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Tuesday December 17, 2024. 04:39 PM
Despite being 50 years overdue, a copy of 'Baseball's Zaniest Stars' withdrawn from the Warren, Michigan public library will remain in the possession of Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, who borrowed it in 1974 and recently attempted to return it. The library does not want it back. —...
Fedora Asahi Remix 41 is now available, delivering Fedora Linux 41 to Apple Silicon Macs. This release is the result of ongoing collaboration between the Fedora Asahi SIG and the Asahi Linux project. Fedora Asahi Remix was first introduced at Flock 2023 and made its debut...
Identity is at the root of most cyberattacks, but although we're seeing greater adoption of things like biometrics we still rely heavily on passwords. There's added complication in the form of soaring numbers of machine identities too. Here's what some industry leaders think ...
Version 2024.4 of the Kali Linux penetration-testing distribution has been released. Changes include a switch to Python 3.12, the removal of i386 kernel support, GNOME 47, and more.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (gstreamer1.0), Fedora (jupyterlab and python-notebook), Oracle (gimp:2.8.22, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, kernel, php:8.2, postgresql, and python3.11), SUSE (aws-iam-authenticator, firefox,...
Investors of all classes, including venture capitalists, are putting billions of dollars into artificial intelligence—but when it comes to VC funds, those investments aren’t translating to profits. Last year, U.S. venture firms returned the lowest amount of shares to...
Generative AI (GenAI) is transforming how we work, learn, and create—but it’s taking a toll on the environment. Behind every AI-generated idea, email, or answer are massive data centers housing thousands of power-hungry servers. These centers burn through energy to train ...
Businesses are often under pressure to deliver AI agents, but development teams are struggling with siloed tools, fragmented governance and limited functionality that makes promising prototypes unfeasible in production. According to a survey of over 1,000 enterprise...
Rory Noble-Turner's 3D-printed Dune chess set suggests simplicity of materials while being the complex product of cutting-edge 3D quartz-printing tech. And I'm not sure I could cope with the combination of minimalist pieces and a curved board, Dune-tastic as they are in...
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 has long been a top-notch business-class laptop, but battery life is one area where it (among many others) is way behind the MacBooks. The latest generation, reports NotebookCheck's Benjamin Herzig, more or less solves the problem—and it's still got an ...
Researchers at MIT set out to study the origins of impenetrable legal language, especially complex sentences that mix definitions with directives—a hallmark of 'legalese.' Expecting to find that such language results from legislators or officials adding to and editing...
Java Essentials For Dummies is a reliable and succinct reference on the core components of Java -- the multifaceted general-purpose language used for desktop, mobile, and web applications. This straightforward book gets right to the point -- eliminating review material and...
If you're feeling out of luck, you can visit this long-legged good luck frog (Thanks, Atlas Obscura!) in Madrid, Spain, which was a gift from a casino. This giant frog statue was created by Eladio de Mora (alias dEmo). Although I can only afford to observe this frog statue...
The White Lotus, named for the color of its target audience, has been a masterclass in holding up a mirror to the upper crust and unraveling the web of hypocrisy that follows each of its often ill-fated travelers. If you like intrigue, danger, and middle-aged white people...
Organizations rely on APIs to make their systems easily accessible across platforms. However, new APIs are typically less protected and less secure. New research from Wallarm shows the average time for a new API to be found by attackers is just 29 seconds. The research used...
President-elect Donald Trump is toying with the idea of nationalizing the USPS, pivoting its mission from getting packages where they need to go to getting money into the pockets of its potential shareholders. Per the Washington Post: President-elect Donald Trump has...
Many of us can remember having Barbie dolls as children, but did you have the ultimate fashion icon—Mod Ken? With changeable facial hair, you could give him a 'stache, sideburns, or go for the clean-shaven look. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest ...
Watch someone blow three bubble-gum bubbles inside of another bubble. I'd say this is the bubble gum equivalent of Russian nesting dolls. You can see the amazing video here. This seems like such a fun talent to have, and a difficult one to learn. — Read the rest The post W...
You can do a lot more with generative AI (genAI) in Google Sheets than get help writing spreadsheet formulas. Thanks to extensions such as Claude for Sheets, you can also do things like: Determine whether text sentiment is positive, negative, or neutral Classify text into...
In 2024, opposing nation-states have utilized cyberattacks to project power and disruption from within their own borders. This shift has been epitomized by the rise of the “Axis of Upheaval,” dominated by the CRINKs nations -- China, Russia, Iran, North Korea -- who...
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