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Tuesday May 27, 2025. 11:27 AM
Or, rediscovering the KISS principle, the long way round Comment Linux distro wars are nothing new. 'Advocacy' (a euphemism for angry argument) about hardware, OSes, programming languages and editors goes back as long as different computers have existed. Computers appeal to...
Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets.
Nothing will change while big tech sets the rules. We'll need someone even scarier Opinion How much harm does AI cause the environment? As a report from the MIT Technology Review just confirmed, nobody knows, and almost nobody cares enough to try and find out. Even if lots...
The European Commission warned Chinese e-tailer SHEIN on Monday that it must address multiple consumer law violations or face fines across EU member states. Regulators found SHEIN's website displayed fake discounts not based on actual prior prices, used pressure-selling...
No, not Amazon. China’s SHEIN is in the spotlight for fake discounts, grubby greenery, and evading inquiries The European Commission has warned Chinese e-tailer SHEIN to clean up its act, after finding several practices on its website breach local consumer law.…
California's population grew 0.6% in 2024, adding nearly 250,000 residents to reach 39.43 million, according to Census Bureau estimates. The growth came entirely from a rebound in international immigration, which surged to over 300,000 people after plunging to 44,000 during...
Taiwan's tech expo dishes up the usual oddities - some less bonkers than they seem Computex Taiwan’s Computex conference sprawls across four exhibition halls in which almost 1,500 exhibitors jostle for attention.…
Nikon will raise prices on its cameras and imaging products in the United States starting June 23, citing President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese-made goods as the reason for what the company calls a 'necessary price adjustment.' The Japanese camera maker joins a growing ...
New submitter zuki shares an obit published at The Register: John Young, the co-founder of the legendary internet archive Cryptome, died at the age of 89 on March 28. The Register talked to friends and peers who gave tribute to a bright, pugnacious man who was devoted to the ...
Chipmaker Hygon, which recently teased a 128-core, 512-thread CPU, merges with server-maker Sugon China has spawned a supercomputing contender.…
alternative_right writes: The site looks like an ordinary Star Wars fan website from around 2010. But starwarsweb.net was actually a tool built by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to covertly communicate with its informants in other countries. Read more of this story...
Monday May 26, 2025. 10:30 PM
As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would 'basically kill' the AI industry. From a report: Speaking at an event promoting his new book,...
Newark Liberty International Airport has suffered six radar and radio outages in nine months, with the most recent occurring May 9th when controllers told pilots 'our scopes just went black again' before handing off flights to other facilities. The outages have forced flight ...
An anonymous reader shares a report: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that foreign service providers like Microsoft and Zoom that act against Russian interests should be 'throttled.' Putin said it was important for Russia to develop domestic software...
Pakistan will allocate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the first phase of a national initiative to power bitcoin mining and AI data centres, its finance ministry said on Sunday. The allocation is part of Islamabad's plans to use its surplus electricity to bitcoin...
Amazon software engineers are reporting that AI tools are transforming their jobs into something resembling the company's warehouse work, with managers pushing faster output and tighter deadlines while teams shrink in size, according to the New York Times. Three Amazon...
An anonymous reader shares a report: [Last] week, it was announced that Docomo's emoji designs will no longer appear on any of the Japanese mobile network's devices. This marks the end of an emoji era that first began in 1999, even though the set hasn't been updated since...
Venture capitalists are inverting their traditional investment approach by acquiring mature businesses and retrofitting them with AI. Firms including General Catalyst, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures and solo investor Elad Gil are employing this private equity-style strategy ...
This open source protocol ensures your devices play nicely. Matter 1.4.1 makes setup easier with QR codes or NFC.
'For decades, Hollywood directors including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland have cast AI as a villain that can turn into a killing machine,' writes the Los Angeles Times. 'Even Steven Spielberg's relatively hopeful A.I.: Artificial Intelligence had a...
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