The South China Morning Post reports that the U.S. may be taking a stand against China. This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new bill that would “tighten export controls on China-bound U.S. technology that could be used to ‘suppress individual privacy, freedom of movement and other basic human rights’ [and] ordering the…

We see a lot of great STEM education projects. These projects have a way of turning into something much larger. How many commercial devices and machines are built on Raspberry Pi’s and Arduinos? [Ryan Beltrán] is using common materials to teach people how to clean water. This particular kit demonstrates a water purification process called…

The 32nd annual NeurIPS conference on artificial intelligence kicks off in Vancouver this weekend. Check out some of the research highlights in this selective review. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger brings the news that D. C. Fontana, an influential story editor and writer on the original 1960s TV series Star Trek, has died this week. People reports: The writer is credited with developing the Spock character’s backstory and “expanding Vulcan culture,” SyFy reported of her massive contribution to the beloved sci-fi…

Following an outcry over corporate tax breaks, Amazon pulled out of a deal for a new headquarters near Manhattan. Now it’s leasing office space in midtown. …read more Source:: CNet

The footage was shown to a small, exclusive group of thousands of fans at CCXP. …read more Source:: CNet

Aighearach (Slashdot reader #97,333) shared this story from Reuters: Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190 million claim brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a “pedo guy” on Twitter. The unanimous verdict…

With season 3 upon us, the top creative minds behind the Amazon Prime hit share their secrets. …read more Source:: CNet

Whether you’re a yogi, runner or gym rat, everyone loves new stuff. …read more Source:: CNet

“Russia’s controversial intelligence ship Yantar has been operating in the Caribbean, or mid-Atlantic, since October,” writes defense analyst H I Sutton this week in Forbes. He adds that the ship “is suspected by Western navies of being involved in operations on undersea communications cables.” Significantly, she appears to be avoiding broadcasting her position via AIS…