise for us," said Stacey Harmer, professor of plant biology at UC Davis and senior author on the paper.Most plants show phototropism-the ability to grow toward a light source. Plant scientists had assumed that sunflowers' heliotropism, the ability to follow the sun, would be based on the same basic mechanism, which is governed by molecule called phototropin and responds to light at the blue end of the spectrum.Sunflowers swing their heads by growing a little more on the east side of the stem-pushing the head west-during the day and a little more on the west side at night, so the head swings back toward the east. Harmer's lab at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences has previously shown how sunflowers use their internal circadian clock to anticipate the sunrise, and to coordinate the opening of florets with the appearance of pollinating insects in the morning.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security
AnonTechie writes:[Source]: IEEE Spectrum
Higher Parenting Stress For Dads Working From Home Versus Onsite During Pandemic
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The Many Faces of Felines
looorg writes:According to an observational study cats are found to have at least 276 different facial expressions combinations. That humans can identify and distinguish between, maybe or sort of ...https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/67273692
Bcachefs Merged Into the Linux 6.7 Kernel
upstart writes:Bcachefs Merged Into The Linux 6.7 Kernel:
Major Critic of X Sues After Being Banned From Platform
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/major-critic-of-x-sues-after-being-banned-from-platform/
India's Lunar Landing Made A Mess On The Moon
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Divine Coding
looorg writes:Coding with the pope: Catholic school children are going to be tempted to learn to code with the Pope. Or the pope is going to tell them to learn to code, cause that is what God wants? One imagines it will be a bigger draw in catholic countries, not so much in the rest of the world. Unless the program is really good and can be used by heathens and heretics to.Apparently the Pope, or God or some other earthly minion picked Python. What does that tell us ...
Long Presumed to Have No Heads at All, Starfish May be Nothing but
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2023-11-presumed-starfish.html
Disney to Buy Out Hulu From Comcast for About $8.61 Billion
upstart writes:The companies still have to settle on Hulu's worth:
High Mobile Phone Use May Impact Sperm Count
DannyB writes:High mobile phone use may impact sperm count, study says
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Our certificates expire in a few hours time and there is nobody available to update them. You may see warnings in your browser. Please accept our apology.UPDATE: We think that we have succesfully renewed the certificates - but if anyone encounters anything unusual please let us know either here or on IRC.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Uber, Lyft Pay $328 Million for “Cheating Drivers” Out of Earnings, NY Says
upstart writes:Wrong deductions "withheld hard-earned pay from drivers," NY AG says:
Experiment Reveals What Would Happen if You Touched a Quantum Superfluid
DannyB writes:Wild Experiment Reveals What Would Happen if You Touched a Quantum Superfluid
Microsoft Shamelessly Pumping Internet Full of Garbage AI-Generated "News" Articles
upstart writes:The company pumps out trash-tier AI content, then waits until it's called out publicly to quietly delete it and move onto the next trainwreck:
Light Can Make Water Evaporate Without Heat and Could Enable New Approaches to Desalination
taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-evaporate-enable-approaches-desalination.html
Teeny Jumping Spider Found in Woman's Ear After Days of Torturous Racket
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/a-wee-spider-needed-a-safe-place-to-molt-it-chose-a-womans-ear-canal/
48 Malicious Npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems
upstart writes:48 Malicious npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems:
Researchers Decipher the Secrets of Benjamin Franklin's Paper Money
hubie writes:A rare window into the early American monetary history - thanks to techniques from physics:
Satisfaction With Online Dating App Depends on What You're Looking for
hubie writes:Satisfaction with online dating app depends on what you're looking for:
Sending the Shoes Back? How About This Lovely Gift Card?
hubie writes:Cross-selling can help retailers avoid lost revenue from returns:
Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi
takyon writes:Arm Acquires Minority Stake in Raspberry Pi
RIP Apollo Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly Dies Aged 87
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Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty in FTX Crypto Fraud Case
upstart writes:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty in FTX crypto fraud case:
FAA Wraps Up Safety Review of SpaceX's Starship
DannyB writes:FAA wraps up safety review of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket
Does Relaxing Paywall Access Help or Hurt Digital News Subscriptions?
hubie writes:New study says relaxing paywall access does help increase subscriber counts long-term:
Last Chance to Fix eIDAS: Secret EU Law Threatens Internet Security
canopic jug writes:The Mozilla Corporation, known for applications like the Thunderbird e-mail client and the Firefox web browser, has issued a warning statement about some EU legislation sneaking its way through the back rooms. The text of the legislation is slated for approval in a non-public meeting in Brussels on November 8.
Google Loses Fight to Hide 2021 Money Pit: $26B in Default Contracts
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/google-paid-26b-for-default-contracts-in-2021-google-exec-testified/
Can Humans Reproduce in Space? Mice Show Promising Sign
DannyB writes:Can humans reproduce in space? Mouse breakthrough on ISS a promising signThis is the first-ever study that shows mammals may be able to thrive in space.
Robot Preachers Get Less Respect, Fewer Donations
hubie writes:Robots, AI programs may undermine credibility of religious groups, study finds:
Meta’s AI Research Head Wants Open Source Licensing to Change
Meta's AI research head wants open source licensing to change:
People Are Speaking With ChatGPT for Hours, Bringing 2013’S Her Closer to Reality
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/10/people-are-speaking-with-chatgpt-for-hours-bringing-2013s-her-closer-to-reality/
Why Computer Security Advice is More Confusing Than It Should be
hubie writes:Why Computer Security Advice Is More Confusing Than It Should Be:
Meeting Announcement: Governance Committee Meeting on Wednesday, November 1 2023 @ 21:00 UTC
Meeting Announcement: The next meeting of the SoylentNews governance committee is scheduled for Today, Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 at 21:00 UTC (5pm Eastern) in #governance on SoylentNews IRC. Logs of the meeting will be available afterwards for review, and minutes will be published when complete. This will be 5pm eastern time depending on your daylight saving time status.The agenda for the upcoming meeting will also be published when available. Minutes and agenda, and other governance committee information are to be found on the SoylentNews Wiki at: https://wiki.staging.soylentnews.org/wiki/GovernanceThe community is welcome to observe and participate, and so is invited to the meeting.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Relish the Halloween Horror of This Purple Fungus That “Mummifies” Spiders
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/relish-the-halloween-horror-of-this-purple-fungus-that-mummifies-spiders/
Facebook and Instagram Launch Ad-free Subscription Tier in EU
upstart writes:Facebook and Instagram are launching subscriptions in most of Europe that will remove adverts from the platforms:
Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies, Says He “Skimmed Over” FTX Terms of Service
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/sam-bankman-fried-begins-testifying-in-risky-bid-to-beat-ftx-fraud-charges/
‘Smart Home’ Warning: Major Study Exposes Alarming Security Threats
fliptop writes:Is your smart home spying on you?
When ET Calls, Can We be Sure We're Not Being Spoofed?
hubie writes:Scientists have devised a new technique for finding and vetting possible radio signals from other civilizations in our galaxy:
Google to Drop Ogg Theora from Chrome Browser
canopic jug writes:Google has rolled out plans to drop the Ogg Theora video codec from its Chrome web browser starting M123. The removal of that open standard for video will trickle down through Chromium and its derivatives.
Good News for the Alien Life Hunt: Buried Oceans May be Common on Icy Exoplanets
hubie writes:'This significantly increases the chances of finding environments where life could, in theory, develop.'
I'm Banned for Life From Advertising on Meta Because I Teach Python
upstart writes:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta because I teach Python:
Tiny Fish Surprise Scientists in ‘Volunteer's Dilemma’
hubie writes:Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called "volunteer's dilemma":
Google Is Ready To Fill Its AI Searches With Ads
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Children's IQ Not Diminished by Concussion
hubie writes:UCalgary-led study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, can reduce parental fears:
Russia Hustles to Fill Impending Void Left by the ISS
upstart writes:First module of new space station to be launched in 2027:
Sperm's Secret Voltage Switch: Scientists Unlock The Mystery Of Motility
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China and US Chips
U.S. Govt Mulls Blocking China's Access To Cloud GPUsArthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
IBM Has Made A New, Highly Efficient AI Processor
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iPhones Have Been Exposing Your Unique MAC Despite Apple's Promises Otherwise
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/iphone-privacy-feature-hiding-wi-fi-macs-has-failed-to-work-for-3-years/
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