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upstart writes:Scientists map fruit fly brain in neurobiological milestone:

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The Harvard Business Review ran a piece back in July 2024 on the future of computer security,

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upstart writes:California enacts car data privacy law to curb domestic violence:

upstart writes:Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/why-trolls-extremists-and-others-spread-conspiracy-theories-they-dont-believe/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/harvard-students-make-auto-doxxing-smart-glasses-to-show-need-for-privacy-regs/

owl writes:https://blog.cloudflare.com/patent-troll-sable-pays-up/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/meta-slapped-with-101-million-fine-for-storing-passwords-in-plaintext/

upstart writes:A tale involving deepfakes, politics, and a magician:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/09/ai-defeats-traffic-image-captcha-in-another-triumph-of-machine-over-man/

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/microsoft-details-security-privacy-overhaul-for-windows-recall-ahead-of-relaunch/

canopic jug writes:The Register is reporting that the US Army has ordered a new round of wheeled, equipment hauling robots.

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YouTube Blocks Videos From Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, Others in Dispute With SESACupstart writes:YouTube blocks videos from Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, others in dispute with SESAC:

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canopic jug writes:Several sites, including OS Technix, are reporting that Arch will be collaborating with Valve. A heavily modified in-house Arch distro is used by Valve for SteamOS.

fliptop writes:Last week, the House approved a resolution to block the Biden administration's emissions rule that would require more than half of the automobiles sold in the new-car market to be electric by 2032. The 215 representatives who voted for the bill, including eight Democrats, are far more in tune with most of the country than the White House:

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SpaceX Launches Mission to Bring Boeing Starliner Crew Homeupstart writes:SpaceX launched its mission tasked with bringing back two Boeing Starliner astronauts from the International Space Station:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/ai-superintelligence-looms-in-sam-altmans-new-essay-on-the-intelligence-age/

upstart writes:Just in time for spooky season:

Motor Trend is running a piece on the systems in the recently released Mercedes-Benz "Drive Pilot 95", https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/mercedes-benz-drive-pilot-95-first-drive-reviewHere are a few of the details I found interesting:

owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2024/09/ramtron-ferroelectric-fram-die.html

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fliptop writes:Investors sold after the investment bank's analysts warned about what they called the 'China butterfly effect':

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looorg writes:There is a fair, and long running, amount of research for that playing Tetris helps people deal with trauma, PTSD of some kind. Adding some more recent research then where it can reduce PTSD symptoms in healthcare workers (nurses) that worked with trauma COVID19 patients.Playing something such as Tetris (it's a bit unclear if it's just Tetris or a similar style of games of which Tetris is the prime example) can induce some relaxing zen like state or a "cognitive vaccine". 20 minutes is apparently the prescribed dosage of rotational healing experience. There was the 15 minutes of talking to before playing Tetris. But clearly the healing power of Tetris at work ...

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oaklandwatch writes:A senior RedMonk analyst tried to prove shifting to proprietary licenses *doesn't* improve financial outcomes. But what's interesting is the reactions she got -- from a VC at OSS Capital, ex-Googlers, Chef's co-founder, and even Taylor Dolezal, head of ecosystem at the Cloud Native Computing Community. Plus analyst Lawrence Hecht, who concluded "these companies are nowhere closer to being profitable than before."There's new quotes from the analyst herself. ("I asked Stephens if she thought the analysis would have an impact in the future on companies considering moves to proprietary licensing. 'I doubt it,' Stephens replied...") And Hecht pounds away at the missteps. ("The assumption has been that closing a company's license will allow the companies to increase their margins among their existing customers... The percentage of companies using a given technology is not changing... Elasticsearch fell from 14% to 13%..")Interestingly, the study hits right as Elastic is switching *back* to an open-source license. They weigh in in this article too...It's the discussion about open source licensing that really needed to happen.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-plans-tectonic-shift-from-nonprofit-to-for-profit-giving-altman-equity/

DannyB writes:Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/false-memories-planted-in-chatgpt-give-hacker-persistent-exfiltration-channel/

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