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Thursday October 24, 2024. 03:01 AM
'Powered-lift' becomes first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week released the final regulations for tiltrotors and other vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including electric variants, the first time the...
'The Incredible Machine' a fascinating 15-minute 1968 documentary from Bell Laboratories, showcases cutting-edge developments in computer graphics and digital technology that would lay the foundation for today's digital world. At the heart of the documentary is the 'Graphic...
The Register's Laura Dobberstein reports: Huawei formally launched its home-brewed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, on Wednesday, marking its official separation from the Android ecosystem. Huawei declared it released and 'officially started public beta testing' of the OS...
Don't ignore this nasty zero day exploit says TAG A nasty bug in Samsung's mobile chips is being exploited by miscreants as part of an exploit chain to escalate privileges and then remotely execute arbitrary code, according to Google security researchers.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SecurityWeek.com: White hat hackers taking part in the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 contest organized by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) have earned half a million dollars on the first day of the event, for exploits targeting NAS...
TL;DR: Save 25% on these JBL on-ear headphones that offer almost 60 hours of listening! Okay, we're trying to stop judging people, but are you seriously still listening to your tunes with wired earbuds? Sure, you're being cost-effective, but at what cost? — Read the rest ...
The creeps of the MAGA empire are using the tired deepfake defense to try to mitigate the damage from rumored video of Trump that could hurt his reputation. 'You are about to see insanely desperate stuff from Democrats. Expect fake Al generated crap about Trump coming soon. ...
Fight On, State? Not this time Pennsylvania State University has agreed to pay the Justice Department $1.25 million to settle claims of misrepresenting its cybersecurity compliance to the federal government and leaving sensitive data improperly secured. …
Ancient Slashdot reader szo shares a report from Phoronix: Quietly merged into this week's Linux 6.12-rc4 kernel was a patch that removes a number of kernel maintainers from being noted in the official MAINTAINERS file that recognizes all of the driver and subsystem...
Someone is planting booby-traps across forest roads and trails in Oregon, and the U.S. Forest Service is looking for the culprit. Forest officials describe the malicious traps as either wires spread across roads or hidden boards with nails or spikes sticking out of them. —...
Security shop and CISA urge rapid action Updated Fortinet has gone public with news of a critical flaw in its software management platform.…
Adobe's Fresco painting app is now free for everyone, in an attempt to lure illustrators to join its creative software suite. The Verge reports: Fresco is essentially Adobe's answer to apps like Procreate and Clip Studio Paint, which all provide a variety of tools for both...
The Russian Foreign Ministry says it had been targeted by a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS). 'A massive cyberattack from abroad began this morning on the infrastructure of the official website, the Russian Foreign Ministry's portal,' said spokeswoman...
Windows 11, version 24H2 represents significant improvements to the already robust update foundation of Windows. With the latest version, you get reduced installation time, restart time, and central processing unit (CPU) usage for Windows monthly updates. Additionally,...
Save America’s most important manufacturer? More like save our portfolio and let Uncle Sam pick up the pieces Comment A gaggle of ex-Intel board directors have called on the chipmaker to spin off its floundering foundry business while glossing over the fact that a company...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: It's been just a week since US telecom regulators announced a formal inquiry into broadband data caps, and the docket is filling up with comments from users who say they shouldn't have to pay overage charges for using...
Wednesday October 23, 2024. 11:59 PM
Eek! A passenger on a flight from Dallas to Los Angeles last week noticed an un-fur-gettable stowaway when the silhouette of a huge rat appeared through the airplane cabin's overhead light fixture. 'What in the fu–' the passenger says, calling the rodent a 'super rat' before...
This sliver of a skyscraper will soon rise up from Dubai's skyline. The 73-story apartment building is 1,246 tall but, with only one apartment per floor, is just 73 feet wide. The posh flats in the new developmenrt—called Muraba Veil—start at around US$5 million. — Read t...
Goldman Sachs and Apple will pay $89 million in penalties and customer refunds over widespread service failures and deceptive practices in their joint Apple Card venture, U.S. consumer watchdog CFPB said on Wednesday. The agency found Goldman mishandled credit card disputes...
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