Jeez, no need to be so salty Liquid Martian brines may be more common than once thought, but they are unlikely to play host to anything that looks like life as we know it, a paper in Nature Astronomy has found.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Controversial trials in which volunteers are intentionally infected with Covid-19 could accelerate vaccine development, according to the World Health Organization, which has released new guidance on how the approach could be ethically justified despite the potential dangers for participants. From a report: So-called challenge trials are a mainstream approach in vaccine development and have been…

Trend Micro researchers explain how attackers bypassed the patch for a deserialization vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server. …read more Source:: DarkReading

New labels will also provide more context for users. …read more Source:: CNet

The factory in Fremont, California, has been offline since March, but it sounds like CEO Elon Musk isn’t going to adhere to local orders any longer. …read more Source:: CNet

U.S. factories are as productive as ever but they’ve lost the process knowledge needed to retool quickly in a crisis, writes Dan Wang, a Beijing-based technology analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, in an opinion piece on Bloomberg. From the story: In China, a vast pool of experienced engineers and a culture of nimble manufacturing have allowed…

Quickest soft robot in the wild west. …read more Source:: CNet

Aims to head off supply chain issues from dependence on Asian plants Analysis The US is reportedly in talks with Intel and TSMC to develop new chip factories on home soil due to supply chain concerns as well as the geopolitical threat posed by China.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

At a high level, two thirds of CFOs are “very confident” that their company can create a safe workplace, but employees are wary. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Users will be directed to more information and context, Twitter says. …read more Source:: CNet