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Saturday May 10, 2025. 12:46 PM
France's share of MOD cash is growing while the US's shrinks The UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) is gradually shifting its spending from the US to Europe, according to research from Tussell.…
An official sharing feature built into the mobile app lets you send a specific scene to your friends. Here’s how to use it.
Plus: A DOGE operative’s laptop reportedly gets infected with malware, Grok AI is used to “undress” women on X, a school software company’s ransomware nightmare returns, and more.
joshuark shares a report from Axios: Bill Gates, once the richest man in the world, vowed to give away 'virtually all' of his wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next two decades. Then, the foundation will close its doors on Dec. 31, 2045. Gates wrote in a Thursday ...
Growing rates of type 2 diabetes across the African content offer scientists hope of creating new, more inclusive treatments.
Plus: Oura’s new metabolic features, Whoop releases new bands, and Samsung’s Wallet gets Tap to Transfer cash.
MIT research team proves pop science eggsplanation wrong It might sound like common sense – and it's echoed by science communicators and even ChatGPT – but it's wrong. New research shows eggs are less likely to crack when they land on their side than on their end.…
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Earth.com: McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the United States. Many view it as a potential boost for domestic battery production, ...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday,...
Elizabeth Holmes has lost her bid to have the appeal of her 2022 fraud conviction reheard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as her final option. She and former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani remain liable for $452 million in restitution,...
Huawei has launched its first laptop running HarmonyOS instead of Windows, complete with AI features and support for over 2,000 mostly China-focused apps. The product is largely a result of U.S. sanctions that prevented U.S.-based companies like Google and Microsoft from...
Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google for changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users on Google Maps, following a Republican-led House vote on Thursday to codify the name change. President Claudia Sheinbaum argues the U.S. only has...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Schools across the US are warning parents about an Internet trend that has students purposefully trying to damage their school-issued Chromebooks so that they start smoking or catch fire. Various school districts,...
According to The Information (paywalled), Meta is reportedly developing facial recognition capabilities for its Ray-Ban smart glasses -- technology it previously avoided due to privacy concerns. 404 Media's Joseph Cox writes: The move is an obvious about-face from Meta. It's ...
AI phone home Despite stiff export controls on the legitimate sale of AI accelerators to China, stemming the flow of gray market GPUs streaming into the Middle Kingdom remains a point of concern for American lawmakers.…
Numerous coffee establishments across the US are actively restricting internet access and laptop use as they push back against remote workers monopolizing their spaces for hours. New York's Devocion chain limits WiFi to two-hour windows on weekdays and eliminates it entirely ...
Friday May 9, 2025. 11:25 PM
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law. The Social Media Use by...
We sat down with Tom Conrad, the interim CEO of Sonos, to talk about the app, the company’s relationship with its loyal users, and what other changes are ahead.
Just days after a radar and communications outage at Newark Liberty International Airport, the FAA confirmed a second incident on May 9 that disrupted radar and radio contact for 90 seconds due to a telecom failure at Philadelphia TRACON. 'As of 12:30PM ET, FlightAware stats ...
DEI another day: Trump priorities bite as $1B in grants vanish, layoffs loom The US government's National Science Foundation (NSF) is reportedly axing more than three dozen divisions, including its equity-in-STEM unit, while prepping staff layoffs and yanking over a billion...
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