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Saturday December 6, 2025. 04:34 PM
CNN's prediction for 2026? 'Any device that uses memory, from phones to tablets and smartwatches, could get pricier.' But will it be a little or a lot? The article cites an analysis from multinational strategy/management consulting firm McKinsey & Company which found...
Linus Torvalds recently defended Windows' infamous Blue Screen of Death during a video with Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips, where the two built a PC together. It's FOSS reports: In that video, Sebastian discussed Torvalds' fondness for ECC (Error Correction Code). I am...
This premium gaming handheld loads up with features, but Windows still holds it back from being the easy option.
Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.
Canyon’s latest off-road helmet is the first bike helmet in the United States to feature RLS’s game-changing safety tech.
Plus: The Trump administration declines to issue sanctions over Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree, officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, and more.
This no-frills device is good, but chintzy accessories and a borderline dangerous frother keep it from being great.
Peak Microsoft is whatever you want it to be. Or not The readers have spoken, and the era of peak Microsoft is… open to debate.…
Plus: Samsung’s trifolding phone unfurls to the size of a tablet, and Kobo has a new remote page-turner.
Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from the BBC: Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year. ...
Wanna know a secret? Whether you're logging into your bank, health insurance, or even your email, most services today do not live by passwords alone. Now commonplace, multifactor authentication (MFA) requires users to enter a second or third proof of identity. However, not...
Meta has officially confirmed it is shifting investment away from the metaverse and VR toward AI-powered smart glasses, following a Bloomberg report of an up to 30% budget cut for Reality Labs. 'Within our overall Reality Labs portfolio we are shifting some of our investment ...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model...
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. In this case, the Cornell researchers dyed a white merino...
Despite predictions that AI would replace radiologists, healthcare systems worldwide are hiring more of them because AI tools enhance their work, create new oversight tasks, and increase imaging volumes rather than reducing workloads. 'Put all that together with the context...
sinij shares news of the Trump administration surprising the auto industry by granting approval for 'tiny cars' to be built in the United States. Bloomberg reports: President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, ...
Tentative ruling signals a potential win for SFC’s copyleft enforcement push Electronics biz Vizio may be required by a California court to provide source code for its SmartCast TV software, which is allegedly based on open source code licensed under the GPLv2 and...
Proof of life? Or an active social media presence? Criminals are altering social media and other publicly available images of people to use as fake proof of life photos in 'virtual kidnapping' and extortion scams, the FBI warned on Friday. …
U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies say Chinese-linked actors deployed 'Brickstorm' malware to infiltrate critical infrastructure and maintain long-term access for potential sabotage. Reuters reports: The Chinese-linked hacking operations are the latest example of...
Friday December 5, 2025. 11:29 PM
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.
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