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Thursday December 4, 2025. 09:20 PM
Longtime Slashdot reader williamyf writes: The Italian company Bending Spoons seems to be on an acquisitions spree. Their recent acquisitions of AOL and Vimeo are not yet finalized, yet on Dec. 2 they announced they are buying Eventbrite, a company specializing in...
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The Wicked: For Good director says being able to improvise on set allows for the kind of moments that are hard for machines to make.
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And then they asked an AI to help cover their tracks Vetting staff who handle sensitive government systems is wise, and so is cutting off their access the moment they're fired. Prosecutors say a federal contractor learned this the hard way when twin brothers previously...
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The 30-year-old Virginia resident evaded capture for years after authorities discovered pipe bombs planted near buildings in Washington, DC, the day before the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
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Unison, a statically typed functional language with type inference, an effect system, and advanced tooling, has reached its 1.0 release status. Announced November 25, Unison 1.0 marks a point where the language, distributed runtime, and developer workflow have stabilized,...
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Version 3.23.0 of Alpine Linux has been released. Notable changes in this release include an upgrade to version 3.0 of the Alpine Package Keeper (apk), and replacing the linux-edge package with linux-stable: For years, linux-lts and linux-edge grew apart and developed their...
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As of this writing, 4,124 non-merge commits have been pulled into the mainline repository for the 6.19 kernel development cycle. That is a relatively small fraction of what can be expected this time around, but it contains quite a bit of significant work, with changes to...
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joshuark shares a report from BleepingComputer: Microsoft has silently 'mitigated' a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime hacking groups in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-9491, this security flaw allows attackers to ...
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Lisa Su leads Nvidia’s biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED’s Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, the company’s CEO said, “Emphatically, from my perspective, no.”
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A severe spike in global DRAM prices has pushed Samsung Semiconductor to refuse a long-term RAM order from its own sibling, Samsung Electronics. The move is forcing the smartphone division into short, expensive renegotiations, which will likely mean higher costs for consumer ...
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'You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it.' –Vacation The station wagon lost the culture war to minivans, got buried by SUVs, and crushed by corporate tax incentives. But it's not dead, just hiding in Europe under a roof box and calling itself a 'crossover.' —...
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Isaacman: 'We can never accept a gap in our capabilities again' The US must return astronauts to the Moon before China mounts its first crewed landing there, NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman predicted on Wednesday. He also vowed that the country will not endure...
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For just $599 and your dignity, Kohler's new 'smart' toilet cam will lovingly photograph your excrement. Ostensibly to analyze your gut health, but, and this is a big but, share those snapshots with the cloud. Nothing says privacy like a lens staring up from your plumbing...
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Major OEMs are plotting double-digit hikes as DRAM and NAND shortages bite Exclusive Server and PC prices are climbing sharply as hardware manufacturers grapple with soaring memory component costs, multiple supply chain sources have told The Register.…
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$200M deal brings Claude into data cloud, yet its touted ‘90%+’ accuracy needs human oversight Anthropic and Snowflake announced a deal that will allow the deployment of AI agents capable of complex, multi-step analysis inside Snowflake's governed data environments.…
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This video of a hamster wrapped in a paper towel like a tiny burrito, just its little face poking out the top, is the brain palate cleanser you didn't know you needed. Some hamster facts, since you're already here: They're crepuscular (most active at dawn and dusk) and...
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Apple has announced the winners of its 2025 App Store Awards. The editors selected this year’s 17 winning apps and games from a long list of 45 finalists, focusing on innovation, user experience, and thoughtful design across Apple’s ecosystem. “Every year, we’re...
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Technical problems on video calls can cause uncanniness, which influences real-world decisions If you didn't get your dream job, you might be able to blame your internet provider. Technical glitches on video calls in healthcare, job interviews, and parole hearings can affect ...
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Wildlife continually surprises us in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Dogs left behind that escaped execution survived and bred. Frogs evolved darker skin to protect themselves from the damaging radiation. Now, a humble fungus has apparently evolved not just to survive amid...
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Software management struggles that have pained enterprises for decades cause the same anguish to government agencies, and a bill making its way through the US House of Representatives to strengthen controls around government software management holds lessons for enterprises...
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