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Tuesday April 29, 2025. 12:56 AM
Researchers in China have unveiled the prototype of an AI-powered wearable device system that helps blind and visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings without human assistance. This device represents a major step forward in accessibility technology, as it...
New submitter MicroBitz shares a report: SPROUT, short for Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit, is a flexible, vine-like robot developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame. Unlike rigid robots or static cameras, SPROUT can...
Monday April 28, 2025. 11:57 PM
Whistleblowing, email is evidential mail, HR is not your friend, and more discussed by CxO panel RSAC Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things go sideways and management tries to ...
The massive power outage that is impacting much of Spain and Portugal, and that left parts of France without electricity, is remarkable both for its speed and also its reach, an industry analyst said Monday. The outage began around 12:30 p.m. Spanish time (6:30 a.m. Eastern...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee police are mulling a trade: 2.5 million mugshots for free use of facial recognition technology. Officials from the Milwaukee Police Department say swapping the photos with the software firm...
Homeland Security boss Noem added as last-minute keynote, mind you RSAC There's a notable absence from this year's RSA Conference that kicked off today in San Francisco: The NSA's State of the Hack panel.…
Onchain investigator ZachXBT flagged a suspicious $330.7 million Bitcoin transfer that was quickly laundered into Monero, causing XMR's price to spike by 50%. CoinTelegraph reports: The transaction, reported on April 28, saw funds moved from a potential victim's wallet to...
TL;DR: Bring home a new-to-you 13.3″ MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar for only $329.97 (reg. $1,499)—there are less than 50 units in stock. In the market for a new laptop without the hefty price tag? Thanks to this MacBook Pro deal, you don't have to skimp on power. — Read...
Late last year, I went on a long journey to rid myself of as much of my remaining ties to the big technology giants as I could. This journey is still ongoing, with only a few thin ties remaining, but there’s one big one I can scratch off the list: mobile in-store payments...
The Trinity Desktop Environment, the modern-day continuation of the KDE 3.x series, has released version R14.1.4. This maintenance release brings new vector wallpapers and colour schemes, support for Unicode surrogate characters and planes above zero (for emoji, among other...
Three Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies' ability to collect -- and potentially sell -- our neural data. From a report: In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell...
Microsoft has introduced a Swift client for its SignalR library for ASP.NET, allowing iOS developers to add real-time web functionality to their applications. SignalR Swift is a client library for connecting to SignalR servers from Swift applications, according to...
Dem Sens demand action to stop SpaceX oligarch from turning watchdogs into corporate yes-men The Trump-blessed DOGE unit could help its boss Elon Musk avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liabilities by stripping power from the regulators tasked with supervising...
A few targeted prompts can reportedly manipulate Meta’s AI-powered chatbots into engaging in sexually explicit conversations, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The digital companions allegedly describe sexual fantasies involving minors by using the voices...
The sale of bankrupt DNA data bank 23andMe is delayed as the company struggles to secure a lead bidder who can meet regulatory and privacy requirements, pushing the initial auction deadline from Friday to Monday. Seeking Alpha reports: 23andMe Holdings (OTC:MEHCQ), currently ...
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The 4MLinux project has released version 48.0 of its lightweight operating system for games, system recovery, multimedia, and network services. Version 48.0 focuses on improving multimedia support: 'The status...
As astronomers gripe about sats screwing observations AST SpaceMobile says it is working with US astronomers and America's National Science Foundation (NSF) to mitigate the impact of satellites on observations, after a prototype became one of the brightest objects in the sky ...
A child scratched a Mark Rothko painting worth worth over $50 million at a museum in Rotterdam, reported the BBC. A spokesperson from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen said the toddler-inflicted vandalism happened during an 'unguarded moment.' Damage was limited to 'small...
OpenAI is launching a shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, complete with product picks and buy buttons. WIRED spoke with Adam Fry, the company’s search product lead, to ask how it all works.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Here's an easy to understand example of how Donald Trump's tariffs on imported products have completely screwed small U.S. businesses and entrepreneurs: the crowdfunding site Kickstarter is introducing a 'Tariff Manager...
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