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PC Security Warning: That Out-of-Date Software is Putting You at Risk
On January 23rd, 2019 with 58 comments
aristarchus writes:This was just too funny not to submit. Do you not have the...
U.S. Insulin Costs Nearly Doubled From 2012 to 2016
On January 23rd, 2019 with 64 comments
takyon writes:U.S. insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016,...
Netflix Becomes First Streaming Company to Join the MPAA
On January 23rd, 2019 with 27 comments
canopic jug writes:
Netflix has become the first streaming company to join the...
Split Images of Quasar Used to Produce a New Estimate of the Hubble Constant
On January 23rd, 2019 with 13 comments
takyon writes:Seeing double could help resolve dispute about how fast the...
Google Set to Block Ad-Blockers in Google Chrome
On January 23rd, 2019 with 92 comments
Apparition writes:Google engineers have proposed changes to Chromium which...
Waymo Announces Plans for a Driverless Vehicle Factory in Michigan
On January 23rd, 2019 with 13 comments
takyon writes:Waymo announces major expansion in Michigan, the cradle of the US...
Microsoft and WhatsApp Try to Stop Fake News
On January 23rd, 2019 with 37 comments
takyon writes:Microsoft is trying to fight fake news with its Edge mobile...
Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune Systems
On January 25th, 2019 with 14 comments
martyb writes:Prolonged Spaceflight Could Weaken Astronauts' Immune...
Google DeepMind's AlphaStar AI Beats Starcraft 2 Players
On January 26th, 2019 with 8 comments
takyon writes:DeepMind's AI agents conquer human pros at Starcraft IIAI agents...
SpaceX Conducts Static Fire Test, Unmanned Crew Dragon Test Expected No Earlier Than February 23
On January 26th, 2019 with 0 comments
takyon writes:After Thursday test firing, SpaceX may be a month from commercial...
China is Increasing its Military Space Capabilities
On January 26th, 2019 with 15 comments
takyon writes:Defense intelligence report: China in steady pursuit of space...
Unity Announces Game Designed to Test Artificial Intelligence, and $100,000 Prize Pool
On January 29th, 2019 with 6 comments
takyon writes:Unity developed a video game designed to test AI playersUnity, a...
U.S. Govt Seeks Public Comments on Pirate Site Blocking and ISP Liability
On February 5th, 2019 with 65 comments
canopic jug writes:The US government is seeking public comments on blocking...
These Fly Larvae Really Know How to Demolish a Pizza
On February 6th, 2019 with 15 comments
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramThese fly larvae really know how to...
Virgin Media Tests 8Gbps Broadband
On February 6th, 2019 with 18 comments
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramVirgin Media tests 8Gbps broadbandA...
Unicode Consortium Adding 230 New Emojis in Emoji 12.0
On February 7th, 2019 with 64 comments
takyon writes:Emoji 12.0 brings us waffles, more diversity, suggestive "finger...
A380 Cancellations by Qantas Raise new Questions About the Superjumbo's Future
On February 11th, 2019 with 21 comments
martyb writes:A380 Cancellations by Qantas Raise new Questions About the...
Xbox Live to Connect with Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch Players
On February 11th, 2019 with 4 comments
realDonaldTrump writes:Xbox Live to connect with Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch...
Mass Extinction of Insects Underway
On February 12th, 2019 with 31 comments
edIII writes:The first global scientific review of insect population decline...
The Truth About Galileo and His Conflict With the Catholic Church
On February 12th, 2019 with 74 comments
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramThe truth about Galileo and his...
Hackers Wipe US Servers of Email Provider VFEmail
On February 12th, 2019 with 38 comments
mrpg writes:Hackers have breached the severs[sic] of email provider VFEmail.net...
Clever USB Cable Can Accept Remote Commands
On February 15th, 2019 with 7 comments
canopic jug writes:
Security researcher Mike Grover has modified a USB cable to...
OpenAI Develops Text-Generating Algorithm, Considers It Too Dangerous to Release
On February 15th, 2019 with 49 comments
takyon writes:New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say...
The Great Iceberg Water Heist of 2019
On February 15th, 2019 with 29 comments
RandomFactor writes:In Newfoundland, icebergs are harvested and the water used...
Beef Trimmings Dubbed 'Pink SLIME' Can Now be Labelled 'Ground Beef'
On February 15th, 2019 with 55 comments
An Anonymous Coward...
The Internet Was Built on the Free Labor of Open Source Developers. Is That Sustainable?
On February 15th, 2019 with 46 comments
Phoenix666 writes:Motherboard:On the surface, the open source software...
SpaceX Protests NASA's Award of "Lucy" Launch Contract to ULA
On February 16th, 2019 with 16 comments
takyon writes:SpaceX protests NASA launch contract awardSpaceX has filed a...
Google's Waymo Risks Repeating Xerox's Most Famous Blunder
On February 16th, 2019 with 12 comments
takyon writes:Google's Waymo risks repeating Silicon Valley's most famous...
Ad Code 'Slows Down' Browsing Speeds
On February 16th, 2019 with 31 comments
Phoenix666 writes:BBC:Ads are responsible for making webpages slow to a crawl,...
Finding Lena, the Patron Saint of JPEGs
On February 18th, 2019 with 63 comments
upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNB The correct spelling of her name...
"Are [Linux users] lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of
reliable, well-engineered commercial software?"
(By Matt Welsh)
