Long-time Slashdot reader SonicSpike brings this report from AFP:
Swiss politicians have voiced outrage and demanded an investigation after revelations that a second Swiss encryption company was allegedly used by the CIA and its German counterpart to spy on governments worldwide. “How can such a thing happen in a country that claims to be neutral like Switzerland?” co-head of Switzerland’s Socialist Party,…
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That Mysterious Silver Monolith In the Utah Desert Has Disappeared
Slashdot reader Iwastheone quotes CNN: A tall, silver, shining metal monolith discovered in the desert in southeastern Utah — which prompted theories of alien placement and drew determined hikers to its secret location — has now disappeared, the state’s Bureau of Land Management said Saturday. The monolith was removed by an “unknown party” sometime Friday night, the agency said in a…
Who Will Be the First Guest Host of Jeopardy, Alex?
thomst writes: Variety is reporting that uber-champion Ken Jennings will be the first of a series of guest hosts to substitute for the late, great Alex Trebek on trivia-maven game show Jeopardy! Executive Producer Mike Richards revealed that, when production resumes on November 30, Jennings will be the first of a series of guest hosts of the program, as the show…
Tiny worm squirts milk out of its vulva to feed its offspring
The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has been used by biologists for decades, but it has been hiding a secret the whole time: it makes milk Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260637-tiny-worm-squirts-milk-out-of-its-vulva-to-feed-its-offspring/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tiny worm sacrifices itself to make milk for its hatching offspring
The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has been used by biologists for decades, but it has been hiding a secret the whole time: it makes milk Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260637-tiny-worm-sacrifices-itself-to-make-milk-for-its-hatching-offspring/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Elon Musk outlines plans for living on Mars
The SpaceX CEO has made no secret of his ambition to see humans living on the Red Planet in his lifetime. It might seem like science fiction at the mo… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341103/elon-musk-outlines-plans-for-living-on-mars…
OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment
Joe Morrison: The first time I spoke with Jennings Anderson, I couldn’t believe what he was telling me. I mean that genuinely — I did not believe him. He was a little incredulous about it himself. I felt like he was sharing an important secret with me that the world didn’t yet know. The open secret Jennings filled me in on…
Ok Google: Please Publish Your DKIM Secret Keys
Matthew Green, a cryptographer and professor at Johns Hopkins University, writes: The Internet is a dangerous place in the best of times. Sometimes Internet engineers find ways to mitigate the worst of these threats, and sometimes they fail. Every now and then, however, a major Internet company finds a solution that actually makes the situation worse for just about everyone. Today…
EFF Launches New Podcast: How to Fix the Internet
“EFF is launching How to Fix the Internet, a new podcast mini-series to examine potential solutions to six ills facing the modern digital landscape,” announces EFF.org: Over the course of 6 episodes, we’ll consider how current tech policy isn’t working well for users and invite experts to join us in imagining a better future… It’s easy to see all the things…
Hubble telescope reveals asteroid Psyche’s rusty surface
Scientists already had Psyche classified as a metallic asteroid, but new observations with the Hubble telescope reveal its rusty surface and provide scientists with a unique view into what Earth-like planets are like during their formation. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/hubble-asteroid-psyche-iron-nickel-rust-protoplanet…