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RockDoctor(Slashdotreader#15,477)wantstotellyouabouta"new"starthatwillbevisibletothenakedeye—withoutatelescope—sometimebeforeSeptember:By"star",Idonotmean"comet","meteorite"or"firefly",butgenuine[star]photonsarrivinghereafterabout3000yearsinflight,causingyoureyestoseeabrightpointonthenighttimesky.Whenithappens,thestarwillgofromneeding-a-telescope-or-good-binoculars-to-see,tobeingthe50th(oreven30th)brighteststarinthesky.Foraweekorso.Ofcourse,itcouldjustgofull-onsupernova,andbevisibleindaylightforafewweeks,anddominatethenightskyformonths.Butthat'sunlikely.Named"TCoronaBorealis"(becauseit'sthe20thvariablestarstudiedintheconstellation"CoronaBorealis")it'snowvisibleallnight,allyear,forabout60%oftheworld'spopulation(althoughnormallyyouneedbinocularstoseeit).ButRockDoctorwritesthatin2016,"TCrB"(asitisknown)hasstartedshowing"asimilarpatternofchanges"towhathappenedinthelate1930swhenitbecameoneofonly10"recurringnova"knowntoscience:In2023,thepatterncontinuedandthematchofdetailsgotbetter.Thestarisexpectedtoundergoanother"eruption"—becomingoneofthebrightestfewstarsinthesky,withinthenextcoupleofmonths.Maybethenextcoupleofweeks.Maybethenextcoupleofhours....Lastweek,astrophysicistDrBeckySmethurstpostedontheexpectedeventinhermonthly"NightSkyNews"videoblog.Ifyoupreferyourinformationintextnotvideo,theASO(variablestarobservers)postedanewsalertforit'sobserversawhileo.Theyalsohostedaseminaronthestar,andwhyit'seruptionisexpectedRealSoonNow,whichisalsoonYouTube.Asmallselectionofrecentpapersonthesubjectarepostedhere,whichalsoincludesinformationonhowtogetthemostup-to-datebrightnessreadings(unlessyou'reaHST/JWST/Palomar/Hawai`i/Chiletelescopeoperator).Yes,the"bigguns"ofastronomyhepreparedtheir"TOO—TargetOfOpportunity"plans,andwillbedroppingnormalobservationsreallyquicklywhenthenewsbreaksandslewingTOOthetarget.Youwon'tneedyoureclipseglassesforthis.(DrBecky'svideocoverswhereyoucansendthemforre-use.)Butyoumightwanttophotographtheappropriatepartoftheskysoyou'llnoticewhenthebombgoesoff.Bomb?DidIsaythatthebestmodelforwhatishappeningisathermonuclearexplosionlikeaH-bombthesizeoftheEarthdetonating?Well,that'sthebestanalogue.ThisCNNarticleincludesaniceanimationfromNASAillustratingthemulti-starinteractionthat'scausingtheevent:Thestarsintheorbitingpairarecloseenoughtoeachotherthattheyinteractviolently.Theredgiantbecomesincreasinglyunstableovertimeasitheatsup,castingoffitsouterlayersthatlandasmatteronthewhitedwarfstar.Theexchangeofmattercausestheatmosphereofthewhitedwarftograduallyheatuntilitexperiencesa"runawaythermonuclearreaction,"resultinginanova[accordingtoNASA]...TheNASAUniverseaccountonX,formerlyknownasTwitter,willprovideupdatesabouttheoutburstanditsappearance.TheBBCreiteratesthekeydatapoints—that"TherarecosmiceventisexpectedtotakeplacesometimebeforeSeptember2024.Whenitoccursitwilllikelybevisibletothenakedeye.Noexpensivetelescopewillbeneededtowitnessthiscosmicperformance,saysNASA." 0 story AirlineTicketingSystemKeepsMistakinga101-Year-OldWomanfora1-Year-Old(bbc.com) 48 Posted by EditorDid onMondayApril29,2024@12:35AM fromtheflight-risksdept. Thoughit'slongpastY2K,anotherdate-relatedbugisstillwithus,writesSlashdotreaderBruce,sharingthisreportfromtheBBC."A101-year-oldwomankeepsgettingmistakenforababy,becauseofanerrorwithanairline'sbookingsystem."TheproblemoccursbecauseAmericanAirlines'systemsapparentlycannotcomputethatPatricia,whodidnotwanttosharehersurname,wasbornin1922,ratherthan2022....[O]noneoccasion,airportstaffdidnothetransportreadyforherinsidetheterminalastheywereexpectingababywhocouldbecarried...[I]tappearstheairportcomputersystemisunabletoprocessabirthdatesofarinthepast—soitdefaultedtoone100yearslaterinstead...ButsheisadamanttheITproblemswillnotputheroffflying,andsayssheislookingforwardtohernextflightintheautumn.Bythenshewillbe102—andperhapsbythentheairlinecomputerswillhecaughtontoherreale. 0 story ACoalBillionaireisBuildingtheWorld'sBiggestCleanEnergyPlant-FiveTimestheSizeofParis(cnn.com) 45 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@09:41PM fromthecity-of-industrydept. AnanonymousreadersharedthisreportfromCNN:FivetimesthesizeofParis.Visiblefromspace.Theworld'sbiggestenergyplant.EnoughelectricitytopowerSwitzerland.ThescaleoftheprojecttransformingswathesofbarrensaltdesertontheedgeofwesternIndiaintooneofthemostimportantsourcesofcleanenergyanywhereontheplanetissooverwhelmingthatthemaninchargecan'tkeepup."Idon'tevendothemathanymore,"SarAdanitoldCNNinaninterviewlastweek.AdaniisexecutivedirectorofAdaniGreenEnergyLimited(EL).He'salsothenephewofGautamAdani,Asia'ssecondrichestman,whose$100billionfortunestemsfromtheAdaniGroup,India'sbiggestcoalimporterandaleadingminerofthedirtyfuel.Foundedin1988,theconglomeratehasbusinessesinfieldsrangingfromportsandthermalpowerplantstomediaandcements.ItscleanenergyunitELisbuildingthesprawlingsolarandwindpowerplantinthewesternIndianstateofGujaratatacostofabout$20billion.Itwillbetheworld'sbiggestrenewableparkwhenitisfinishedinaboutfiveyears,andshouldgenerateenoughcleanelectricitytopower16millionIndianhomes...[T]heparkwillcovermorethan200squaremilesandbetheplanet'slargestpowerplantregardlessoftheenergysource,ELsaid.CNNaddsthatthecompany"planstoinvest$100billionintoenergytransitionoverthenextdecade,with70%oftheinvestmentsear-markedforcleanenergy." 6 story America'sCommerceDepartmentisReviewingChina'sUseofRISC-VChips(reuters.com) 69 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@07:19PM fromtheRISC-y-businessdept. AnanonymousreadersharedareportthisweekfromReuters:TheU.S.DepartmentofCommerceisreviewingthenationalsecurityimplicationsofChina'sworkinopen-sourceRISC-Vchiptechnology,accordingtoalettersenttoU.S.lawmakers...ThetechnologyisbeingusedbymajorChinesetechfirmssuchasAlibabaGroupHoldingandhasbecomeanewfrontinthestrategiccompetitionoveradvancedchiptechnologybetweentheU.S.andChina.InNovember,18U.S.lawmakersfrombothhousesofCongresspressedtheBidenadministrationforitsplanstopreventChina"fromachievingdominancein...RISC-VtechnologyandleveringthatdominanceattheexpenseofU.S.nationalandeconomicsecurity."InaletterlastweektothelawmakersthatwasseenbyReutersonTuesday,theCommerceDepartmentsaiditis"workingtoreviewpotentialrisksandassesswhetherthereareappropriateactionsunderCommerceauthoritiesthatcouldeffectivelyaddressanypotentialconcerns."ButtheCommerceDepartmentalsonotedthatitwouldneedtotreadcarefullytooidharmingU.S.companiesthatarepartofinternationalgroupsworkingonRISC-Vtechnology. 6 story Bezos,OtherAmazonExecsUsedSignal-aProblemforFTCInvestigators(seattletimes.com) 52 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@06:19PM fromthecleaning-up-your-messesdept. PursuinganunfairbusinesspracticescaseainstAmazon,America'sFederalTradeCommissionhasnow"accused"AmazonofusingSignal,reportstheSeattleTimes:Thenewspapernotesthattheapp"canbesettoautomaticallydeletemesses,tohideinformationrelatedtotheFTC'songoingantitrustinvestigationintothecompany."Inacourtfilingthisweek,theFTCmovedto"compel"AmazontosharemoreinformationaboutitspoliciesandinstructionsrelatedtousingtheSignalapp...TheFTCaccusedAmazonexecutivesofmanuallyturningonthefeaturetodeletemessesinSignalevenafterthecompanylearnedthattheFTCwasinvestigatingandhadtoldAmazontokeepdocuments,emailsandothermesses.ManyofAmazon'sseniorleadersusedSignal,accordingtotheFTC,includingformerCEOandcurrentchairJeffBezos,CEOAndyJassy,andgeneralcounselDidZapolsky,aswellasJeffWilke,formerheadofAmazon'sworldwideconsumerbusiness,andDeClark,formerworldwideoperationschief."Amazonisacompanythattightlycontrolswhatitsemployeesputintowriting,"FTCattorneyssaidinacourtfilingThursday."ButAmazon'sseniorleadershipalsousedanotherchannelforinternalcommunicationsandoidedtheneedtotalkcarefullybydestroyingtherecordsoftheirmesses...."InthecourtfilingThursday,theFTCaskedAmazontoprovidetwotrovesofdocumentsrelatedtoitsuseofSignal:Amazon'sdocumentpreservationnoticesanditsinstructionsabouttheuseof"ephemeralmessingapplications,includingSignal."TheFTCsaidAmazonwaitedformorethanayearafteritlearnedoftheinvestigationtoinstructitsemployeestopreserveSignalmesses."ItishighlylikelythatrelevantinformationhasbeendestroyedasaresultofAmazon'sactionsandinactions,"theFTCwroteincourtrecords. 6 story HowEinsteinLosttheBattleToExplainQuantumReality(nature.com) 36 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@05:19PM fromtheit's-all-relativitydept. Long-timeSlashdotreaderlee1shares"aninterestingessayonthehistoryoforthodoxyinquantummechanics,"publishedthisweekinNature.Itstitle?"'Shutupandcalculate':howEinsteinlostthebattletoexplainquantumreality."[T]heviewsofDanishphysicistNielsBohrcametodominate.AlbertEinsteinfamouslydisreedwithhimand,inthe1920sand1930s,thetwolockedhornsindebate.ApersistentmythwascreatedthatsuggestsBohrwontheargumentbybrowbeatingthestubbornandincreasinglyisolatedEinsteinintosubmission.Actinglikesomefanaticalpriesthood,physicistsofBohr's'church'soughttoshutdownfurtherdebate.Theyestablishedthe'Copenheninterpretation',namedafterthelocationofBohr'sinstitute,asadogmaticorthodoxy.MylatestbookQuantumDrama,co-writtenwithsciencehistorianJohnHeilbron,explorestheoriginsofthismythanditsroleinmotivatingthesingularpersonalitiesthatwouldgoontochallengeit.Theirpersistenceinthefaceofwidespreadindifferencepaidoff,becausetheyhelpedtolaythefoundationsforaquantum-computingindustryexpectedtobeworthtensofbillionsby2040...TheEinstein-Bohrdisputeraisedlargerissues,accordingtothearticle."Whatisthepurposeofphysics?Isitsmaingoaltogainever-more-detaileddescriptionsandcontrolofphenomena,regardlessofwhetherphysicistscanunderstandthesedescriptions?Or,rather,isitacontinuingsearchfordeeperanddeeperinsightsintothenatureofphysicalreality?"Einsteinpreferredthesecondanswer,"thearticclenotes—andconcludedthatquantummechanicswasincomplete:UnlikeBohr,Einsteinhadestablishednoschoolofhisown.Hehadratherretreatedintohisownmind,invainpursuitofatheorythatwouldunifyelectromnetismandgrity,andsoeliminatetheneedforquantummechanicsaltogether.Hereferredtohimselfasa"lonetreler".In1948,U.S.theoreticalphysicistJ.RobertOppenheimerremarkedtoareporteratTimemazinethattheolderEinsteinhadbecome"alandmark,butnotabeacon".SubsequentreadingsofthisperiodinquantumhistorypromotedapersistentandwidespreadsuggestionthattheCopenheninterpretationhadbeenestablishedastheorthodoxview...WhenlearningquantummechanicsasagraduatestudentatHarvardUniversityinthe1950s,USphysicistN.DidMerminrecalledvividmemoriesoftheresponsesthathisconceptualenquirieselicitedfromhisprofessors,whomheviewedas'entsofCopenhen'."You'llnevergetaPhDifyouallowyourselftobedistractedbysuchfrivolities,"theyadvisedhim,"sogetbacktoseriousbusinessandproducesomeresults.Shutup,inotherwords,andcalculate."Thebookarguesthatactuallythephysicsworldsufferedfrom"asubtlydifferentkindoforthodoxy"—anindifferenceto"foundationalquestions"outsidethemainstream—butthatthe"myth"motivatedprojectsandexperiments."Althoughthewiderphysicscommunitystillconsideredtestingquantummechanicstobeafringescienceandmostlyawasteoftime,exposingahithertounsuspectedphenomenon—quantumentanglementandnon-locality—wasnot..." 0 story PlungeinStoreBatteryCostsWillSpeedShifttoRenewableEnergy,SaysIEA(reuters.com) 70 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@04:13PM fromthecharging-aheaddept. "Inlessthan15years,batterycostshefallenbymorethan90%,"accordingtoanewreportfromtheInternationalEnergyency,"oneofthefastestdeclineseverseenincleanenergytechnologies."Andit'sexpectedtogetevencheaper,reportsReuters:Anexpectedsharpfallinbatterycostsforenergystoreincomingyearswillacceleratetheshifttorenewableenergyfromfossilfuels,theInternationalEnergyency(IEA)saidonThursday...Thetotalcapitalcostsofbatterystoreareduetotumblebyupto40%by2030,theParis-basedwatchdogsaidinitsBatteriesandSecureEnergyTransitionsreport."ThecombinationofsolarPV(photovoltaic)andbatteriesistodaycompetitivewithnewcoalplantsinIndia,"saidIEAExecutiveDirectorFatihBirol."Andjustinthenextfewyears,itwillbecheaperthannewcoalinChinaandgas-firedpowerintheUnitedStates.Batteriesarechangingthegamebeforeoureyes."[...]Theglobalmarketforenergystoredoubledlastyeartoover90gigawatt-hours(GWh),thereportsaid...Theslideinbatterycostswillalsohelpprovideelectricitytomillionsofpeoplewithoutaccess,cuttingbynearlyhalftheereelectricitycostsofmini-gridswithsolarPVcoupledwithbatteriesby2030,theIEAsaid.TheLosAngelesTimesnotesoneplaceadoptingthetechisCalifornia:StandinginthemiddleofasolarfarminYoloCounty,[Californiagovernor]Newsomannouncedthestatenowhadbatterystoresystemswiththecapacityofmorethan10,000megawatts—about20%ofthe52,000megawattsthestatesaysisneededtomeetitsclimategoals.AlthoughNewsomacknowledgeditisn'tyetenoughtoeliminateblackouts... 0 story WhyAreLaptopsMovingtoSolderedRAM?(digitaltrends.com) 141 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@03:13PM fromthethanks-for-the-memorydept. ThisyearDellmovedtosolderedRAMforitsXPS14and16,writesDigitalTrends,which"makesitimpossibletoupgrade,orevenrepair.""Thiswasabigchangefromthepast,wheretheXPS15and17werebothcelebratedfortheirupgradability."Ofcourse,Dellisn'tthefirsttomakethetransition.Infact,they'reoneofthelast,whichiswhatmakesthedecisionsomuchtoughertoswallow.WheresolderedRAMwaspreviouslylimitedtojustMacBooksandultrabooks,it'snowaffectingmosthigh-performancelaptopsforgamingaswell.EventhefantasticROGZephyrusG14movedtosolderedmemorythisyear.Aftertwomonthsofresearch,thearticle'sauthoracknowledges"therearetangiblebenefitstocompaniesusingsolderedRAM,andallthepeopleIspoketowhilewritingthisreethattheyoutweighthedownsides,buthowthatappliestotheend-userisabitmorecomplicated."Ifthere'sonethingandonethingonlythatsolderedRAMisindisputablygoodfor,it'ssingspace.[HalOthman,aseniordirectorofexperienceengineeringatHP]explainedthebenefits,saying:"Ifbatterylife,mobility,formfactor(thinandlight),andpowerefficiencyaremypriorityamongotherdesignchoices,thenmymindimmediatelygoestosolderedRAM;becausethat'swheresolderedRAMcanbebeneficialandpower-efficient,whichwillleadtolongerbatterylife.Plus,it'sgoingtogivememorespaceonthemotherboard,soIcandesigntheproductthinnerandlighter.[...]Ifwewantathinproduct,thetrade-offissolderingmoreofthedevicesontotheboard."Thistracks.Inalaptop,there'sonlysomuchspacethatcanbeusedforcomponents,andthatfreespacegrowssmallerbytheyeartomakeultrabookspossible.They'reanindustrywidetrendthatwasfirstpopularizedbyApple,andtherestofthelaptopmanufacturingworldquicklycaughton.Eachyear,laptopsarereleasedthinnerandlighter,andthatmeanshingtosqueezethecomponentstogetherinnew,innovativeways...Solderingthememorydownontothemotherboardmeansthatitcanbeattachedalmostanywherewithinthelaptopinsteadofbeingslottedintoaspecificpartofit.IteffectivelymakesthelaptopthinnerbycuttingbackonthespacethattheRAMmoduletakesup.Thespacesedbysolderingmemorycanbeusedforotherthings,suchasabiggerbattery....AllthreecompaniesthatIspoketostresstheformfactormuchmorethananytangiblecostbenefits...StuartGill,directorofglobalmediarelations,campaigns,andcorporatecontent[said]"BothsolderedandsocketedRAMdesignsarenowquitemature.Asaresult,weseenoimpactonthemanufacturingprocessand,therefore,thecosttotheconsumer."SO-DIMMchipsalsohe"relativelylimitedbandwidth,"accordingtoHP'sOthman,"whilewhenyousolderthememorychipsontotheboard,youcanbuilditforamuchwiderbandwidth."Butthearticleendsbylookingtothefuture."ThegoodnewsisthatSO-DIMMmemorymighteventuallybereplacedbytheCAMM2standard."RecentlyapprovedbyJEDEC,CAMM2issaidtobesignificantlythinner,andit'llbeailablebothinsolderedandnon-solderedvariants.UsingCAMM2willallowlaptopstostackupto128GBofRAM,andthefrequenciesaresaidtobegoingup,too.CAMM2canalsoactivatedual-channelmemorywithjustasinglemodule. 0 story HowSpaceTelescopesSpottedanExoplanetWithaPossibleHydrogen-RichAtmosphere(nasa.gov) 6 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@01:34PM fromtheeyes-in-the-skydept. InSeptemberNASA'sJamesWebbSpaceTelescopeinvestigatedanexoplanet8.6timesasmassiveasEarth,and"revealedthepresenceofcarbon-bearingmoleculesincludingmethaneandcarbondioxide."Webb'sdiscoveryaddstorecentstudiessuggestingthat[planet]K2-18bcouldbeaHyceanexoplanet,onewhichhasthepotentialtopossessahydrogen-richatmosphereandawaterocean-coveredsurface...Theplanet'slargesize—witharadius2.6timestheradiusofEarth—meansthattheplanet'sinteriorlikelycontainsalargemantleofhigh-pressureice,likeNeptune,butwithathinnerhydrogen-richatmosphereandanoceansurface.Hyceanworldsarepredictedtoheoceansofwater.However,itisalsopossiblethattheoceanistoohottobehabitableorbeliquid.NASA'sannouncementincludedsomeadditionalcontext:K2-18borbitsthecooldwarfstarK2-18inthehabitablezoneandlies120light-yearsfromEarthintheconstellationLeo.ExoplanetssuchasK2-18b,whichhesizesbetweenthoseofEarthandNeptune,areunlikeanythinginoursolarsystem.Thislackofequivalentnearbyplanetsmeansthatthese'sub-Neptunes'arepoorlyunderstood,andthenatureoftheiratmospheresisamatterofactivedebateamongastronomers.Thesuggestionthatthesub-NeptuneK2-18bcouldbeaHyceanexoplanetisintriguing,assomeastronomersbelievethattheseworldsarepromisingenvironmentstosearchforevidenceforlifeonexoplanets...Theabundanceofmethaneandcarbondioxide,andshorteofammonia,supportthehypothesisthattheremaybeawateroceanunderneathahydrogen-richatmosphereinK2-18b.Long-timeSlashdotreaderBaron_YamnoticedsomesitesresurfacingthenewsfromSeptemberthisweekwithmorespectacularheadlines,like"NASAdiscoveredaplanettwiceasbigasEarthwithagasthatis'onlyproducedbylife'"and"Discovery...sparkshugeexcitementamongastronomers.NASA'sannouncement?It'searlyWebbobservations"providedapossibledetectionofamoleculecalleddimethylsulfide.OnEarth,thisisonlyproducedbylife."ThebulkofthedimethylsulfideinEarth'satmosphereisemittedfromphytoplanktoninmarineenvironments.Theinferenceofdimethylsulfideislessrobustandrequiresfurthervalidation."UpcomingWebbobservationsshouldbeabletoconfirmifdimethylsulfideisindeedpresentintheatmosphereofK2-18batsignificantlevels,"explainedNikkuMadhusudhan,anastronomerattheUniversityofCambridgeandleadauthorofthepaperannouncingtheseresults.WhileK2-18bliesinthehabitablezone,andisnowknowntoharborcarbon-bearingmolecules,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheplanetcansupportlife.Butit'sallavalidationofthenewdiscoveriesbeingmadepossiblebyspacetelescopes—newandold."Thefirstinsightintotheatmosphericpropertiesofthishabitable-zoneexoplanetcamefromobservationswithNASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescope,whichpromptedfurtherstudies...""ThisresultwasonlypossiblebecauseoftheextendedwelengthrangeandunprecedentedsensitivityofWebb,whichenabledrobustdetectionofspectralfeatureswithjusttwotransits,"saidMadhusudhan..."TheseresultsaretheproductofjusttwoobservationsofK2-18b,withmanymoreontheway,"explainedteammemberSvasConstantinouoftheUniversityofCambridge."ThismeansourworkhereisbutanearlydemonstrationofwhatWebbcanobserveinhabitable-zoneexoplanets."[...]Theteamnowintendstoconductfollow-upresearchwiththetelescope'sMIRI(Mid-InfraredInstrument)spectrographthattheyhopewillfurthervalidatetheirfindingsandprovidenewinsightsintotheenvironmentalconditionsonK2-18b."Ourultimategoalistheidentificationoflifeonahabitableexoplanet,whichwouldtransformourunderstandingofourplaceintheuniverse,"concludedMadhusudhan."OurfindingsareapromisingsteptowardsadeeperunderstandingofHyceanworldsinthisquest." Slashdot: Habari kwa wagonjwa, mambo yanayomuhimu 0 story PegasusSpywareUsedonHundredsofPeople,SaysPoland'sProsecutorGeneral(apnews.com) 16 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@12:34PM fromthephone-listens-to-youdept. AnanonymousreadersharedthisreportfromtheAssociatedPress:Poland'sprosecutorgeneraltoldtheparliamentonWednesdaythatpowerfulPegasusspywarewasusedainsthundredsofpeopleduringtheformergovernmentinPoland,amongthemelectedofficials.AdamBodnartoldlawmakersthathefoundthescaleofthesurveillance"shockinganddepressing...."ThedatashowedthatPegasuswasusedinthecasesof578peoplefrom2017to2022,andthatitwasusedbythreeseparategovernmentencies:theCentralAnticorruptionBureau,theMilitaryCounterintelligenceServiceandtheInternalSecurityency.Thedatashowthatitwasusedainstsixpeoplein2017;100in2018;140in2019;161in2020;162in2021;andthenninein2022,whenitstopped....Bodnarsaidthatthesoftwaregenerated"enormousknowledge"aboutthe"privateandprofessionallives"ofthoseputundersurveillance.HealsostressedthatthePolishstatedoesn'thefullcontroloverthedatathatisgatheredbecausethesystemoperatesonthebasisofalicensethatwasgrantedbyanIsraelicompany."Pegasusgivesitsoperatorscompleteaccesstoamobiledevice,allowingthemtoextractpasswords,photos,messes,contactsandbrowsinghistoryandactivatethemicrophoneandcameraforreal-timeeesdropping." 6 story BeholdtheWorld'sLargest3DPrinter(apnews.com) 22 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@11:34AM fromthe500-pounds-of-tonerdept. They'recallingit"theworld'slargest3Dprinter,"butalso"thefactoryofthefuture"—notjusta3Dprinter,butamanufacturingsystem.It'sthesucccessortoa3Dprinterthatcouldcreateanentirehouse,cuttingconstructiontimeandlabor,accordingtotheAssociatedPress.Andthisone"mayonedaycreateentireneighborhoods."Ithasavoraciousappetite,consumingasmuchas500pounds(227kilograms)ofmaterialperhour...Theuniversitywantstoshowhowhomescanbeconstructednearlyentirelybyaprinterwithalowercarbonfootprint.Thebuildingsandconstructionsectoraccountsforroughly37%ofglobalgreenhousegasemissions,largelyduetotheproductionanduseofmaterialssuchascement,steelandaluminumthatheasignificantcarbonfootprint,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.Suchprintedbuildingscanberecycled,whichisuniquecomparedtocurrentconstruction."Youcanbasicallydeconstructit,youcangrinditupifyouwish,the3Dprintedparts,andreprintwiththem,doitain,"Dhersaidbeforetheevent...Butitcanbeusedforavarietyofothercreationsandalreadyhasbeenusedforarangeofthings,fromboatstodefensedepartmentstructures.TheprojectispartlyfundedbytheU.S.military,accordingtotheBBC."MaineUniversitysaysithopestheprintercanbeusedtomakeaffordablehousing,aswellasbridges,boatsandwindturbines." 4 story WhyisSouthKorea'sMilitarySetToBaniPhonesOver'Security'Concerns?(appleinsider.com) 40 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@10:34AM fromthemilitary-microphonesdept. "SouthKoreaisconsideringprohibitingtheuseofiPhonesandsmartwearabledevicesinsidemilitarybuildings,"reportstheDefensePost,"duetoincreasingsecurityconcerns."ButtheblogAppleInsiderarguesthemove"haslesstodowithsecurityandmoretodowithapoorlycraftedmobiledevicemanementsuitecoupledwithnationalism..."AreportonTuesdaymorningclaimsthatthebanisonalldevicescapableofvoicerecordinganddonotallowthird-partyappstolockthisdown—withiPhonespecificallynamed...AccordingtosourcesfamiliarwiththemattercitedbyTuesday'sreport,theiPhoneisexplicitlybanned.Android-baseddevices,likeSamsung's,areexemptfromtheban...TheissueappearstobethattheSouthKoreanNationalDefenseMobileSecuritymobiledevicemanementappdoesn'tseemtobeabletoblocktheuseofthemicrophone.ThisparticularMDMwasrolledoutin2013,withuseenforcedacrossallmilitarymembersin2021.Thereporttalksaboutusercomplaintsaboutthesoftware,andinconsistentlimitationsdependingonmake,model,andoperatingsystem.AmilitaryofficialspeakingtothepublicationsaysthatdeficienciesonAndroidwouldbeaddressedinasoftwareupdate.Discussionsareapparentlyunderwaytoextendthetotalbandownwardstotheentiremilitary.TheArmyissaidtohetriedthebanaswell...Sevenin10SouthKoreanmilitarymembersareSamsungusers.So,thebanappearstobemostlysymbolic.ThankstoSlashdotreaderKitkoanforsharingthenews. 0 story HowGoodistheRabbitR1HandheldAIAssistant?(cnet.com) 33 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@07:34AM fromtheRabbit-responsedept. It'sanotherspeech-recognizing,AI-poweredhandhelddevice"abouthalfthesizeofaphone,"writesCNET.(Thoughthe$199devicecomeswithakeyboardandatiny2.8-inchscreen.)"TheRabbitR1canidentifyitemsinitsenvironment.Pointitataplant,anditcantellyouwhatkinditis.Aimitatyourlunch,anditcantellyouwhat'sinit."italsofeelsabitlikeanoveltysofar...."ItcancallanUber,orderdinnerfromDoordash,translateconversations,recordvoicememos,playsongsfromSpotifyandmore.Yourphonecanalreadydoallofthosethings,but[CEOandfounderJesse]LyuispromotingtheRabbitR1asafasterandmorenaturalwaytodoso...Sofar,theRabbitR1feelsfun,freshandinteresting,butalsofrustratingattimes.ItintriguesmSlashdot: Habari kwa wagonjwa, mambo yanayomuhimue,butitalsohasn'tconvincedmeyetthatthere'sroomforanothergadgetinmylife....Manyofthethingsitcandotodayfeelsmartphone-esque,likeaskingfortheweatherorplayingsongsonSpotify...Visualsearchisthemostinterestingfeaturesofar...It'sprettyaccurateforthemostpartsofar.WhenIpointeditatmysaladduringlunch,itwasabletotellmemostoftheingredientsSlashdot: Habari kwa wagonjwa, mambo yanayomuhimu.That'snotwhatIasked.Afterall,whoordersadishwithoutknowingwhat'sinit?IaskedtheRabbitR1totellmehowmanycalorieswereinmylunch.Whileitcouldn'tprovidetheanswerIwanted,Iwasimpressedwithitsresponse...Overall,RabbitR1'svisualanalysisworkedprettywellforidentifyingthingslikeplantsandcharactersfrompopculture.Whendescribingmycolleue'ssneakers,theRabbitR1gotthebrandwrong...Sofar,I'veusedtheRabbitR1totakevoicememos,translatespeechfromSpanishtoEnglish,andanswerbasicquestionsaboutthingslikeweatherforecasts.Thesefeaturesworkasexpectedforthemostpart.ThearticlepointsoutthatRay-BanMetaSmartGlasses"alsohemultimodalAI,meaningtheeyewearcan'see'whatyouseeandtellyouaboutit,"and"youcanalreadydosomethinglikethisonyourphonethroughGoogle'sGeminiassistantonAndroidphones(ortheGeminisectionoftheGoogleappfortheiPhone)."It'salsoveryreminiscentofGoogleLens,whichhasbeenaroundforyears..." 4 story Japan'sMoonLanderMadeItThroughAnotherLunarNight(theregister.com) 10 Posted by EditorDid onSundayApril28,2024@03:34AM fromthe150-degrees-below-zerodept. Japan'smoonlander"haswokenupain,"reportstheRegister,"hingsurvivedthreelunarnights."Apostonsocialmediafromthelander'sXaccountconfirmedthatoncemore,Japan'sSmartLanderforInvestigatingMoon(SLIM)haddefiedtheoddsandsnappedapictureofthelunarsurfaceusingitsnigationcamera.SLIMwasrevivedafewweekso,afterasecondlunarnight.However,withtelemetryshowingthatsomeoftheelectronics(temperaturesensors)andbatterycellsweremalfunctioning,thechancesofthelandermakingitthroughathirdlunarnightseemedremote.Yetainstallodds,SLIMhasstirredoncemoreonthelunarsurfacedespitelackingheaterstokeepitselectronicswarm. 2 story WhatHappenedAfterIndiaBannedTikTok?(apnews.com) 107 Posted by EditorDid onSaturdayApril27,2024@11:34PM fromtheworld's-most-populous-countrydept. WhathappenedafterIndiabannedTikTok?Themove"mostlydrewwidespreadsupport"notestheAssociatedPress,inacountry"whereprotestershadbeencallingforaboycottofChinesegoodssincethedeadlyconfrontationintheremoteKarakorammountainborderregion.""Therewasaclamourleadinguptothis,andthepopularnarrativewashowcanweallowChinesecompaniestodobusinessinIndiawhenwe'reinthemiddleofamilitarystandoff,"saidNikhilPahwa,adigitalpolicyexpertandfounderoftechwebsiteMediaNama.Justmonthsbeforetheban,IndiahadalsorestrictedinvestmentfromChinesecompanies,Pahwaadded."TikTokwasn'taone-offcase.Today,Indiahasbannedover500Chineseappstodate."Atthetime,Indiahadabout200millionTikTokusers.AndthecompanyalsoemployedthousandsofIndians.TikTokusersandcontentcreators,however,neededaplacetogo—andthebanprovidedamulti-billiondollaropportunitytosnatchupabigmarket.Withinmonths,GooglerolledoutYouTubeShortsandInstrampushedoutitsReelsfeature.Bothmimickedtheshort-formvideocreationthatTikTokhadexcelledat."AndtheyendedupcapturingmostofthemarketthatTikTokhadvacated,"saidPahwa.TikTokisalsobannedinNepalandSomalia,accordingtoMashable,andtheAssociaterdPressaddsthatit'snowalsobannedinPakistan,NepalandAfghanistan"andrestrictedinmanycountriesinEurope."Theirarticleconcludesthat"forthemostpart,contentcreatorsandusersinthefouryearssincethebanhemovedontootherplatforms."TheyquoteonefrequentTikTokuserassayingtheyjustswitchedtoInstramaftertheban,and"Itwasn'treallyabigdeal." «Newer Older» SlashdotTopDeals {{#eachdeal}} {{title}} {{centConversionprice_in_cents}} {{/each}} if(sdAdBlockActive&&window.is_euro_union===0){bizx.cmp.ifConsent('',['all'],function(){ $.ajaxSetup({ cache:true }); $.getScript("//a.fsdn.com/sd/js/scripts/min/deals-min.js",function(){ runDealsWidget(); });}); } googlet.cmd.push(function(){googlet.display('div-gpt-ad-728x90_b');}); googlet.cmd.push(function(){googlet.display('div-gpt-ad-300x250_a');}); SlashdotTopDeals {{#eachdeal}} {{title}} {{centConversionprice_in_cents}} {{/each}} $(function(){ //Poll/Pulse (function(){ varsd_poll=$('#poll'), pulsead=$('#div-gpt-ad-pulse_300x600_a'); sd_poll.hide(); functionshowSdPoll(){ if(pulsead.closest('.advertisement').height()