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DannyB writes:'It's all preventable': Measles cases at South Florida school concern pediatriciansA local pediatrician is emphasizing the importance of parents vaccinating their kids as Manatee Bay Elementary School confirmed five cases of the infectious disease.

fliptop writes:In a new report, Microsoft says Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have all used AI to improve their abilities:

hubie writes:MIT engineers developed a tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake. The key is in the glue on the back of the tag.

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/energy/domes-solar-cells-boost-efficiency-two-thirds/

The University at Buffalo reports on a recent School of Management study https://www.buffalo.edu/news/news-releases.host.html/content/shared/mgt/news/when-newspapers-close-nonprofit-executive-salaries-go-way-up.detail.html that correlated closings of local newspapers and c-suite salaries of nearby non-profits:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/why-the-new-york-times-might-win-its-copyright-lawsuit-against-openai/

upstart writes:Widely used machine learning models reproduce dataset bias: Study:

DannyB writes:Google Lays Off Thousands More Employees Despite Record Profits One Year After Laying off 12,000 Employees As Workers Begin Worrying AI is Slowly Replacing Them

upstart writes:Targeting 'undruggable' proteins promises new approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases:

hubie writes:SETI Institute Employs SETI Ellipsoid Technique:

upstart writes:Facebook 3bn legal action given go-ahead in London:

upstart writes:Study shows background checks don't always check out:

owl writes:https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2020/11/reverse-engineering-forgotten-1970s.htmlISA = Instruction Set Architecture

DannyB writes:Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC'You don't have to do more than that to disconnect an entire network' El Reg told as patches emerge

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-02-acoustic-ultrasound-access-enclosed-metal.html

anubi writes:Looks like Microsoft is preparing yet more helpful tech reps...https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-02-12-microsoft-to-equip-2m-indians-with-ai-skills.html

AnonTechie writes:Time.com

upstart writes:Mysterious 'MMS Fingerprint' Hack Used by Spyware Firm NSO Group Revealed:

upstart writes:Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article:

mendax writes:Ars has a story that reveals some new information about the Indo-European proto-language:

looorg writes:Japan to launch world's first wooden satellite to combat space pollution

taylorvich writes:https://www.science.org/content/article/humans-survive-alone-1000-years-desert-islands-off-africa

upstart writes:AI presents distinct social and ethical challenges, but its sudden rise presents a singular opportunity for responsible adoption:

Nginx Core Developer Quits Project in Security Dispute, Starts "Freenginx" Forkupstart writes:Disagreement over security disclosures and bug-fixing priorities led to split:

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-02-stone-age-hunter-baltic-sea.html

DannyB writes:Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline's chatbotAir Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/prime-video-cuts-dolby-vision-atmos-support-from-ad-tier-and-didnt-tell-subs/

upstart writes:Private US Moon lander successfully launches 24 hours after flight was delayed:

cereal_burpist writes:[Submitter's note] The 'lite' version of CNN is text-only.https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/15/cars/headlights-tech-adaptable-high-beams-cars/index.html

AnonTechie writes:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/microsoft-starts-testing-windows-11-24h2-as-this-years-big-update-takes-shape/

Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:

owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2019/11/ibm-sonic-delay-lines-and-history-of.html

quietus writes:

taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/medical/gold-nanocrystals-energy-activity-brain-neurodegenerative-disease/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/nvidia-ceo-calls-for-sovereign-ai-as-his-firm-overtakes-amazon-in-market-value/

fliptop writes:FYI: SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.Orit Hazzan at ACM.org says:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://torrentfreak.com/lawsuit-accuses-annas-archive-of-hacking-worldcat-stealing-2-2-tb-data-240207/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/daily-telescope-a-solar-eclipse-from-the-surface-of-mars/

owl writes:https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2024/02/05/todays-youtubers-are-repeating-the-mistakes-of-yesterdays-bloggers/

upstart writes:17% of U.S. adults have noise-induced hearing loss. A new Pitt study uncovers a biologic reason:

Freeman writes:Flipper's new Video Game Module is powered by Raspberry Pi

owl writes:https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-defeats-patent-troll-sable-at-trial

DannyB writes:From The Register: 'Literally bulletproof' but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/rare-bubonic-plague-case-in-oregon-spread-from-very-sick-pet-cat/

fliptop writes:Ovrdrive does not encrypt its contents by default but has a uniquely physical security mechanism and can be rigged to self-destruct - by heating itself to over 100 degrees C:

takyon writes:Damn Small Linux returns after a 12-year break - grows from 50MB to 700MB

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-02-ancient-dna-elucidate-prehistoric-community.html

mendax writes:Ars is reporting: