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Show notes for 4 March 2022 https://www.spreaker.com/user/computeramerica/bionic-arms-new-composite-materials-and- Story 1: New tough as bone plant-derived composite from MIT Source: MIT News Story by Jennifer Chu Link: https://news.mit.edu/2022/plant-derived-composite-0210 The image on the left shows a tooth printed by the team resting on a background of wood cells. Credit: Figure courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT News. …

Computer and Technology News Topics: President Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids | Engadget Bungie rejects Steam Deck’s Linux, threatens to ban Destiny 2 players there – The Verge Russia threatens to block Wikipedia over Ukraine invasion article | Engadget YouTuber reunites ‘Celeste’ developer with lost Game Award after finding it on eBay…

Cyber Security Consulting Services – Independent Security Evaluators (ise.io) Ted Harrington is the Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the company of ethical hackers famous for hacking cars, medical devices, and password managers. He’s helped hundreds of companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix fix tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities. Ted has been…

Computer and Technology News Topics: Russia Threatened to Crash the ISS. Can It? As EU says it’ll ban Russia’s ‘toxic media machine’, social media firms face pressure to act | TechCrunch Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batteries by March 2024 | Engadget Hackers stole top-secret GPU details — then Nvidia hit back |…

Show notes February 25, 2022 Story 1: MIT’s new robotic platform can dramatically speed the evolution of microbial populations to help cancer and other medical research Source: MIT News Story by Anne Trafton Link: https://news.mit.edu/2021/robotic-directed-evolution-molecules-1230 Okay, this is very geeky stuff, but very important for medical research. First, some background: To support a wide range…

Computer and Technology News, Ukraine/Russia Conflict Topics: Google Maps Live Traffic Showed the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Twitter admits it mistakenly removed Ukraine open source intelligence accounts | Ars Technica Ukraine lobbies U.S. officials for bans on Russia software, aviation -diplomat | Reuters Ukraine government websites downed by cyberattacks amid Russian invasion | The Independent…

Computer and Technology News. Topics: RIP Bethesda Launcher: Here’s how its nearly full transfer to Steam will work | Ars Technica Virgin Hyperloop lays off 111 staffers as it abandons plans for passenger transport | Engadget Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs – BBC News Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites – BBC…