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Don't threaten us with a good time – ensure it</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Episode 21</span> Enterprise-level insurance? What are we, Trekkies?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">BOFH</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Nov 09:30" data-epoch="1731058206">08 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">125</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/08/nhs_realtime_surveillance_pandemic/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>NHS to launch 'real-time surveillance system' to prevent future pandemics</h4> <div class=standfirst>Nanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Nov 07:30" data-epoch="1731051009">08 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">55</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-2g"> <div class="bird ad-owl"> <div class="bird_wrapper"> <div class="ad_inner_wrap"> <div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="btm" data-raptor="owl" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,mpu,leaderboard," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,mpu,leaderboard,"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/08/nasa_fires_up_x_59/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Vid</span> A try called Quesst</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Bootnotes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Nov 05:26" data-epoch="1731043571">08 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">89</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/08/robots_crush_career_low_skill/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Robots crush career opportunities for low-skilled workers</h4> <div class=standfirst>They also boost support for populist politicians, study finds</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Nov 00:26" data-epoch="1731025567">08 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">91</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/fast_radio_burst_research/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Astroboffins tune into the wild origins of fast radio bursts</h4> <div class=standfirst>Enigmatic cosmic signals from outside this galaxy could come from collapsed binary stars</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 23:01" data-epoch="1731020468">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/top_10_billionaires/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Top 10 billionaires make nearly $64B in post-Trump election stock surge</h4> <div class=standfirst>9 out of 10 are techies, but Zuckerberg lost money</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 20:30" data-epoch="1731011414">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">120</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/the_batmobile_is_real_and_expensive/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Nolanverse Batmobile leaps barrier between film and reality – but it'll cost you</h4> <div class=standfirst>Got a spare $2.9 million lying around? Asking for a friend ...</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 15:01" data-epoch="1730991692">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/spacex_plans_next_starship_flight/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>SpaceX plans next Starship flight just days from now</h4> <div class=standfirst>Hands up who wants to see the 'chopsticks' catch the Super Heavy again?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 13:19" data-epoch="1730985588">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">42</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/07/uk_4_day_workweek/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Another official four-day week pilot kicks off in the UK</h4> <div class=standfirst>Nation's favorite cloud-slinger, AWS, unlikely to be taking part</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Nov 09:30" data-epoch="1730971806">07 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">35</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/06/intel_sued_over_raptor_lake_chips/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability</h4> <div class=standfirst>Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Systems</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Nov 19:30" data-epoch="1730921411">06 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/06/arecibo_telescope_failure_analysis/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets</h4> <div class=standfirst>Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Nov 18:40" data-epoch="1730918412">06 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">68</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/06/indonesias_new_capital_nusantara/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>A new city springs from the rainforest to become Indonesia's tech hub</h4> <div class=standfirst>Jakarta who? Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, is packed with tech</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">On-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Nov 04:30" data-epoch="1730867413">06 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">17</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/05/judge_musks_1m_election_giveaway/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Judge decides not to block Musk's $1M election giveaway</h4> <div class=standfirst>America PAC tells judge winners were preselected, raising a whole new set of legal questions</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="05 Nov 16:30" data-epoch="1730824209">05 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">69</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/05/japan_wooden_satellite/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space</h4> <div class=standfirst>Wooden datacenters? Japan can build spacecraft out of the stuff</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Networks</span><span class="time_stamp" title="05 Nov 15:33" data-epoch="1730820789">05 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">24</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/03/ghost_job_epidemic/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled</h4> <div class=standfirst>Turns out it's perfectly legal to waste applicants' time, use posts to squeeze more productivity out of employees</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="03 Nov 08:30" data-epoch="1730622609">03 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">130</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/02/oregon_trail_action_comedy_film/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Oregon Trail 'action comedy' film in the works from Apple</h4> <div class=standfirst>Hopefully watching it'll be less painful than dying of dysentery</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Nov 20:00" data-epoch="1730577613">02 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">46</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/02/planetarium_stolen_university/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>The hunt is on for the scum who stole Britain's largest inflatable planetarium</h4> <div class=standfirst>Have you seen this dome? It's full of stars</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Nov 13:30" data-epoch="1730554212">02 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">68</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/11/01/reaction_engines_administration/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Reaction Engines' hypersonic hopes stall as funding fizzles out</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> 173 jobs gone after air-breathing rocket project loses lift</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Nov 12:53" data-epoch="1730465635">01 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">151</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/11/01/jaxa_iss_digital_twin/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Japan's space agency to build a digital twin of its ISS module – right before it retires</h4> <div class=standfirst>It's the space economy, stupid</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Nov 03:30" data-epoch="1730431810">01 Nov 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/31/musk_election_lottery_hearing/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>We know what Musk will probably dress up as this year: A victim</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="31 Oct 14:05" data-epoch="1730383559">31 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">152</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/30/linus_torvalds_ev/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Combustion engines grind Linus Torvalds' gears</h4> <div class=standfirst>Just like his once famous temper, Linux kernel creator also ditched classic engines ... in favor of EVs</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Oct 17:30" data-epoch="1730309410">30 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">201</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/30/fired_disney_employee_hacks_menu/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Fired Disney staffer accused of hacking menu to add profanity, wingdings, removes allergen info</h4> <div class=standfirst>If you're gonna come at the mouse, you need to be better at hiding your tracks</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Oct 15:12" data-epoch="1730301159">30 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">58</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/30/tech_billionaires_carbon_footprint/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam</h4> <div class=standfirst>Between jets, yachts and investments in destructive companies, billionaires are speed running the apocalypse</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Off-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Oct 10:30" data-epoch="1730284208">30 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">87</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/30/china_tiangong_crew_refresh/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China refreshes crew of its 'Celestial Palace' space station</h4> <div class=standfirst>Incoming trio includes first female engineer, a returning taikonaut, and one newbie</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="30 Oct 03:45" data-epoch="1730259912">30 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/russian_court_fines_google/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000</h4> <div class=standfirst>Don't hold your breath Putin</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 21:00" data-epoch="1730235609">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">260</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/nasa_narrows_artemis_iii_landing/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine</h4> <div class=standfirst>The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 05:29" data-epoch="1730179748">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-2h"> <div class="bird ad-buzzard"> <div class="bird_wrapper"> <div class="ad_inner_wrap"> <div aria-hidden="true" class="adun" data-pos="btm" data-raptor="buzzard" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu,dmpu," data-xmd=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,mpu,leaderboard," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,mpu,leaderboard,"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/tardigrade_genetics_radiation/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Tardigrade genes may hold secret to radiation treatments for humans</h4> <div class=standfirst>Microscopic 'water bears' can survive blasts that would kill humans</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 01:26" data-epoch="1730165174">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/29/copyright_office_mcdonalds/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>iFixit to the rescue: McDonald's workers can rescue their own ice cream machines</h4> <div class=standfirst>Burger me! Partial success in chipping away at insane DMCA rules</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Oct 00:30" data-epoch="1730161807">29 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">59</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/jpmorgan_chase_sues_scammers/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>JPMorgan Chase sues scammers following viral 'infinite money glitch'</h4> <div class=standfirst>ATMs paid customers thousands ... and now the bank wants its money back</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 20:45" data-epoch="1730148312">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">47</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/moscow_sewage_plume/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Skyscraper-high sewage plume erupts in Moscow</h4> <div class=standfirst>Ukrainian hackers again, or just 50+ year old infrastructure showing its age? Either way, it's a mess</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 18:16" data-epoch="1730139400">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">80</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/boeing_launches_funding_round_to/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Boeing launches funding round to stave off credit downgrade</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">updated</span> 108-year-old aerospace giant acting like a struggling startup as debts and losses soar</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 15:00" data-epoch="1730127608">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">30</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Huawei's farewell to Android isn't a marketing move, it's chess</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Opinion</span> HarmonyOS NEXT sounds dissonant until you get the theme</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Columnists</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 09:30" data-epoch="1730107814">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">126</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/28/china_space_tourism/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China's first space tourism venture sells first pair of tickets</h4> <div class=standfirst>Just two of 'em, at a discount befitting the early stage of development for the kit involved</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Oct 05:58" data-epoch="1730095089">28 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/27/abolish_daylight_saving_time/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>UK sleep experts say it's time to kill daylight saving for good</h4> <div class=standfirst>It turns out morning light beats evening rays for health benefits</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Oct 10:28" data-epoch="1730024886">27 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">282</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/26/biz_daemon_app_error/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Biz Daemon is too cool to respond to fans of his big screen work</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">BORK!BORK!BORK!</span> If only all Android apps were so effortlessly stylish</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Bootnotes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 Oct 00:30" data-epoch="1729902610">26 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/25/opinion_open_washing/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>The open secret of open washing – why companies pretend to be open source</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Opinion</span> Allowing pretenders to co-opt the term is bad for everyone</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Columnists</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 18:05" data-epoch="1729879509">25 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">45</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/25/epibit_dna_storage_research/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Say hello to the epi-bit, a new approach to DNA data storage</h4> <div class=standfirst>A single gram can hold 215,000 TB. Technique inspired by epigenetics might help unlock that potential</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 12:02" data-epoch="1729857726">25 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">23</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/25/bofh_2024_episode_20/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4><abbr title="Bastard Operator from Hell">BOFH</abbr>: The Boss pulled the plug on our AI, so we pulled the pin on him</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Episode 20</span> Database licensing can be such a contentious area</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">BOFH</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 09:35" data-epoch="1729848908">25 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">38</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/25/wisetech_ceo_steps_down/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations</h4> <div class=standfirst>Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="25 Oct 02:30" data-epoch="1729823410">25 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/scientists_fcc_tests_satellite_impact/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">updated</span> Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 21:30" data-epoch="1729805414">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/ford_china_electric_vehicle/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Ford CEO admits he drives a Chinese electric vehicle and doesn't want to give it up</h4> <div class=standfirst>Warns the Middle Kingdom is drinking Detroit's milkshake at the moment</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 20:45" data-epoch="1729802707">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">164</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/usb_club_transport_drive/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club</h4> <div class=standfirst>No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Off-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 17:15" data-epoch="1729790110">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/hitachi_rail_contract_san_francisco/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Floppy discs still run a U.S. metro? Japan steps in with 'project kill floppy'</h4> <div class=standfirst>Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the throwback</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Storage</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 16:00" data-epoch="1729785610">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">45</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/boeing_strike_continues_as_union/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Boeing strike continues as union rejects contract, scuttling CEO's recovery plan</h4> <div class=standfirst>Kelly Ortberg's turnaround express heads back to the hangar</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 15:01" data-epoch="1729782119">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">20</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/24/faa_approves_flying_taxis/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Flying taxis cleared for takeoff under new US aviation rules</h4> <div class=standfirst>'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="24 Oct 01:01" data-epoch="1729731670">24 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">19</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/penn_state_university_doj_settlement/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case</h4> <div class=standfirst>Fight On, State? Not this time</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Security</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 23:29" data-epoch="1729726150">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">3</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/alien_romulus_vhs_release/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements has_trailer_top"> <h4>The horror that is VHS revived for horror movie release</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">POLL: Is VHS back?</span> Cassette-bursting medium revived for latest Alien chest-burster flick</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Bootnotes</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 18:30" data-epoch="1729708212">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">89</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/boeing_q3/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Boeing's new captain promises U-turn after Q3 nosedive</h4> <div class=standfirst>Earnings reported the same day striking union workers vote on a new contract</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 16:30" data-epoch="1729701009">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/terrestrial_cell_signals_gps/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Boffins explore cell signals as potential GPS alternative</h4> <div class=standfirst>Team sends a flying cooler packed with DIY tech 15 miles up for the test</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 13:30" data-epoch="1729690211">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">28</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/ai_firms_and_civil_society/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP</h4> <div class=standfirst>Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 06:27" data-epoch="1729664830">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">8</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/woman_stuck_upside_down_under/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Woman stuck upside down under rock for hours after trying to retrieve dropped phone</h4> <div class=standfirst>Emergency services had to move a boulder to get her out</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 04:33" data-epoch="1729657987">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">68</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/23/arm_warns_qualcomm_on_licenses/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses</h4> <div class=standfirst>Qualcomm brands ploy as 'unfounded' cash grab</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="23 Oct 02:22" data-epoch="1729650134">23 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">48</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/fake_reviews_ftc/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Fake reviewers face the wrath of Khan</h4> <div class=standfirst>From hell's heart I stab at thee</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Software</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 21:21" data-epoch="1729632073">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> 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data-epoch="1729578607">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">32</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/bytedance_intern_messed_with_llm/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Intern allegedly messed with ByteDance's LLM training cluster</h4> <div class=standfirst>No losses caused – except the intern's job – says TikTok parent</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">AI + ML</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 02:36" data-epoch="1729564570">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/22/dji_sues_dod/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over ‘Chinese military company’ label</h4> <div class=standfirst>Pending CCP drone ban could render the suit irrelevant</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="22 Oct 00:30" data-epoch="1729557006">22 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/21/axiom_space_prada_spaceuit/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>The Astronaut wore Prada – and a blast from Michael Bloomberg</h4> <div class=standfirst>Stylish Artemis spacesuit design revealed last week should never fly, billionaire argues</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="21 Oct 08:31" data-epoch="1729499466">21 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">64</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1b"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/19/california_drone_drug_deal/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>California cops cuff suspect in deadly drone-assisted drug deal</h4> <div class=standfirst>‘Crany’ also captured with three 'ghost guns'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Oct 15:38" data-epoch="1729352286">19 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">36</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/19/europa_clipper_juniper_support_life/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life?</h4> <div class=standfirst>But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="19 Oct 05:38" data-epoch="1729316293">19 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">29</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/18/tesla_fsd_lowvisibility_accident/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Tesla FSD faces yet another probe after fatal low-visibility crash</h4> <div class=standfirst>Musk’s camera-only approach may not be a great idea after all?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 18:37" data-epoch="1729276641">18 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">124</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/18/branson_space_perspective_balloon/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Richard Branson to take balloon ride to edge of space</h4> <div class=standfirst>No Zero-G shenanigans, but a fully stocked bar and spectacular views</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 12:00" data-epoch="1729252808">18 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">79</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/10/18/wiwynn_vs_x/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X</h4> <div class=standfirst>Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Legal</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Oct 06:30" data-epoch="1729233011">18 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">21</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/17/espn_fined_emergency_alert_sounds/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again</h4> <div class=standfirst>It’s the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Offbeat</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Oct 22:30" data-epoch="1729204208">17 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">79</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/17/boston_dynamics_lbm/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Oh, what a feeling: Toyota building robots that get better with practice</h4> <div class=standfirst>Bots that learn to peel potatoes is a lot less scary than Black Mirror</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Oct 05:15" data-epoch="1729142106">17 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">15</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/10/17/china_longterm_space_plan/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>China launches plan to lead the world in space exploration</h4> <div class=standfirst>Long-term research program includes building Moon bases, finding habitable exoplanets, and probing 'space-time ripples'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Science</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Oct 03:45" data-epoch="1729136718">17 Oct 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">36</span></div> </div> 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