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SPACEX LAUNCHES DEBUT FLIGHT OF STARSHIP ROCKET SYSTEM (REUTERS.COM) 7

Posted by msmash on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:53AM from the moving-forward
dept.
SpaceX on Thursday launched its next-generation Starship cruise vehicle for the
first time atop the company's powerful new Super Heavy booster rocket, in a
highly anticipated, uncrewed test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas. From a
report: The two-stage rocketship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at
394 feet (120 m) high, blasted off from the company's Starbase spaceport and
test facility east of Brownsville, Texas, on a planned 90-minute debut flight
into space. A live SpaceX webcast of the lift-off showed the rocketship rising
from the launch tower into the morning sky as the Super Heavy's 33 raptor
engines roared to life in a ball of flame and billowing clouds of exhaust and
water vapor. Getting the Starship and its booster rocket off the ground together
for the first time represents a milestone in SpaceX's ambition of sending humans
back to the moon and ultimately on to Mars - playing a pivotal role in Artemis,
NASA's newly inaugurated human spaceflight program.



170791946 story


SEAGATE TO PAY $300 MILLION PENALTY FOR SHIPPING HUAWEI 7 MILLION HARD DRIVES
(REUTERS.COM) 14

Posted by BeauHD on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:00AM from the
actions-have-consequences dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Seagate has agreed to pay a
$300 million penalty in a settlement with U.S. authorities for shipping over
$1.1 billion worth of hard disk drives to China's Huawei in violation of U.S.
export control laws, the Department of Commerce said on Wednesday. Seagate sold
the drives to Huawei between August 2020 and September 2021 despite an August
2020 rule that restricted sales of certain foreign items made with U.S.
technology to the company. Huawei was placed on the Entity List, a U.S. trade
blacklist, in 2019 to reduce the sale of U.S. goods to the company amid national
security and foreign policy concerns.

Seagate shipped 7.4 million drives to Huawei for about a year after the 2020
rule took effect and became Huawei's sole supplier of hard drives, the Commerce
Department said. The other two primary suppliers of hard drives ceased shipments
to Huawei after the new rule took effect in 2020, the department said. Though
they were not identified, Western Digital and Toshiba were the other two, the
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said in a 2021 report on Seagate.



170791846 story


ICANN/VERISIGN PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW ANY GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE DOMAIN NAMES
(FREESPEECH.COM) 43

Posted by BeauHD on Thursday April 20, 2023 @06:00AM from the sounding-the-alarm
dept.
Longtime Slashdot reader GeorgeK and author at FreeSpeech.com writes: ICANN and
Verisign have quietly proposed enormous changes to global domain name policy in
their proposed renewal of the .NET registry agreement, which is now open for
public comments. They've proposed allowing any government in the world to
cancel, redirect, or transfer to their control applicable domain names. This is
an outrageous and dangerous proposal that must be stopped, as it does not
respect due process. While this proposal is currently only for .NET domain
names, presumably they would want to also apply it to other extensions like .COM
as those contracts come up for renewal. "This proposal represents a complete
government takeover of domain names, with no due process protections for
registrants," adds Kirikos. "It would usurp the role of registrars, making
governments go directly to Verisign (or any other registry that adopts similar
language) to achieve anything they desired. It literally overturns more than two
decades of global domain name policy."

Furthermore, Kirikos claims ICANN and Verisign "have deliberately timed the
comment period to avoid public scrutiny." He writes: "The public comment period
opened on April 13, 2023, and is scheduled to end (currently) on May 25, 2023.
However, the ICANN76 public meeting was held between March 11 and March 16,
2023, and the ICANN77 public meeting will be held between June 12 and June 15,
2023. Thus, they published the proposal only after the ICANN76 public meeting
had ended (where we could have asked ICANN staff and the board questions about
the proposal), and seek to end the public comment period before ICANN77 begins.
This is likely not by chance, but by design."



170791906 story


DEFUNCT NASA SATELLITE RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER 21 YEARS 6

Posted by BeauHD on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:00AM from the welcome-back dept.
A NASA satellite that observed solar flares and helped scientists understand the
sun's powerful bursts of energy will fall to Earth this week, almost 21 years
after it was launched. CNN reports: The retired Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar
Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft, which launched in 2002 and was
decommissioned in 2018, is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere Wednesday at
approximately 9:30 p.m. ET, according to NASA. The spacecraft was equipped with
an imaging spectrometer, which recorded the sun's X-rays and gamma rays. From
its former perch in low-Earth orbit, the satellite captured images of
high-energy electrons that carry a large part of the energy released in solar
flares, NASA said.

Before RHESSI, no gamma-ray images or high-energy X-ray images had been taken of
solar flares, and data from the spacecraft provided vital clues about the
phenomena and their associated coronal mass ejections. [...] NASA said that the
agency, along with the Department of Defense, would monitor the satellite's
reentry into Earth's atmosphere.


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SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY MIND-BODY NEXUS IN HUMAN BRAIN (REUTERS.COM) 43

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:30PM from the
expanding-our-understanding dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Researchers said on Wednesday
they have discovered that parts of the brain region called the motor cortex that
govern body movement are connected with a network involved in thinking,
planning, mental arousal, pain, and control of internal organs, as well as
functions such as blood pressure and heart rate. They identified a previously
unknown system within the motor cortex manifested in multiple nodes that are
located in between areas of the brain already known to be responsible for
movement of specific body parts -- hands, feet and face -- and are engaged when
many different body movements are performed together.

The researchers called this system the somato-cognitive action network, or SCAN,
and documented its connections to brain regions known to help set goals and plan
actions. This network also was found to correspond with brain regions that, as
shown in studies involving monkeys, are connected to internal organs including
the stomach and adrenal glands, allowing these organs to change activity levels
in anticipation of performing a certain action. That may explain physical
responses like sweating or increased heart rate caused by merely pondering a
difficult future task, they said. "Basically, we now have shown that the human
motor system is not unitary. Instead, we believe there are two separate systems
that control movement," said radiology professor Evan Gordon of the Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis, lead author of the study.

"One is for isolated movement of your hands, feet and face. This system is
important, for example, for writing or speaking -movements that need to involve
only the one body part. A second system, the SCAN, is more important for
integrated, whole body movements, and is more connected to high-level planning
regions of your brain," Gordon said.

"Modern neuroscience does not include any kind of mind-body dualism. It's not
compatible with being a serious neuroscientist nowadays. I'm not a philosopher,
but one succinct statement I like is saying, 'The mind is what the brain does.'
The sum of the bio-computational functions of the brain makes up 'the mind,'"
said study senior author Nico Dosenbach, a neurology professor at Washington
University School of Medicine. "Since this system, the SCAN, seems to integrate
abstract plans-thoughts-motivations with actual movements and physiology, it
provides additional neuroanatomical explanation for why 'the body' and 'the
mind' aren't separate or separable."

The findings have been published in the journal Nature.



170790710 story


GOOGLE FI GETS THIRD REBRAND IN 8 YEARS (ARSTECHNICA.COM) 19

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:25PM from the new-and-improved
dept.
Google Fi, Google's cellular service, is getting its third rebrand in eight
years. Ars Technica reports: First it was Project Fi, then Google Fi, and now
it's "Google Fi Wireless." It also has its third logo, and this one's kind of
clever: It's an "F" styled to look like sideways signal bars and in Google's
trademark rainbow colors. There is also now a free trial mode. Google is
harnessing the power of remotely configurable eSIMs to give anyone with an
eSIM-compatible phone a seven-day/10GB free trial of Google Fi. That makes it
easy to run around and test coverage.

Google Fi is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) -- a cellular reseller --
of T-Mobile's network, so whatever your T-Mobile coverage is like, that's what
Fi is like. Google says that during the trial, "We'll give you a new Fi number
to try out on your phone, but your current number will still work. During the
trial, you can choose between Fi or your current network whenever you're
calling, texting, or using mobile data." You'll need to enter a credit card for
the trial, and after seven days, you'll be automatically billed on a $50 "Simply
Unlimited" plan. Google notes you can cancel immediately (this is just one or
two taps inside the app) and will still get the seven-day trial.



170790688 story


WHY VIDEO EDITORS ARE SWITCHING TO DAVINCI RESOLVE IN DROVES (PETAPIXEL.COM) 65

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:45PM from the
Adobe-is-getting-nervous dept.
Video editors are flocking to DaVinci Resolve in droves, marking a major
paradigm shift in the editing landscape that we haven't seen since the dreadful
launch of Final Cut Pro X drove users to Adobe Premiere Pro. PetaPixel reports:
Resolve has taken a convoluted path to becoming the main rival of the world's
biggest non-linear editing (NLE) tool. More a conglomeration of tools than a
single program, Resolve came through some acquisitions Blackmagic made when
creating a broadcast and cine ecosystem. Comprised of an editing tool, a color
correction tool, an audio editor, and an effects tool, Resolve is essentially
multiple programs that all integrate so seamlessly that they function as a
single application. The color correction tools in Resolve are particularly well
regarded, and many films and shows were color graded in Resolve even if they
were edited in another program. The same applies to Fairlight, the audio
component of Resolve, the go-tool tool for many of Hollywood's most prominent
audio engineers.

In 2011, Blackmagic decided to release Resolve as both a paid and a free
version. The free version had fewer features than the full version (as it still
does), but instead of being crippled, the free version works well enough for
most users, with the paid version feeling like a feature upgrade. In the dozen
years since Resolve became free, it has picked up an ever-growing number of
users, and the YouTube emphasis on the creator market has only increased the
pace of adoption. The fact that most successful YouTube channels take years to
become successful means a free editing tool is valuable.

Blackmagic has never hesitated to put a feature into Resolve. The program has
many options in contextual menus, user interface choices, menu items, keyboard
shortcuts, and more. There is so much here that it can be overwhelming. [...]
Blackmagic also releases dot-versions (like 18.1) that sometimes add enough
features that it acts like a full number upgrade would if it were released by
Adobe or Apple. Some of the features in Resolve 18.1, for example, unleashed the
wave of recent switchers. Two significant features are buried in a list of
around 20 new features in that update. The first is AI-driven Magic Mask tools
that make masking people or objects a matter of drawing a line. The other
prominent feature is voice isolation, another AI-based feature that removes
noises from dialog tracks. Magic Mask alone is worth the price of admission.
This tool makes it easy to color-correct significant portions of a shot without
doing endless mask adjustments, and it also allows for instant alpha channel
creation, allowing for items like text, graphics or even people to be
superimposed on the same scene without needing a green screen. You can read the
full article here.



170790208 story


FACEBOOK USERS CAN NOW FILE A CLAIM FOR $725 MILLION PRIVACY SETTLEMENT
(CNBC.COM) 33

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:02PM from the
you-may-be-entitled-to-a-cash-settlement dept.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Facebook users have until August
to claim their share of a $725 million class-action settlement of a lawsuit
alleging privacy violations by the social media company, a new website reveals.
The lawsuit was prompted in 2018 after Facebook disclosed that the information
of 87 million users was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.

People who had an active U.S. Facebook account between May 2007 and December
2022 have until Aug. 25 to enter a claim. Individual settlement payments haven't
yet been established because payouts depend on how many users submit claims and
how long each user maintained a Facebook account. Facebook users can make a
claim by visiting Facebookuserprivacysettlement.com and entering their name,
address, email address, and confirming they lived in the U.S. and were active on
Facebook between the aforementioned dates.



170790172 story


APPLE'S VR HEADSET MIGHT RUN TWEAKED VERSIONS OF IPAD APPS (THEVERGE.COM) 18

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:20PM from the what-to-expect
dept.
Apple's long-rumored VR / AR headset might run adapted versions of iPad apps,
according to a new report from Bloomberg. The mixed reality device's new
interface will also apparently let users access "millions" of already-available
apps on the App Store. And the headset's apps might not be the only thing that
might remind you of the iPad; the Home Screen and Control Center will apparently
look like the iPad's as well, Bloomberg says. The Verge reports: Here are some
of the apps you can expect, according to Bloomberg:

- Apple is working on "optimized" versions of apps like Safari and many of the
core apps you might already be familiar with from an iPhone, including "Apple's
services for calendars, contacts, files, home control, mail, maps, messaging,
notes, photos and reminders, as well as its music, news, stocks and weather
apps."
- There will be headset versions of FaceTime and Apple TV with features that
"will look similar to their iPad counterparts."
- Apple is apparently testing a camera app, which could let you take pictures
using its many rumored cameras.
- You'll be able to read books in VR with Apple Books and meditate with an app.
- A headset-compatible version of its new Freeform app could let you collaborate
with others in mixed reality.
- Freeform won't be the only productivity app: the headset will also apparently
support Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, and GarageBand.
- Apple wants to make watching sports a "richer experience," which could utilize
technology it acquired when it bought NextVR.
- Gaming will "be a central piece of the device's appeal." (That feels like a
smart decision.)



170790148 story


CHROMEBOOK EXPIRATION DATE, REPAIR ISSUES 'BAD FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET'
(THEREGISTER.COM) 60

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:40PM from the
planned-obsolescence dept.
Google Chromebooks expire too soon, saddling taxpayer-funded public schools with
excessive expenses and inflicting unnecessary environmental damage, according to
the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund. The Register
reports: In a report on Tuesday, titled "Chromebook Churn," US PIRG contends
that Chromebooks don't last as long as they should, because Google stops
providing updates after five to eight years and because device repairability is
hindered by the scarcity of spare parts and repair-thwarting designs. This
planned obsolescence, the group claims, punishes the public and the world.

"The 31 million Chromebooks sold globally in the first year of the pandemic
represent approximately 9 million tons of CO2e emissions," the report says.
"Doubling the life of just Chromebooks sold in 2020 could cut emissions
equivalent to taking 900,000 cars off the road for a year, more than the number
of cars registered in Mississippi." The report says that excluding additional
maintenance costs, longer lasting Chromebooks could save taxpayers as much as
$1.8 billion dollars in hardware replacement expenses.

The US PIRG said it wants: Google to extend its ChromeOS update policy beyond
current device expiration dates; hardware makers to make parts more available so
their devices can be repaired; and hardware designs that enable easier part
replacement and service. [...] According to US PIRG, making an average laptop
releases 580 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, amounting to 77
percent of the total carbon impact of the device during its lifetime. Thus, the
31 million Chromebooks sold during the first year of the pandemic represent
about 8.9 million tons of CO2e emissions. "We think that Google should extend
the automatic update expiration to 10 years after launch date," said Lucas
Gutterman, who leads US PIRG's Designed to Last campaign. "There's just no
reason why we should be throwing away a computer that still is otherwise
functional just because it passes a certain date."

"We're asking Google to use their leadership among the OEMs to design the
devices to last, to make some of the changes that we list, to have them be more
easily repairable by actually producing spare parts that folks can buy at
reasonable prices," he added. "And to design with modularity and repair in mind,
so that you can, for example, use the plastic bezel on one Chromebook on the
next version, rather than having to buy a whole new set of spare parts just
because a clip has changed."



170790540 story


IMGUR TO BAN NUDITY OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT NEXT MONTH 45

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:20PM from the new-rules dept.
Online image hosting service Imgur is updating its Terms of Service on May 15th
to prohibit nudity and sexually explicit content, among other things. The news
arrived in an email sent to "Imgurians". The changes have since been outlined on
the company's "Community Rules" page, which reads: Imgur welcomes a diverse
audience. We don't want to create a bad experience for someone that might
stumble across explicit images, nor is it in our company ethos to support
explicit content, so some lascivious or sexualized posts are not allowed. This
may include content containing:

- the gratuitous or explicit display of breasts, butts, and sexual organs
intended to stimulate erotic feelings
- full or partial nudity
- any depiction of sexual activity, explicit or implied (drawings, print,
animated, human, or otherwise)
- any image taken of or from someone without their knowledge or consent for the
purpose of sexualization
- solicitation (the uninvited act of directly requesting sexual content from
another person, or selling/offering explicit content and/or adult services)

Content that might be taken down may includes: see-thru clothing, exposed or
clearly defined genitalia, some images of female nipples/areolas, spread eagle
poses, butts in thongs or partially exposed buttocks, close-ups, upskirts, strip
teases, cam shows, sexual fluids, private photos from a social media page, or
linking to sexually explicit content. Sexually explicit comments that don't
include images may also be removed.

Artistic, scientific or educational nude images shared with educational context
may be okay here. We don't try to define art or judge the artistic merit of
particular content. Instead, we focus on context and intent, as well as what
might make content too explicit for the general community. Any content found to
be sexualizing and exploiting minors will be removed and, if necessary, reported
to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). This applies to
photos, videos, animated imagery, descriptions and sexual jokes concerning
children. The company is also prohibiting hate speech, abuse or harassment,
content that condones illegal or violent activity, gore or shock content, spam
or prohibited behavior, content that shares personal information, and posts in
general that violate Imgur's terms of service. Meanwhile, "provocative,
inflammatory, unsettling, or suggestive content should be marked as Mature,"
says Imgur.


170790058 story


WHY UNIVERSITIES SHOULD RETURN TO ORAL EXAMS IN THE AI AND CHATGPT ERA
(THECONVERSATION.COM) 66

Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:00PM from the
ensuring-student-authenticity dept.
In an op-ed via The Conversation, Stephen Dobson, professor and Dean of
Education and the Arts at CQUniversity, Australia, argues that it is time for
universities to return to oral exams in the AI and ChatGPT era. An anonymous
Slashdot reader shares an excerpt from the report: Imagine the following
scenario. You are a student and enter a room or Zoom meeting. A panel of
examiners who have read your essay or viewed your performance, are waiting
inside. You answer a series of questions as they probe your knowledge and
skills. You leave. The examiners then consider the preliminary pre-oral exam
grade and if an adjustment up or down is required. You are called back to
receive your final grade.

This type of oral assessment -- or viva voce as it was known in Latin -- is a
tried and tested form of educational assessment. No need to sit in an exam hall,
no fear of plagiarism accusations or concerns with students submitting essays
generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Integrity is 100% assured,
in a fair, reliable and authentic manner that can also be easily used to assess
multiple individual or group assignments. As services like ChatGPT continue to
grow in terms of both its capabilities and usage -- including in education and
academia -- is it high time for universities to revert to the time-tested oral
exam? "Chatbots cannot replicate this sort of task, ensuring student
authenticity," writes Dobson. "I argue that it is time to change our
conversation to be more about assessment that actually involves a
'conversation.'"

"Writing would still be important, but we should learn to re-appreciate the
importance of how a student can talk about the knowledge and skills they
acquired. Successfully completing a viva could become one of our graduate
attributes, as it once was."



170789734 story


GLOBALFOUNDRIES SUES IBM, SAYS TRADE SECRETS WERE UNLAWFULLY GIVEN TO JAPAN'S
RAPIDUS (REUTERS.COM) 2

Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:20PM from the
escalating-matters dept.
Chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries said today it had filed a lawsuit against IBM,
accusing it of unlawfully sharing confidential intellectual property and trade
secrets. From a report: New York-based GlobalFoundries said in its complaint
that IBM had shared IP and trade secrets with Rapidus, a new state-backed
Japanese consortium that IBM is working with to develop and produce cutting-edge
two-nanometre chips. It also asserted that IBM had unlawfully disclosed and
misused its IP with Intel, noting that IBM had announced in 2021 it would
collaborate with Intel on next-generation chip technology. "IBM is unjustly
receiving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing income and
other benefits," GlobalFoundries said in a statement. IBM pushed back in an
emailed statement to Reuters saying: "GlobalFoundries filed this meritless
lawsuit after a court rejected the company's attempt to dismiss IBM's legitimate
fraud and breach of contract claims. Their allegations are entirely baseless,
and we are confident that the court will agree."



170789620 story


MAJOR RETAIL PLAYERS ARE WALKING BACK THEIR METAVERSE STRATEGIES
(MODERNRETAIL.CO) 44

Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:41PM from the tough-luck dept.
For some of the largest retail companies and brands, the metaverse is losing its
luster. From a report: Walmart has reportedly shut down its Universe of Play
metaverse experience on Roblox just six months after its launch, according to
consumer advocacy group Tina.org. Walmart, for its part, said it discontinued
the experience "as planned." Walt Disney has axed the next-generation
storytelling and consumer-experiences unit that was mapping out the company's
metaverse strategies late last month. This string of news came after social
media giant Meta reported that its metaverse division generated a loss of $4.3
billion in the fourth quarter.

These reports have raised questions on the metaverse's ability to yield returns
on the investments companies have made in it. Retailers and brands have mainly
been using the metaverse to build brand experiences and marketing, but many have
yet to report on its conversion rate. In an economic environment where retailers
and brands have been attempting to cut costs, experts said that retailers would
likely pare down unprofitable areas of their businesses. "One of the biggest
challenges was really figuring out the right [key performance indicators] and
also just figuring out if there weren't even implications for many brands when
it came to their physical product," said Melissa Minkow, director of retail
strategy at digital consultancy firm CI&T. "It was just such a big, broad,
abstract landscape that it seemed there was kind of a lack of direction."

In recent years, brands saw the metaverse as a means of elevating their virtual
experiences, and reaching Gen Z in particular. Walmart launched Universe of Play
in September and had mainly marketed it as an immersive virtual toy destination.
For Disney, the division in charge of its metaverse strategy was focused on
crafting interactive storytelling methods using technologically advanced
channels. Retailers of varying sizes were attempting to look for ways to
incorporate the metaverse in their strategies. While brands were optimistic
about the metaverse, consumers didn't seem to match their sentiment. Minkow, who
authored a recent CI&T report, found that 81% of respondents haven't made a
purchase in the metaverse and 45% said that they don't ever see themselves
shopping in it. Meta initially set a 500,000 monthly active user target for its
metaverse offering, Horizon Worlds, by the end of last year but then changed its
goal to 280,000, indicating how the company underestimated people's engagement
level with the platform.



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DISNEY SET TO ELIMINATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS STARTING NEXT WEEK (BLOOMBERG.COM) 87

Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:00PM from the up-next dept.
Walt Disney plans to cut thousands of jobs next week, including about 15% of the
staff in its entertainment division, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people
familiar with the plans. From the report: The cuts will span TV, film, theme
parks and corporate teams, affecting every region where Disney operates, said
the people, who asked not to be identified because the details aren't yet
public. Some affected workers will be notified as early as April 24. The company
declined to comment. Disney said in February it planned to eliminate 7,000
positions from its workforce of more than 220,000, part of an overall strategy
to shave $5.5 billion in annual costs. Cuts are being carried out across the
company, the people said, including at Disney Entertainment, a unit created in a
restructuring this year as a home for the company's movie and TV production and
distribution businesses including streaming.



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