Complex multicellular life began 400 million years earlier than we thought, according to a Phys.org article shared by Slashdot reader William Robinson: Scientists found two kinds of fossils resembling red algae in uniquely well-preserved sedimentary rocks at Chitrakoot in central…
The First Practical Use For Quantum Computers: Chemistry
“The first quantum computer to start paying its way with useful work in the real world looks likely to do so by helping chemists,” writes MIT Technology Review, “trying to do things like improve batteries or electronics.” An anonymous reader…
Your Hotel Room Photos Could Help Catch Sex Traffickers
100,000 people people have already downloaded an app that helps fight human trafficking. dryriver summarizes a report from CNN: Police find an ad for paid sex online. It’s an illegally trafficked underage girl posing provocatively in a hotel room. But…
NY Bill Would Require Removal of Inaccurate, Irrelevant Or Excessive Statements
schwit1 writes: In a bill aimed at securing a “right to be forgotten,” introduced by Assemblyman David I. Weprin and (as Senate Bill 4561 by state Sen. Tony Avella), New York politicians would require people to remove “inaccurate,” “irrelevant,” “inadequate”…
WikiLeaks Won't Tell Tech Companies How To Patch CIA Zero-Days Until Demands Are Met
“WikiLeaks has made initial contact with us via secure@microsoft.com,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Motherboard — but then things apparently stalled. An anonymous reader quotes Fortune: Wikileaks this week contacted major tech companies including Apple and Google, and required them to…