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2023-09-09T00:02:00Z	**Apple Fixes Zero-Day Bugs Used To Plant Pegasus Spyware**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Apple released security updates on Thursday that patch two zero-day exploits -- meaning hacking techniques that were unknown at the time Apple found out about them -- used against a member of a civil society organization in Washington, D.C., according to the researchers who found the vulnerabilities. Citizen Lab, ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/08/2116231/apple-fixes-zero-day-bugs-used-to-plant-pegasus-spyware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T00:45:00Z	**OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Becomes the First To Get Indonesia's 'Golden Visa'**
Indonesia has awarded OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman its first "Golden Visa" -- a week after the program was launched to attract foreign investment to Southeast Asia's largest economy. CNBC reports: "There are several categories of golden visas apart from those based on investment/capital investment, one of which is the golden visa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/08/2121223/openai-chief-sam-altman-becomes-the-first-to-get-indonesias-golden-visa?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T01:25:00Z	**Android 14 Still Doesn't Calculate Device Storage Utilization Correctly**
According to Android specialist Mishaal Rahman, Android miscalculates the storage space taken up by system components, leading to inflated system storage utilization and potentially misleading users. Chandraveer Mathur writes via Android Police. From the report: We usually rely on Android's storage utilization utility to find app ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/08/2126230/android-14-still-doesnt-calculate-device-storage-utilization-correctly?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T02:02:00Z	**Nasdaq Receives SEC Approval For AI-Based Trade Orders**
The SEC has approved the Nasdaq's request to operate the first exchange AI-driven order type. CoinTelegraph reports: Called the dynamic midpoint extended life order (M-ELO), the new system expands on the M-ELO automated order type by making it "dynamic," meaning it will use artificial intelligence to update and, essentially, recalibrate itself in real-time. Order types a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/08/2131256/nasdaq-receives-sec-approval-for-ai-based-trade-orders?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T03:30:00Z	**Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux Port At a Time**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Historically, video game preservation efforts usually cover two types of games. The most common are very old or "retro" games from the 16-bit era or earlier, which are trapped on cartridges until they're liberated via downloadable ROMs. The other are games that rely on  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/08/2141232/meet-the-guy-preserving-the-new-history-of-pc-games-one-linux-port-at-a-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T07:00:00Z	**Dennis Austin, the Software Developer of PowerPoint, Dies At 76**
Dennis Austin, the principal software developer of PowerPoint, passed away from lung cancer on Sept. 1. He was 76. The Washington Post reports: Released in 1987 by Forethought, a small software firm, PowerPoint was the digital successor to overhead projectors, transforming the labor-intensive process of creating slides -- a task typically assigned to ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0529232/dennis-austin-the-software-developer-of-powerpoint-dies-at-76?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T10:00:00Z	**Wyze Security Camera Owners Were Briefly Able To See Feeds From Other Users**
A web caching issue resulted in some Wyze security camera owners being able to see webcam feeds that weren't theirs. The Verge reports: Earlier on Friday, users on Reddit made posts about the issue. "Went to check on my cameras and they are all gone be replaced with a new one... and this isn't mine!" wrote one user. "Apologie ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0542212/wyze-security-camera-owners-were-briefly-able-to-see-feeds-from-other-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T13:00:00Z	**Crypto Trading Volume Slumped To Lowest Level of the Year In August**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Cryptocurrency trading volume declined in August to the lowest level of the year, another sign of waning investor interest since the collapse of digital asset prices from all-time highs in late 2021. The combined monthly volume of so-called spot and derivatives trading fell 11.5% to $2.09 trill ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0552255/crypto-trading-volume-slumped-to-lowest-level-of-the-year-in-august?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T14:34:00Z	**NASA Admits 'At Current Cost Levels,' Its SLS Program is Unsustainable**
An anonymous reader shared this report from the senior space editor at Ars Technica:
In a new report, the federal department charged with analyzing how efficiently U.S. taxpayer dollars are spent, the Government Accountability Office, says NASA lacks transparency on the true costs of its Space Launch System rocket program. Published on ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/012237/nasa-admits-at-current-cost-levels-its-sls-program-is-unsustainable?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T15:34:00Z	**Cheating in Tennis:  How Cellphone Records Revealed a Massive Match-Fixing Ring**
"On the morning of his arrest, Grigor Sargsyan was still fixing matches. Four cellphones buzzed on his nightstand with calls and messages from around the world.... The information on his devices would provide a remarkable window into what has become the world's most manipulated sport, according to betting regulators. Th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0218207/cheating-in-tennis-how-cellphone-records-revealed-a-massive-match-fixing-ring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T16:34:00Z	**'Security Concerns' Caused Three-Day Internet Outage at the University of Michigan Last Week**
On August 30th the University of Michigan announced it had finally restored its internet connectivity and Wi-Fi network, according to the Ann Arbor News, "after several days of outages caused by a 'significant security concern,' officials said." The outage coincided with the first days of the n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/069226/security-concerns-caused-three-day-internet-outage-at-the-university-of-michigan-last-week?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T17:34:00Z	**Is Rotten Tomatoes 'Erratic, Reductive, and Easily Hacked'?**
Rotten Tomatoes celebrated its 25th year of assigning scores to movies based on their aggregate review. Now Vulture writes that Rotten Tomatoes "can make or break" movies, "with implications for how films are perceived, released, marketed, and possibly even green-lit". But unfortuately, the site "is also erratic, reductive, and easily hacked."

Vulture ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/1634241/is-rotten-tomatoes-erratic-reductive-and-easily-hacked?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T18:34:00Z	**'Staggering' Education Inequality Caused During Pandemic by Overreliance on Tech, Says UN Agency**
A United Nations report "says that overreliance on remote learning technology during the pandemic led to 'staggering' education inequality around the world," reports the New York Times. The 655-page report from the United Nations' education/culture agency UNESCO asks if we've just experi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/183225/staggering-education-inequality-caused-during-pandemic-by-overreliance-on-tech-says-un-agency?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T19:34:00Z	**Huawei Shocks With Advanced New Smartphone Built With South Korean Memory Chips**
Huawei's launch last week of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone "shocked industry experts," reports CNN, who didn't understand how Huawei "would have the ability to manufacture such an advanced smartphone following sweeping efforts by the United States to restrict China's access to foreign chip technology."

And in a relat ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/1849221/huawei-shocks-with-advanced-new-smartphone-built-with-south-korean-memory-chips?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T20:39:00Z	**Can Japan's H2-A Rocket Deliver a Precision-Lander to the Moon?**
The Washington Post reports:
 Japan launched a lunar mission Thursday, overcoming multiple failures and delays to become the fifth country to head to the moon — just weeks after India — in a global race to better understand Earth's closest neighbor... It is scheduled to enter the moon's orbit in three to four months and land early next year.

The  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0443222/can-japans-h2-a-rocket-deliver-a-precision-lander-to-the-moon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T22:20:00Z	**US Broadband Buildout Finds Cost to Connect Some Households as High as $53,000**
Internet services has long been slow for the Winnebago Tribe in the state of Nebraska, reports the Wall Street Journal. Now the U.S. government "plans to fix that by crisscrossing the reservation with fiber-optic cable — at an average cost of $53,000 for each household and workplace connected."
While that amount exceeds  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/2218223/us-broadband-buildout-finds-cost-to-connect-some-households-as-high-as-53000?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-09T23:25:00Z	**YouTube Under No Obligation To Host Anti-Vaccine Advocate's Videos, Court Says**
"12 people account for the lion's share of anti-vaccination propaganda posted to three of the leading social media outlets," NPR reported in 2021, citing a study from a London-based group opposed to online hate and disinformation."

But this week Ars Technica reports that one of those 12 "lost a lawsuit attempting to forc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/239234/youtube-under-no-obligation-to-host-anti-vaccine-advocates-videos-court-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T01:56:00Z	**Cleanup Begins at Burning Man Site: a Few Abandoned Cars, Plus a Burned-Out RV**
Late Friday a Burning Man press release claimed that "zero stuck or abandoned vehicles remain on site or on the exit road, as people have returned with friends and tow trucks to retrieve them."
But the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that as of 5 p.m. Friday, "at least a half-dozen vehicles were still scattered across miles ... ⌘ [Read more](https://idle.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/0153250/cleanup-begins-at-burning-man-site-a-few-abandoned-cars-plus-a-burned-out-rv?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T04:09:00Z	**It's the 50th Anniversary of 'Star Trek: the Animated Series'**
Star Trek: The Animated Series was a half-hour Saturday morning cartoon that premiered exactly one half century ago — yesterday. You can watch its opening credits sequence on YouTube — with its strange 1970s version of the theme song. CBS's YouTube channel also offers clips from various episodes.

Starting in 1973, it ran for two seasons — a total  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/045254/its-the-50th-anniversary-of-star-trek-the-animated-series?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T07:56:00Z	**Startup Building Zinc-Based Alternatives to Lithium Batteries Granted $400M Loan from the US**
Popular Science reports that America's Department of Energy "is providing a nearly $400 million loan to a startup aimed at scaling the manufacturing and deployment of a zinc-based alternative to rechargeable lithium batteries."

 If realized, Eos Energy's utility- and industrial-scale zin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/0311259/startup-building-zinc-based-alternatives-to-lithium-batteries-granted-400m-loan-from-the-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T10:34:00Z	**Small Protest Against Cruise Robotaxis Cites Concerns for Safety - and Displaced Workers**
Last Monday the U.S. celebrated Labor Day, the federal holiday honoring America's labor movement and the contributions of U.S. workers. On that day a small protest was held outside Cruise's headquarters in San Francisco — featuring taxi drivers and mass transit workers.

CBS News spoke to Edward Esc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/1027222/small-protest-against-cruise-robotaxis-cites-concerns-for-safety---and-displaced-workers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T14:34:00Z	**NASA's 'MOXIE' Experiment Successfully Generated 122 Grams of Oxygen on Mars**
CNN reports:

The first experiment to produce oxygen on another planet has come to an end on Mars after exceeding NASA's initial goals and demonstrating capabilities that could help future astronauts explore the red planet. The microwave-size device called MOXIE, or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, is o ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/09/0337241/nasas-moxie-experiment-successfully-generated-122-grams-of-oxygen-on-mars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T15:34:00Z	**WebAssembly 2023 Survey Finds Enthusiasm - and Some Challenges**
An anonymous reader shared this report from InfoWorld:
The uses of WebAssembly, aka Wasm, have grown far beyond its initial target of web applications, according to The State of WebAssembly 2023 report. But some developers remain skeptical.

Released September 6 by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and SlashData, in collaboration wit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/0653235/webassembly-2023-survey-finds-enthusiasm---and-some-challenges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T16:34:00Z	**Questions Raised about Quality of Reddit's New Moderators After Protest-Related Purges**
Reddit's forum about home food canning used to have two moderators with science-related master's degrees. And Reddit's home automation forum used to be moderated by a former IT worker with decades of networking experiencing — and some training from a professional electrician.

After the great Reddit prot ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/0536247/questions-raised-about-quality-of-reddits-new-moderators-after-protest-related-purges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T18:59:00Z	**Whatever Happened to El Salvador's Bitcoin Experiment?  Two Years Later...**
Agence France-Presse reports that "Two years ago, El Salvador shrugged off a chorus of warnings and adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in a bid to revitalize its economy and improve access to financial services.

"It has not worked... Economist Cesar Villalona told AFP that Bitcoin 'does not exist in the local economy' in any significan ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/1856209/whatever-happened-to-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment-two-years-later?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T19:59:00Z	**Asteroid Behaving Unexpectedly After NASA's Deliberate DART Crash**
One year ago NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid "Dimorphos" (which orbits around a much larger asteroid named "Didymos"). The BBC calls the mission "part of an experiment to change the space rock's direction and test Earth's defences against asteroids in the future.

"However, a teacher and his class studying the rock have now ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/1943247/asteroid-behaving-unexpectedly-after-nasas-deliberate-dart-crash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T20:59:00Z	**To Build Their AI Tech, Microsoft and Google are Using a Lot of Water**
An anonymous Slashdot reader shares this report from the Associated Press:

The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa to coo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/2033253/to-build-their-ai-tech-microsoft-and-google-are-using-a-lot-of-water?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T22:11:00Z	**Roblox Cancelled Awards Presentation Due To Security Incident**
Slashdot reader quonset writes: Roblox Corporation was to have its award ceremony for developers on Saturday when it cancelled the event at the last moment. According to reports, a game developer was reportedly arrested on gun charges outside the event.

More from MarketWatch:

Citing jail records, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday that a man i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/229213/roblox-cancelled-awards-presentation-due-to-security-incident?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-10T23:11:00Z	**Is Gen Z Giving Up on College?**
Business Insider reports on "a soaring number of Gen Zers who has decided to skip college altogether.

"Four million fewer teenagers enrolled at a college in 2022 than in 2012."

 For many, the price tag has simply grown too exorbitant to justify the cost. From 2010 to 2022, college tuition rose an average of 12% a year, while overall inflation only increased an average of 2.6% each year. Today it costs at least $ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/10/2234213/is-gen-z-giving-up-on-college?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T01:44:00Z	**How a Breached  Microsoft Engineer Account Compromised the Email Accounts of US Officials**
An anonymous reader shared this report from Bloomberg:

China-linked hackers breached the corporate account of a Microsoft engineer and are suspected of using that access to steal a valuable key that enabled the hack of senior U.S. officials' email accounts, the company said in a blog post. The hacke ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/0116237/how-a-breached-microsoft-engineer-account-compromised-the-email-accounts-of-us-officials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T04:44:00Z	**Hobbyist Builds HDMI ISA Graphics Card For Vintage PCs By Improving Graphics Gremlin**
Earlier this year, Singapore-based embedded security researcher yeokm1 built a ChatGPT client for MS-DOS.
Now they're back with a new project:
HDMI is a relatively modern video connector we take for granted on modern PCs and monitors. Now vintage PCs can join in the fun too with a native connection to moder ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/0241257/hobbyist-builds-hdmi-isa-graphics-card-for-vintage-pcs-by-improving-graphics-gremlin?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T07:34:00Z	**IEEE Specctrum Announces Top Programming Languages of 2023: Python and SQL**
Last week IEEE Spectrum released its 10th annual rankings of the Top Programming Languages.
It choose a top language for each of three categories: actively used among typical IEEE members and working software engineers, in demand by employers, or "in the zeitgeist".

The results?

This year, Python doesn't just remain No.  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/023222/ieee-specctrum-announces-top-programming-languages-of-2023-python-and-sql?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T11:34:00Z	**A $700 Million Bonanza for the Winners of Crypto's Collapse: Lawyers**
An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from the New York Times:

The collapse in cryptocurrency prices last year forced a procession of major firms into bankruptcy, triggering a government crackdown and erasing the savings of millions of inexperienced investors. But for a small group of corporate turnaround specialists, crypto's imp ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/0514236/a-700-million-bonanza-for-the-winners-of-cryptos-collapse-lawyers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T14:00:00Z	**Apple Renews Qualcomm Deal in Sign Its Own Modem Chip Isn't Ready**
Apple is extending an agreement to get modem semiconductors from Qualcomm for three more years, a sign that its ambitious effort to design the chips in-house is taking longer than expected. From a report: The new pact will cover "smartphone launches in 2024, 2025 and 2026," Qualcomm said in a statement Monday. The companies' agreement had been  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1356212/apple-renews-qualcomm-deal-in-sign-its-own-modem-chip-isnt-ready?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T15:01:00Z	**Sundar Pichai Says Google and Nvidia Will Still Be Working Together 10 Years From Now**
Sundar Pichai said Google's longstanding relationship with chipmaker Nvidia isn't going to change any time soon -- in fact, he expects it to continue over the next 10 years. From a report: In an interview Wired published Monday, the Google CEO said the company worked "deeply" with Nvidia on Android and oth ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/151241/sundar-pichai-says-google-and-nvidia-will-still-be-working-together-10-years-from-now?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T16:00:00Z	**Lithuania Was the Country That Secretly Wiretapped the World for the FBI**
Slash\_Account\_Dot shares a report: The FBI had a problem. In 2019 the agency was secretly running an encrypted phone company called Anom. Serious organized criminals were using the phones and Anom was gaining popularity. But even though Anom contained a backdoor -- a chunk of code that silently copied every message sent -- the F ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1546246/lithuania-was-the-country-that-secretly-wiretapped-the-world-for-the-fbi?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T17:00:00Z	**Microsoft Cuts Ties With the Surface Duo After Just 2 Android Version Updates**
Microsoft is done supporting the original Surface Duo, three years after it first launched on September 10. From a report: The company has stated from the very start that the Surface Duo would receive just three years of OS updates, meaning today is the last day that Microsoft has to stay true to its word. Going forward, Micr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1652242/microsoft-cuts-ties-with-the-surface-duo-after-just-2-android-version-updates?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T18:01:00Z	**US Copyright Office Denies Protection for Another AI-Created Image**
The U.S. Copyright Office has again rejected copyright protection for art created using artificial intelligence, denying a request by artist Jason M. Allen for a copyright covering an award-winning image he created with the generative AI system Midjourney. From a report: The office said on Tuesday that Allen's science-fiction themed image "Theatre ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1711201/us-copyright-office-denies-protection-for-another-ai-created-image?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T19:00:00Z	**Microsoft To Kill Off Third-Party Printer Drivers in Windows**
Microsoft has made it clear: it will ax third-party printer drivers in Windows. From a report: The death rattle will be lengthy, as the timeline for the end of servicing stretches into 2027 -- although Microsoft noted that the dates will be subject to change. There is, after all, always that important customer with a strange old printer lacking Mopri ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1828213/microsoft-to-kill-off-third-party-printer-drivers-in-windows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T20:01:00Z	**Europe's Economic Outlook Worsens as High Prices Plague Consumer Spending**
The European Union has lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, saying inflation is taking a heavy toll on people's willingness to spend in shops -- while higher interest rates are sharply restricting the credit needed for investment and purchases. From a report: The revised forecast Monday from the European Commis ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1817228/europes-economic-outlook-worsens-as-high-prices-plague-consumer-spending?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T21:00:00Z	**Instacart IPO Sets Valuation at Up To $9.3 Billion, Well Below the $39 Billion Pandemic High**
Grocery delivery app Instacart set a target valuation that was way below its prior funding round in 2021, a sign of companies treading carefully as they test investor appetite for new listings. From a report: The San-Francisco based firm said Monday it's pricing its shares between $26 and $28 per sha ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1756237/instacart-ipo-sets-valuation-at-up-to-93-billion-well-below-the-39-billion-pandemic-high?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-11T22:30:00Z	**Lockheed Risks $800 Million Withheld Over New F-35 Software**
Lockheed Martin may see more than $800 million in payments withheld through next June until it wins approval for the software powering its most advanced version of the F-35, according to newly disclosed delivery figures. From a report: The No. 1 US defense contractor is on tap to finish production of about 52 of the upgraded TR-3 model fighter jets by Dec. 3 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/197232/lockheed-risks-800-million-withheld-over-new-f-35-software?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T02:01:00Z	**WhatsApp is Working on Cross-Platform Messaging**
A WhatsApp for Android beta update (version 2.23.19.8) that came out today contains a new screen called Third-party chats, reports WABetaInfo. The Verge: For now, the screen is neither functional nor accessible by users, according to WABetaInfo. But its title is a strong clue that this is likely the first step to opening Meta's encrypted messages app to cross-platform compatibili ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/11/1913221/whatsapp-is-working-on-cross-platform-messaging?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T05:25:00Z	**Credit Card Disputes Keep Rising at Visa as E-Commerce Booms**
Credit card disputes at Visa continued rising past their pandemic boom despite the proliferation of prevention software, as fraud grows alongside e-commerce and inflation. From a report: Disputes on Visa's network rose to more than 90 million in 2022, data provided by the payment company showed. More than 70 million disputes were filed in 2019, Visa said ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/0522249/credit-card-disputes-keep-rising-at-visa-as-e-commerce-booms?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T09:35:00Z	**New Benchmark Tests Speed of Running AI Models**
An artificial intelligence benchmark group called MLCommons unveiled the results on Monday of new tests that determine how quickly top-of-the-line hardware can run AI models. From a report: A Nvidia chip was the top performer in tests on a large language model, with a semiconductor produced by Intel a close second. The new MLPerf benchmark is based on a large language model with 6 billi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/0936220/new-benchmark-tests-speed-of-running-ai-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T11:55:00Z	**Adobe, Others Join White House's Voluntary Commitments on AI**
Adobe, IBM, Nvidia and five other firms have signed President Joe Biden's voluntary commitments governing artificial intelligence, which requires steps such as watermarking AI-generated content, the White House said. From a report: The original commitments, which were announced in July, were aimed at ensuring that AI's considerable power was not used for d ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1154251/adobe-others-join-white-houses-voluntary-commitments-on-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T13:10:00Z	**Nokia Phone Maker HMD is Launching Its Own Smartphone Brand**
HMD Global, the Finnish company best known for producing Nokia-branded smartphones, has revealed plans to launch its own line of mobile devices. From a report: On Monday, HMD Global CEO Jean-Francois Baril announced on Linkedin that the company will be expanding its portfolio with a new HMD brand that will co-exist alongside its Nokia phones and collabora ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/139219/nokia-phone-maker-hmd-is-launching-its-own-smartphone-brand?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T14:00:00Z	**Intel Unveils Thunderbolt 5 Standard for High-Speed Connectivity**
Intel has unveiled Thunderbolt 5, the latest iteration of its a standard aimed at enabling super-fast connectivity. From a report: With Thunderbolt 5, Intel promises a significant leap in connectivity speed and bandwidth, delivering enhanced performance for computer users. The unveiling of a prototype laptop and dock accompanied the announcement, p ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1359229/intel-unveils-thunderbolt-5-standard-for-high-speed-connectivity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T14:43:00Z	**Google Pays $10 Billion a Year To Maintain Monopoly, US Says**
Alphabet's Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its position as the default search engine on web browsers and mobile devices, stifling competition, the US Justice Department said Tuesday at the start of a high-stakes antitrust trial in Washington. From a report: "This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google's search engi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1443255/google-pays-10-billion-a-year-to-maintain-monopoly-us-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T16:00:00Z	**California Lawmakers Approve Nation's Most Sweeping Emissions Disclosure Rules for Big Business**
Major corporations from oil and gas companies to retail giants would have to disclose their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those that come from activities like employee business travel under legislation passed Monday by California lawmakers, the most sweeping mandate of its  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1456243/california-lawmakers-approve-nations-most-sweeping-emissions-disclosure-rules-for-big-business?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T17:00:00Z	**World Bank Spent Billions of Dollars Backing Fossil Fuels in 2022, Study Finds**
The World Bank poured billions of dollars into fossil fuels around the world last year despite repeated promises to refocus on shifting to a low-carbon economy, research has suggested. From a report: The money went through a special form of funding known as trade finance, which is used to facilitate global transactions. Urge ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1438234/world-bank-spent-billions-of-dollars-backing-fossil-fuels-in-2022-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T18:01:00Z	**Apple Announces iPhone 15 with USB-C**
Apple has just announced the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, and the big news is a USB-C port. From a report: We've been waiting for the day that the iPhone would switch to the widely used USB-C standard instead of Apple's proprietary Lightning connector. Apple confirmed last year that it would make the change to USB-C to comply with the European Union's upcoming regulations, and the iPhone 15 is now the first ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/180244/apple-announces-iphone-15-with-usb-c?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T19:00:00Z	**Zara Finds Shoplifters Outsmarted Its New Security System**
Inditex is racing to iron bugs out of a new anti-shoplifting system for its Zara stores, slightly delaying its rollout partly because the security tags were easy to identify and remove in initial tests, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: Chief Executive Officer Oscar Garcia Maceiras unveiled the new technology in  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/150213/zara-finds-shoplifters-outsmarted-its-new-security-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T20:00:00Z	**Apple Launches iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Featuring Titanium Bodies**
Apple just announced its new high-end iPhones: the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. The Verge: They're made of titanium, they have Action Buttons, and Apple promises they're the most powerful smartphones Apple has ever made. The 15 Pro starts at $999 with 128GB of storage, and the Pro Max at $1,199 with 256GB of storage. Both will be available  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1954222/apple-launches-iphone-15-pro-and-pro-max-featuring-titanium-bodies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-12T23:00:00Z	**'Cryptoqueen' Sidekick Gets 20 Years For $4 Billion Ponzi**
The cofounder and main promoter of the $4 billion OneCoin pyramid scheme was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in one of the first and biggest criminal frauds involving cryptocurrency. Bloomberg: Karl Sebastian Greenwood, 46, was sentenced in New York Tuesday, after pleading guilty in December to creating and promoting a phony cryptocurrency. Greenwood  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1958254/cryptoqueen-sidekick-gets-20-years-for-4-billion-ponzi?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T01:30:00Z	**Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles Dominate India's Auto Market, EVs Lag**
India's road transport minister on Tuesday warned local and foreign automakers to either cut production of polluting diesel vehicles or face higher taxes and levies, setting alarm bells ringing in the world's third-largest car market. From a report: Here are some facts about India's automotive market, the biggest after China and the United States, whe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1449221/gasoline-diesel-vehicles-dominate-indias-auto-market-evs-lag?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T04:00:00Z	**US Behind More Than a Third of Global Oil and Gas Expansion Plans, Report Finds**
An anonymous reader shares a report: The US accounts for more than a third of the expansion of global oil and gas production planned by mid-century, despite its claims of climate leadership, research has found. Canada and Russia have the next biggest expansion plans, calculated based on how much carbon dioxide is like ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/12/1435218/us-behind-more-than-a-third-of-global-oil-and-gas-expansion-plans-report-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T04:30:00Z	**CIA Bribed Its Own COVID-19 Origin Team To Reject Lab-Leak Theory, Anonymous Whistleblower Claims**
An unnamed CIA whistleblower has made the dramatic allegation that half a dozen analysts there were bribed to reject the theory that COVID-19 resulted from a research-related leak of a new coronavirus, according to a press release today from the office of the Republican leading a co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/0426205/cia-bribed-its-own-covid-19-origin-team-to-reject-lab-leak-theory-anonymous-whistleblower-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T08:30:00Z	**Unity Rushes To Clarify Price Increase Plan, as Game Developers Fume**
Unity, the tech company behind one of the most popular engines for creating video games, is scrambling to clarify how a price increase for its services will work, after its announcement Tuesday morning broadly infuriated the game development community. From a report: The fees, which Unity said are essential for funding development of its  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/0827211/unity-rushes-to-clarify-price-increase-plan-as-game-developers-fume?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T11:30:00Z	**China Flags 'Security Incidents' With Apple's iPhones**
China flagged security problems with iPhones while saying it isn't barring purchases, the government's first comments on the topic after news reports that authorities are moving to restrict the use of Apple products in sensitive departments and state-owned companies. From a report: "We noticed that there have been many media reports about security incidents concerning A ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1126228/china-flags-security-incidents-with-apples-iphones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T12:30:00Z	**Apple is Killing the iPhone's Silent Switch**
The ring/silent switch has been on the iPhone since the very first one was announced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, but now the writing is on the wall for the device's last significant moving part. From a report: With its replacement by a haptic "action button," it's just a matter of time before the rest of the lineup is as smooth as a pebble from the river. At today's iPhone event, the no doubt ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1226205/apple-is-killing-the-iphones-silent-switch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T14:00:00Z	**Mozilla Patches Firefox, Thunderbird Against Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks**
Mozilla has released emergency security updates to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, impacting its Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client. From a report: Tracked as CVE-2023-4863, the security flaw is caused by a heap buffer overflow in the WebP code library (libwebp), whose impact spans fro ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1328236/mozilla-patches-firefox-thunderbird-against-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T14:40:00Z	**Sony's New PS5 Update Includes Dolby Atmos and the Ability To Mute the Startup Beep**
Sony is rolling out a big new PS5 update today, just over a month after it first started testing the changes in a beta. From a report: The update adds Dolby Atmos, lets you mute that annoying bootup beep, and even supports pairing a second controller as an assist one to let you help friends or family complete ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1431255/sonys-new-ps5-update-includes-dolby-atmos-and-the-ability-to-mute-the-startup-beep?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T15:21:00Z	**France Halts iPhone 12 Sales Over Radiation Levels**
AmiMoJo writes: France has ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation. On Tuesday, the French watchdog which governs radio frequencies also told the tech giant to fix existing phones. The ANFR has advised Apple that if it cannot resolve the issue via a software update, it must recall every iPhone 12 ever sold in the country. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1435245/france-halts-iphone-12-sales-over-radiation-levels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T16:00:00Z	**Swedish Criminal Gangs Using Fake Spotify Streams To Launder Money**
Criminal gangs behind a rise in bombings and shootings in Sweden in recent years are using fake Spotify streams to launder money, a Swedish newspaper reported earlier this month. From a report: Criminal networks have for several years been using money from drug deals, robberies, fraud and contract killings to pay for false Spotify streams of s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1447213/swedish-criminal-gangs-using-fake-spotify-streams-to-launder-money?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T16:40:00Z	**Top Tech CEOs To Discuss AI in a Meeting With Senators**
A who's who of tech tycoons will privately huddle with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a marathon brainstorming session about how lawmakers can regulate artificial intelligence. From a report: The daylong, high-profile gathering, featuring Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sam Altman and other tech figures, has its share of skeptics in both parties. Some  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1451250/top-tech-ceos-to-discuss-ai-in-a-meeting-with-senators?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T17:20:00Z	**Researcher Shows Bodies of Purported 'Non-Human' Beings To Mexican Congress at UFO Hearing**
A journalist and researcher on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or UFOs as they're better known, presented the remains of purported "non-human" beings to lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday during the country's first public congressional hearing on the topic. From a report: Jamie Maussan brought ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1714242/researcher-shows-bodies-of-purported-non-human-beings-to-mexican-congress-at-ufo-hearing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T19:33:00Z	**Google Lays Off Hundreds on Recruiting Team**
Google is laying off hundreds of people across its global recruiting team as hiring at the tech giant continues to slow. Semafor: The company declined to cite what percentage of its recruiting workforce was impacted, but said that it plans to retain a significant majority. Workers who were laid off began learning their roles had been eliminated earlier today, according to posts on social ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/1934231/google-lays-off-hundreds-on-recruiting-team?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T21:01:00Z	**China's Apple iPhone Ban Appears to Be Retaliation, US Says**
The White House, weighing in for the first time on concerns about a Chinese backlash against Apple, said it is monitoring reports of a growing government ban of iPhones and believes the move is a reprisal against the US. From a report: "It seems to be of a piece of the kinds of aggressive and inappropriate retaliation to US companies that we've seen from the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/212216/chinas-apple-iphone-ban-appears-to-be-retaliation-us-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T21:40:00Z	**Musk Warns Senators About AI Threat, While Gates Says the Technology Could Target World Hunger**
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and other technology heavyweights debated the possibilities and risks of artificial intelligence Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with more than 60 U.S. Senators who are contemplating legislation to regulate the technology. WSJ: Musk, the CEO of Tesla a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2110234/musk-warns-senators-about-ai-threat-while-gates-says-the-technology-could-target-world-hunger?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T22:20:00Z	**Microsoft's Tweaked Army Goggles Worked Well in New Test, US Says**
Microsoft's improved combat goggles have passed their first round of intensive testing by soldiers, and the tech giant has been awarded an order for another batch to be used for a make-or-break combat evaluation in 2025, according to a US Army spokesman. From a report: The first 20 prototype IVAS 1.2 goggles were delivered in late July and assess ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2114231/microsofts-tweaked-army-goggles-worked-well-in-new-test-us-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T23:00:00Z	**Ex-Google Exec Acknowledges Aggressively Seeking Exclusive Mobile Deals**
The Justice Department sought on Wednesday to show how Google did all it could to get people to use its search engine and build itself into a $1 trillion search and advertising giant on the second day of a once-in-a-generation antitrust trial. From a report: First out of the gate, the government questioned a former Google executive, ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2120248/ex-google-exec-acknowledges-aggressively-seeking-exclusive-mobile-deals?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-13T23:40:00Z	**Sweden Brings More Books and Handwriting Practice Back To Its Tech-Heavy Schools**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboardi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2257252/sweden-brings-more-books-and-handwriting-practice-back-to-its-tech-heavy-schools?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T00:01:00Z	**Marvel's VFX Workers Vote to Unionize in Historic Landslide Victory**
Visual effects workers at Marvel Studios have unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, marking a historic milestone for the industry. Rolling Stone reports: Following the successful vote with the NLRB, Marvel's VFX union will now enter into collective bargaining negotiations with Marvel. A start ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2315239/marvels-vfx-workers-vote-to-unionize-in-historic-landslide-victory?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T00:20:00Z	**Africa's Internet Registry Placed Under Receivership**
"AFRINIC, the regional internet registry for the African continent and Indian Ocean region, has been placed under receivership following an injunction obtained against it in the Supreme Court of Mauritius," writes Slashdot reader Kelerei. "This appears to be a result of poor governance at AFRINIC, and in part a consequence of an IP address assignment debacle in 2021." My ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2323238/africas-internet-registry-placed-under-receivership?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T01:00:00Z	**Password-Stealing Linux Malware Served For 3 Years and No One Noticed**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A download site surreptitiously served Linux users malware that stole passwords and other sensitive information for more than three years until it finally went quiet, researchers said on Tuesday. The site, freedownloadmanager[.]org, offered a benign version of a Linux offering known  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/13/2331208/password-stealing-linux-malware-served-for-3-years-and-no-one-noticed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T01:20:00Z	**Arm Prices IPO At $51 Per Share, Valuing Company At Over $54 Billion**
Arm, the British semiconductor and software design company, has priced its initial public offering at $51 a share, valuing its market cap at over $54 billion. It's set to start trading on Thursday under the symbol "ARM." CNBC reports: The U.K.-based company is listing at least 95.5 million American depository shares on the Nasdaq, and SoftBank, i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0013228/arm-prices-ipo-at-51-per-share-valuing-company-at-over-54-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T01:40:00Z	**Stability AI Brings Text-To-Audio Generation To the Masses**
Stability AI today announced the initial public release of its Stable Audio technology, providing anyone with ability to use simple text prompts to generate short audio clips. VentureBeat reports: StableAudio is a new capability, though it is based on many of the same core AI techniques that enable Stable Diffusion to create images. Namely the Stabl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0022250/stability-ai-brings-text-to-audio-generation-to-the-masses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T02:20:00Z	**TSMC Arizona Chip Plant Will Be a 'Paperweight', Says Analyst**
When it comes to reducing American dependence on Taiwan, the TSMC Arizona chip plant will be little more than a useless paperweight, says an analyst at one chip research firm. "The TSMC Arizona fab is effectively a paperweight in any geopolitical tension or war [with China over Taiwan] due to the fact that it still requires sending the chips back to T ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0033216/tsmc-arizona-chip-plant-will-be-a-paperweight-says-analyst?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T03:30:00Z	**Conditions On Earth May Be Moving Outside the 'Safe Operating Space' For Humanity**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Human actions have pushed the world into the danger zone on several key indicators of planetary health, threatening to trigger dramatic changes in conditions on Earth, according to a new analysis from 29 scientists in eight countries. The scientists analyzed nine interl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0040249/conditions-on-earth-may-be-moving-outside-the-safe-operating-space-for-humanity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T07:00:00Z	**NASA-Inspired Airless Bicycle Tires Are Now Available**
The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has started a Kickstarter campaign for its shape memory airless bicycle tires that were created in partnership with NASA. New Atlas reports: At the heart of each Metl tire is a Slinky-like spring that runs all the way around the tire. That spring is made of a shape memory nickel-titanium alloy known as NiTinol, which is described a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0051253/nasa-inspired-airless-bicycle-tires-are-now-available?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T10:00:00Z	**Ian Wilmut, Scientist Behind Dolly the Cloned Sheep, Is Dead at 79**
Ian Wilmut, the British scientist who led the project that cloned a mammal for the first time, Dolly the sheep, died on Sunday at the age of 79. The Roslin Institute, a research center near Edinburgh where Dr. Wilmut had worked for decades, said in a statement that the cause was complications of Parkinson's disease. From the statement: Ian Wi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/016203/ian-wilmut-scientist-behind-dolly-the-cloned-sheep-is-dead-at-79?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T13:00:00Z	**Hackers Claim It Only Took a 10-Minute Phone Call To Shut Down MGM Resorts**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the MGM Resorts cyber outage on Tuesday, according to a post by malware archive vx-underground. The group claims to have used common social engineering tactics, or gaining trust from employees to get inside informati ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/0120204/hackers-claim-it-only-took-a-10-minute-phone-call-to-shut-down-mgm-resorts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T14:04:00Z	**Microsoft Facing Formal EU Complaint Over Teams Video App**
Microsoft's attempt at avoiding deeper European Union scrutiny of its Teams video-conferencing app fell flat with the bloc's antitrust enforcers readying a formal complaint against the firm's conduct. From a report: Microsoft's recent proposal to split its Teams from a broader business software package and sell it to customers separately with an annual discount wasn ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/144225/microsoft-facing-formal-eu-complaint-over-teams-video-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T14:47:00Z	**US Alleges Google Got Rich Because People Stick With Search Defaults**
The Justice Department will press its argument Thursday that Google sought to strike agreements with mobile carriers to win powerful default positions on smartphones to dominate search in an antitrust trial that could change the future of the internet. From a report: The government will wrap up questioning Thursday of Antonio Rangel, who  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1447215/us-alleges-google-got-rich-because-people-stick-with-search-defaults?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T15:28:00Z	**HP's $5,000 Spectre Foldable PC Has a Lot To Prove**
HP is the latest company to announce a foldable-screen PC. From a report: The 17-inch Spectre Foldable PC has a keyboard that can be used wirelessly with the device propped up on its kickstand. Or you could magnetically attach the keyboard to the screen's bottom half or even slide the keyboard toward you for a 1.5-screen-like experience. The OLED device addresses concerns arou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1528216/hps-5000-spectre-foldable-pc-has-a-lot-to-prove?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T16:10:00Z	**Google Extends Lifespan of Chromebooks With 10-Year Update Policy**
Google is working to push back the expiration date of Chromebooks, addressing concerns held by school administrators that the laptops are too short-lived to be cost effective. From a report: The Alphabet-owned company -- which develops the Chrome operating system running on computers made mostly by others -- said Thursday it plans to provide so ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1610212/google-extends-lifespan-of-chromebooks-with-10-year-update-policy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T16:28:00Z	**Video-Game Company Unity Closes Offices Following Death Threat**
Unity canceled a planned town hall and closed two offices Thursday after receiving what it said was a credible death threat in the wake of a controversial pricing decision earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: Unity, the maker of tools and technology for video games, set off a firesto ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1620247/video-game-company-unity-closes-offices-following-death-threat?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T17:20:00Z	**California Passes Strongest Right-to-Repair Bill Yet, Requiring 7 Years of Parts**
California, the home to many of tech's biggest companies and the nation's most populous state, is pushing ahead with a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics and appliances. From a report: After unanimous votes in the state Assembly and Senate, the bill passed yesterday is expected to move through a concurrenc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1629228/california-passes-strongest-right-to-repair-bill-yet-requiring-7-years-of-parts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T18:00:00Z	**A Luxury Cruise Ship, Stuck Off Greenland's Coast for 3 Days, Is Pulled Free**
A luxury cruise ship that had been stuck for three days after running aground off the coast of Greenland was pulled free on Thursday morning, the authorities said. From a report: The ship, the Ocean Explorer, had been carrying 206 passenger and crew members and was headed toward Alpefjord, in a remote corner of Greenland. The ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1624239/a-luxury-cruise-ship-stuck-off-greenlands-coast-for-3-days-is-pulled-free?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T18:40:00Z	**Activist Investor To GoDaddy: Cut Costs and Improve Sales, or Sell**
GoDaddy needs to cut more jobs, reduce the tech budget, and address why it is falling short of financial targets outlined at its shareholder day in 2022, or the board should consider exploring a sale of the business. From a report: This is the view from activist investor Starboard Blue LLP, GoDaddy's third largest shareholder and one which is agi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/1633215/activist-investor-to-godaddy-cut-costs-and-improve-sales-or-sell?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T20:30:00Z	**More Countries Are Concerned About iPhone 12's Radiation Levels**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Belgium said on Thursday it would review potential health risks linked to Apple's iPhone 12, raising the prospect that more European countries might ban the model after France ordered a halt to sales due to breaches of radiation exposure limits. However, there seemed to be no immediate prospect of a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2029233/more-countries-are-concerned-about-iphone-12s-radiation-levels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T21:10:00Z	**Why Apple Put a Thread Radio In the iPhone 15 Pro**
On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max featuring USB-C ports, titanium bodies, and Action Buttons. They're also the first smartphones to support the open-source smart home protocol Thread. The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy explains how Apple might deploy this wireless connectivity protocol in its ecosystem: The obvious use for Thread in the iPhone is as  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2048217/why-apple-put-a-thread-radio-in-the-iphone-15-pro?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T21:50:00Z	**GitHub Alienates Developers By Force Feeding Them AI Recommendations**
A week ago, GitHub fused its home page feed with algorithmic recommendations, infuriating more than a few users of the Microsoft-owned code-hosting giant. The Register reports: On Tuesday, GitHub responded to the hostile feedback by stating that some of the questioned behavior was actually due to bugs that have now been fixed, even as it  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2115204/github-alienates-developers-by-force-feeding-them-ai-recommendations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T22:30:00Z	**Tesla Reinvents Carmaking With Quiet Breakthrough**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Tesla has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough that could transform the way it makes electric vehicles and help Elon Musk achieve his aim of halving production costs, five people familiar with the move said. The company pioneered the use of huge presses with 6,000 to 9,000 tons of clamping pres ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2129215/tesla-reinvents-carmaking-with-quiet-breakthrough?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T23:10:00Z	**Hackers Steal $53 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency From CoinEx**
Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX announced that someone hacked its hot wallets and stole large amounts of digital assets that were used to support the platform's operations. BleepingComputer reports: The incident occurred on September 12 and preliminary results of the investigation show that the unauthorized transactions involved Ethereum ($ETH), Tron ( ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2136201/hackers-steal-53-million-worth-of-cryptocurrency-from-coinex?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-14T23:50:00Z	**Amazon Unleashes Gen AI For Product Descriptions, Curbs It For Kindle**
Amazon.com has introduced a generative AI service that it claims will "dramatically improve the listing creation and management experience for sellers." The company says the AI "will simplify how Amazon sellers create more thorough and captivating product descriptions" and "enrich existing listings, helping customers more confidently make pur ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2149255/amazon-unleashes-gen-ai-for-product-descriptions-curbs-it-for-kindle?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T01:00:00Z	**Google Expands Its iFixit Partnership By Offering Parts For Pixel Tablet Repairs**
Google and iFixit are expanding their partnership by offering several original parts for the Pixel tablet that Google had released in June. Google first partnered with iFixit in early 2022 to sell official replacement parts for its Pixel phones. Engadget reports: One of the most expensive components now availabl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/220247/google-expands-its-ifixit-partnership-by-offering-parts-for-pixel-tablet-repairs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T03:30:00Z	**For the First Time, Research Reveals Crows Use Statistical Logic**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [R]esearchers from the University of Tubingen found for the first time that crows can perform statistical reasoning. These results can help scientists better understand the evolution of intelligence (and may give us a better appreciation of what's going on in our backyard). [...] Dr. Melissa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/227251/for-the-first-time-research-reveals-crows-use-statistical-logic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T04:08:00Z	**WhatsApp Explores Ads in Chat App as Meta Seeks Revenue Boost**
WhatsApp is exploring a new feature that would display adverts in the app for the first time, a move that has caused internal controversy, as parent company Meta seeks to monetise the world's most popular messaging service. From a report: Teams at Meta have been discussing whether to show ads in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp chat scree ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/048256/whatsapp-explores-ads-in-chat-app-as-meta-seeks-revenue-boost?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T07:00:00Z	**NASA Names Chief of UFO Research; Panel Sees No Alien Evidence**
NASA on Thursday said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls "unidentified anomalous phenomenon," or UAP, while the U.S. space agency's chief said an expert panel that urged deeper fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects. You can read the study team's full report h ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2214256/nasa-names-chief-of-ufo-research-panel-sees-no-alien-evidence?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T10:00:00Z	**SpaceX No Longer Taking Losses To Produce Starlink Satellite Antennas**
Elon Musk's SpaceX is no longer absorbing the cost of the Starlink antennas it sells with its satellite internet service, a company executive said Wednesday, a key step to the company improving its profitability. CNBC reports: "We were subsidizing terminals, but we've been iterating on our terminal production so much that we're no longer sub ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/14/2219204/spacex-no-longer-taking-losses-to-produce-starlink-satellite-antennas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T13:00:00Z	**Meta's Horizon Worlds Avatars Finally Have Legs**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from UploadVR: Meta Avatars in Horizon Worlds now have virtual legs. If you launch Horizon Worlds and look in the mirror in the menu space, you'll see your avatar's full body, and you'll see it for other people too when you enter a world. The company's virtual avatars had previously faced widespread ridicule for their upper-body-only appearance. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/0747210/metas-horizon-worlds-avatars-finally-have-legs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T14:00:00Z	**Microsoft Publishes Garbled AI Article Calling Tragically Deceased NBA Player 'Useless'**
An anonymous reader shares a report: Former NBA player Brandon Hunter passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 42 this week, a tragedy that rattled fans of his 2000s career with the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic. But in an unhinged twist on what was otherwise a somber news story, Microsoft's MSN  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1050256/microsoft-publishes-garbled-ai-article-calling-tragically-deceased-nba-player-useless?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T14:40:00Z	**Google Won't Repair Cracked Pixel Watch Screens**
If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn't on the cards. From a report: Several Pixel Watch owners have vented their frustrations about the inability to replace cracked screens, both on Reddit and in Google support forums. The Verge has also reviewed an official Google support chat from a reader who broke their Pixel Watch display af ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1410226/google-wont-repair-cracked-pixel-watch-screens?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T15:23:00Z	**TikTok Fined $370 Million Over Handling of Children's Data in Europe**
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday. From a report: The Chinese-owned short-video platform, which has grown rapidly among teenagers around the world in recent years, breached ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1523246/tiktok-fined-370-million-over-handling-of-childrens-data-in-europe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T16:01:00Z	**Oil Companies Granted Licences To Store Carbon Under the North Sea**
Oil companies have been granted licences by the UK government that it hopes will enable them to store up to 10% of the UK's carbon emissions in old oil and gasfields beneath the seabed. From a report: The government awarded more than 20 North Sea licences covering an area the size of Yorkshire to 14 companies that plan to store carbon dioxide ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1543231/oil-companies-granted-licences-to-store-carbon-under-the-north-sea?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T16:41:00Z	**HBO's Max Cancels the Most Shows Among Streaming Services, Study Shows**
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Streaming Era began with a promise of nurturing shows without fear of ratings pressure and quick cancellations. Of course, that was a lark. Soon enough, the streamers began slashing shows as quickly and brutally as any Nielsen-obsessed broadcaster, and they were all flooded with same comp ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/169209/hbos-max-cancels-the-most-shows-among-streaming-services-study-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T17:21:00Z	**Developers Respond To Unity's New Pricing Scheme**
Unity announced a new pricing model this week, charging developers per game install beyond certain thresholds. This move has faced severe backlash from developers, criticizing Unity's communication, clarity, trust issues, and perceived exploitation of indie teams. The Verge adds: Many developers and even publishers took to social media to register their anger and to call on Uni ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1628239/developers-respond-to-unitys-new-pricing-scheme?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T18:00:00Z	**Three in Four Americans Believe AI Will Reduce Jobs - Gallup Poll**
Gallup blog: Most Americans think artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively affect the U.S. job market, with 75% saying it will decrease the total number of jobs over the next 10 years. About one in five (19%) believe AI will not affect the number of jobs, while 6% say it will result in an increase in jobs. U.S. adults with less than a bachelor's ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1752243/three-in-four-americans-believe-ai-will-reduce-jobs---gallup-poll?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T18:40:00Z	**How Google Authenticator Made One Company's Network Breach Much, Much Worse**
A security company is calling out a feature in Google's authenticator app that it says made a recent internal network breach much worse. ArsTechnica: Retool, which helps customers secure their software development platforms, made the criticism on Wednesday in a post disclosing a compromise of its customer support system. The b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1831219/how-google-authenticator-made-one-companys-network-breach-much-much-worse?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T19:20:00Z	**Iranian Hackers Target Satellite and Defense Firms, Microsoft Says**
Iranian hackers have hacked dozens of companies in the defense, satellite and pharmaceutical sectors this year using a fairly unsophisticated, blunt hacking technique, Microsoft warned in a new report. From a report: Many of these companies are based in the U.S., and the breaches come amid heavy U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian oil and petrochem ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1818233/iranian-hackers-target-satellite-and-defense-firms-microsoft-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T20:00:00Z	**Plex Will Block Media Servers at Abuse Prevalent Hosting Company**
Plex informed some users this week that it will no longer allow users to run servers at a hosting provider where lots of TOS violations occur. TorrentFreak: In an email to customers who run Plex servers at the large German hosting company Hetzner, Plex said that access will be blocked next month. It's not clear if Hetzner is the only hosting compan ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/188214/plex-will-block-media-servers-at-abuse-prevalent-hosting-company?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T20:40:00Z	**Lina Khan Got Stuck in the Fallout of the MGM Hack at Las Vegas**
Among the hotel patrons snarled in the fallout of MGM Resorts' cyberattack was -- unfortunately for the company -- one very high-profile figure: Lina Khan, the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission. Bloomberg News: On Tuesday night, she was among the 45 people waiting to check in at the MGM Grand along the Las Vegas strip as staff worked to manual ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1840217/lina-khan-got-stuck-in-the-fallout-of-the-mgm-hack-at-las-vegas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T21:20:00Z	**Apple Will Update iPhone 12 in France After Regulators Said It Emitted Too Much Radiation**
Apple has agreed to install updates for the iPhone 12 in France after French regulators ordered the company to stop selling the model because it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that exceed European Union standards. From a report: The company, which just unveiled its newest generation of iP ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1937201/apple-will-update-iphone-12-in-france-after-regulators-said-it-emitted-too-much-radiation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T22:00:00Z	**Google To Pay $155 Million In Settlements Over Location Tracking**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google agreed to pay $155 million to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without consent. Both settlements resolve claims that the Alphabet unit deceived people into believing they ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1938210/google-to-pay-155-million-in-settlements-over-location-tracking?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T22:40:00Z	**iPhone 15 Models Have 'Completely Standard' USB-C Port**
According to Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham, the iPhone 15 devices "have completely standard USB-C ports that work just fine with all existing USB 3 and USB-PD (Power Delivery) compliant cables, chargers, and accessories, just like Apple's other devices." It contradicts rumors that Apple's implementation of USB-C would limit data and charging speeds for any access ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1945242/iphone-15-models-have-completely-standard-usb-c-port?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-15T23:20:00Z	**Google Nears Release of Conversational AI Software 'Gemini'**
According to The Information, Google is nearing the release of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence software intended to compete with OpenAI's GPT-4 model. Reuters reports: For Google, the stakes of Gemini's launch are high. Google has intensified investments in generative AI this year as it plays catch-up after Microsoft-backed OpenAI's launch ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/1958200/google-nears-release-of-conversational-ai-software-gemini?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T00:02:00Z	**California Legislature Passes Delete Act Regulating Data Brokers**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the International Association of Privacy Professionals: The California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 362, the Delete Act, which is designed to streamline consumers' ability to request the deletion of their personal information collected by data brokers. The bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Gavin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2010220/california-legislature-passes-delete-act-regulating-data-brokers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T00:45:00Z	**North American Airspace Defense Getting Cloud-Based Backbone Next Month**
The cloud-based system the Air Force is co-developing with Canada to enable instantaneous combat data-sharing is just about ready for prime time, although the looming threat of a budget gap may slow its global deployment. The Drive reports: Cloud-based command-and-control (CBC2), a pillar of the service's Advanced Battle Management  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2033215/north-american-airspace-defense-getting-cloud-based-backbone-next-month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T01:25:00Z	**Oregon's Novel Psilocybin Experiment Takes Off**
Thousands of people in Oregon have signed up to experience tripping on magic mushrooms at America's first license psilocybin service center. The Associated Press reports: Epic Healing Eugene -- America's first licensed psilocybin service center -- opened in June, marking Oregon's unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of mor ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2027206/oregons-novel-psilocybin-experiment-takes-off?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T02:02:00Z	**Honda's '80s Microscooter Is Back and Electrified For the 21st Century**
Honda's new Motocompacto is a throwback all-electric ridable inspired by the short-lived scooter of the '80s. Engadget reports: The vehicle, folded up, resembles one of those Costco folding tables but with little aluminum wheels poking out the bottom. To transform it into a scooter, you extend the handlebars, seats and back wheel, and r ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2041207/hondas-80s-microscooter-is-back-and-electrified-for-the-21st-century?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T03:30:00Z	**CubeSat Rocket Thruster Is So Small It Has To Be Made Like Microchips**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Imperial College is developing a rocket thruster called the Iridium Catalysed Electrolysis CubeSat Thruster (ICE-Cube Thruster) that is so small that it can only be fabricated using techniques originally designed for making silicon chips. The entire thruster chip is about the length ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2048248/cubesat-rocket-thruster-is-so-small-it-has-to-be-made-like-microchips?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T07:00:00Z	**Space Industry Is Growing Faster Than Its Workforce, Analysts Say**
Analysts are concerned that a lack of skilled labor in the space industry "could impact aerospace's growth in recent years, putting key projects on hold or preventing space startups from gaining traction," reports ExtremeTech. From the report: According to the Space Foundation's annual Space Report, job opportunities within the U.S. space ind ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2119239/space-industry-is-growing-faster-than-its-workforce-analysts-say?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T10:00:00Z	**Abandoned Apollo 17 Lunar Module Is Causing Tremors On the Moon**
A spacecraft left behind by U.S. astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study. CNN reports: Researchers revealed the previously unknown form of seismic activity on the moon for the first time through an analysis of Apollo-era data using modern algorithms. Massive temperature swings  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2124211/abandoned-apollo-17-lunar-module-is-causing-tremors-on-the-moon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T13:00:00Z	**Firefly Aerospace Sets Launch Speed Record For US Space Force**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: Firefly Aerospace just set a new responsive-launch record. The company's Alpha rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Sept. 14) at 10:28 p.m. EDT (7:28 p.m. local California time; 0228 GMT on Sept. 15), kicking off a mission for the U.S. Space Force called Victus Nox. The r ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/15/2140223/firefly-aerospace-sets-launch-speed-record-for-us-space-force?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T14:34:00Z	**Researchers Including Microsoft Spot Chinese Disinformation Campaign Using AI-Generated Photos**
"Until now, China's influence campaigns have been focused on amplifying propaganda defending its policies on Taiwan and other subjects," reports the New York Times.

But a new piece co-authored by the newspaper's national security correspondent and its misinformation investigative reporter no ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0131254/researchers-including-microsoft-spot-chinese-disinformation-campaign-using-ai-generated-photos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T15:34:00Z	**New 'Inverse Vaccine' Shows Potential to Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases**
This week saw an announcement from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. A new type of vaccine "has shown in the lab setting that it can completely reverse autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes — all without shutting down the rest of the immune system."

A ty ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0156244/new-inverse-vaccine-shows-potential-to-treat-ms-and-other-autoimmune-diseases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T16:34:00Z	**EFF Recognizes Signal, Library Freedom Project for Protecting Privacy**
For over 30 years the EFF has presented awards recognizing those "advancing innovation and championing digital rights," according to its web site, celebrating "the accomplishments of people working toward a better future... both in the public eye and behind the scenes."

This year's ceremony — hosted by Cory Doctorow — didn't just recogni ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0225202/eff-recognizes-signal-library-freedom-project-for-protecting-privacy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T17:34:00Z	**KSMBD Finally Reaches 'Stable' State in Release Candidate for Linux Kernel 6.6**
When Linus Torvalds announced Linux kernel 6.6's first release candidate, it included a newly-stable version of KSMBD, which is Samsung's in-kernel server for the SMB protocol (for sharing files/folders/printers over a network).

An announcement in 2021 had said that "For many cases the current userspace server choices w ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0412208/ksmbd-finally-reaches-stable-state-in-release-candidate-for-linux-kernel-66?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T18:34:00Z	**How Exxon Tried to Undermine Climate Change Science**
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Guardian:
ExxonMobil executives privately sought to undermine climate science even after the oil and gas giant publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel emissions and climate change, according to previously unreported documents revealed by the Wall Street Journal.

The new revelations are based on previously unr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0519248/how-exxon-tried-to-undermine-climate-change-science?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T19:34:00Z	**What Will the Next Tech Rebellion Look Like? Ask the Luddites**
In 1811 working men felt threatened by the arrival of wooden, waterâpowered looms. And yet "The Luddite rebellion came at a time when the working class was beset by a confluence of crises that today seem all too familiar..." writes Los Angeles Times technology columnist Brian Merchant. In an upcoming book called Blood in the Machine, he writes that "amid  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/1718239/what-will-the-next-tech-rebellion-look-like-ask-the-luddites?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T21:24:00Z	**'Feedback' Is Now Too Harsh. The New Word is 'Feedforward'**
The Wall Street Journal reports that more companies are phasing out "feedback" bosses give to workers — and replacing it with "feedforward."
"The idea is that 'feedforward' gives people less anxiety," the Journal's reporter said in a video interview. "It's a little bit gentler. When people hear 'feedback', they think immediately, 'What have I done wrong? What are t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/1929234/feedback-is-now-too-harsh-the-new-word-is-feedforward?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-16T22:24:00Z	**'Linux Mint Debian Edition' Begins Public Beta Testing**
This week saw the public beta-testing release of "Linux Mint Debian Edition". Besides listing download locations, its release notes also list out the project's three goals:
\- Ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience
\- See how much work would be involved if Ubuntu was ever to disappear.
\- Guarantee the software we develop is c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/2147219/linux-mint-debian-edition-begins-public-beta-testing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T01:24:00Z	**China's Spy Balloon Program Appears to Have Been Suspended, US Officials Say**
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN:

China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country's high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN. US offic ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/2242228/chinas-spy-balloon-program-appears-to-have-been-suspended-us-officials-say?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T03:44:00Z	**Munich Students Smashed the World Record For EV Distance On a Single Charge**
At 103 miles/kWh (or 0.6 kWh/100 km), the new "muc22" car built by students from the Technical University of Munich "is 25 times more efficient than any EV on sale..." writes Ars Technica. "For those who think in terms of miles per gallon, it's the equivalent of traveling 3,815 miles on a single gallon of gas.

The car has a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/0023248/munich-students-smashed-the-world-record-for-ev-distance-on-a-single-charge?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T07:34:00Z	**Avi Loeb Says Meteor Analysis Shows It Originated Outside Our Solar System**
In late August the blog of Harvard professor Avi Loeb declared he had "Wonderful news! For the first time in history, scientists analyzed materials from a meter-size object that originated from outside the solar system."

In July Loeb retrieved parts of a meteor that landed in the waters off of Papua, New Guinea in 2014. A  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/0251241/avi-loeb-says-meteor-analysis-shows-it-originated-outside-our-solar-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T11:34:00Z	**Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Linux Resource for a Retired Windows User?**
Slashdot reader Leading Edge Boomer wants to help "a retired friend whose personal computing has always been with Windows."

But recently, they were gifted a laptop that's running "some version of Linux..."

Probably he's not even aware that there are different distributions for different purposes. He seems open to learning about this  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://ask.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/051227/ask-slashdot-whats-the-best-linux-resource-for-a-retired-windows-user?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T14:34:00Z	**US Energy Department Unveils Interactive Map Showing New Clean Energy Investments**
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Thursday America's Energy Department released an interactive map showing America's clean energy investments, "for tracking the industrial revitalization happening across the country, fostered by a clean energy transition..."

The map aims to show how both the 2021 Bipa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/0455219/us-energy-department-unveils-interactive-map-showing-new-clean-energy-investments?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T15:34:00Z	**WordPress Blogs Can Now Be Followed in the Fediverse, Including Mastodon**
An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch:

In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others — with the acquisition of an ActivityPub plug-in that allows WordPress blogs to reach readers on other federated  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/16/2226218/wordpress-blogs-can-now-be-followed-in-the-fediverse-including-mastodon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T16:34:00Z	**What Happens When You Cross a Gas Turbine With an Internal Combustion Engine?**
"Here is another radical replacement for the traditional combustion engine," writes long-time Slashdot reader Inzkeeper. "Check out the Astron Aerospace H2 Starfire Omega 1... an ICE engine with a turbine configuration."

The company "is claiming that it is a viable alternative to EVs," reports TopSpeed:

Astron have show ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/0426252/what-happens-when-you-cross-a-gas-turbine-with-an-internal-combustion-engine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T17:34:00Z	**'Public Resource' Wins 2012 Case.  Judge Rules Posting Regulations Online is Fair Use**
From an EFF announcement this week:
Technical standards like fire and electrical codes developed by private organizations but incorporated into public law can be freely disseminated without any liability for copyright infringement, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


The judge ruled that posting the mater ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/1647253/public-resource-wins-2012-case-judge-rules-posting-regulations-online-is-fair-use?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T18:34:00Z	**Amid Unity Pricing Controversy, Is Epic Games Eying 'Unreal Engine' Integration for Apple's Vision Pro?**
The VR blog Nifty Sparks made an interesting discovery:
In a strategic move that could reshape the gaming industry, Epic Games, the creator of the widely-used Unreal Engine, is reportedly considering native integration with Apple's forthcoming Vision Pro.

The mixed-real ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/1825207/amid-unity-pricing-controversy-is-epic-games-eying-unreal-engine-integration-for-apples-vision-pro?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T20:08:00Z	**Lithium in Extinct US Volcano - More Smoke Than Fire?**
On August 30th a scientific paper discussed lithium in an extinct volcano in the western United States. But would it also increase supplies of a crucial battery-making ingredient?

"The mining industry is seldom that simple," argues Bloomberg's Energy Digest newsletter:

The discovery of new deposits — be it the giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea or diamonds in  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/204228/lithium-in-extinct-us-volcano---more-smoke-than-fire?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T21:18:00Z	**Las Vegas Still Struggling to Recover from Last Sunday's Cyberattack**
"Chaos and Concern in Sin City," read this morning's headline on a video report from ABC News on "the massive cyberattack in Las Vegas crippling several hotels and casinos, and putting a damper on getaways for thousands of tourists there."

"Today marks a week since that cyberattack hit Las Vegas, and MGM hotels and casinos are still workin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/2115232/las-vegas-still-struggling-to-recover-from-last-sundays-cyberattack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-17T23:20:00Z	**'Uber Was Supposed to Help Traffic. It Didn't.  Robotaxis Will Be Even Worse.'**
Saturday the San Francisco Chronicle published a joint opinion piece from MIT professor Carlo Ratti (who directs an MIT digital lab exploring the collection of digital data about urban life) and John Rossant (founder of the collaborative data-sharing platform CoMotion).
Together they penned a warning about a future filled wit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/2317226/uber-was-supposed-to-help-traffic-it-didnt-robotaxis-will-be-even-worse?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T00:20:00Z	**Maybe ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job**
Today Wired published an opinion piece by software engineer Zeb Larson headlined "ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job."

Firing engineers and throwing AI at blocked feature development would probably result in disaster, followed by the rehiring of those engineers in short order.

More reasonable suggestions show that large language models (LLMs) can replace some of the du ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/2351252/maybe-chatgpt-isnt-coming-for-your-coding-job?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T01:52:00Z	**Unity Says 'We Apologize,' Promises Changes to Previously-Announced Pricing**
"We have heard you," Unity posted on Twitter/X on Sunday afternoon. "We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused."

"We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. We will share an update in a couple ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/0150203/unity-says-we-apologize-promises-changes-to-previously-announced-pricing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T05:34:00Z	**JetBrains Previews 'RustRover', a New Dedicated IDE for Rust Developers**
An anonymous reader shared this report from InfoWorld:

JetBrains is previewing a dedicated IDE for the Rust programming language, called RustRover, which combines coding assistance with an integrated Rust toolchain. Available in preview September 13, RustRover is positioned to simplify the Rust coding experience while "unlocking ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/0126206/jetbrains-previews-rustrover-a-new-dedicated-ide-for-rust-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T08:34:00Z	**It's the 40th Anniversary of 1983's 'Dungeons & Dragons' Cartoon**
71-year-old Mark Evanier is a legendary comic book/TV writer. Today he posted on his personal blog that "Forty years ago, I spent about six days (cumulative) of my life writing the pilot script and small-b bible for a Saturday morning cartoon series called Dungeons & Dragons...

"I feel like I have now spent more than six days (cumulative) being i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/0248200/its-the-40th-anniversary-of-1983s-dungeons-dragons-cartoon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T11:34:00Z	**Was China's 'Spy Balloon' Just Blown Off Course?**
China appears to have suspended its global surveillance balloon program after a balloon was spotted drifting over the United States in February.

But now an anonymous reader shares this report from CBS News:
Seven months later, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells "CBS News Sunday Morning" the balloon wasn't spying. "The intelligence community, their assess ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/17/2143251/was-chinas-spy-balloon-just-blown-off-course?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T14:05:00Z	**Intel Shows Off Work on Next-Gen Glass Core Substrates, Plans Deployment Later in Decade**
Intel has showed off its initial work on developing a glass core substrate and associated packaging process for its chips. AnandTech: As a result of their progress with research and development on the class cores, Intel is now planning on introducing glass core substrates to its products in the se ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/145214/intel-shows-off-work-on-next-gen-glass-core-substrates-plans-deployment-later-in-decade?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T14:44:00Z	**US Asks for Help Finding Missing F-35 Fighter Jet After Crash**
The United States' military is on the hunt for an F-35 fighter jet that has gone missing following an incident that forced the pilot to eject from the advanced stealth aircraft over South Carolina. Bloomberg News: Emergency response teams are trying to find what's left of the F-35B Lightning II jet, which suffered what the military called a "mishap" on  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/148253/us-asks-for-help-finding-missing-f-35-fighter-jet-after-crash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T15:20:00Z	**Windows and Surface Leader Panos Panay Leaving Microsoft**
Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft. From a report: In an announcement on Monday, Microsoft told employees: "After nearly 20 years at the company, Panos Panay has decided to leave Microsoft." Panay first joined Microsoft in 2004 as a group program manager. After  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1434219/windows-and-surface-leader-panos-panay-leaving-microsoft?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T16:04:00Z	**Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Exposed Terabytes of Internal Sensitive Data**
Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords, while publishing a storage bucket of open source training data on GitHub. From a report: In research shared with TechCrunch, cloud security startup Wiz said it discovered a GitHub repository be ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/164216/microsoft-ai-researchers-accidentally-exposed-terabytes-of-internal-sensitive-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T16:40:00Z	**'In Most Industries, Regulation Tends To Prevent Competition'**
Elad Gil, writing in a blog post: In most industries, regulation prevents competition. This famous chart of prices over time reflects how highly regulated industries (healthcare, education, energy) have their costs driven up over time, while less regulated industries (clothing, software, toys) drop costs dramatically over time. (Please note I do not belie ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1614229/in-most-industries-regulation-tends-to-prevent-competition?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T17:27:00Z	**Apple Releases OS Updates For iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and HomePod**
Apple on Monday rolled out iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, HomePod 17 and watchOS 10, the latest operating system versions for all its devices minus the Mac lineup. iOS 17: iOS 17 expands on last year's Lock Screen updates with the addition of interactive widgets and StandBy, a new feature that turns the iPhone into a mini hom ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1727248/apple-releases-os-updates-for-iphone-ipad-apple-watch-apple-tv-and-homepod?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T18:06:00Z	**Amazon Poised To Hire Departing Microsoft Product Chief**
Amazon is hiring Microsoft's product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people familiar with the situation. From the report: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft's Windows team and was central to the company's hardware push with its Surface computers, said he was leaving Microsoft earli ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1732239/amazon-poised-to-hire-departing-microsoft-product-chief?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T18:40:00Z	**Unity Overhauls Controversial Price Hike After Game Developers Revolt**
Video-game tool maker Unity Software said Monday it's backtracking on major aspects of a controversial new price hike, telling staff in an all-hands meeting that it's now considering changes including a cap on potential fees. From a report: Unity, which operates and licenses a suite of video-game development tools called the Unity Engin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/184244/unity-overhauls-controversial-price-hike-after-game-developers-revolt?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T19:20:00Z	**Paint App For Windows Update Adds Support for Layers and Transparency**
Windows blog: Today we are beginning to roll out an update for the Paint app to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels (version 11.2308.18.0 or higher). With this update, we are introducing support for layers and transparency! You can now add, remove, and manage layers on the canvas to create richer and more complex digital art. W ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/189200/paint-app-for-windows-update-adds-support-for-layers-and-transparency?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T20:01:00Z	**Google Domains Halts Registrations as It Waits for the Google Grim Reaper**
Google Domains has registered its last domain. From a report: Google announced in July that the service was getting shut down and that it had struck a deal with Squarespace to sell off the existing customer base. Part of that transition process means winding down the existing Google Domains functionality. 9to5Google was the firs ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1815247/google-domains-halts-registrations-as-it-waits-for-the-google-grim-reaper?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T20:40:00Z	**Clorox Products In Short Supply After Cyberattack**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: A cyberattack at Clorox is causing wide-scale disruption of the company's operations, hampering its ability to make its cleaning materials, Clorox said Monday. Clorox said some of its products are now in short supply as it has struggled to meet consumer demand during the disruption. Clorox didn't specify which of its products are af ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1939247/clorox-products-in-short-supply-after-cyberattack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T21:20:00Z	**Textbook Publishers Sue Shadow Library LibGen For Copyright Infringement**
A group of publishers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against the "notorious" online database Library Genesis (Libgen), a website known for providing free access to scientific papers and books. The lawsuit accuses Libgen of facilitating the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted academic materials. The Register reports: The suit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/1952204/textbook-publishers-sue-shadow-library-libgen-for-copyright-infringement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T22:00:00Z	**Court Blocks California's Online Child Safety Law**
A federal judge has granted a request to block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), a law that requires special data safeguards for underage users online. The Verge reports: In a ruling (PDF) issued today, Judge Beth Freeman granted a preliminary injunction for tech industry group NetChoice, saying the law likely violates the First Amendment. It's the latest ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2145229/court-blocks-californias-online-child-safety-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T22:40:00Z	**US Argues Google Wants Too Much Information Kept Secret In Antitrust Trial**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department on Monday objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust trial under way in Washington. The government is seeking to show that Alphabet's  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2024241/us-argues-google-wants-too-much-information-kept-secret-in-antitrust-trial?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-18T23:20:00Z	**Hundreds of Flying Taxis To Be Made In Ohio**
Under an agreement announced Monday, Joby Aviation will build hundreds of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight. The Associated Press reports: Joby's decision to locate its first scaled manufacturing facility at a 140-acre (57-hectare) site at Dayton International Airport delivers on two decad ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2037211/hundreds-of-flying-taxis-to-be-made-in-ohio?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T00:01:00Z	**37 Signals Says Cloud Repatriation Plan Has Already Saved It $1 Million**
David Heinemeier Hansson, CTO of SaaS project management outfit 37Signals, has posted an update on the cloud repatriation project he's led, writing that it's already saved the company $1 million. The Register: Hansson has previously revealed that his company spent $3.2 million a year on cloud computing, most of it at Amazon Web Service ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2058216/37-signals-says-cloud-repatriation-plan-has-already-saved-it-1-million?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T00:45:00Z	**Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC**
YouTuber Pitstoptech built a "fully upgradeable gaming handheld" around one of Framework's upgradable motherboards. Tom's Hardware reports: The handheld model you see in the video is equipped with the following components:

\- Framework's Intel Core i7-1260P processor equipped mainboard
\- 7-inch FHD touchscreen display
\- 16 GB RAM
\- 512 GB SSD
\- Dua ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/210216/modder-turns-framework-laptop-pcb-into-a-handheld-gaming-pc?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T01:25:00Z	**Meta Is Killing Two Oculus Quest Games Without Explanation**
Meta is ending support for two first party original Oculus Quest launch titles next year without explanation. UploadVR reports: The company sent out emails to all owners of Bogo and Dead And Buried II on Friday to inform them that these apps will "end services" and "no longer be supported" after 15 March 2024, five years after they launched. The Meta Quest  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2123258/meta-is-killing-two-oculus-quest-games-without-explanation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T03:30:00Z	**One of the FBI's Most Wanted Hackers Is Trolling the US Government**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Earlier this year, the U.S. government indicted Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev, also known by his online monikers "Wazawaka" and "Boriselcin," accusing him of being "a prolific ransomware affiliate" who carried out "significant attacks" against companies and critical infrastructure in the U. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2131229/one-of-the-fbis-most-wanted-hackers-is-trolling-the-us-government?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T07:00:00Z	**The Loss of Dark Skies Is So Painful, Astronomers Coined a New Term For It: 'Noctalgia'**
Humanity is slowly losing access to the night sky, and astronomers have invented a new term to describe the pain associated with this loss: "noctalgia," meaning "sky grief." Space.com reports: Along with our propensity for polluting air and water and the massive amounts of carbon we're dumping into the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2138220/the-loss-of-dark-skies-is-so-painful-astronomers-coined-a-new-term-for-it-noctalgia?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T10:00:00Z	**Maduro Says Venezuela Will Send Astronauts To Moon In Chinese Spaceship**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed to send "the first Venezuelan man or woman to the moon" in a Chinese spacecraft as part of a new strategic partnership between the two countries, he said Wednesday during a state visit to Beijing. Maduro and Chinese President Xi Jinpin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/2159224/maduro-says-venezuela-will-send-astronauts-to-moon-in-chinese-spaceship?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T13:00:00Z	**Agility Robotics Is Opening a Humanoid Robot Factory In Oregon**
Agility Robotics is wrapping up construction of a factory in Salem, Oregon, where it plans to mass produce its first line of humanoid robots, called Digit. Each robot has two legs and two arms and is engineered to maneuver freely and work alongside humans in warehouses and factories. CNBC reports: The 70,000-square-foot facility, which the company ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/18/202227/agility-robotics-is-opening-a-humanoid-robot-factory-in-oregon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T14:04:00Z	**Amazon Devices Unit Morale Wanes Amid Cuts, Weak Development Pipeline**
Some workers within Amazon's once-storied hardware division -- responsible for popular devices like the Kindle reader and Echo voice-assistant -- say morale within the division has suffered amid staff cutbacks and a pipeline of devices in development that they fear are unlikely to prove hits. From a report: The division, known as Lab126, was a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/144223/amazon-devices-unit-morale-wanes-amid-cuts-weak-development-pipeline?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T14:40:00Z	**Microsoft's Phil Spencer Says Acquiring Nintendo Would Be 'a Career Moment'**
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer would really like to buy Nintendo someday. From a report: In an August 2020 email to two top Microsoft marketing executives, Spencer wrote that "Nintendo is THE prime asset for us in Gaming" and that "getting Nintendo would be a career moment and I honestly believe a good move for both compani ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1439200/microsofts-phil-spencer-says-acquiring-nintendo-would-be-a-career-moment?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T15:20:00Z	**Microsoft's Next Xbox, Coming 2028, Envisions Hybrid Computing**
The documents in the FTC v. Microsoft case also reveal Microsoft's far future plans for 2028 -- by which the company believed it could achieve "full convergence" of its cloud gaming platform and physical hardware to deliver "cloud hybrid games." From a report: "Our vision: develop a next generation hybrid game platform capable of leveraging the combine ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1441249/microsofts-next-xbox-coming-2028-envisions-hybrid-computing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T16:00:00Z	**European Governments Shrinking Railways in Favour of Road-Building, Report Finds**
European governments have "systematically" shrunk their railways and starved them of funding while pouring money into expanding their road network, a report has found. The Guardian: The length of motorways in Europe grew 60% between 1995 and 2020 while railways shrank 6.5%, according to research from the German thin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1458233/european-governments-shrinking-railways-in-favour-of-road-building-report-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T16:40:00Z	**Intel Unveils Meteor Lake Architecture**
Intel has taken the wraps off its forthcoming next-gen Meteor Lake processors following its successful 12th (Alder Lake) and 13th Gen (Raptor Lake) processors with its new E- and P-core design. WindowsCentral: Its first chip built on the Intel 4 process node with Foveros 3D packaging, Intel calls Meteor Lake its "biggest architectural shift in 40 years" and that it will "lay the foundation for ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1549226/intel-unveils-meteor-lake-architecture?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T17:20:00Z	**US Federal Agencies Seek to Streamline 'Hodgepodge' of Cyber Reporting Rules**
The Department of Homeland Security wants Congress and other federal agencies to help it streamline 52 different cyber reporting requirements to protect critical infrastructure and ease regulatory burdens on hacking victims. On Tuesday, it released a 107-page report that it hopes will serve as a road map to smooth that proce ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1555245/us-federal-agencies-seek-to-streamline-hodgepodge-of-cyber-reporting-rules?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T18:00:00Z	**Intel CEO Says the Chipmaker's Technology Is Central To AI Boom**
Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger, plotting a comeback for the once-dominant chipmaker, made the case that the company's technology will be vital to an industrywide boom in artificial intelligence computing. From a report: Speaking at Intel's annual Innovation conference, Gelsinger pointed to advances that his company is making in production te ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1557251/intel-ceo-says-the-chipmakers-technology-is-central-to-ai-boom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T18:41:00Z	**No Evidence That China Can Make Advanced Chips 'at Scale,' US Says**
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she was "upset" when China's Huawei released a new phone with an advanced chip during her visit to the country last month but noted that the US has no evidence China can make those components "at scale." From a report: "We are trying to use every single tool at our disposal to deny the Chinese the ability to advan ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/184259/no-evidence-that-china-can-make-advanced-chips-at-scale-us-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T19:20:00Z	**US News' 2024 College Ranking Boosts Public Universities**
U.S. News & World Report's 2024 college rankings features many of the usual prestigious institutions at the top of the list, but also vaults some schools much higher after the publisher revised its grading system to reward different criteria. From a report: U.S News' ranking algorithm now based more than 50% of an institution's score on what it describes as "succ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1859244/us-news-2024-college-ranking-boosts-public-universities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T20:00:00Z	**Antarctic Sea-Ice at 'Mind-Blowing' Low Alarms Experts**
The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming. BBC: "It's so far outside anything we've seen, it's almost mind-blowing," says Walter Meier, who monitors sea-ice with the National Snow and Ice Data Center. An unstable Antarctic ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1816221/antarctic-sea-ice-at-mind-blowing-low-alarms-experts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T20:40:00Z	**Chinese Hackers Have Unleashed a Never-Before-Seen Linux Backdoor**
Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen backdoor for Linux that's being used by a threat actor linked to the Chinese government. From a report: The new backdoor originates from a Windows backdoor named Trochilus, which was first seen in 2015 by researchers from Arbor Networks, now known as Netscout. They said that Trochilus executed and ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/192251/chinese-hackers-have-unleashed-a-never-before-seen-linux-backdoor?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T21:20:00Z	**UK Parliament Passes Online Safety Bill**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services -- establishing the comms watchdog Ofcom as the main Internet regulator -- has been passed by parliament today, paving the way for Royal Assent and the Online Safety Bill becoming law in the coming days. Speaking during the bi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2051227/uk-parliament-passes-online-safety-bill?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T22:00:00Z	**Most US Adults Don't Believe Benefits of AI Outweigh the Risks, New Survey Finds**
The majority of U.S. adults don't believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday. From a report: 54% of the 2,063 adults in a Mitre-Harris Poll survey in July said they were more concerned about the risks of AI than they were excited about the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/1919207/most-us-adults-dont-believe-benefits-of-ai-outweigh-the-risks-new-survey-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T22:40:00Z	**Microsoft Accidentally Reveals New Disc-Less Xbox Series X Design With a Lift-To-Wake Controller**
Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features. The Verge reports: Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced console refresh has been accidentally revealed in new FTC v. Microsoft documents this week. The new Xbox Series X design look ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/213230/microsoft-accidentally-reveals-new-disc-less-xbox-series-x-design-with-a-lift-to-wake-controller?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-19T23:20:00Z	**Google Bard Extensions Brings More AI Power To Maps, YouTube, Gmail, and More**
Google Bard is getting support for Extensions today, incorporating essential apps like Google Maps, YouTube, Hotels, and Flights to simplify data retrieval and accelerate the creative process. Android Police reports: This integration ensures that users can seamlessly amalgamate data from myriad sources, thereby accelerating ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2122236/google-bard-extensions-brings-more-ai-power-to-maps-youtube-gmail-and-more?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T00:02:00Z	**Toyota Reveals Its Plan To Catch Up On EV Battery Technology**
An anonymous reader writes: Toyota, the world's largest automaker, has a problem. Although the company is famous for pioneering lean methods of manufacturing and being an early pioneer of hybrid electric powertrains, the switch to battery electric vehicles caught it somewhat unprepared. As rivals locked up contracts for critical minerals and formed j ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2231228/toyota-reveals-its-plan-to-catch-up-on-ev-battery-technology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T00:45:00Z	**FTX Sues Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents**
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is looking to claw back luxury property and "millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds" from the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, the exchange's disgraced ex-CEO and founder. CNBC reports: In a Monday court filing, lawyers representing the bankruptcy estate of the failed exchange alleged that Allan Joseph Bankman and his wife, Barbara Fried, "exp ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2141244/ftx-sues-sam-bankman-frieds-parents?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T01:25:00Z	**Google Wants To Map More of the World's Roads With Expansion of 'Road Mapper' Volunteer Community**
Google announced today that it is opening access to more contributors to participate in Road Mapper, a tool where you can add missing roads to Google Maps in areas of the world that need it most. TechCrunch reports: Road Mapper is an invite-only platform where people participate in ch ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2150247/google-wants-to-map-more-of-the-worlds-roads-with-expansion-of-road-mapper-volunteer-community?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T02:02:00Z	**Schneider Electric Warns That Existing Datacenters Aren't Buff Enough For AI**
The infrastructure behind popular AI workloads is so demanding that Schneider Electric has suggested it may be time to reevaluate the way we build datacenters. The Register reports: In a recent white paper [PDF], the French multinational broke down several of the factors that make accommodating AI workloads so challenging and of ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2155211/schneider-electric-warns-that-existing-datacenters-arent-buff-enough-for-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T03:30:00Z	**RNA Has Been Recovered From an Extinct Species For the First Time**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: A new study shows the isolation and sequencing of more than a century-old RNA molecules from a Tasmanian tiger specimen preserved at room temperature in a museum collection. This resulted in the reconstruction of skin and skeletal muscle transcriptomes from an extinct species for the first ti ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/222230/rna-has-been-recovered-from-an-extinct-species-for-the-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T07:00:00Z	**Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry To Earth**
After manufacturing crystals of an HIV drug in space, the first orbital factory is stuck in orbit after being denied reentry back to Earth due to safety concerns. Gizmodo reports: The U.S. Air Force denied a request from Varda Space Industries to land its in-space manufacturing capsule at a Utah training area, while the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not grant the compa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/228244/space-drugs-factory-denied-reentry-to-earth?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T10:00:00Z	**Long-Term Support For Linux Kernel To Be Cut As Maintenance Remains Under Strain**
Steven Vaughan-Nichols writes via ZDNet: BILBAO, Spain: At the Open Source Summit Europe, Jonathan Corbett, Linux kernel developer and executive editor of Linux Weekly News, caught everyone up with what's new in the Linux kernel and where it's going from here. Here's one major change coming down the road: Long-ter ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2216251/long-term-support-for-linux-kernel-to-be-cut-as-maintenance-remains-under-strain?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T13:00:00Z	**The International Criminal Court In The Hague Says It Has Been Hacked**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it detected "anomalous activity affecting its information systems" last week and took urgent measures to respond. It didn't elaborate on what it called a "cybersecurity incident." Court spokesman Fadi El Abdallah said in a wr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1039230/the-international-criminal-court-in-the-hague-says-it-has-been-hacked?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T14:09:00Z	**WhatsApp Appears To Be About To Launch Its Long-Overdue iPad App**
An anonymous reader shares a report: A few lucky WhatsApp beta testers got a surprising treat this week: the company appears to be testing a version of its iOS app that is also optimized for the iPad. As first spotted by WABetaInfo, version 23.19.1.71 of WhatsApp's TestFlight app includes the new iPad app as well. From what we can see in screensho ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/149251/whatsapp-appears-to-be-about-to-launch-its-long-overdue-ipad-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T14:40:00Z	**Apple and Goldman Planned Stock-Trading Feature for iPhones Until Markets Turned**
As equities soared in 2020 and consumers flocked to trading apps like Robinhood, Apple and Goldman Sachs were working on an investing feature that would let consumers buy and sell stocks, CNBC reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the plans. From the report: The project was shelved last year as the marke ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1429211/apple-and-goldman-planned-stock-trading-feature-for-iphones-until-markets-turned?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T15:20:00Z	**China Accuses US of Hacking Huawei Servers as Far Back as 2009**
China accused the U.S. of infiltrating Huawei servers beginning in 2009, part of a broad-based effort to steal data that culminated in tens of thousands of cyber-attacks against Chinese targets last year. From a report: The Tailored Access Operations unit of the National Security Agency carried out the attacks in 2009, which then continuously monitor ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1519213/china-accuses-us-of-hacking-huawei-servers-as-far-back-as-2009?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T16:00:00Z	**John Grisham, George RR Martin, Other Top US Authors Sue OpenAI Over Copyrights**
A trade group for U.S. authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picault and "Game of Thrones" novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1559201/john-grisham-george-rr-martin-other-top-us-authors-sue-openai-over-copyrights?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T16:17:00Z	**Amazon's Eero Max 7 Mesh Router Adds Wi-Fi 7 - For a Whopping $600**
Simon Hill, reporting for Wired: Every new hardware announcement is always described as "the best ever," but Amazon's new Eero Max 7 mesh might just be a real leap forward. This is Eero's first tri-band mesh router that utilizes the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard, promising roughly double the speeds of its previous flagship system up to 4.3 Gigabits ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1617204/amazons-eero-max-7-mesh-router-adds-wi-fi-7---for-a-whopping-600?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T17:20:00Z	**Sysadmin, Spouse Admit To Part in 'Massive' Pirated Avaya Licenses Scam**
A sysadmin and his partner pleaded guilty this week to being part of a "massive" international ring that sold software licenses worth $88 million for "significantly below the wholesale price." From a report: Brad and Dusti Pearce admitted one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1553253/sysadmin-spouse-admit-to-part-in-massive-pirated-avaya-licenses-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T18:00:00Z	**Top Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square 'Tank Man' Is AI Generated Selfie**
Slash\_Account\_Dot writes: The first thing you'll see if you search Google for "tank man" right now will not be the iconic picture of the unidentified Chinese man who stood in protest in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square, but an entirely fake, AI-generated selfie of that historical event. While the AI-gen ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1536219/top-google-search-result-for-tiananmen-square-tank-man-is-ai-generated-selfie?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T18:40:00Z	**Xbox Exec Says Leaked 'Old Emails and Documents' Have 'Outdated' Info**
Yesterday's massive leaks from the Microsoft vs. FTC case have a large swath of the gaming world expecting that a more powerful, disc-free Xbox Series X refresh could be coming as soon as next year. But Xbox boss Phil Spencer is warning that players shouldn't put too much stock in what he called "old emails and documents." ArsTechnica adds: ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/165205/xbox-exec-says-leaked-old-emails-and-documents-have-outdated-info?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T02:02:00Z	**Neuralink Is Recruiting Subjects For the First Human Trial of Its Brain-Computer Interface**
A few months after getting FDA approval for human trials, Neuralink is looking for its first test subjects. The Verge reports: The six-year initial trial, which the Elon Musk-owned company is calling "the PRIME Study," is intended to test Neuralink tech designed to help those with paralysis c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2027233/neuralink-is-recruiting-subjects-for-the-first-human-trial-of-its-brain-computer-interface?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T01:25:00Z	**Parents In US Offered Refunds For Purchases Kids Made In Fortnite**
Parents in the U.S. whose children purchased items in the popular game Fortnite without their permission will be able to claim a refund from today. The BBC reports: The U.S. regulator accused the game of tricking players into making unintended purchases and breaching privacy. Fortnite developer Epic Games agreed to pay $245 million in refunds  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2022245/parents-in-us-offered-refunds-for-purchases-kids-made-in-fortnite?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T00:45:00Z	**Airbnb's Naba Banerjee Reduced Partying By 55% In Two Years**
Hayden Field writes via CNBC: Naba Banerjee is a proud party pooper. As the person in charge of Airbnb's worldwide ban on parties, she's spent more than three years figuring out how to battle party "collusion" by users, flag "repeat party houses" and, most of all, design an anti-party AI system with enough training data to halt high-risk reservations before the o ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2015210/airbnbs-naba-banerjee-reduced-partying-by-55-in-two-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T00:02:00Z	**FCC Plays Whack-a-Mole With Telcos Accused of Profiting From Robocalls**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A suspicious phone company is on the verge of having all its calls blocked by US-based telcos after being accused of ignoring orders to investigate and block robocalls. One Owl Telecom is a US-based gateway provider that routes phone calls from outside the U.S. to consumer phone com ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/208251/fcc-plays-whack-a-mole-with-telcos-accused-of-profiting-from-robocalls?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T23:20:00Z	**Amazon Is Set To Supercharge Alexa With Generative AI**
At its fall hardware event Wednesday, Amazon revealed an all-new Alexa voice assistant powered by its new Alexa large language model. The Verge reports: According to Dave Limp, Amazon's current SVP of devices and services, this new Alexa can understand conversational phrases and respond appropriately, interpret context more effectively, and complete multiple reques ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/203244/amazon-is-set-to-supercharge-alexa-with-generative-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T22:40:00Z	**Yelp Has a Wall of Shame For Businesses Caught Paying For Fake Reviews**
Yelp is releasing a new index that tracks every U.S. establishment it's ever caught engaging in "suspicious" activity to influence its reviews. Engadget reports: [T]he index is the first time the company has offered a single place where users can find a historical record of every business that's ever been subject to such a warning as well  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1957254/yelp-has-a-wall-of-shame-for-businesses-caught-paying-for-fake-reviews?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T22:00:00Z	**Terraform Fork Gets Renamed OpenTofu, Joins Linux Foundation**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: When HashiCorp announced it was changing its Terraform license in August, it set off a firestorm in the open source community, and actually represented an existential threat to startups that were built on top of the popular open source project. The community went into action and within weeks they had w ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1951214/terraform-fork-gets-renamed-opentofu-joins-linux-foundation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T21:20:00Z	**Unified Acceleration Foundation Wants To Create an Open Standard for Accelerator Programming**
At the Open Source Summit Europe in Bilbao, Spain, the Linux Foundation this week announced the launch of the Unified Acceleration (UXL) Foundation. The group's mission is to deliver "an open standard accelerator programming model that simplifies development of performant, cross-platform ap ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1549210/unified-acceleration-foundation-wants-to-create-an-open-standard-for-accelerator-programming?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T20:40:00Z	**Y Combinator Says Visa Challenges Hampering Participation of International Startups**
An anonymous reader shares a report: The declining participation of Indian and Southeast Asian startups in Y Combinator is slowly becoming a trend. The previous batches showed a steeper presence with 10 startups in the batch prior, 20 in S22, 37 in W22, 33 in S21 and a peak of 44 in W21. In a statement to TechCrun ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1754259/y-combinator-says-visa-challenges-hampering-participation-of-international-startups?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T20:00:00Z	**OpenAI Debuts Next Version of Its Image Generation Tool**
OpenAI is offering an early look at DALL-E 3, the next version of its image generation tool. From a report: The update allows DALL-E 3 to be summoned and controlled using ChatGPT and aims to produce higher-quality images that more faithfully reflect queries. OpenAI says that DALL-E 3 is significantly better at understanding the intent of prompts, particularly longer on ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/1758221/openai-debuts-next-version-of-its-image-generation-tool?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-20T19:20:00Z	**Almost Everyone in Europe is Breathing Toxic Air**
Europe is facing a "severe public health crisis," with almost everyone across the continent living in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, an investigation by the Guardian has found. From the report: Analysis of data gathered using cutting-edge methodology -- including detailed satellite images and measurements from more than 1,400 ground monitoring stations -- reveals  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/169244/almost-everyone-in-europe-is-breathing-toxic-air?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T03:30:00Z	**French Drillers May Have Stumbled Upon a Mammoth Hydrogen Deposit**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: On the outskirts of the small town of Folschviller in eastern France stand three nondescript sheds. One of these temporary structures has recently become a hive of activity due to a continuous stream of visitors, including scientists, journalists, and the public. The shed sits above a borehole ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2034240/french-drillers-may-have-stumbled-upon-a-mammoth-hydrogen-deposit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T07:00:00Z	**SpaceX Rocket Launches Starlink Satellites On Record-Breaking 17th Flight**
SpaceX just extended its Falcon 9 rocket-reuse record. Space.com reports: The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 GMT Sept. 20), carrying 22 of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO). The rocket's first stage came back to Earth 8 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2039223/spacex-rocket-launches-starlink-satellites-on-record-breaking-17th-flight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T10:00:00Z	**Waymo Begins Testing the Waters For a Robotaxi Service In Los Angeles**
Waymo announced a "tour across Los Angeles" that allows curious residents the opportunity to ride in fully autonomous vehicles as the Alphabet-owned company begins to lay the groundwork for the launch of a commercial robotaxi service. The Verge reports: Waymo says it will make six multi-week "tour stops" in LA neighborhoods where people  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/214225/waymo-begins-testing-the-waters-for-a-robotaxi-service-in-los-angeles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T13:00:00Z	**New Revelations From the Snowden Archive Surface**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Computer Weekly: A doctoral thesis by American investigative journalist and post-doctoral researcher Jacob Appelbaum has now revealed unpublished information from the Snowden archive. These revelations go back a decade, but remain of indisputable public interest:
 \- The NSA listed Cavium, an American semiconductor company marketing Cent ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/20/2056246/new-revelations-from-the-snowden-archive-surface?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T13:37:00Z	**Rupert Murdoch To Step Down as Chair of Fox and News Corp After Seven-Decade Career**
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp, after building a media empire over seven decades that revolutionized news and entertainment and made him one of the world's most influential and controversial tycoons. WSJ: Murdoch, 92 years old, will exit his roles atop each company as of Novembe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1337231/rupert-murdoch-to-step-down-as-chair-of-fox-and-news-corp-after-seven-decade-career?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T15:02:00Z	**Windows 11's Next Big Update Arrives on September 26th With Copilot, RAR Support**
Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update, 23H2, on September 26th. The update will include the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature, a redesigned File Explorer, a new Ink Anywhere feature for pen users, big improvements to the Paint app, native RAR and 7-zip file support, a new volume mixer, and much mo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/152211/windows-11s-next-big-update-arrives-on-september-26th-with-copilot-rar-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T16:00:00Z	**Cisco Buys Splunk for $28 Billion in Massive AI-Powered Data Bet**
Cisco agreed to buy Splunk in a deal valued at about $28 billion, representing its biggest acquisition yet and a massive push into software and artificial intelligence-powered data analysis. From a report: Cisco will pay $157 a share in cash, the companies said in a statement Thursday, or a 31% premium to Splunk's previous closing price on Wednesday. C ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1545246/cisco-buys-splunk-for-28-billion-in-massive-ai-powered-data-bet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T17:00:00Z	**Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop Studio 2 With Upgraded Chips and Ports**
Microsoft just showed off its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, at its launch event in New York City. The Laptop Studio 2 keeps the overall aesthetic of its predecessor, including the pull-forward 14.4-inch display that makes it a much more touch-friendly device but adds some welcome power-user features. Fro ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1549243/microsoft-launches-surface-laptop-studio-2-with-upgraded-chips-and-ports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T18:00:00Z	**MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks**
MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of the event. From a report: "We are pleased that  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1738219/mgm-resorts-computers-back-up-after-10-days-as-analysts-eye-effects-of-casino-cyberattacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T19:00:00Z	**Windows 11 Gains Support for Managing Passkeys**
At an event today focused on AI and security tools and new Surface devices, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 users will soon be able to take better advantage of passkeys, the digital credentials that can be used as an authentication method for websites and apps. From a report: Once the expanded passkeys support rolls out, Windows 11 users will be able to create a passkey using Wi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/190248/windows-11-gains-support-for-managing-passkeys?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T20:00:00Z	**DuckDuckGo CEO Says It Takes 'Too Many Steps' To Switch From Google**
An anonymous reader shares a report: DuckDuckGo, a privacy-centric search engine founded about 15 years ago, has languished with a small market share as consumers face difficulties switching from Google when the behemoth is the default option on computer screens, the upstart's founder said in an antitrust trial. Founded in 2008, DuckDuckGo cu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1958244/duckduckgo-ceo-says-it-takes-too-many-steps-to-switch-from-google?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-21T22:30:00Z	**Google Takes a Snarky Shot at Apple Over RCS in Its Latest Ad**
An anonymous reader shares a report: Google has been trying to publicly pressure Apple into adopting the GSMA's RCS (Rich Communications Service) messaging protocol for a long time now, with nothing to show for it. As a matter of fact, Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to completely dismiss the idea when he answered a question on the subject by saying that con ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1943237/google-takes-a-snarky-shot-at-apple-over-rcs-in-its-latest-ad?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T00:01:00Z	**Rishi Sunak Presses On With Net Zero U-Turn**
Rishi Sunak has vowed to press ahead with watering down key green measures despite intense criticism, because he still believes the UK will hit its net zero target in 2050. From a report: The prime minister defended defying the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and said he had "absolute confidence and belief" the country was on track to meet its end goal. In a BBC rad ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1956212/rishi-sunak-presses-on-with-net-zero-u-turn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T03:00:00Z	**Google Sued Over Fatal Google Maps Error After Man Drove Off Broken Bridge**
FrankOVD writes: Google is being sued by a widow who says her husband drowned in September 2022 after Google Maps directed him over a collapsed bridge in Hickory, North Carolina. Google failed to correct its map service despite warnings about the broken bridge two years before the accident, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesd ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/21/1948207/google-sued-over-fatal-google-maps-error-after-man-drove-off-broken-bridge?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T06:42:00Z	**Google Mourns Veteran Engineer Luiz Andre Barroso Who Invented the Modern Data Center**
Brazilian engineer Luiz Andre Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. His radical ideas for data centers laid the foundations for cloud computing. Wired: Luiz Andre Barroso had never designed a data center before Google asked him to do it in the early 2000s. By the time he finished his fi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/0642218/google-mourns-veteran-engineer-luiz-andre-barroso-who-invented-the-modern-data-center?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T09:05:00Z	**95% of NFTs May Now Be Worthless**
An anonymous reader shares a news story: A report by dappGambl based on data provided by NFT Scan and CoinMarketCap showed that out of 73,257 NFT collections the researchers looked at, 69,795 of them, or slightly over 95%, had a market cap of zero ether. By their estimates, almost 23 million people hold these worthless assets. "This daunting reality should serve as a sobering check on the euphoria that has ofte ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/094224/95-of-nfts-may-now-be-worthless?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T12:30:00Z	**Android 14 Adds Support for Using Smartphones as Webcams**
Esper: Starting in Android 14, it may not be necessary to use a third-party app to turn your smartphone into a webcam for your PC, as that functionality is getting baked into the Android OS itself -- though there's a catch.

When you plug an Android phone into a PC, you have the option to change the USB mode between file transfer/Android Auto (MTP), USB tethering  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/0930240/android-14-adds-support-for-using-smartphones-as-webcams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T14:00:00Z	**Amazon To Run Ads on Prime Video in Key Markets Starting in 2024**
Amazon, following other streaming platforms looking to further monetize their content, will run ads on its Prime Video service in key markets -- a move that will help offset rising costs and provide a boost to an already robust advertising business. From a report: Ad-supported streaming will be the default on Prime Video in US, UK, Germany and Canada s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/140227/amazon-to-run-ads-on-prime-video-in-key-markets-starting-in-2024?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T15:00:00Z	**Nearly 500 Smartphone Brands Have Left the Market Since 2017**
How many smartphone brands do you think have left the market since 2017? The likes of LG probably come to mind, then there are the many local, lesser-known brands. Maybe fifty, or one hundred? The actual figure is, astoundingly, nearly 500. TechSpot: Counterpoint Research's analysis shows that at its peak in 2017, there were more than 700 smartphone br ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1429202/nearly-500-smartphone-brands-have-left-the-market-since-2017?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T16:00:00Z	**Cruise CEO Says SF 'Should Be Rolling Out the Red Carpet' for Robotaxis, Threatens To Maybe Leave Town**
In his first major public interview since the DMV cut their San Francisco fleet in half, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said "we cannot expect perfection" from the self-driving cars, and vaguely threatened to leave town if regulators curtail them any further. From a report: The self-dr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/160233/cruise-ceo-says-sf-should-be-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-robotaxis-threatens-to-maybe-leave-town?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T17:00:00Z	**US and China Launch Economic and Financial Working Groups With Aim of Easing Tensions**
The U.S. Treasury Department and China's Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. From a report: Led by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Vice Premier He Lifeng, the working groups will be divided into econ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/165248/us-and-china-launch-economic-and-financial-working-groups-with-aim-of-easing-tensions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T18:00:00Z	**China Just Stopped Exporting Two Minerals the World's Chipmakers Need**
schwit1 writes: China's exports of two rare minerals essential for manufacturing semiconductors fell to zero in August, a month after Beijing imposed curbs on sales overseas, citing national security. China produces about 80% of the world's gallium and about 60% of germanium, according to the Critical Raw Materials Alliance, but it didn't sel ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1754215/china-just-stopped-exporting-two-minerals-the-worlds-chipmakers-need?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T19:00:00Z	**Unity To Roll Back Some Key Aspects of Runtime Fee Policy**
Unity has announced some key changes to its widely panned Runtime Fee policy, which spawned both derision and confusion from developers and the gaming community at large when it was unveiled earlier this month. From a report: It's easing up on some big aspects of the previously announced charges, removing the fee from the Unity Personal tier entirely, althoug ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1844237/unity-to-roll-back-some-key-aspects-of-runtime-fee-policy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T20:00:00Z	**FCC Closing Loophole That Gave Robocallers Easy Access To US Phone Numbers**
The Federal Communications Commission is taking steps to restrict Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers from easily accessing US telephone numbers. Over the past several years, robocallers have exploited VoIP providers to inundate US citizens with unwanted calls, many of which come from falsified numbers. Previously, t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1937224/fcc-closing-loophole-that-gave-robocallers-easy-access-to-us-phone-numbers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T21:00:00Z	**White House Could Force Cloud Companies To Disclose AI Customers**
The White House is considering requiring cloud computing firms to report some information about their customers to the U.S. government, Semafor reported Friday, citing people familiar with an upcoming executive order on AI. From the report: The provision would direct the Commerce Department to write rules forcing cloud companies like Microsoft, Go ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/2014249/white-house-could-force-cloud-companies-to-disclose-ai-customers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T22:00:00Z	**NASA's Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter's Moon Europa**
NASA, in a press release: Jupiter's moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in our solar system that could potentially harbor conditions suitable for life. Previous research has shown that beneath its water-ice crust lies a salty ocean of liquid water with a rocky seafloor. However, planetary scientists had not confirmed if that ocean co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1926243/nasas-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiters-moon-europa?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-22T23:30:00Z	**European Commission Hits Intel With New Fine Over Antitrust Findings**
The European Commission has re-imposed a fine of about $400 million on chipmaker Intel for abusing its dominant position in the x86 processor market. The move is the latest twist in an antitrust saga that has been now running for more than two decades. The Register: According to the Commission, the fine is in response to previously established ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1930245/european-commission-hits-intel-with-new-fine-over-antitrust-findings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T02:01:00Z	**China's AI 'War of a Hundred Models' Heads For a Shakeout**
An anonymous reader shares a report: China's craze over generative artificial intelligence has triggered a flurry of product announcements from startups and tech giants on an almost daily basis, but investors are warning a shakeout is imminent as cost and profit pressures grow. The buzz in China, first ignited by the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT almost a year ago, has g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/169203/chinas-ai-war-of-a-hundred-models-heads-for-a-shakeout?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T05:00:00Z	**Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards**
The prestigious Lasker Awards were given this week to scientists making advances in the diagnosis of eye disease, the prediction of cellular protein structure and the intricacies of the immune system. The awards, closely watched by researchers in biomedical fields, often foreshadow Nobel Prizes. The New York Times adds: The Lasker-DeBakey  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1948241/advances-in-eye-scans-and-protein-structure-win-2023-lasker-awards?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T08:00:00Z	**Cyberpunk 2077 Finds Redemption Years After Calamitous Debut**
In 2019, CD Projekt Red unexpectedly announced Cyberpunk 2077's 2020 release, surprising some employees. Released in December 2020, it faced bugs and issues, symbolizing industry crunch. However, post-release updates, particularly in 2022, significantly improved the game, leading some to praise its transformation. A Kotaku critic wrote that the game "mi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1957252/cyberpunk-2077-finds-redemption-years-after-calamitous-debut?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T11:00:00Z	**Meredith Whittaker Reaffirms That Signal Would Leave UK If Forced By Privacy Bill**
Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the nonprofit Signal messaging app, reaffirmed that Signal would leave the U.K. if the country's recently passed Online Safety Bill forced Signal to build "backdoors" into its end-to-end encryption. From a report: "We would leave the U.K. o ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1913215/meredith-whittaker-reaffirms-that-signal-would-leave-uk-if-forced-by-privacy-bill?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T12:30:00Z	**Fed's Cook Sees Signs of AI Improving US Labor Productivity**
The use of AI in the economy presents many unanswered questions for policymakers though there is some evidence that it could improve labor productivity, according to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. From a report: "The impact of AI on the economy and monetary policy will depend on whether AI is just another app or something more profound," Cook said in r ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/2021211/feds-cook-sees-signs-of-ai-improving-us-labor-productivity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T14:34:00Z	**China's Quest for Human Genetic Data Spurs Fears of a DNA Arms Race**
In 2020 Serbian scientists were gifted China's "Fire-Eye" labs, remembers the Washington Post. The sophisticated portable labs "excelled not only at cracking the genetic code for viruses, but also for humans, with machines that can decipher genetic instructions contained within the cells of every person on Earth, according to its Chinese i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/055211/chinas-quest-for-human-genetic-data-spurs-fears-of-a-dna-arms-race?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T15:34:00Z	**Did Teens Ally with Ransomware Gangs for MGM Breach?**
Recent breaches of MGM's casino systems "were probably carried out by teens and young adults who have allied themselves with one of the world's most notorious ransomware gangs," writes the Washington Post's technology reporter.

Their alliance with the "Scattered Spider" group is described as "part of a trend that has alarmed security experts and defenders of corporate co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/0531214/did-teens-ally-with-ransomware-gangs-for-mgm-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T16:34:00Z	**India's Moon Lander Has Not Replied to Its First Wake-Up Call**
"As the sun rose on Friday over the lunar plateau where India's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover sit, the robotic explorers remained silent," writes the New York Times:

The Indian Space Research Organization, India's equivalent of NASA, said on Friday that mission controllers on the ground had sent a wake-up message to Vikram. The lander, as expected ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/0627226/indias-moon-lander-has-not-replied-to-its-first-wake-up-call?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T17:34:00Z	**Return to the Office?  These Workers Quit Instead**
"As more companies enforce their office mandates, some workers are choosing to quit instead of complying and returning to the office," reports the Washington Post.

Workers say their reasons for quitting include everything from family to commuting expenses to being required to relocate. And many workers worry that people like those with disabilities or who are primary caregivers m ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/068231/return-to-the-office-these-workers-quit-instead?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T18:34:00Z	**California is Using AI to Spot Wildfires Early**
CNN reports:

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection [known as Cal Fire] says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode — artificial intelligence. "I think it is a game changer ... It has enhanced our abilities to validate situational awareness and then respond in a quick fashion," Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire's staff chief for fire intelligence, told CNN ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/1526233/california-is-using-ai-to-spot-wildfires-early?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T19:34:00Z	**'Laugh then Think':  Strange Research Honored at 33rd Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony**
Since 1999, Slashdot has been covering the annual Ig Nobel prize ceremonies — which honor real scientific research into strange or surprising subjects. "Each winner (or winning team) has done something that makes people LAUGH, then THINK," explains the ceremony web page, promising that "a gaggle of genuine, g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/190246/laugh-then-think-strange-research-honored-at-33rd-annual-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T20:34:00Z	**California Startup Hopes to Harvest Desalinated Drinking Water from the Ocean Floor**
A startup named OceanWell has partnered with southern California's Las Virgenes Municipal Water District "to study the feasibility of harvesting drinking water from desalination pods placed on the ocean floor," reports the Los Angeles Times:

The company says that by combining desalination with off-shore ener ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/1813205/california-startup-hopes-to-harvest-desalinated-drinking-water-from-the-ocean-floor?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-23T21:34:00Z	**New Study Could Upend How We Think About the Ozone Layer and Health**
First the Washington Post summarizes what scientists believed in the 1970s. Chlorofluorocarbons, or (CFCs, "could float up into the stratosphere and break down a protective layer of ozone, allowing more ultraviolet light to enter the atmosphere and harm humans, crops, and entire ecosystems. In fact, this had already happened: There was a ho ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/0550217/new-study-could-upend-how-we-think-about-the-ozone-layer-and-health?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-24T00:06:00Z	**New York City Deploys 420-Pound RoboCop to Patrol Subway Station**
"New York City is now turning to robots to help patrol the Times Square subway station," quipped one local newscast.

The non-profit New York City blog Gothamist describes the robot as "almost as tall as the mayor — but at least three-times as wide around the waist," with a maximum speed of 3 miles per hour-- but a 360-degree field of vision,  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/09/24/002243/new-york-city-deploys-420-pound-robocop-to-patrol-subway-station?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-24T02:34:00Z	**Cory Doctorow:  Apple Sabotages Right-to-Repair Using 'Parts-Pairing' and the DMCA**
From science fiction author/blogger/technology activist Cory Doctorow:

Right to repair has no cannier, more dedicated adversary than Apple, a company whose most innovative work is dreaming up new ways to sneakily sabotage electronics repair while claiming to be a caring environmental steward, a lie that covers up ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/24/0143248/cory-doctorow-apple-sabotages-right-to-repair-using-parts-pairing-and-the-dmca?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-24T07:34:00Z	**Can Philanthropy Save Local Newspapers?**
70 million Americans live in a county without a newspaper, according to a 2022 report cited in this editorial by the Washington Post's editorial board"
Who's to blame? The internet, mostly. Whereas deep-pocketed advertisers formerly relied on newspapers to reach their customers, they took to the audience-targeting capabilities of Facebook or Google. Web-based marketplaces also siphoned newspapers ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/09/23/0433214/can-philanthropy-save-local-newspapers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-09-24T11:34:00Z	**Google Offers Genuine 'Pixel Fold' Repair Parts on iFixit.  But Inner Screen Repairs Cost $900**
"Since 2022, Google has worked with iFixit to offer official repair parts and guides for virtually all of the company's Pixel releases," according to the blog 9to5Google, which in June confirmed this would continue with Google's Pixel Fold. (They called the announcement "notable, as it will b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/09/24/029200/google-offers-genuine-pixel-fold-repair-parts-on-ifixit-but-inner-screen-repairs-cost-900?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)