ShotokuTech News of the Week 25 April 2020 edition.

Rare neon blue waves at California beach, NASA and SpaceX plan first astronaut launch from US in a decade, Arctic ozone levels record low, Micro-device detects bacteria & viruses, Animal shelters emptying amid pandemic, Crocodiles imitated whales to dominate oceans, Rainfall Triggered  Eruption of Volcano Kīlauea, More Tigers & Lions Test Positive, Microsoft Warns Of 3D Graphics Hack, Microsoft 365 Hackers Million Dollar Heist, Microsoft Office 365 Azure machine-learning services make you more productive, "Don't travel to Florida to watch SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch", Apollo data used to create best moon map.

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Photos: Rare neon blue waves due to bioluminescence captured on camera at California beach
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/17/rare-neon-blue-waves-called-bioluminescence-captured-on-camera-in-newport-beach/

NASA and SpaceX plan to launch the first astronauts from US soil in nearly a decade on May 27
https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-spacex-astronaut-launch-date-time-commercial-crew-dragon-4

Arctic stratospheric ozone levels hit record low in March
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200416135944.htm

Researchers build micro-device to detect bacteria, viruses
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-micro-device-bacteria-viruses.html

'The call has been answered': Animal shelters across the U.S. are emptying amid coronavirus pandemic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/the-call-has-been-answered-animal-shelters-across-the-us-are-emptying-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ar-BB12RTdt?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Crocodiles imitated whales to dominate the oceans
https://www.thestuffnews.com/2020/04/21/crocodiles-imitated-whales-study/

Could Rainfall Have Triggered the 2018 Eruption of Hawaiian Volcano Kīlauea?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rainfall-eruption-hawaiian-volcano-kilauea-180974718/

More Tigers, 3 Lions Test Positive For COVID-19 At Bronx Zoo
https://www.ibtimes.com/4-more-tigers-3-lions-test-positive-covid-19-bronx-zoo-2963396

Microsoft Issues Emergency Security Update And Warns Of 3D Graphics Hack
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/23/microsoft-warns-of-3d-graphics-attack-issues-emergency-security-update-advisory/#4a581bb64750

Microsoft 365 Hackers Hit Private Equity In New Million Dollar Heist: Here’s How It Works
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/23/microsoft-365-hackers-hit-private-equity-in-new-million-dollar-heist-heres-how-it-works/#57d2f3116767

Microsoft Office 365: How these Azure machine-learning services will make you more productive and efficient
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-office-365-how-these-azure-machine-learning-services-will-make-you-more-productive-and-efficient/

NASA chief to space fans: Don't travel to Florida to watch SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
https://www.space.com/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-travel-advisory-coronavirus.html

Scientists use Apollo data to create the best geologic moon map ever
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-use-apollo-data-to-create-the-best-geologic-moon-map-ever/ar-BB136CSc

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ShotokuTech News of the Week 18 April 2020 edition.

Anak Krakatau erupts again, Monkeys from Africa in South America, Crime drops as COVID-19 keeps people inside, Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft passes Earth, Apollo 13 faces catastrophe 200000 miles from Earth, Ukraine wildfires close to Chernobyl site, Radiation 16 times higher after Chernobyl forest fire, Long space flights increase astronauts brain volume, Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tour, Virtual Tour of Two Pompeii Homes, How do you drive a Mars rover from home, Earth is dustier than thought.

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Anak Krakatau eruption: Indonesian volcano which triggered deadly tsunami in 2018 erupts again
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/anak-krakatau-eruption-indonesian-volcano-which-triggered-deadly-tsunami-in-2018-erupts-again/ar-BB12tAlZ

Monkeys made their way from Africa to South America at least twice
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240325-monkeys-made-their-way-from-africa-to-south-america-at-least-twice/#ixzz6JJENOm3u

Crime drops around the world as COVID-19 keeps people inside
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/crime-drops-around-the-world-as-covid-19-keeps-people-inside/ar-BB12sxsi?li=BBnbfcL#image=BB12sxsi_1|2

Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft brushes past Earth
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mercury-bound-bepicolombo-spacecraft-brushes-past-earth/ar-BB12s9Hp

Apollo 13 faces catastrophe 200,000 miles from Earth
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Apollo+13&filters=IsConversation%3A%22True%22+OsKey%3A%22OnThisDay0413%22+Id%3A%222%22+dw_answerstobesuppressed%3A%22taskpanepromotionanswer%22&form=OTDTWS&OCID=ML1IBA&beu=rwd&beupc=U550&beuch=rwddo&rnoreward=1&shtp=Twitter&shid=222c6dee-ddfb-48fa-a0fc-9a5a9a1792a3&shtk=T24gQXByaWwgMTMsIDE5NzA%3D&shdk=QXBvbGxvIDEzIGZhY2VzIGNhdGFzdHJvcGhlIDIwMCwwMDAgbWlsZXMgZnJvbSBFYXJ0aA%3D%3D&shhk=mmKJFc%2FRjaw5DJXb6nnvM5uEObUZ0bqTKAaNcJAeYuA%3D&shtc=0&shth=OSH.dL4u6xHwIlCdz37juJKD1g

Ukraine: wildfires draw dangerously close to Chernobyl site
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/13/ukraine-wildfires-close-chernobyl-nuclear-site

'Bad news': radiation 16 times above normal after forest fire near Chernobyl
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/06/bad-news-radiation-spikes-16-times-above-normal-after-forest-fire-near-chernobyl

Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240405-long-space-flights-can-increase-the-volume-of-astronauts-brains/#ixzz6JgT3u2TG

Five-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tour
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/15/egyptian-tomb-ancient-wonders-open-for-virtual-tour-in-lockdown
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=d42fuVA21To
https://www.facebook.com/pg/moantiquities/posts/

Explore Two of Pompeii’s Excavated Homes in This Virtual Tour
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/622750/virtual-tour-ancient-pompeii-houses

How do you drive a Mars rover from home? Don't worry, NASA's got this.
https://www.space.com/nasa-mars-rover-curiosity-driving-from-home.html

Earth is way dustier than we thought. That may be a problem for climate forecasts.
https://www.space.com/earth-atmosphere-dustier-thought-climate-models.html

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ShotokuTech News of the Week 11 April 2020 edition.

Dutch land on Easter Island, 3,500 Rental Cars Destroyed Fire, Tiger tests positive for Covid-19, Whale sharks live for 50 years or more, Trump executive order support moon mining, Swarm gets approval to begin satellite service, Schrodinger's Cat theory, Zoom's security and privacy problems, Zoom sued by shareholder, April 9 1959: NASA introduces picks for Project Mercury, 'Space Force' Netflix series, Cats can catch the virus, Masten Space Systems to deliver Moon cargo, US-Russian crew bound for ISS, Workers discover 14th century medieval shrine, ‘Kubrick by Kubrick’ Trailer.

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Dutch explorers land on remote Easter Island
https://www.bing.com/search?q=History+of+Easter+Island&filters=tnTID%3A%22F7A8AE27-57C3-4e99-B0EA-05C3F14823F9%22+tnVersion%3A%223467934%22+segment%3A%22popularnow.carousel%22+tnCol%3A%227%22+tnOrder%3A%22659e8fb5-1fbe-43fb-b7d9-41899f49e2a5%22&FORM=OTDTWS&crslsl=679&efirst=5&shtp=Twitter&shid=6eb61687-5d88-4b74-ae3f-94d9d7bd2c2d&shtk=T24gQXByaWwgNSwgMTc3Mg%3D%3D&shdk=RHV0Y2ggZXhwbG9yZXJzIGxhbmQgb24gcmVtb3RlIEVhc3RlciBJc2xhbmQ%3D&shhk=W%2FHf9VogvuHFcmC0RDGZmpUIykMF3Y740Ndh1NisUDo%3D&shtc=0&shth=OSH.gWWBjkPCAiOBFnNJH9nu3g

3,500 Rental Cars Destroyed By Massive Fire In Florida
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/3500-rental-cars-destroyed-by-massive-fire-in-florida/ar-BB12bN9I

Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19
https://news.yahoo.com/tiger-us-zoo-tests-positive-224126869.html

Whale sharks can live for a least 50 years – and probably longer
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239595-whale-sharks-can-live-for-a-least-50-years-and-probably-longer/

Trump signs executive order to support moon mining, tap asteroid resources
https://www.space.com/trump-moon-mining-space-resources-executive-order.html

Swarm gets all the approvals it needs to begin operating its satellite connectivity service in the US
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/06/swarm-gets-all-the-approvals-it-needs-to-begin-operating-its-satellite-connectivity-service-in-the-u-s/

Schrodinger's Cat theory applied to the current crisis
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6652089259425697792/

Zoom's security and privacy problems are snowballing
https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-facing-multiple-reported-security-issues-amid-coronavirus-crisis-2020-4?r=US&IR=T

Zoom sued by shareholder accusing it of covering up its security flaws
https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-sued-shareholder-security-flaws-2020-4

On April 9, 1959: NASA introduces picks for Project Mercury 
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Mercury+Seven+astronauts&filters=tnTID%3A%22DE5A57ED-F46A-4250-8817-FF9815EE241B%22+tnVersion%3A%223473559%22+segment%3A%22popularnow.carousel%22+tnCol%3A%227%22+tnOrder%3A%22c15efcb6-af72-448a-8b7f-bb0ecb756657%22&FORM=OTDTWS&crslsl=972&efirst=7&shtp=Twitter&shid=9b614d43-30c1-42e1-ae62-5c144e4a1535&shtk=T24gQXByaWwgOSwgMTk1OQ%3D%3D&shdk=TkFTQSBpbnRyb2R1Y2VzIHBpY2tzIGZvciBQcm9qZWN0IE1lcmN1cnkg&shhk=le3BkO48LxqOYcyqP0mZg93009PrszaqkG0t6o8iOLk%3D&shtc=0&shth=OSH.b%252Fe9WpSkUjEKVSFnM1WbHA

'Space Force': Lisa Kudrow joins Steve Carell in Netflix series
https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2020/04/08/Space-Force-Lisa-Kudrow-joins-Steve-Carell-in-Netflix-series/7911586357149/

Coronavirus: Study finds cats, not dogs, can catch the virus
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/08/coronavirus-study-finds-cats-not-dogs-can-catch-the-virus/

NASA selects Masten Space Systems to deliver cargo to the Moon in 2022
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-selects-masten-space-systems-202944073.html

US-Russian crew blast off for space station after strict quarantine
https://news.yahoo.com/us-russian-crew-blast-off-083100041.html

Railway workers discover 14th century cave with medieval shrine or hermitage
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/04/railway-workers-discover-14th-century-cave-with-medieval-shrine-or-hermitage/127259

‘Kubrick by Kubrick’ Trailer: Tribeca Film Festival Doc X-Rays the Director’s Mad Genius
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/04/kubrick-by-kubrick-trailer-tribeca-film-1202224008/

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ShotokuTech News of the Week 4 April 2020 edition.

Empire State Building honors first responders, Zoom waiting rooms prevent 'Zoom bombing', Malaysia calls on women to 'stop nagging, use makeup', Mars Let Its Atmosphere Slip Away, SpaceX Starship users guide, NASA's sun mission 6 tiny spacecraft one massive telescope, On Mars biohybrid uses carbon dioxide, 90 million year old South Pole rainforest, April’s Super 'Pink' Moon, Homo Erectus Skull Shows Three Species Co-existed, First public mobile phone call.

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Empire State Building flashes red to honor first responders
https://news.yahoo.com/york-empire-state-building-lights-175849190.html

How to enable waiting rooms in Zoom to prevent 'Zoom bombing'
https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-setting-avoid-trolls-control-call-with-waiting-room-2020-3

Malaysia calls on women to 'stop nagging, use makeup' in coronavirus advice
https://news.yahoo.com/malaysia-calls-women-stop-nagging-075154997.html

How Mars’s Magnetic Field Let Its Atmosphere Slip Away
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-marss-magnetic-field-let-its-atmosphere-slip-away

SpaceX unveils users' guide for giant Starship rocket
https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-transportation-system-users-guide.html

For NASA's next sun mission, 6 tiny spacecraft will work as one massive telescope
https://www.space.com/sunrise-cubesat-fleet-will-study-solar-outbursts.html

On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-mars-earth-biohybrid-carbon-dioxide.html

Roughly 90 million years ago, a rainforest grew near the South Pole
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rainforest-antarctica-south-pole-roughly-90-million-years-ago

April’s Super 'Pink' Moon Will Be the Brightest Full Moon of 2020
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aprils-super-pink-moon-will-be-brightest-full-moon-2020-180974543/

Oldest Homo Erectus Skull Shows Three Early Human Species Co-existed
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/oldest-homo-erectus-skull-shows-three-early-human-species-co-existed/

First public mobile phone call is made
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Martin+Cooper+(inventor)&filters=IsConversation:%22True%22%20OsKey%3A%22OnThisDay0403%22+Id%3A%223%22+dw_answerstobesuppressed%3A%22taskpanepromotionanswer%22&form=ML1IB0&OCID=ML1IB0&beu=rwd&beupc=U550&beuch=rwddo&rnoreward=1

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