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Wednesday October 16, 2024. 12:00 PM
The University of Toronto is constructing a 14-story building using mass timber, one of the largest and most recent projects to employ this innovative building technology. 'Mass timber is an appealing alternative to energy-intensive concrete and steel, which together account ...
Governance and public consultation need work before rule change goes ahead A group overseeing UK health data sharing has advised the government not to expand legal rules allowing access to patient information introduced during the Covid pandemic until there has been further...
A reminder to get fiber (eventually) or get left behind BT infrastructure arm Openreach has disclosed the latest exchange locations where it plans to stop selling phone and broadband services that use copper cabling as part of its ambition to get everyone on fiber.…
TL;DR: Ditch Microsoft 365 for Office Pro 2019, which comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for $24.97. Whether you’re managing a business or just staying on top of personal projects, having the right tools makes everything easier. Microsoft Office 2019...
DDoS detectives deduce Mirai used to do the deed, using home entertainment boxes in Korea, China, and Brazil The Internet Archive has come back online, in slightly degraded mode, after repelling an October 9 DDoS attack and then succumbing to a raid on users' data.…
The Euclid mission has revealed the first part of a 3D map of the universe, showcasing 14 million galaxies and tens of millions of stars with unprecedented detail. 'The Euclid mission, launched in 2023 and run by the European Space Agency (Esa) with contributions from Nasa,...
Large C and C++ codebases will be around for the 'foreseeable future' Google has revealed that its approach to making programming code more memory safe involves both the adoption of memory safe languages and making unsafe languages more secure – to the extent that's...
Also: Crypto-hub Binance helps Delhi police shut down solar power scam IBM announced on Tuesday it has acquired Prescinto – a Bangalore-based provider of asset performance management software for renewable energy.…
Meta knows messaging service creates persistent user IDs that have different qualities on each device Updated An analysis of Meta's WhatsApp messaging software reveals that it may expose which operating system a user is running, and their device setup information –...
Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract AT&T and Broadcom appear to be close to settling their legal dispute over the provision of support services for VMware software.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: There's a valley in rural southwest Utah that's become a hub for renewable energy. Dozens of tall white wind turbines whoosh up in the sky. A sea of solar panels glistens in the distance. But the new kid on the block is mostly...
New Zealand isn't bothering. Singapore fears harms are inevitable At a conference in Singapore on Tuesday, ministers from around the world mused that they may have missed the chance to regulate AI effectively.…
The Register's Jessica Lyons reports: Apple wants to shorten SSL/TLS security certificates' lifespans, down from 398 days now to just 45 days by 2027, and sysadmins have some very strong feelings about this 'nightmarish' plan. As one of the hundreds that took to Reddit to...
Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast Amid fears that Middle Eastern nations are being used to funnel AI accelerators and other sensitive technologies to China, the Biden administration is reportedly considering capping shipments of the products to ...
Donald Trump's new crypto project, World Liberty Financial, had a rocky start today with frequent website outages during its token sale. According to CNBC, only about 4% of registered investors have bought tokens, and the project sold less than 3% of the 20 billion tokens...
Not that there's anything important there – just F-22s and stuff The former commander of the the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, has revealed an unidentified drone swarm buzzed the facility for 17 days last December.…
Longtime Slashdot reader mprindle shares a report from BleepingComputer: Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. This statement...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by an annual 30.5% in September, as China surpassed its record numbers recorded in August and Europe resumed growth, market research firm Rho Motion said on...
Networking giant says 'no evidence' of impact on its systems but will tell customers if their info has been stolen UPDATED Cisco has confirmed it is investigating claims of stealing — and now selling — data belonging to the networking giant.…
Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports: Intel and AMD have jointly announced the creation of an x86 ecosystem advisory group to bring together the two companies as well as other industry leaders -- both companies and individuals such as Linux creator Linus Torvalds. Intel and...
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