Music Services Caught Streaming AI-Generated Albums Impersonating Real Singers
August 25, 2025 at 12:34AM
August 25, 2025 at 12:34AM
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Music Services Caught Streaming AI-Generated Albums Impersonating Real Singers
The BBC reports a growing trend in music: "for established (but not superstar) artists to be targeted by fake albums or songs that suddenly appear on their pages on Spotify and other streaming services." Even dead musicians have had AI-generated "new" material…
America's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Will Test a Quantum Alternative to GPS for the US Space Force
August 25, 2025 at 01:34AM
August 25, 2025 at 01:34AM
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America's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Will Test a Quantum Alternative to GPS for the US Space Force
The mysterious X-37B space-plane — the U.S. military's orbital test vehicle — "serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments," writes Space.com And "one of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum…
Flames, Smoke, Toxic Gas: The Danger of Battery Fires on Planes
August 25, 2025 at 02:34AM
August 25, 2025 at 02:34AM
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Flames, Smoke, Toxic Gas: The Danger of Battery Fires on Planes
"Delta Air Lines Flight 1334 was flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale last month when smoke and flames started pouring out of a backpack," reports CNN. "The pilots declared an emergency and diverted to Fort Meyers where the 191 people onboard safely evacuated."…
30 Years of Satellite Data Confirm Predictions from Early Models of Sea Level Rise
August 25, 2025 at 03:34AM
August 25, 2025 at 03:34AM
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30 Years of Satellite Data Confirm Predictions from Early Models of Sea Level Rise
"The ultimate test of climate projections is to compare them with what has played out..." says earth sciences professor Torbjörn Törnqvist, lead author on a new study published in the open-access journal Earth's Future (published by the American…
A Universal Rhythm Guides How We Speak: Global Analysis Reveals 1.6-second Units
August 25, 2025 at 04:34AM
August 25, 2025 at 04:34AM
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A Universal Rhythm Guides How We Speak: Global Analysis Reveals 1.6-Second Units
"The truly universal properties of languages are not independent of our physiology and cognition," argues the co-author of a new study. Instead he says their research "strengthens the idea that intonation units are a universal feature of language." Phys.org…
After Tea Leak, 33,000 Women's Addresses Were Purportedly Mapped on Google Maps
August 25, 2025 at 06:30AM
August 25, 2025 at 06:30AM
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After Tea Leak, 33,000 Women's Addresses Were Purportedly Mapped on Google Maps
After the Tea dating-advice app leaked information on its users, the BBC found two online maps "purporting to represent the locations of women who had signed up for Tea... showing 33,000 pins spread across the United States." The maps were hosted on Google…
Burning Man Hit By 50 MPH Dust Storm. Possible Monsoon Thunderstorms Forecast
August 25, 2025 at 08:29AM
August 25, 2025 at 08:29AM
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Burning Man Hit By 50 MPH Dust Storm. Possible Monsoon Thunderstorms Forecast
"A fierce dust storm hit the Black Rock Desert on the eve of its annual Burning Man festival," reports the San Francisco Chronicle, "causing at least four minor injuries and damaging campsites that had been set up early." [Alternate URL] "Winds of up to 50…
为前雇主 IT 系统设立关闭开关的开发者被判四年
被裁前在前雇主 IT 系统植入恶意程序和设立关闭开关的开发者 Davis Lu 被判四年监禁以及三年的监督释放。美国司法部称，2018 年 Davis Lu 任职的 Eaton Corporation 进行了重组，他遭到了降级。他随后在公司 Windows 生产环境中植入恶意代码进行报复。该恶意程序包含了一个无限的 Java 线程循环，旨在拖垮服务器，导致生产系统崩溃。Lu 还创建了一个过于明显的关闭开关：IsDLEnabledinAD ("Is Davis Lu enabled in Active Directory") ，当 Active Directory 中他的账户被禁用，关闭开关将会激活禁用所有用户的账户。2019 年 9 月 9 日，Lu 的雇佣关系终止，账户被禁用后关闭开关激活，数千名用户被锁定在系统外。此事导致雇主损失了数十万美元。在 Lu 被要求上缴公司发的笔记本电脑前，他删除了其中的加密数据。调查人员后来从设备上发现了他的搜索查询记录，包括搜寻如何提权，隐藏进程以及快速删除文件。 via Solidot
被裁前在前雇主 IT 系统植入恶意程序和设立关闭开关的开发者 Davis Lu 被判四年监禁以及三年的监督释放。美国司法部称，2018 年 Davis Lu 任职的 Eaton Corporation 进行了重组，他遭到了降级。他随后在公司 Windows 生产环境中植入恶意代码进行报复。该恶意程序包含了一个无限的 Java 线程循环，旨在拖垮服务器，导致生产系统崩溃。Lu 还创建了一个过于明显的关闭开关：IsDLEnabledinAD ("Is Davis Lu enabled in Active Directory") ，当 Active Directory 中他的账户被禁用，关闭开关将会激活禁用所有用户的账户。2019 年 9 月 9 日，Lu 的雇佣关系终止，账户被禁用后关闭开关激活，数千名用户被锁定在系统外。此事导致雇主损失了数十万美元。在 Lu 被要求上缴公司发的笔记本电脑前，他删除了其中的加密数据。调查人员后来从设备上发现了他的搜索查询记录，包括搜寻如何提权，隐藏进程以及快速删除文件。 via Solidot
张益唐称他因为政治气候从美国回到中国
数学家张益唐称他是因为政治气候从美国回到中国。张益唐是在今年六月离开加州圣巴巴拉，受聘于中山大学香港高等研究院，在大湾区定居和工作。张证明了存在无穷多对间隙小于 7000 万的相邻素数对，在数学史上第一次实质性推进解决著名数论难题“孪生素数猜想”，并在与黎曼猜想有关的朗道-西格尔零点猜想上取得重要进展。他表示有很多华裔学者和教授回到了中国。他说自己所处的数学领域没有受到多少政治气候的影响，但计算机、芯片或任何与军工相关的研究人员需要小心。他称，数学，尤其是理论数学，一大优势是展开研究不必局限于特定地点。 via Solidot
数学家张益唐称他是因为政治气候从美国回到中国。张益唐是在今年六月离开加州圣巴巴拉，受聘于中山大学香港高等研究院，在大湾区定居和工作。张证明了存在无穷多对间隙小于 7000 万的相邻素数对，在数学史上第一次实质性推进解决著名数论难题“孪生素数猜想”，并在与黎曼猜想有关的朗道-西格尔零点猜想上取得重要进展。他表示有很多华裔学者和教授回到了中国。他说自己所处的数学领域没有受到多少政治气候的影响，但计算机、芯片或任何与军工相关的研究人员需要小心。他称，数学，尤其是理论数学，一大优势是展开研究不必局限于特定地点。 via Solidot
新西兰空管系统因软件故障罢工一小时
新西兰空管系统上周末因软件故障罢工一小时，干扰了机场的正常运作，有五架飞机在空中盘旋，四架飞机无法起飞。新西兰唯一的空管服务商 Airways 表示问题是因为软件故障导致飞行数据无法在系统之间传输。Airways CEO James Young 表示，在发现问题之后，空中交通管制员立即采取了措施，飞机要么在地面等待，要么在空中等待。Airways 的空管系统有备份系统，但 Young 表示无法即时切换到备份系统，验证飞行信息数据需要时间。故障持续了大约一个小时，期间在空中盘旋的飞机有两架继续飞行，三架重返了起飞地。 via Solidot
新西兰空管系统上周末因软件故障罢工一小时，干扰了机场的正常运作，有五架飞机在空中盘旋，四架飞机无法起飞。新西兰唯一的空管服务商 Airways 表示问题是因为软件故障导致飞行数据无法在系统之间传输。Airways CEO James Young 表示，在发现问题之后，空中交通管制员立即采取了措施，飞机要么在地面等待，要么在空中等待。Airways 的空管系统有备份系统，但 Young 表示无法即时切换到备份系统，验证飞行信息数据需要时间。故障持续了大约一个小时，期间在空中盘旋的飞机有两架继续飞行，三架重返了起飞地。 via Solidot
Could Recreating a Rare Mutation Grant Almost Universal Virus Immunity For Days?
August 25, 2025 at 10:50AM
August 25, 2025 at 10:50AM
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Could Recreating a Rare Mutation Grant Almost Universal Virus Immunity For Days?
"For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower — the ability to fight off all viruses..." notes an announcement from Columbia University. "At first, the condition only seemed…
Survey Finds More Python Developers Like PostgreSQL, AI Coding Agents - and Rust for Packages
August 25, 2025 at 01:34PM
August 25, 2025 at 01:34PM
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Survey Finds More Python Developers Like PostgreSQL, AI Coding Agents - and Rust for Packages
More than 30,000 Python developers from around the world answered questions for the Python Software Foundation's annual survey — and PSF Fellow Michael Kennedy tells the Python community what they've learned in a new blog post. Some highlights: Most…
小肯尼迪要求撤回一篇疫苗研究论文，期刊拒绝
反疫苗的美国卫生部长小肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr）要求《Annals of Internal Medicine》期刊撤回丹麦研究人员发表的一篇论文《Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study》，对丹麦过去逾 20年来出生的 120 万名儿童的分析发现，疫苗中的铝化合物并不显著增加罹患自身免疫性、过敏性或神经发育障碍的风险。小肯尼迪对研究结论提出了质疑。疫苗怀疑论者曾宣称铝化合物与自闭症等儿童疾病发病率上升有关，而 WHO 等机构早就驳斥过此类观点。以盐形式存在的铝广泛用于疫苗，没有证据表明疫苗中少量的铝会引起严重的副作用。对于小肯尼迪的要求，期刊表示无意撤稿。Retraction Watch 联合创始人 Ivan Oransky 指出，公共卫生官员很少要求撤稿，小肯尼迪此举是想要科学期刊屈服于他的意志。 via Solidot
反疫苗的美国卫生部长小肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr）要求《Annals of Internal Medicine》期刊撤回丹麦研究人员发表的一篇论文《Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study》，对丹麦过去逾 20年来出生的 120 万名儿童的分析发现，疫苗中的铝化合物并不显著增加罹患自身免疫性、过敏性或神经发育障碍的风险。小肯尼迪对研究结论提出了质疑。疫苗怀疑论者曾宣称铝化合物与自闭症等儿童疾病发病率上升有关，而 WHO 等机构早就驳斥过此类观点。以盐形式存在的铝广泛用于疫苗，没有证据表明疫苗中少量的铝会引起严重的副作用。对于小肯尼迪的要求，期刊表示无意撤稿。Retraction Watch 联合创始人 Ivan Oransky 指出，公共卫生官员很少要求撤稿，小肯尼迪此举是想要科学期刊屈服于他的意志。 via Solidot
谷神星可能曾经宜居
谷神星是小行星带最大的天体，NASA 黎明号（Dawn）探测器在 2015 年进入谷神星的公转轨道，为科学家提供小行星的近距离的观测资料。研究人员通过重建谷神星内部热模型和化学模型，模拟了谷神星内部温度和成分随时间的变化。他们发现大约 25 亿年前谷神星内部放射性元素衰变产生的热能不仅足以使地下水库存在，还能不断供应热水给地下水库。而热水中含有溶解的气体，气体便从岩石核心的变质岩中向上流动，相当类似地球深海的海底热泉。研究估计谷神星最有可能的宜居时期是它形成后的 5 亿到 20 亿年之间，也就是大约 25 亿到 40 亿年前。尽管谷神星以前对于微生物来说可能很宜居，现在的谷神星早已耗尽了它的热能。不但水大量结冰，残留的液体也已经变成了浓缩的盐水。 via Solidot
谷神星是小行星带最大的天体，NASA 黎明号（Dawn）探测器在 2015 年进入谷神星的公转轨道，为科学家提供小行星的近距离的观测资料。研究人员通过重建谷神星内部热模型和化学模型，模拟了谷神星内部温度和成分随时间的变化。他们发现大约 25 亿年前谷神星内部放射性元素衰变产生的热能不仅足以使地下水库存在，还能不断供应热水给地下水库。而热水中含有溶解的气体，气体便从岩石核心的变质岩中向上流动，相当类似地球深海的海底热泉。研究估计谷神星最有可能的宜居时期是它形成后的 5 亿到 20 亿年之间，也就是大约 25 亿到 40 亿年前。尽管谷神星以前对于微生物来说可能很宜居，现在的谷神星早已耗尽了它的热能。不但水大量结冰，残留的液体也已经变成了浓缩的盐水。 via Solidot
Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
August 25, 2025 at 03:44PM
August 25, 2025 at 03:44PM
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Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
People in Mississippi no longer have access to Bluesky. "If you access Bluesky from a Mississippi IP address, you'll see a message explaining why the app isn't available," announced a Bluesky blog post Friday. The reason is a new Mississippi law that "requires…
New Book Argues Hybrid Schedules 'Don't Work', Return-to-Office Brings Motivation and Learning
August 25, 2025 at 07:34PM
August 25, 2025 at 07:34PM
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New Book Argues Hybrid Schedules 'Don't Work', Return-to-Office Brings Motivation and Learning
Yahoo Finance interviews Peter Cappelli, a Wharton professor of management, on "the business case for employers pushing for workers to get back to the office." (Cappelli has co-written a new book with workplace strategist Ranya Nehmeh titled In Praise of…
DHL Deploys AI To Fill Retirement Gap as Third of German Workers Near Exit
August 25, 2025 at 10:01PM
August 25, 2025 at 10:01PM
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DHL Deploys AI To Fill Retirement Gap as Third of German Workers Near Exit
DHL's German operations, facing the departure of one-third of support staff within five years, has automated customer service calls and begun capturing institutional knowledge through AI-conducted exit interviews. The company's voicebot now processes one…
Chinese Solar Makers' Losses Deepen as Industry Vows To End Price War
August 25, 2025 at 10:41PM
August 25, 2025 at 10:41PM
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Chinese Solar Makers' Losses Deepen as Industry Vows To End Price War
Years of aggressive capacity expansion have driven China's solar manufacturing sector into deep losses. Panel prices have hit their lowest levels since 2011 even as the country's installations more than doubled. Shanghai-listed Tongwei reported a 4.96 billion…
Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
August 25, 2025 at 11:28PM
August 25, 2025 at 11:28PM
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Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
An anonymous reader shares a report: Elon Musk's AI startup xAI sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence. Musk earlier this month…
Stock Exchanges Urge Regulators To Crack Down on 'Tokenised Stocks'
August 26, 2025 at 12:05AM
August 26, 2025 at 12:05AM
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Stock Exchanges Urge Regulators To Crack Down on 'Tokenised Stocks'
A group representing the world's biggest stock exchanges has called on securities regulators to clamp down on so-called tokenised stocks, arguing that the blockchain-based tokens create new risks for investors and could harm market integrity. From a report:…