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hubie writes:Scientists Think They've Finally Figured Out How a Maya Calendar Works:

owl writes:https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

UK government blocks Microsoft's proposed Activision purchaseFreeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/uk-government-blocks-microsofts-proposed-activision-purchase/

upstart writes:New observations of the rock show its comet-like tail is not made of dust, possibly altering the origin story of the Geminid meteor shower:

upstart writes:An examination by security researchers finds an alarming flaw in the search giant's new feature, which syncs your Authenticator app across devices:

Freeman writes:https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23631930/discord-openai-clyde-chatbot-automod-features-ai

upstart writes:Meet the startups trying to engineer a desktop fertility machine:

upstart writes:More public-private collab around this issue coming soon:

Self-driving truck startup Waabi may just be the first "AI" company to fully swallow their pride and ask some real experts for advice. According to https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/trucks/waabi-launches-million-mile-driver-advisory-board.html the company will:

upstart writes:In the rush to commercialize LLMs, security got left behind:

hubie writes:Even worms get the munchies:

upstart writes:Bosch to acquire TSI Semiconductors for $1.5B to boost US chip production:

upstart writes:Chang'e 8 missions will check whether regolith harbors appropriate materials:

upstart writes:Yet again, the copyright industry demands to be shielded from technological progress – and the future:

upstart writes:LinuxONE servers come to the Big Blue cloud:

upstart writes:Biodegradable and disappearing bandages and sensors advance sustainable monitoring and healing:

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2020/07/the-intel-8086-processors-registers.html

upstart writes:Helium is way cheaper than rocket fuel, and the pictures are just as good if you get high enough:

upstart writes:Scientists turned a forest into a lab to figure how some species cope with repeated dry spells:

hubie writes:Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how receiving negative medical results might affect how people choose between generic and brand name drugs:

upstart writes:We reported this problem a couple of days ago, here:Impacts all motherboard makers and all Ryzen 7000 chips:

NotSanguine writes:This report from Ars Technica details an important warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfrom the article:

upstart writes:This NASA Telescope Has Discovered 329 New Exoplanets In Just Five Years - SlashGear:

upstart writes:You can smash these 3D-printed cups from GaeaStar on the ground and walk away:

upstart writes:Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+:

hubie writes:Next-generation silicon chips based on spintronics could improve global cybersecurity:

upstart writes:The fungi can regrow, potentially fixing tears in items one day made from the alternative leather:

upstart writes:Watch ispace attempt to land on the moon for the first time:

Christopher Gray writes:If I understand it correctly, researchers made a vaccine that targets the proteins common to all flu viruses instead of the part that changes every year. They tested it on 52 people and found it safe and effective.A Widge, et al. An Influenza Hemagglutinin Stem Nanoparticle 1 Vaccine Induces Cross

upstart writes:Linux 6.3 debuts after 'nice, controlled release cycle':

hubie writes:Both tend to judge the co-occurrence of two events as more probable than one event alone:

upstart writes:The move came as its parent company, BuzzFeed Inc., seeks further cost cuts:

upstart writes:Autonomous cars confused by San Francisco's fog:

upstart writes:Three small regions unexpectedly connect to a network known for planning and pain perception:

hubie writes:Babies tumble about with more than 200 previously unknown viral families within their intestines:

upstart writes:Perhaps not all booms are bad:

upstart writes:Likely a motherboard BIOS issue:

upstart writes:A recent experiment tested the mass-based boundaries between the quantum and classical realms:

upstart writes:The lineage had not been seen in the area for over two years:

upstart writes:Red Alert: ICANN and Verisign Proposal Would Allow Any Government In The World To Seize Domain Names:

upstart writes:The U.S. space agency is supplying two instruments for a Japanese spacecraft tasked with collecting samples from Phobos:

upstart writes:Our precious planet seen from deep space:

upstart writes:MacLife and Maximum PC April issues will be their last physical versions:

hubie writes:For millennia, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the cosmos:

upstart writes:Governments also have no theory on how nefarious groups might behave using the tech:

upstart writes:The encrypted email service has more features than ever and surpassed 100 million users worldwide:

canopic jug writes:Theologian Dr Corey Stephan has documented his exploration of installing OpenBSD on an old ThinkPad X270. He has posted his rather thorough personal notes which cover the intial setup, such as power management, performance tweaks, Wi-Fi configuration, audio and video, tracking -current, and getting software from the ports tree. He also goes into a bit of his favored tools and workflow.

hubie writes:Researchers have created a sturdy, lightweight material made from sugar and wood-derived powders that disintegrates on-demand:

upstart writes:The winery's layout and finishes suggest the wine-making was merely a spectacle for ancient Roman elites:

upstart writes:Apple's WaveOne purchase heralds a new era in smart-streaming of AR and video: