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Wednesday January 29, 2025. 11:00 AM
A new update to CVS's mobile app includes a feature that allows some customers to access items on locked shelves using their phone -- 'without having to summon an overworked employee to open it first,' reports The Verge. The feature is currently being trialed in a handful of ...
A U.S. Air Force pilot was flying an F-35 fighter jet in Alaska as part of a training exercise when the plane malfunctioned. Dramatic footage shows the jet nosediving at Eielson Air Force Base before crashing to the ground, exploding into an ball of flames. — Read the rest ...
Development dashboard destined for ditching Microsoft is killing off its unloved Dev Home control center after the app spent less than two years in preview.…
President Donald Trump has suggested plans to impose tariffs of up to 100% on semiconductors imported from Taiwan, aiming to boost US manufacturing but risking higher costs and supply chain disruptions for tech firms and enterprises. “In the very near future, we’re going ...
One of the coolest things about being a software developer is that you often know what’s behind the curtain. To some extent, at least. Working in tech gives you the chance to know first-hand what a neural network is, or what makes quantum computing so significant, or how...
Any substantial website is going to need to customize itself for individual users. Thus, it is going to have to authenticate those users — that is, let them log in. As a software developer, it is your job to make the whole process as smooth and secure as possible. Of...
Docker images can get pretty bulky if you’re not careful. Your typical Docker image includes everything you need to run a particular piece of software (such as the application language’s runtime) and everything those things depend on. Images in the hundreds of megabytes...
But where are the comprehensive archives to protect digital works, or allow us to memorialize friends? Column When moving house a few months back I found several heavy plastic tubs that, upon inspection, I saw contained my life's work in print. They were full of articles,...
The UK government is considering introducing an additional tax for subscribers of streaming services such as Disney+ and Netflix. The money raised in this way could be used to help fund the BBC, which has been struggling financially for some time. Several ideas are being...
TL;DR: Unlock lifetime access to Babbel’s 14-language library — practical lessons and tools to boost your fluency, now for an extra $40 off through StackSocial with code LEARN40 through February 2. Mastering a new language doesn’t have to be overwhelming or...
TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for $34.99 (reg. $229). Looking for a better way to access all your favorite Office apps? Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 is available for just $34.99 (reg. $219) through February 2. While it’s not the newest...
Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so The UK government is significantly behind on its 2022 target to harden systems against cyberattacks by 2025, with a new report from the spending watchdog suggesting it may not achieve this goal even by...
A team of biologists have found that it takes microplastics consumed by mice just a few hours to reach their brains. 'Wondering if the plastic in their brains was causing any impairment, the researchers tested several of the mice and found that many of them experienced...
Slew of embarrassing answers sends open source chatterbox back for more schooling As China demonstrates how competitive open source AI models can be via the latest DeepSeek release, France has shown the opposite.…
Everyone wants to get their hands on AI tools, and employees in government agencies are no exception. Still, stakes are far higher for governments when it comes to security, privacy, and protecting the public. As a means of overcoming these challenges, OpenAI has rolled out...
AWS and Microsoft could potentially face an investigation of their cloud businesses in Britain should the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follow the recommendation of an independent inquiry group that reports into the UK’s antitrust regulator. In a release issued...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Bolstered by Silicon Valley investment, scientists are making such rapid progress that lab-grown human eggs and sperm could be a reality within a decade, a meeting of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority...
Big changes are coming to PlayStation, and Sony just made it official. Hideaki Nishino will take over as President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) starting April 1, 2025. This move isn’t exactly out of left field -- Sony hinted at a shift back in May 2024...
Lawsuit challenges effort to create federal-wide centralized inbox expected to be used for mass firings Two anonymous US government employees have sued Uncle Sam's HR department – the Office of Personnel Management – claiming the Trump administration's rapid roll out of...
The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.
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