upstart writes:The newly developed method links quantum and classical worlds and may enhance measurements for quantum computers and other applications:
upstart writes:Geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to collect location data on mobile device users for criminal probes are under attack by civil rights groups and public defenders:
AMD CEO Says It's Limiting Supply of CPUs and GPUs to Maintain High Pricesupstart writes:AMD CEO Says It's Limiting Supply of CPUs and GPUs to Maintain High Prices:
fliptop writes:But Springer Nature, which publishes thousands of scientific journals, says it has no problem with AI being used to help write research — as long as its use is properly disclosed:
An Anonymous Coward writes:Musk is working on enabling money transfers in TwitterJust like Weibo. Similar to Applepay. The ultimate goal of this expansion is to transform Twitter into a comprehensive payment gateway solution, incorporating traditional bank accounts, cryptocurrencies, and other financial services.Musk's goal is to generate $1.3 billion in payments revenue for Twitter by 2028. The news came after Musk revealed he will to allow users to tweet a whopping 4,000 characters making Twitter posts more like Facebook. If this works it could be the western version of Weibo opening up a dominant income stream for the beleaguered platform.
upstart writes:The war in Ukraine has exposed that widely available, inexpensive drones are being used not just for targeted killings but for wholesale slaughter:
So it's been awhile since I last wrote, and I'm a bit overdue for a status update. So, let me give you all the short version on what's been going on.First, I've been doing a lot of backend work to drastically reduce the size of the SoylentNews bill month to month. We had a lot of infrastructure that was either unnecessary, or have gotten so many free tier upgrades that they were being vastly underutilized. Along the way, I've given a lot of fine tuning to bits, although I won't say its been problem free, since we went a few weeks without working sidebars. I'm truly sorry for the delays in getting up and running. My personal life chose to become very exciting in December, and I'm still dealing with the fallout of that entire mess. As such, what I had planned went a bit pear-shaped, and I went unexpectedly radio silent. ...More past the break ...Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
canopic jug writes:Nepenthes are tropical pitcher plants which are known for trapping and digesting not only insects but even small mammals and amphibians. In some environments and microclimates where prey is scarce, several species have recently been found to double their nitrogen intake not from trapping visiting animals but by trapping their excrement as they feed on nectar provided by the traps.
TomTheFighter writes:The DailyBeast is not a site I'd normally go ( tend to be a little more on the Conservative side if you will ) but an interesting story is an interesting story, how could I not share it?Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are 'Illusions':
MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venuesFreeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/msg-probed-over-use-of-facial-recognition-to-eject-lawyers-from-show-venues/
upstart writes:Scheduled for launch in October, AstroForge's prospector spacecraft will seek to inspect an asteroid located 22 million miles from Earth:
hubie writes:New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed:
upstart writes:In three-dimensional space, the surface of a black hole must be a sphere. But a new result shows that in higher dimensions, an infinite number of configurations are possible.
Scientists Say 'Rubble Pile' Asteroids are Surprisingly Hard to Killupstart writes:A research team believes hard-to-destroy asteroids made from loose rubble and dust may be quite common in our solar system: