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Friday April 18, 2025. 04:00 PM
Sage has retracted 678 more papers from the Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS), concluding an investigation that has now purged 1,561 articles -- the most ever removed from a single journal. The publisher, which acquired JIFS from IOS Press in November 2023,...
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As the FTC trial has shown, a lack of competition allowed the company to shift its focus away from users—and toward its bottom line.
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Wildfire season is coming. Here are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.
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An AI support bot for the code editor Cursor invented a nonexistent subscription policy, triggering user cancellations and public backlash this week. When developer 'BrokenToasterOven' complained about being logged out when switching between devices, the company's AI agent...
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The gorpcore backpackers are wearing a breathable fabric called Alpha Direct or grid fleece. It’s coming for your cover-ups.
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These tips and recommendations can help you get some shut-eye before you fly.
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Apple’s 2025 iPad refresh doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but it’s still the best tablet for most people.
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LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV users’ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads it’s showing to users of its smart TV platform.
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Longtime Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: German public news outlet Tagesschau reports (source: YouTube) on an ESA video game that helps train a future moon lander's guidance AI to spot craters. Games have already helped collect visual data on millions of craters. The...
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Three DOGE associates have been granted access to systems at the Department of Labor housing sensitive information on migrant farm workers, visa applicants, and more.
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MITRE, EUVD, GCVE … WTF? Comment The splintering of the global system for identifying and tracking security bugs in technology products has begun.…
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Lad who 'stays in his bedroom on his computer' emerged ready to deliver brilliant tech support On Call It may be a holiday Friday in much of the Reg-reading world but that won't stop us from delivering another installment of On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column that ...
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schwit1 shares a report from Interesting Engineering: Australia's Q-CTRL developed a new system called 'Ironstone Opal,' which uses quantum sensors to navigate without GPS. It's passive (meaning it doesn't emit signals that could be detected or jammed) and highly accurate....
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samleecole shares a report from 404 Media: American police departments near the United States-Mexico border are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for an unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with and collect...
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Amazon plans to release its first TV streaming device powered by Vega OS later this year while courting major publishers to bring their apps to the platform, according to Lowpass, which cites sources familiar with the company's plans and multiple leaks. Vega, a Linux-based...
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'Return to client' push coincides with RTO for cloud staff, DEI purge Exclusive IBM, which employees wryly or ruefully say stands for I've Been Moved, is once again moving its employees.…
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databasecowgirl writes: [Liz Truss will launch an 'uncensorable' social media platform this summer.] The shortest-serving prime minister, who was quickly shown the door after crashing the UK economy, claims the platform is needed to take on the Deep State. Truss has worked...
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HP has agreed to a $4 million settlement over allegations of deceptive pricing practices on its website, including falsely inflating original prices for computers and accessories to create the illusion of steep discounts. Ars Technica reports: Earlier this month, Judge P....
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Microsoft has introduced BitNet b1.58 2B4T, the largest-scale 1-bit AI model to date with 2 billion parameters and the ability to run efficiently on CPUs. It's openly available under an MIT license. TechCrunch reports: The Microsoft researchers say that BitNet b1.58 2B4T is...
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: In its most aggressive attack against offshore wind yet, the Trump administration halted the $5 billion Empire Wind 1, already under construction off New York's coast. Norwegian developer Equinor announced yesterday that it...
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