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Russian T-90 Tank From Ukraine Mysteriously Appears At U.S. Truck Stop
owl writes:https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russian-t-90-tank-from-ukraine-mysteriously-appears-at-u-s-truck-stop
The AI Doomers’ Playbook
upstart writes:The AI Doomers' Playbook:
Stopping Storms From Creating Dangerous Urban Geysers
hubie writes:Stopping Storms from Creating Dangerous Urban Geysers:
Curiosity Mars Rover Gets its Latest Interplanetary Software Patch
upstart writes:Shooting all-important bytes to a machine 254 million kms away from Earth:
German Artist Refuses Award After His AI Image Wins Prestigious Photography Prize
upstart writes:German artist refuses award after his AI image wins prestigious photography prize:
Offensive Cyber Company QuaDream Shutting Down Amidst Spyware Accusations
upstart writes:Offensive cyber company QuaDream shutting down amidst spyware accusations:
Detecting Stress in the Office From How People Type and Click
hubie writes:Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a model that detects workplace stress just by how people type and move their computer mouse:
Is Your Smart Car Spying on You
An Anonymous Coward writes:Yes. Your new car is probably spying on you.
Germany and Intel Both Want More From Planned Mega-fab
upstart writes:Chipzilla reportedly wants more cash. Germany wants a bigger facility. And the EU is lurking with a bigger offer:
NASA/JPL Snake Robot for Subsurface Planetary Exploration
Looking ahead to exploring inside some of the other planets and satellites in the solar system, here is a proposal for a multi-jointed snake robot https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65245054 with a video animation available from the BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65245054Here's a snip,
Million-year-old Viruses Help Fight Cancer, Say Scientists
upstart writes:Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists:
MEPs Raise Concerns Over Draft EU-US Data Transfer Deal
upstart writes:MEPs raise concerns over draft EU-US data transfer deal:
SpaceX's First Orbital Test Flight of Starship Imminent [Scrubbed]
takyon writes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_orbital_test_flight
Improve Security by Adopting Aviation's 'Just Culture'
upstart writes:When admitting to an error isn't seen as a failure, improvement easy to achieve:
NovoNutrients Wants to Turn CO2 Into Protein
upstart writes:But first it'll have to prove its business model:
Colorado is the First US State to Pass a Right-to-repair Law for Farmers
upstart writes:John Deere warns about the "unintended consequences" stemming from the new legislation:
Human Rights Groups Raise Alarm Over UN Cybercrime Treaty
upstart writes:Let's go through all the proposed problematic powers, starting with surveillance and censorship:
The 8086 Processor's Microcode Pipeline From Die Analysis
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/01/the-8086-processors-microcode-pipeline.html
A Computer Generated Swatting Service Is Causing Havoc Across America
fliptop writes:Torswats uses synthesized voices to pressure law enforcement to specific locations:
Upgraded View of 'Fuzzy' Supermassive Black Hole is a Shade More Menacing
upstart writes:Machine learning has boosted the resolution of an image produced by Event Horizon Telescope data captured six years ago:
Writers and Publishers Face an Existential Threat From AI: Time to Embrace the True Fans Model
upstart writes:Writers and publishers face an existential threat from AI: time to embrace the true fans model:
New Model for How Earth's Oceans Formed
upstart writes:You don't need alien asteroids, you just need a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and liquid hot magma:
Linux Kernel Logic Allowed Spectre Attack on Major Cloud
upstart writes:Kernel 6.2 ditched a useful defense against ghostly chip design flaw:
EU Parliament’s Research Service Confirms: Chat Control Violates Fundamental Rights
canopic jug writes:MEP Patrick Breyer (Germany, Pirate Party), one of the few representatives fighting for preserving rights online rather than against them, has posted a summary about the EU Parliament's assessment of the proposed "Chat Control" legislation. In short, the "Chat Control" proposal violates basic human rights:
Kodi TV Discloses Data Breach After Forum Database for Sale Online
NotSanguine writes:[Editor's Note: This is not connected to the Kodi Linux Operating System. JR]Bleeping Computer reports that Kodi has revealed (on 8 April 2023) that their forum [N.B. the forum itself is now gone and replaced with a blog post about the breach] database was breached and is for sale online.From the Bleeping Computer article:
Arkansas Just Passed an Age-verification Social Media Law With Some Confusing Exemptions
upstart writes:There's confusion over which companies will be affected:
Deep Space Missions Must Recreate Exact Earth-Like Conditions to Survive, Scientists Argue
upstart writes:The "pancosmorio theory" says that for humans to survive in space, missions must duplicate ecological conditions found back home, including Earth's gravity:
Massachusetts Lawmakers File Bill to Create 4-Day Workweek Pilot
upstart writes:Employers participating in the proposed two-year pilot program would transition some or all of their workers to a shortened workweek without any loss of pay or benefits:
Study Finds Only One Type of Consumer Dictates Price
hubie writes:Researchers compare multiple categories of shoppers and find the linchpin:
Elon Musk Admits He Only Bought Twitter Because He Thought He'd be Forced to
upstart writes:Elon Musk admits he only bought Twitter because he thought he'd be forced to:
French Court Smacks Remote Learning Software Company for Pervasive Surveillance of Students
upstart writes:French Court Smacks Remote Learning Software Company For Pervasive Surveillance Of Students In Their Own Homes:
Meet PassGAN, the Supposedly “Terrifying” AI Password Cracker That's Mostly Hype
NotSanguine writes:As the title suggests, they weren't all that impressed.From the article:
How AI is Helping Historians Better Understand Our Past
upstart writes:The historians of tomorrow are using computer science to analyze how people lived centuries ago:
A Parasite is Killing Sea Otters. Is Cat Poop to Blame?
upstart writes:In California, the bodies of four furry swimmers tested positive for a strain of toxoplasmosis first seen in mountain lions:
Developer Creates “Self-healing” Programs That Fix Themselves Thanks to AI
upstart writes:"Wolverine" experiment can fix Python bugs at runtime and re-run the code:
Get Ready: SpaceX Starship's First Launch is for Real
upstart writes:An unprecedented space event, and it's happening soon:
Swiss Health Authorities - Natural Immunity is the Best Defense Against COVID (in Switzerland)
DadaDoofy writes:Many people believe that any and all opposition to the Covid vaccine comes from "far-right" Republican conspiracy theorists in the flyover states. I guess the Swiss government will now be branded with those labels as their Federal Office of Public Health is now recommending that a Covid vaccination is not needed, even for people at especially high risk. They list pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems as an exception. They further state that those who wish to receive a Covid vaccine must pay for it out of their own pockets.https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/impfen.html
MSI Confirms Cyberattack, Advises Caution With Firmware
fliptop writes:The reports suggest ransomware may have been involved:
Mistaken Fossil Rewrites History of Indian Subcontinent for Second Time
hubie writes:What once appeared as a fossil of the primitive animal Dickinsonia turned out to be nothing more than a decaying beehive:
Intel Foundry Services Partners With Arm to Manufacture Next-Generation Mobile Chips
upstart writes:Intel Foundry Services partners with Arm to manufacture next-generation mobile chips:
Bad News: Copyright Industry Attacks on the Internet’s Plumbing are Increasing – and Succeeding
upstart writes:Bad news: copyright industry attacks on the Internet's plumbing are increasing – and succeeding:
3CX Knew its App Was Flagged as Malicious but Took No Action for 7 Days
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/3cx-knew-its-app-was-flagged-as-malicious-but-took-no-action-for-7-days/
Open Source is Fueling the Future of Nuclear Physics
upstart writes:This once secretive scientific field is embracing openness in a big way:
The Hottest New Climate Technology is Bricks
upstart writes:Heat batteries could help cut emissions by providing new routes to use solar and wind power:
Brace Yourself for a Tidal Wave of ChatGPT Email Scams
fliptop writes:Thanks to large language models, a single scammer can run hundreds or thousands of cons in parallel, night and day, in every language under the sun:
A Stream of Cold Gas is Unexpectedly Feeding the Far-off Anthill Galaxy
upstart writes:The stream could keep the galaxy supplied with star-forming fuel for a billion years:
Raspberry Pi Launches Online Code Editor to Help Kids Learn
upstart writes:New editor is integrated with Python lessons:
Florida Officials Deleted Data, Stats From Dubious COVID Analysis: Report
upstart writes:"You can call it a lie by omission":
What Flight 50 Means for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
upstart writes:What Flight 50 Means for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter:
Dashcam Footage Shows Driverless Cars Clogging San Francisco
upstart writes:Videos obtained by WIRED from public transit vehicles reveal self-driving cars causing delays and potential danger to buses, trains, and passengers:
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