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Updated 2025-07-18 23:15
FTC: Shkreli May Have Violated Lifetime Pharma Ban, Should be Held in Contempt
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/ftc-shkreli-may-have-violated-lifetime-pharma-ban-should-be-held-in-contempt/
Ripples in the Fabric of the Universe May Peer Back to the Beginning of Everything We Know
upstart writes:Revealing the Start of Time Itself: Ripples in the Fabric of the Universe May Peer Back to the Beginning of Everything We Know:
High Tech Drug Smugglers Now Use Drones
The lower Niagara River (below/north of Niagara Falls and the Rapids) has been a favored location for trade and smuggling for centuries. It seems to have taken a new turn recently, per this story, https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/01/17/drones-carry-mdma-into-america-via-niagara-falls/?sh=7b39ea602c83 also covered by BuffaloNews.com and other outlets.
Reverse-Engineering the Conditional Jump Circuitry in the 8086 Processor
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/01/reverse-engineering-conditional-jump.html
Scientists Identify Rare Lead Compounds in Rembrandt’s the Night Watch
upstart writes:Work is part of research and conservation project Operation Night Watch:
Tiktok's "Enshittification"
owl writes:https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys
OpenAI and Microsoft Announce Extended, Multi-Billion-Dollar Partnership
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/openai-and-microsoft-reaffirm-shared-quest-for-powerful-ai-with-new-investment/
An ALS Patient Set a Record for Communicating Via a Brain Implant: 62 Words Per Minute
upstart writes:Brain interfaces could let paralyzed people speak at almost normal speeds.:
SpaceX Capsule Refitted to Carry 5 Crew Members in Case of ISS Emergency
upstart writes:An extra seat will accommodate a NASA astronaut left stranded after a micrometeorite damaged a Russian Soyuz spacecraft last month:
How CRISPR is Making Farmed Animals Bigger, Stronger, and Healthier
upstart writes:These gene-edited fish, pigs, and other animals could soon be on the menu:
Websites Selling Abortion Pills are Sharing Sensitive Data With Google
upstart writes:Law enforcement can potentially use this data for prosecutions:
Ukraine Might Be Modifying Starlink Dishes to Mount On Drones
upstart writes:Ukraine Might Be Modifying Starlink Dishes to Mount On Drones:
Activists Blast NY Governor Hochul for Screwing Up State’s Right to Repair Efforts
upstart writes:Activists Blast NY Governor Hochul For Screwing up State's Right To Repair Efforts:
Building Blocks of Life Found in Meteorite Which Crashed Landed in Gloucestershire
hubie writes:The research found organic compounds from space which holds the secrets to the origin of life:
Why Using Real Maps Instead of GPS Could Prevent Dementia
fliptop writes:Turning off Waze or your favorite GPS app and using an old-fashioned map may be the best way to fight Alzheimer's disease, a new study reveals:
Super Gonorrhea Has Reached the U.S.
upstart writes:Massachusetts officials have reported two cases of gonorrhea that are resistant or less susceptible to all known antibiotics used to treat it:
Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together
hubie writes:Different Light Spectra Serve Different Needs for Agrivoltaics:
Ransomware Profits Decline as More Victims Refuse to Pay
Ransomware Profits Decline as Victims Dig In, Refuse to Payupstart writes:Two new reports show ransomware revenues for threat actors dropped sharply in 2022 as more victims ignored ransom demands:
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/
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