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Sunday June 8, 2025. 09:34 AM
An anonymous reader shared this report from The New York Times: Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian...
An anonymous reader shared this report from SFGate about a lawsuit alleging a 'warrantless drone surveillance program' that's 'trampling residents' right to privacy': Sonoma County has been accused of deploying hundreds of drone flights over residents in a 'runaway spying...
AppleInsider reports: The engineer behind much of the Mac's early graphical user interfaces, QuickDraw, MacPaint, Hypercard and much more, William D. 'Bill' Atkinson, died on June 5 of complications from pancreatic cancer... Atkinson, who built a post-Apple career as a noted ...
Is copyrighted material a requirement for training AI? asks the Washington Post. That's what top AI companies are arguing, and 'Few AI developers have tried the more ethical route — until now. 'A group of more than two dozen AI researchers have found that they could build a...
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
TweakTown writes that the Switch 2 'has reportedly beaten the record for the most-sold console within 24 hours and is on track to shatter the two-month record,' selling over 3 million units and tripling the PlayStation 4's previous launch day sales. So Nintendo's first...
Saturday June 7, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Tidy up your charging setup with this Apple 15W MagSafe Charger, now for only $27.99 (reg. $39). Sick of that tangled web of cords cluttering up your nightstand? Streamline your charging setup with the Apple 15W MagSafe Charger. — Read the rest The post Say goodbye...
Mike Judge always seemed to have secret geek sympathies. He co-created the HBO series Silicon Valley, as well as the movie Office Space (reviewed in 1999 by Slashdot contributor Jon Katz). Now comes the word that besides rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer — and an animated...
LSD 'is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction,' notes Science Daily. And now a microbiology student 'has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug...' Morning glory plants live in ...
Once upon a time, long-time Slashdot reader tgibson learned how to type on a manual typewriter, back in an 8th grade classroom. And to this day, they write, 'my bias is to nod approvingly at touch typists and roll my eyes at those who need to stare at the keyboard while...
MIT comp-sci professor Ryan Williams suspected that a small amount of memory 'would be as helpful as a lot of time in all conceivable computations...' writes Quanta magazine. 'In February, he finally posted his proof online, to widespread acclaim...' Every algorithm takes...
Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps 'were siphoning people's data through a digital back door for months,' writes a Washington Post tech columnist, citing researchers who found no privacy setting could've stopped what Meta and Yandex were doing, since those two companies...
TL;DR: Make the most out of Windows 11 Pro with the Microsoft Windows 11 Pro + The Essential Windows 11 Pro Course, now for just $24.99 (reg. $237). In need of a productivity boost this summer? Give your PC a total overhaul with this Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and The...
'Everyone has a blog these days, even Claude,' Anthropic wrote this week on a page titled 'Claude Explains.' 'Welcome to the small corner of the Anthropic universe where Claude is writing on every topic under the sun'. Not any more. After blog posts titled 'Improve code...
The right shelter makes all the difference in the backcountry. Here are the best tents we’ve tested and love.
Cybercriminals have been increasingly turning to 'residential proxy' services over the past two to three years to disguise malicious web traffic as everyday online activity, according to research presented at the Sleuthcon cybercrime conference. The shift represents a...
Sourdough bread is one of the most wonderful things you can make with your hands, but it can be fussy and hard to perfect. Now technology takes out most of the pesky guesswork.
If you’re looking for the sensation of a hug, these weighted blankets—plus weighted robes, eye masks, and more—will snuggle you back.
What is the latest MicroSD iteration, and why does your Nintendo Switch need it?
Britain is moving toward major nuclear power commitments after years of delays, as government officials acknowledge they can no longer postpone critical energy infrastructure decisions. The U.K. Treasury has exhausted options for delaying nuclear power choices, Politico...
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