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Updated 2025-04-20 11:31
Spray-on Smart Skin Reads Typing and Hand Gestures
fliptop writes:A new AI learning scheme combined with a spray-on smart skin can decipher the movements of human hands to recognize typing, sign language, and even the shape of simple familiar objects:
Scientists Gave a Robot a Sense of Smell With Locust Antennae and AI
upstart writes:Researchers sure love turning the insects into cyborgs:
More Malicious Packages Posted to Online Repository. This Time It’s PyPI
upstart writes:It's not always easy to spot malicious impostors posing as legit downloads:
New Data Show How Quickly Light Pollution is Obscuring the Night Sky
upstart writes:Observations from citizen scientists show the sky is getting about 10 percent brighter each year:
'Replica' Bronze Age Sword Turns Out to be the Real 3,000-Year-Old Deal
upstart writes:Scientists were surprised to learn the sword's true age:
New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts
upstart writes:New T-Mobile Breach Affects 37 Million Accounts:
New Wikipedia Layout Released
tangomargarine writes:Wikipedia has released their new layout, which unsurprisingly includes whitespace bars on either side, justified by the claim "most people prefer a column 60-80 characters wide" (although it's not that extreme).
Genesis Joins the Crypto Lender Graveyard With Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
upstart writes:Genesis Joins the Crypto Lender Graveyard With Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing:
Rare Earth Elements Could be Pulled From Coal Waste
upstart writes:Rare earth elements could be pulled from coal waste:
Dungeons & Dragons' New OGL Will be 'Irrevocable' and Bring Mechanics to Creative Commons
upstart writes:Amid all the backlash, Wizards of the Coast is pursuing a radically different strategy for its future open licensing:
Classified Military Documents Were Posted to the War Thunder Forum Twice This Week
upstart writes:Some people want to win arguments no matter the cost:
20 Things I've Learned in My 20 Years as a Software Engineer
upstart writes:An opinion piece but some pretty good advice here. Below is a sub-sample of "20 years of software distilled down into 20 pithy pieces":
Cambridge University Researchers Develop VR Tool for Cancer Treatment
fliptop writes:Video game developers and cancer researchers have teamed up to turn spreadsheet data into highly detailed VR imagery of cancer cells:
Hacked Cellebrite and MSAB Software Released
fliptop writes:I couldn't find any stories on this leak, except from Schneier on Security:Cellebrite is the global leader in partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage Digital Intelligence in investigations to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and ensure data privacy. Schneier is a bit more cynical:
Finnish Parliament Reminds Us That Copyright Should Not Trump Fundamental Human Rights
upstart writes:Finnish Parliament reminds us that copyright should not trump fundamental human rights:
Industrial Espionage: How China Sneaks Out America's Technology Secrets
fliptop writes:It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power:
Soil in Midwestern US is Eroding 10 to 1,000 Times Faster Than It Forms
hubie writes:First precise calculation of the pre-agricultural rate of erosion across the Midwestern U.S., thanks to exploding stars:
China Reaches Agreement to Build $1 Billion Spaceport in Djibouti, Africa
takyon writes:Chinese Companies to Build Commercial Spaceport on the Horn of Africa
Pioneering Apple Lisa Goes "Open Source" Thanks to Computer History Museum
upstart writes:Lisa OS 3.1's 1984 source Pascal code now available under a non-commercial license:
Planning for Algae as Food
fliptop writes:Life on earth could not survive without seaweed and algae. Every second oxygen molecule that we inhale originates from them. In the future, they could also become an important food source:
Tesla Staged 2016 Self-driving Demo, Says Senior Autopilot Engineer
upstart writes:The claim was made in a lawsuit over Walter Huang's fatal Model X crash in 2018:
Researcher: Secure Boot Disabled on 290 MSI Motherboards
upstart writes:MSI accidentally disables Secure Boot on hundreds of its motherboards:
Iconic Musician David Crosby, RIP
upstart writes:Iconic musician David Crosby, RIP:
90% of Online Content Could be ‘Generated by AI by 2025,’ Expert Says
fliptop writes:Generative AI, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, could completely revamp how digital content is developed, said Nina Schick, adviser, speaker, and A.I. thought leader told Yahoo Finance Live:
UK Lawmakers Vote to Jail Tech Execs Who Fail to Protect Kids Online
upstart writes:UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online:
It's Not Them, It's You: Why Potatoes Don't Deserve Their Bad Reputation
hubie writes:Though spuds may not have all of the same benefits as other vegies, they can still be part of a healthy diet - so long as they're prepared the right way:
NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope’s Successor
upstart writes:NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope's Successor:
Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech
fliptop writes:The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to reconsider rules social networks operate under, potentially leading to the most significant reset of the doctrines governing online speech since the 1990s:
New Power Supply with a Lifetime of Up to 50 Years
hubie writes:KIT's Spinoff 'Digital Power Systems' Develops Ultralong-lived Industrial Power Supplies:
Sweden Finds Largest-Ever Rare Earth Metal Deposit In Europe
upstart writes:Sweden Finds Largest-Ever Rare Earth Metal Deposit In Europe:
Significant Energy Use Predicted for Computers in Self-Driving Cars
A SoylentNews contributor writes:This trade magazine, https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/adas/mit-report-forecasts-global-emissions-impact-from-autonomous-vehicle-computers.html is reporting on a new study and modeling effort--
Seattle Public Schools Bans ChatGPT; District ‘Requires Original Thought and Work From Students’
mrpg writes:https://www.geekwire.com/2023/seattle-public-schools-bans-chatgpt-district-requires-original-thought-and-work-from-students/
Germany Wants to Reuse Data Centers' Heat. No One is Buying it
fliptop writes:Germany wants to force its power-hungry data centers to harness excess heat for warming residential homes — an effort which the industry warns is likely to fall flat:
The Physics Behind Building an Enduring Soap Bubble
upstart writes:Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping:
Peer Review Has Failed, and That’s Great News – for Diamond Open Access, Science and Society
upstart writes:Peer review has failed, and that's great news – for diamond open access, science and society:
Don't be Fooled: Crypto is Going Up Because of Market Manipulation
upstart writes:Whenever you see cryptocurrency prices suddenly rise, that's probably why:
Lasers Used to Guide Lightning Strikes to a Safe Target
upstart writes:Lightning strikes flow along laser's path for tens of meters:
Microsoft Announces 10,000 Layoffs, 5% of its Workforce
upstart writes:Microsoft announces 10,000 layoffs, 5% of its workforce:
Netherlands Refuses to Summarily Agree to US Export Restrictions on China Over Silicon Chips
upstart writes:Netherlands refuses to summarily agree to US export restrictions on China over silicon chips.:
Unix is Dead. Long Live Unix!
upstart writes:Unix is dead. Long live Unix!:
Getty Images Targets AI Firm For 'Copying' Photos
fliptop writes:US firm Getty Images on Tuesday threatened to sue a tech company it accuses of illegally copying millions of photos for use in an artificial intelligence (AI) art tool:
Dell's CAMM Memory Expected to Replace SO-DIMM in Laptops
takyon writes:CAMM = Compression Attached Memory ModuleCAMM to Usurp SO-DIMM Laptop Memory Form Factor Says JEDEC Member
Controversy Erupts Over Non-consensual AI Mental Health Experiment
upstart writes:Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment:
SEC Sues Law Firm for Client List in the Hafnium Cyberattack
upstart writes:SEC sues law firm for client list in the Hafnium cyberattack:
Airbus Begins Testing Autonomous Emergency Flight Tech
upstart writes:Airbus Begins Testing Autonomous Emergency Flight Tech:
Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks in 2023, but Not for Long
upstart writes:Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long:
Peering Deep Into the Cellular Universe: Allen Institute Researchers Map Cell Parts in 3D
upstart writes:Peering deep into the cellular universe: Allen Institute researchers map cell parts in 3D:
Messenger Billed as Better Than Signal is Riddled With Vulnerabilities
upstart writes:Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities:
A Fifth of Passwords Used by Federal Agency Cracked in Security Audit
upstart writes:89% of the department's high-value assets didn't use multi-factor authentication:
Examining the Impact of 6G Telecommunications on Society
upstart writes:Examining the Impact of 6G Telecommunications on Society:
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