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Friday April 18, 2025. 03:26 PM
When it comes to storage, flashy gimmicks really aren’t necessary nowadays. Look, most people simply want a reliable way to carry data without fuss or frustration. With that said, TEAMGROUP has announced two new products -- the compact X2 MAX portable SSD and the S5 USB...
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Security updates have been issued by Debian (graphicsmagick and libapache2-mod-auth-openidc), Fedora (giflib, mod_auth_openidc, mysql8.0, perl, perl-Devel-Cover, perl-PAR-Packer, perl-String-Compare-ConstantTime, rust-openssl, rust-openssl-sys, trunk, and workrave), Mageia...
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Wildfire season is coming. Here are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.
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An AI support bot for the code editor Cursor invented a nonexistent subscription policy, triggering user cancellations and public backlash this week. When developer 'BrokenToasterOven' complained about being logged out when switching between devices, the company's AI agent...
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The gorpcore backpackers are wearing a breathable fabric called Alpha Direct or grid fleece. It’s coming for your cover-ups.
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These tips and recommendations can help you get some shut-eye before you fly.
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Kylin project has announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin 25.04, an interim release which will receive nine months of support. The project's new release introduces APT 3.0, updates development...
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Chris Dalla Riva analyzed Chord Progressions in 680k Songs. You may not be surprised to learn that popular music deploys a lot of major triads. His newsletter, Can't Get Much Higher, is all about data and music. Chordonomicon. I couldn't get the word out of my head. —...
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Much like Tim Robinson before him, Kyle Mooney's time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live was odd – his awkward, intentionally so-bad-it's-good approach to comedy led to him eventually gaining the nickname Kyle 'Cut For Time' Mooney outside of a few standout appearances....
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The first real trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps promises to finally free this particular superhero team from their cursed history on the big screen – and doesn't even look to contain any AI, unlike the marketing we've gotten in the runup to this large-scale reveal. —...
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One may mail potatoes simply by writing the destination on the potato, weighing the potato, then paying the appropriate postage. The potato will be conveyed thence to its destination by the hardworking men and women of the United States Postal Service. — Read the rest The po...
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In this footage, a world record is claimed by building an elaborate Jenga tower on top of a single block. The record, achieved by Abbetjes Meindert de Boer, consists of 3,132 Jenga blocks stacked on the single foundation block. He built this incredible Jenga tower in St. —...
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Apple’s 2025 iPad refresh doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but it’s still the best tablet for most people.
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Water striders are fascinating little monsters. These insects, famous for their ability to walk on water, have always captivated me. This video taught me that they're carnivorous, and catch their prey in a brutal-looking way.  Water striders use the surface tension of...
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The Dotson Runway Graves are a unique part of the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia. These graves are the final resting places of Richard and Catherine Dotson, 19th-century farmers who originally owned the land now occupied by the airport. Their graves...
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According to a leaker in contact with 404 Media, Peter Thiel's spooky private intelligence company, Palantir Technologies, has taken on a significant role in assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with locating individuals destined for deportation. Given recent...
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Did you know that before a pop-up book becomes fully alive with color and art, it passes through a ghost phase? I didn't either, until I got to see one for myself. As the artist-in-residence at Willis Wonderland, I've had the pleasure of seeing some truly incredible projects ...
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LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV users’ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads it’s showing to users of its smart TV platform.
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Six-hundred-forty-three in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days. The Windows 11 Snipping Tool is getting improved OCR support. The...
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Longtime Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: German public news outlet Tagesschau reports (source: YouTube) on an ESA video game that helps train a future moon lander's guidance AI to spot craters. Games have already helped collect visual data on millions of craters. The...
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