Twitter Goes to 280 Characters (opens the source in a new tab)
One-Shots make do with 70 characters! Minimalism for real, bro
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MINIX: Intel's Hidden, In-Chip OS (opens the source in a new tab)
"Slow, hard to get at, and insecure as insecure can be" - not good.
AI: Still Waiting (opens the source in a new tab)
Borepatch on why AI isn't likely. With enough CPU, that may change.
Amazon Echo Review at Ars (opens the source in a new tab)
Typical thorough Ars Review. Personally, I don't want it listening
Orbital Cleanup, Power Beaming and Comms at ISS (opens the source in a new tab)
Good review, especially of the orbital cleanup issue.
Ion Thruster Technology (opens the source in a new tab)
Good summary of current state of the technology.
Dinosaur Extinction Let Mammals See Daylight (opens the source in a new tab)
Long believed, now confirmed - mammals hid from dinosaurs at night
ROCA Crypto Flaw Worse than Originally Thought (opens the source in a new tab)
Flaw allows private keys to be calculated from the public key. Read it
Broadcom Wants to Buy Qualcomm for $130B (opens the source in a new tab)
Given how Qualcomm took a huge stock hit because of Apple... bargain
Intel and AMD to Ship Collaborative Mobile Chip (opens the source in a new tab)
Long time rivals join forces, allows both to compete with Nvidia
Scott Pace of Nat'l Space Council - Heavy Lift Rockets Aren't Commercial (opens the source in a new tab)
There's more, although this was boneheaded.
Fox Thinking of Selling Most of Company to Disney (opens the source in a new tab)
Would make X-Men and F4 available for the MCU. I'm all in.
Amazon Hopes to Make LoTR Series (opens the source in a new tab)
like GoT, only with a series of books that are actually finished
Conservatives Attack SpaceX (opens the source in a new tab)
This makes no sense. Sure, spacex takes gov't money but srsly...
SpaceX SFR (opens the source in a new tab)
Mini BFR idea from ToughSF, more likely a model 2 than a prototype tho
Russia's Anti-VPN Law Kicks In (opens the source in a new tab)
Not good news for anyone who'd like to stay out of the Kremlin's view
Apple Looking to Ditch Qualcomm Chips (opens the source in a new tab)
Unsurprising, given the legal kerfuffle. Buy Intel and MediaTek.
Portugal and Net Neutrality (opens the source in a new tab)
I'm neutral on net neutrality, but this is a strong pro- argument
Entrepreneurial Space Age Began in '09 (opens the source in a new tab)
And ramped up in '14. This is still the shallow part of the curve
Alzheimer's Contagious? (opens the source in a new tab)
May spread through blood transfusions.