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2022-01-12T15:33:00Z	**Coinbase Will Shut Down For Four Weeklong Breaks This Year**
Coinbase has embraced many of the workplace changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company became remote-first, and it's even closing its San Francisco headquarters to hammer in its focus on working from anywhere. From a report: Now, nearly all of Coinbase will shut down for four separate weeks throughout the year so employees can "enjoy downtime witho ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1533247/coinbase-will-shut-down-for-four-weeklong-breaks-this-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T16:13:00Z	**Dutch Athletes Warned To Keep Phones and Laptops Out of China**
schwit1 shares a report: Dutch athletes competing in next month's Beijing Winter Olympics will need to leave their phones and laptops at home in an unprecedented move to avoid Chinese espionage, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported on Tuesday. The urgent advice to athletes and supporting staff to not bring any personal devices to China was part of a s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1612217/dutch-athletes-warned-to-keep-phones-and-laptops-out-of-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T16:48:00Z	**Samsung No-showed On Its Major Exynos 2200 Launch**
ArsTechnica: So here's a crazy story. Samsung was supposed to have a big SoC launch on Tuesday, but that launch did not happen. Samsung didn't cancel or delay the event. The January 11 date was announced, but when the time for the event came, nothing happened! Samsung pulled a no-call no-show for a major product launch. [...] The Exynos 2200 was (?) shaping up to be a maj ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1647235/samsung-no-showed-on-its-major-exynos-2200-launch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T17:31:00Z	**Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sued for Alleged Crypto Scam**
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were sued for allegedly scamming investors in a cryptocurrency called EthereumMax. From a report: The reality television star and ex-boxing champion were paid to hype the blockchain-based digital tokens to their fans, "causing investors to purchase these losing investments at inflated prices," according to the c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1731228/kim-kardashian-floyd-mayweather-jr-sued-for-alleged-crypto-scam?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T18:11:00Z	**Wikipedia Faces Pressure To Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental Grounds**
Wikimedia, the non-profit foundation that runs Wikipedia, is facing internal opposition to its policy of accepting cryptocurrency as a form of donation, primarily for environmental reasons. From a report: A proposal to the foundation from contributor Molly White, who goes by the user name GorillaWarfare, ar ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1810251/wikipedia-faces-pressure-to-stop-accepting-crypto-donations-on-environmental-grounds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T18:45:00Z	**Wordle Copycats Have Vanished From Apple's App Store**
The many Wordle copycats that were flooding Apple's App Store seem to have disappeared. The apps appear to have been removed by Apple shortly after their existence caused a stir on social media. From a report: Wordle itself doesn't have an official iOS app so other developers looked to hop on the coattails of the game's success. But when one in particular started b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1833210/wordle-copycats-have-vanished-from-apples-app-store?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T19:39:00Z	**PCI Express 6.0 Specification Finalized: x16 Slots To Reach 128GBps**
PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) has released the much-awaited final (1.0) specification for PCI Express 6.0. From a report: The next generation of the ubiquitous bus is once again doubling the data rate of a PCIe lane, bringing it to 8GB/second in each direction -- and far, far higher for multi-lane configurations. With the final ver ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/1940202/pci-express-60-specification-finalized-x16-slots-to-reach-128gbps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T20:12:00Z	**Chrome Will Limit Access To Private Networks, Citing Security Reasons**
Google says that its Chrome browser will soon block internet websites from querying and interacting with devices and servers located inside local private networks, citing security reasons and past abuse from malware operations. From a report: The change will take place through the implementation of a new W3C specification called Private Ne ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2012211/chrome-will-limit-access-to-private-networks-citing-security-reasons?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T21:00:00Z	**Microsoft Hires Key Apple Engineer To Work on Custom Chips**
Microsoft lured away a veteran semiconductor designer from Apple as it looks to expand its own server-chips efforts, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From a report: Mike Filippo will work on processors within Microsoft's Azure group, run by Rani Borkar, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/211212/microsoft-hires-key-apple-engineer-to-work-on-custom-chips?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T21:25:00Z	**FCC Proposes Stricter Requirements for Reporting Data Breaches**
The Federal Communications Commission is the next US regulator hoping to hold companies more accountable for data breaches. From a report: Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has shared a rulemaking proposal that would introduce stricter requirements for data breach reporting. Most notably, the new rules would require notifications for customers affected  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2125226/fcc-proposes-stricter-requirements-for-reporting-data-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T22:02:00Z	**Teen Hacker Finds Bug That Lets Him Control 25+ Teslas Remotely**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A young hacker and IT security researcher found a way to remotely interact with more than 25 Tesla electric vehicles in 13 countries, according to a Twitter thread he posted yesterday. David Colombo explained in the thread that the flaw was "not a vulnerability in Tesla's infrastructure. It's th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2146255/teen-hacker-finds-bug-that-lets-him-control-25-teslas-remotely?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T22:40:00Z	**Sony Is Dealing With PlayStation 5 Shortage by Making More PS4s**
Sony will continue producing PlayStation 4 consoles throughout 2022 as it navigates disruptions to the global supply chain that have limited output of its pricier PlayStation 5. Bloomberg reports: The Japanese conglomerate, whose flagship PS5 console has been in scarce supply since its debut in November 2020, told assembly partners late last year  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2150248/sony-is-dealing-with-playstation-5-shortage-by-making-more-ps4s?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-12T23:20:00Z	**Nigeria Lifts Ban on Twitter**
The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations more than six months after it first declared a crackdown on the social media giant in the country. From a report: Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the director-general of Nigeria's tech agency, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), made this announcement via a statement. He was put in charge, as chairman, of the committee (Technical Comm ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2154229/nigeria-lifts-ban-on-twitter?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T00:02:00Z	**'UltraRAM' Breakthrough Could Combine Memory and Storage Into One**
Scientists from Lancaster University say that we might be close to combining SSDs and RAM into one component. "UltraRAM," as it's being called, is described as a memory technology which "combines the non-volatility of a data storage memory, like flash, with the speed, energy-efficiency, and endurance of a working memory, like DRAM." The resear ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/222254/ultraram-breakthrough-could-combine-memory-and-storage-into-one?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T00:45:00Z	**Raspberry Pi Can Detect Malware By Scanning For Electromagnetic Waves**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A team of researchers at France's Research Institute of Computer Science and Random Systems created an anti-malware system centered around a Raspberry Pi that scans devices for electromagnetic waves. As reported by Tom's Hardware, the security device uses an oscilloscope (Picoscope 6 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2214257/raspberry-pi-can-detect-malware-by-scanning-for-electromagnetic-waves?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T00:57:00Z	**Taiwan Will Soon Have More Electric Scooter Battery Swap Stations Than Gas Stations**
According to Electrek, the number of Gogoro electric scooter battery swap stations in Taiwan will soon eclipse the country's total number of gas stations. From the report: Gogoro's battery swap stations look something like a bright green and white vending machine. Users of Gogoro's batteries (which includ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2222247/taiwan-will-soon-have-more-electric-scooter-battery-swap-stations-than-gas-stations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T01:25:00Z	**Germany Raises Prospect of Shutting Telegram Over Hate Threats**
Germany raised the prospect of closing down the Telegram messaging service over concerns about its use as a platform for extremist groups. Bloomberg reports: The country could seek to block the service if the government reaches the conclusion that it breeches national and European Union law. "A shutdown would be very serious and clearly the last reso ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2225227/germany-raises-prospect-of-shutting-telegram-over-hate-threats?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T02:02:00Z	**US To Hold Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Farm Auction Next Month**
The US government announced Wednesday it will auction more than 480,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey to build wind farms as part of its campaign to supply renewable energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030. Tech Xplore reports: Offshore wind developers will bid February 23 on six areas in the New York Bight -- the most lots ever  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2229203/us-to-hold-largest-ever-offshore-wind-farm-auction-next-month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T03:30:00Z	**Scammers Put Fake QR Codes On Parking Meters To Intercept Parkers' Payments**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Scammers in a few big Texas cities have been putting fake QR codes on parking meters to trick people into paying the fraudsters. Parking enforcement officers recently found stickers with fraudulent QR codes on pay stations in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. San Antonio  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2234245/scammers-put-fake-qr-codes-on-parking-meters-to-intercept-parkers-payments?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T07:00:00Z	**Expect Sonic Booms In Central Florida As Falcon 9 Booster Lands At Cape Canaveral, SpaceX Warns**
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday from Florida's Space Coast with a scheduled booster landing back at Cape Canaveral, which means there could be sonic booms heard in the area. From a report: As the first stage of the Falcon 9 booster plummets back to Earth just under ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/12/2240241/expect-sonic-booms-in-central-florida-as-falcon-9-booster-lands-at-cape-canaveral-spacex-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T10:00:00Z	**AI Unmasks Anonymous Chess Players, Posing Privacy Risks**
silverjacket shares a report from Science.org: [A]n AI has shown it can tag people based on their chess-playing behavior, an advance in the field of "stylometrics" that could help computers be better chess teachers or more humanlike in their game play. Alarmingly, the system could also be used to help identify and track people who think their online behavior is  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/0519228/ai-unmasks-anonymous-chess-players-posing-privacy-risks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T13:00:00Z	**Study Finds Cannabinoids Prevent COVID-19 Infection**
MachineShedFred shares a report from Forbes: Compounds in cannabis can prevent infection from the virus that causes Covid-19 by blocking its entry into cells, according to a study published this week by researchers affiliated with Oregon State University. A report on the research, "Cannabinoids Block Cellular Entry of SARS-CoV-2 and the Emerging Variants," was publishe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/0540251/study-finds-cannabinoids-prevent-covid-19-infection?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T15:10:00Z	**The PC Market Just Had Another Big Year Thanks To Pandemic Demand**
The PC market experienced its first big growth in a decade during 2020, when the pandemic began to force people to work and learn from home. Market research firms Gartner and IDC are now reporting that the worldwide PC market has grown again throughout 2021, as demand for traditional PCs continued during a global chip shortage. From a repor ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1510238/the-pc-market-just-had-another-big-year-thanks-to-pandemic-demand?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T16:01:00Z	**Deep Learning Can't Be Trusted, Brain Modeling Pioneer Says**
During the past 20 years, deep learning has come to dominate artificial intelligence research and applications through a series of useful commercial applications. But underneath the dazzle are some deep-rooted problems that threaten the technology's ascension. IEEE Spectrum: The inability of a typical deep learning program to perform well on more than one task, fo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/166211/deep-learning-cant-be-trusted-brain-modeling-pioneer-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T16:40:00Z	**Microsoft Has Discontinued All Xbox One Consoles**
Microsoft has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles. The software giant originally discontinued the Xbox One X and digital Xbox One S ahead of the Xbox Series X launch, then quietly stopped manufacturing the Xbox One S at the end of 2020, leaving retailers to sell out their remaining stock. From a report: "To focus on production of Xbox Series X / S, we stopped productio ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1635214/microsoft-has-discontinued-all-xbox-one-consoles?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T17:31:00Z	**Crypto-Savings Lawsuit Puts Principles of DeFi To the Test**
The emerging world of decentralized finance offers the holders of cryptocurrency many of the amenities of a modern financial system, under the premise that blockchain technology can cut out the middlemen, replacing flesh-and-blood bankers with autonomous, self-governing computer programs. The model promises lower costs and greater access. It also begs the que ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1732214/crypto-savings-lawsuit-puts-principles-of-defi-to-the-test?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T18:11:00Z	**Game Maker Says Apple, Google Selling Rip-offs in New Lawsuit**
The maker of the popular game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" says in a new U.S. lawsuit that a Singapore-based company made rip-off versions of its game, and Apple and Google have refused to stop selling them. From a report: Krafton alleged Monday in a Los Angeles federal court complaint that Garena Online's "Free Fire" games copy several copyrighted  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1811220/game-maker-says-apple-google-selling-rip-offs-in-new-lawsuit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T18:45:00Z	**Second Life Founder Returns To Revamp His Original Metaverse**
An anonymous reader shares a report: The metaverse isn't a new concept. Not only did Neal Stephenson coin the idea in 1992, but some of us were literally living in virtual spaces with virtual currency and virtual storefronts nearly 20 years ago. The virtual place many people went back then was Second Life. Philip Rosedale, Second Life's founder, has deci ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1841255/second-life-founder-returns-to-revamp-his-original-metaverse?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T19:25:00Z	**Adhole, the Massive Public Pi-hole Instance, Shuts Down**
segaboy81 writes: I've been running Pihole for years (for myself), but this guy was running one for everybody! Since 2017, those not so savvy who still wanted the experience of Pi-hole, could turn to Adhole.org. That is, until now. Adhole.org is shutting down, citing issues with maintenance and stability

[![](https://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png)](http://twit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1858208/adhole-the-massive-public-pi-hole-instance-shuts-down?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T20:05:00Z	**Asia's Richest Man Plans To Invest $76 Billion in Green Projects**
The conglomerate led by Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest man, announced plans to invest $76 billion toward clean energy projects, dwarfing an earlier commitment of $10 billion by the world's biggest fossil-fuel billionaire. From a report: Reliance Industries, controlled by Ambani, has signed pacts with the state government of Gujarat for a total inves ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/1942242/asias-richest-man-plans-to-invest-76-billion-in-green-projects?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T20:45:00Z	**Ground Temperatures Hit 129F as Argentina Suffers Blackouts**
Ground temperatures climbed above 129 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) in parts of Argentina this week as the country suffers through a shockingly hot start to summer. Air temperatures were equally suffocating, leading to widespread blackouts as the Southern Cone attempts to beat the heat. From a report: Copernicus's Sentinel 3 satellite recorded th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2036235/ground-temperatures-hit-129f-as-argentina-suffers-blackouts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T21:26:00Z	**January 6 Committee Subpoenas Social Media Giants In Probe of Capitol Attack**
The House select committee investigating the deadly Capitol riot has subpoenaed social media giants Twitter, Reddit and the parent companies of Facebook and Google, the panel's chairman said Thursday. CNBC reports: The select committee had asked a trove of records last summer from those and other social companies, but recei ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2123201/january-6-committee-subpoenas-social-media-giants-in-probe-of-capitol-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T22:05:00Z	**China To Create Own NFT Industry Based on State-backed Blockchain Infrastructure**
China's state-backed Blockchain Services Network (BSN) plans to roll out infrastructure at the end of this month to support the deployment of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a major step to creating a Chinese NFT industry that is not linked to cryptocurrencies. From a report: Although Beijing has banned cryptocurrencie ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2111239/china-to-create-own-nft-industry-based-on-state-backed-blockchain-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T22:45:00Z	**Epstein-Barr Virus Found To Trigger Multiple Sclerosis**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: A connection between the human herpesvirus Epstein-Barr and multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been suspected but has been difficult to prove. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the primary cause of mononucleosis and is so common that 95 percent of adults carry it. Unlike Epstein-Barr, MS, a devastating demyeli ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2116229/epstein-barr-virus-found-to-trigger-multiple-sclerosis?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-13T23:25:00Z	**Fortnite Sneaks Back Onto iPhone By Way Of GeForce Now**
It's been 518 days since Apple kicked Fortnite off of the App Store after Epic Games tried to bypass its payment system. Now the popular free-to-play battle royale is once again playable on iPhones, sort of. From a report: Starting next week, Fortnite will be available on iOS by way of streaming, as part of an upcoming closed beta for Nvidia's GeForce Now game stre ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2041258/fortnite-sneaks-back-onto-iphone-by-way-of-geforce-now?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T00:02:00Z	**More Than 1 Million Fewer Students Are In College, the Lowest Numbers In 50 Years**
More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. NPR reports: According to new data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of nearly 500,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2021, continuing a historic decline that began the previous fall. Co ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2131205/more-than-1-million-fewer-students-are-in-college-the-lowest-numbers-in-50-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T00:45:00Z	**Carmakers Launch Desperate Attempt To Delay Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Law**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Major car manufacturers aren't giving up on their efforts to stymie Massachusetts' right to repair legislation. Less than two years after residents in the state voted in favor of updated right to repair laws that would let independent auto repair shops receive telematics  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2138212/carmakers-launch-desperate-attempt-to-delay-massachusetts-right-to-repair-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T01:25:00Z	**Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund**
Former Twitter CEO and Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced plans to create a "Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund" with Chaincode Labs co-founder Alex Morcos and Martin White, who appears to be an academic at the University of Sussex. CoinTelegraph reports: The announcement was sent on a mailing list for Bitcoin developers, bitcoin-dev, at 13:45 UTC on Wednesday from an email address ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2146204/jack-dorsey-announces-bitcoin-legal-defense-fund?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T01:45:00Z	**Yahoo Tells Japan Employees They Can Work Anywhere, Commute By Plane When Necessary**
Yahoo Japan is telling its 8,000 employees they can work anywhere in the country -- and even be flown into work when the job requires it -- bucking the trend of companies looking to return workers to offices in the third year of the coronavirus pandemic. The Japan Times reports: The program takes effect April 1 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/237202/yahoo-tells-japan-employees-they-can-work-anywhere-commute-by-plane-when-necessary?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T02:10:00Z	**World's Largest Fish Breeding Grounds Found Under the Antarctic Ice**
sciencehabit shares a report from Science.org: The most extensive and densely populated breeding colony of fish anywhere lurks deep underneath the ice of the Weddell Sea, scientists aboard an Antarctic research cruise have discovered. The 240 square kilometers of regularly spaced icefish nests, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, has astonished ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2312213/worlds-largest-fish-breeding-grounds-found-under-the-antarctic-ice?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T03:30:00Z	**The Hottest Eight Years On Record Were the Last Eight Years**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The last eight years have been the eight hottest years on record, NASA and the National Oceanic Administration (NOAA) confirmed today. 2021 ranks as the sixth hottest year on record, the agencies said, as global average temperatures trend upward. Rankings aside, there were plenty of red flags throughou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2321257/the-hottest-eight-years-on-record-were-the-last-eight-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T07:00:00Z	**Astronomers Have Found Another Possible 'Exomoon' beyond Our Solar System**
Astronomers say they have found a second plausible candidate for a moon beyond our solar system, an exomoon, orbiting a world nearly 6,000 light-years from Earth. Scientific American reports: Called Kepler-1708 b-i, the moon appears to be a gas-dominated object, slightly smaller than Neptune, orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet aro ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2330245/astronomers-have-found-another-possible-exomoon-beyond-our-solar-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T10:00:00Z	**Tesla Removes 2022 Production Date From Cybertruck Website**
X2b5Ysb8 shares a report from The Verge: Tesla has never been fantastic at meeting deadlines, so it's not too surprising that the company's ambitious electric pickup -- the Cybertruck -- is running a little late. Recently, reference to a 2022 production schedule was scrubbed from its website. The Cybertruck was originally announced in 2019, with Tesla promis ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2336203/tesla-removes-2022-production-date-from-cybertruck-website?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T13:00:00Z	**Federal Investigators Say They Used Encrypted Signal Messages To Charge Far-Right Militia Group Leader**
JoeyRox shares a report from CNBC: Federal investigators claimed to access encrypted Signal messages used to help charge the leader of the Oath Keepers, an extremist far-right militia group, and other defendants in a seditious plot on Jan. 6, 2021. It's not clear how invest ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/13/2338246/federal-investigators-say-they-used-encrypted-signal-messages-to-charge-far-right-militia-group-leader?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T14:43:00Z	**Cyberattack Hits Ukrainian Websites as Russia Tensions Mount**
Ukraine's worst cyberattack in four years brought down the websites of scores of government agencies for hours. Authorities didn't immediately identify the source of the hacks, which took place as tensions with Russia intensified over its troop buildup across the border. From a report: Seventy government agencies were were hit, including the Foreign and  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1443233/cyberattack-hits-ukrainian-websites-as-russia-tensions-mount?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T15:05:00Z	**FSB Arrests 14 Members of REvil Ransomware Gang**
An anonymous reader writes: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said today that it has raided and shut down the operations of the REvil ransomware gang. Raids were conducted today at 25 residents owned by 14 members suspected to be part of the REvil team across Moscow, St. Petersburg, Leningrad, and the Lipetsk regions. Authorities said they seized more than 426 million ruble ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/154259/fsb-arrests-14-members-of-revil-ransomware-gang?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T15:27:00Z	**In China, You Can Go To College To Become a Social Media Influencer**
An anonymous reader shares a report: As colleges around China approach their final few weeks before the winter break, frequent users of Douyin (TikTok's Chinese version) may have noticed a new type of post in their feeds: students asking for likes and followers to pass their final exams. Xu Maomao, for example, posted a video hash-tagged "SO ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1528220/in-china-you-can-go-to-college-to-become-a-social-media-influencer?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T16:03:00Z	**Last Of Us Voice Actor Pisses Everyone Off With NFT Push**
Troy Baker, best known as the voice behind The Last Of Us Parts 2's Joel Miller, made trouble for himself overnight when he announced his support for a new NFT venture around monetizing artists' voice work. From a report: "You can hate. Or you can create. What'll it be?" he standoffish-ly tweeted. It didn't take fans long to decide. "I'm partnering with Voicevers ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/163215/last-of-us-voice-actor-pisses-everyone-off-with-nft-push?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T16:45:00Z	**PayPal Faces Lawsuit For Freezing Customer Accounts and Funds**
Three PayPal users who've allegedly had their accounts frozen and funds taken by the company without explanation have filed a federal lawsuit against the online payment service. From a report: The plaintiffs -- two users from California and one from Chicago -- are accusing the company of unlawfully seizing their personal property and violating racketee ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1639241/paypal-faces-lawsuit-for-freezing-customer-accounts-and-funds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T19:20:00Z	**Spider-Man Comic Page Sells for Record $3.36M Bidding**
A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million. From a report: Mike Zeck's artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics' "Secret Wars No. 8" brings the first appearance of Spidey's black suit. The symbiote suit would eventually lead to the emergence of the character Venom. The record bidding, which start ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1919248/spider-man-comic-page-sells-for-record-336m-bidding?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T18:45:00Z	**Google Misled Publishers and Advertisers, Unredacted Lawsuit Alleges**
Google misled publishers and advertisers for years about the pricing and processes of its ad auctions, creating secret programs that deflated sales for some companies while increasing prices for buyers, according to newly unredacted allegations and details in a lawsuit by state attorneys general. From a report: Meanwhile, Google pocketed t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1711201/google-misled-publishers-and-advertisers-unredacted-lawsuit-alleges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T18:05:00Z	**Intel's Dropping of SGX Prevents Ultra HD Blu-Ray Playback on PCs**
Intel removed the security feature SGX from processors of the 11th and newer generations. Problem is, the feature is one of the requirements to play Ultra HD Blu-Ray discs on computer systems. From a report: The Ultra HD Blu-Ray format, often referred to as 4K Ultra HD or 4K Blu-Ray, supports 4K UHD playback with a pixel resolution of 3840x2160. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1650202/intels-dropping-of-sgx-prevents-ultra-hd-blu-ray-playback-on-pcs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T17:25:00Z	**Apple's New VR/AR Headset Risks Being Delayed Until 2023**
Apple is considering pushing back the debut of its mixed-reality headset by at least a few months, potentially delaying its first major new product since the Apple Watch in 2015, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. From the report: The headset -- a high-end device that blends virtual and augmented reality -- was targeted for ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/1643210/apples-new-vrar-headset-risks-being-delayed-until-2023?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T20:05:00Z	**FAA Issues First Aircraft-Specific Limits Due To 5G Signals**
U.S. aviation regulators published the first aircraft-specific restriction related to new 5G service expected to begin next week, ordering operators of Boeing 737 Max jets to update landing requirements. From a report: Equipment on the planes that could be subject to interference from 5G radio waves could alter how the jet stops after touching down, the Fed ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/206211/faa-issues-first-aircraft-specific-limits-due-to-5g-signals?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T20:45:00Z	**Netflix Raises Monthly Subscription Prices in US, Canada**
Netflix has raised its monthly subscription price by $1 to $2 per month in the United States depending on the plan, the company said on Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming TV market. From a report: The standard plan, which allows for two simultaneous streams, now costs $15.49 per month, up from $13.99, in the Unite ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2032215/netflix-raises-monthly-subscription-prices-in-us-canada?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T21:21:00Z	**Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Banned For Life From Drug Industry in Monopoly Case, Ordered To Pay $64.6 Million**
fahrbot-bot writes: A federal judge on Friday ordered notorious "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli banned for life from the pharmaceutical industry and also ordered him to pay $64.6 million in profits he earned from hiking the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim by  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2053241/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-banned-for-life-from-drug-industry-in-monopoly-case-ordered-to-pay-646-million?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T22:05:00Z	**People Building 'Blockchain City' in Wyoming Scammed by Hackers**
CityDAO -- the group that bought 40 acres of Wyoming in hopes of "building a city on the Ethereum blockchain" -- announced this week that its Discord server was hacked and members' funds were successfully stolen as a result. From a report: "EMERGENCY NOTICE. A CityDAO Discord admin account has been hacked. THERE IS NO LAND DROP. DO NOT CONNECT YOUR WAL ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2049248/people-building-blockchain-city-in-wyoming-scammed-by-hackers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T22:45:00Z	**Humble Subscription Service Is Dumping Mac, Linux Access In 18 Days**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Humble, the bundle-centric games retailer that launched with expansive Mac and Linux support in 2010, will soon shift a major component of its business to Windows-only gaming. The retailer's monthly subscription service, Humble Choice, previously offered a number of price tiers; the more ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/225222/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-14T23:22:00Z	**John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly**
A class action lawsuit filed in Chicago has accused John Deere of running an illegal repair monopoly. Motherboard reports: The lawsuit alleged that John Deere has used software locks and restricted access to repair documentation and tools, making it very difficult for farmers to fix their own agricultural equipment, a probl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2218258/john-deere-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-for-alleged-tractor-repair-monopoly?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T00:02:00Z	**Meta's Oculus Unit Faces FTC-Led Probe of Competition Practices**
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and multiple states are investigating Meta's virtual reality unit Oculus over potential anti-competitive practices. Bloomberg reports: The FTC and a group of states led by New York have quizzed outside developers that make Oculus apps in recent months as part of the inquiry, the people said. The officials have been  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2223247/metas-oculus-unit-faces-ftc-led-probe-of-competition-practices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T00:45:00Z	**Tesla Expands Gigafactory Nevada Solar Array Toward Goal To Become World's Biggest**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: New satellite images show that Tesla significantly expanded its rooftop solar array at Gigafactory Nevada as it aims for it to become the world's biggest. In 2017, Tesla announced plans for a giant 70 MW rooftop array at Gigafactory Nevada, which would be th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2230221/tesla-expands-gigafactory-nevada-solar-array-toward-goal-to-become-worlds-biggest?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T01:25:00Z	**Germany's Security Watchdog Finds No Evidence of Censorship In Xiaomi Phones**
Germany's federal cybersecurity watchdog, the BSI, did not find any evidence of censorship functions in mobile phones manufactured by China's Xiaomi, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Reuters reports: Lithuania's state cybersecurity body had said in September that Xiaomi phones had a built-in ability to detect and censor term ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2251231/germanys-security-watchdog-finds-no-evidence-of-censorship-in-xiaomi-phones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T01:44:00Z	**Germany To Dedicate 2% Of Its Land To Wind Power Development**
The new German government is proposing a bold new initiative to dramatically increase onshore wind power in the country by 2030. "If successful, the plan would add up to 10 gigawatts of new onshore wind capacity every year for the rest of the decade," reports CleanTechnica. "In total, 2% of Germany's land area will be set aside for wind energy generati ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/237207/germany-to-dedicate-2-of-its-land-to-wind-power-development?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T02:02:00Z	**FedEx Asks FAA To Let It Install Anti-Missile Lasers On Its Cargo Planes**
With the right military equipment, a single person can target a plane from three miles away using a heat-seeking missile. While such a nightmare is a rare occurrence, FedEx has applied to the FAA seeking approval to install a laser-based, anti-missile defense system on its cargo planes as an added safety measure. Gizmodo reports:  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2256243/fedex-asks-faa-to-let-it-install-anti-missile-lasers-on-its-cargo-planes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T03:30:00Z	**The Kunga Is the Oldest Known Hybrid Bred By Humans**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceNews: Meet the kunga, the earliest known hybrid animal bred by people. The ancient equine from Syro-Mesopotamia existed around 4,500 years ago and was a cross between a donkey and a hemippe, a type of Asiatic wild ass, researchers report January 14 in Science Advances. Horses didn't appear in this region of Asia until 4,0 ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2311206/the-kunga-is-the-oldest-known-hybrid-bred-by-humans?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T07:00:00Z	**Space Anemia Is Tied To Being In the Void and Can Stick Around Awhile**
fahrbot-bot shares a report from Ars Technica: Space isn't easy on humans. Some aspects are avoidable -- the vacuum, of course, and the cold, as well as some of the radiation. Astronauts can also lose bone density, thanks to a lack of gravity. NASA has even created a fun acronym for the issues: RIDGE, which stands for space radiation ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2321216/space-anemia-is-tied-to-being-in-the-void-and-can-stick-around-awhile?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T10:00:00Z	**Nvidia's AI-Powered Scaling Makes Old Games Look Better Without a Huge Performance Hit**
Nvidia's latest game-ready driver includes a tool that could let you improve the image quality of games that your graphics card can easily run, alongside optimizations for the new God of War PC port. The Verge reports: The tech is called Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution, or DLDSR, and Nvidia says  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2328239/nvidias-ai-powered-scaling-makes-old-games-look-better-without-a-huge-performance-hit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T13:00:00Z	**New Study of 1980s Mars Meteorite Debunks Proof of Ancient Life On Planet**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A four billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists have said. In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/14/2335258/new-study-of-1980s-mars-meteorite-debunks-proof-of-ancient-life-on-planet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T15:34:00Z	**Despite Cannabinoids Study, 'Odds Aren't Fantastic' It Will Ever Treat Covid**
While a recent study found that cannabinoids protected cells in a petri dish from SARS-CoV-2 infection, "working in a petri dish is a relatively low bar for a drug to clear," Slate points out.

"The conventional wisdom in pharmaceutical sciences holds that, of every 10,000 drugs that shows potential effectiveness, only one  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0140252/despite-cannabinoids-study-odds-arent-fantastic-it-will-ever-treat-covid?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T16:34:00Z	**Zuckerberg and Pichai Allegedly Signed Off On Illegal Facebook-Google Ad Deal**
BuzzFeed News reports:

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally signed off on a secret advertising deal that allegedly gave Facebook special privileges on Google's ad platform, according to newly unredacted court documents filed on Friday.

The allegation is from a complaint first filed in De ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/1545215/zuckerberg-and-pichai-allegedly-signed-off-on-illegal-facebook-google-ad-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T17:34:00Z	**California Judge Rules Google's Confidentiality Agreements Break the State's Labor Laws**
"A California judge ruled this week that the confidentiality agreements Google requires its employees to sign are too broad and break the state's labor laws," reports the Washington Post, calling it "a decision that could make it easier for workers at famously secret Big Tech firms to speak openly about ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0350226/california-judge-rules-googles-confidentiality-agreements-break-the-states-labor-laws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T18:34:00Z	**Giant Lasers Simulate Exoplanet Cores, Prove They're More Likely to Have Life**
Slashdot reader vikingo9 writes, "By smashing a piece of iron to insanely high pressures, using a laser the size of a football stadium, a team of scientists led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have discovered that exoplanets 4-6 times larger than Earth have an increase chance of harboring biological life."

Th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0249226/giant-lasers-simulate-exoplanet-cores-prove-theyre-more-likely-to-have-life?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T19:34:00Z	**After Gates Allegations, Microsoft Opens a Review of Its Sexual Harassment Policies**
Microsoft announced a review of its sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies "after shareholders raised alarms about how Microsoft and Bill Gates, one of its founders, had treated employees, especially women," reports the New York Times:
Shareholders passed a resolution during the company's 2021 annual  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0417241/after-gates-allegations-microsoft-opens-a-review-of-its-sexual-harassment-policies?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T20:34:00Z	**$1.7 Billion in Student Loan Debt Cancelled for 66,000 Borrowers**
Quartz reports:

For years, the student loan servicing company Navient allegedly encouraged student loan borrowers to enter costly long-term forbearance programs that pushed them further into debt, as well as take on private loans they couldn't pay back, according to lawsuits filed by several states, and joined by 39 attorneys general.

Those claims ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0457257/17-billion-in-student-loan-debt-cancelled-for-66000-borrowers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T21:34:00Z	**To Study Navigation, Researchers Taught Six Goldfish How to Drive**
Long-time Slashdot reader cusco shares a fish story from the Guardian.

Apparently Israeli researchers created a robotic car and taught six fish to navigate it on land...

First, the team, led by Prof Ronen Segev, created a watery tank on wheels that moved in response to the movements and orientation of the fish. Then they set about teaching  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/1939249/to-study-navigation-researchers-taught-six-goldfish-how-to-drive?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T22:34:00Z	**GitHub Restores Account of Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries**
What happened after a developer intentionally corrupted two of their libraries which collectively had more than 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects?

Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column reports:

In response to the corrupted libraries, Microsoft quickly suspended his GitHu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/212234/github-restores-account-of-developer-who-intentionally-corrupted-his-libraries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-15T23:34:00Z	**Are We Getting Closer to the Year of the Linux Desktop?**
Earlier this year TechRepublic argued that while 2021 wasn't the year of the Linux desktop, "there was no denying the continued dominance of Linux in the enterprise space and the very slow (and subtle) growth of Linux on the desktop. And in just about every space (minus the smartphone arena), Linux made some serious gains."

So would 2022 be the year of the Linux  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/0224235/are-we-getting-closer-to-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T02:34:00Z	**The World Was Cooler In 2021 Than 2020. That's Not Good News.**
2021 was actually cooler than 2020, points out Wired science journalist Matt Simon. So is that good news?

No.
One reason for cooler temperatures in 2021 was likely La Niña, a band of cold water in the Pacific. It's the product of strong trade winds that scour the ocean, pushing the top layer of water toward Asia, causing deeper, colder waters to rush to t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/193253/the-world-was-cooler-in-2021-than-2020-thats-not-good-news?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T05:34:00Z	**Host of Youtube-dl Web Site Sued by Major Record Labels**
"As part of their growing battle against popular open source software tool youtube-dl, three major music labels are now suing Uberspace, the company that currently hosts the official youtube-dl homepage," reports TorrentFreak:
According to plaintiffs Sony, Universal and Warner, youtube-dl circumvents YouTube's "rolling cipher" technology, something a German court f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/025217/host-of-youtube-dl-web-site-sued-by-major-record-labels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T08:44:00Z	**Angry Gamers Have Scared Some Game Companies Away From NFTs**
"In recent months, at least half a dozen game studios have revealed plans to add NFTs to their games or said they were considering doing so," reports the New York Times.

Then they were confronted by gamers like 18-year-old Christian Lantz, who for years has played GSC Game World's first-person shooter game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Mr. Lantz was incensed. He joined ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/0629219/angry-gamers-have-scared-some-game-companies-away-from-nfts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T12:34:00Z	**Pine64's Newest Linux Smartphone 'PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition' Now Available for Pre-Order**
"Linux fans rejoice!" writes Hot Hardware. " Pine64's newest smartphone is officially available for pre-order."

PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition pre-orders opened up Tuesday. Devices that are pre-ordered before January 18th will be shipped from Pine64's Hong Kong warehouse by January 24th an ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/0051226/pine64s-newest-linux-smartphone-pinephone-pro-explorer-edition-now-available-for-pre-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T14:04:00Z	**Pine64's 'PineNote' E-Ink Tablet Now Available for $399 for Developers**
"The PineNote is a tablet with a 10.1 inch grayscale E Ink display and pen support," reports Liliputing.
"It's designed to be a hackable, Linux-friendly device and it's one of the latest products from the makers of the PinePhone and PineBook line of devices."
First introduced last summer, the PineNote began shipping to developers in li ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/012231/pine64s-pinenote-e-ink-tablet-now-available-for-399-for-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T15:34:00Z	**Law Enforcement Agencies Recruit Rare People Who are 'Super-Recognizers' of Faces**
An anonymous reader shared this report on "Super-Recognizers" from a series of articles in the Guardian called "Meet the Superhumans."
As a child, Yenny Seo often surprised her mother by pointing out a stranger in the grocery store, remarking it was the same person they passed on the street a few weeks earlier.  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/0135234/law-enforcement-agencies-recruit-rare-people-who-are-super-recognizers-of-faces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T16:34:00Z	**Do CS Teachers Need To Know CS?**
"I'll say it over and over until I retire — CS teachers really do need to know CS," says Mike Zamansky, a coordinator of CS teacher certifications. He was criticizing groups that instead provide teachers with scripted content and short-form "training".

Long-term Slashdot reader theodp summarizes the issue:

A problem with out-of-the-box scripted solutions, Zamansky explains, is that "teachers are less and less  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/0358258/do-cs-teachers-need-to-know-cs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T17:34:00Z	**Decades of Research: the Story of How mRNA Vaccines Were Developed**
Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot wanted to share this New York Times article which makes the point that "The stunning Covid vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drew upon long-buried discoveries made in the hopes of ending past epidemics..."

They remain a marvel: Even as the Omicron variant fuels a new wave of the pand ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/15/2154259/decades-of-research-the-story-of-how-mrna-vaccines-were-developed?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T18:48:00Z	**1.7 Million People Live for a Week on 100% Renewable Energy**
1.77 million people live in South Australia, speading across 984,321 square kilometres (or 380,048 square miles), according to Wikipedia. Today the Sydney Morning Herald announced that South Australia "sourced an average of just over 100 per cent of the electricity it needed from renewable power for 6 and a half days leading up to December 29 last year." ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/1845252/17-million-people-live-for-a-week-on-100-renewable-energy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T19:48:00Z	**When a Decades-Old Email Provider Used by Millions Suddenly Goes Down**
Mail2World hosts mailboxes for 2,150,000 different domains, according to its web site, offering both "free, reliable email for everyone" and a $29.99-a-year "premium" service with a terabyte of storage (instead of the free level's 25 gigabytes), an ad-free inbox, and "premium"-level support.

"We appreciate your understanding as we work ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/1932203/when-a-decades-old-email-provider-used-by-millions-suddenly-goes-down?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T20:48:00Z	**Microsoft Detects Lurking Malware On Ukrainian Computers**
"Microsoft warned on Saturday evening that it had detected a highly destructive form of malware in dozens of government and private computer networks in Ukraine," reports the New York Times, "that appeared to be waiting to be triggered by an unknown actor...."

The Times reports that the malware "bears some resemblance" to NotPetya, the widespreading 2017 malware ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/2021219/microsoft-detects-lurking-malware-on-ukrainian-computers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T21:48:00Z	**Walmart Appears to Be Planning Its Own Cryptocurrency and NFTs**
"Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs," reports CNBC.

"The big-box retailer filed several new trademarks late last month that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual goods. In a separate filing, the company said it would offer users a virtual currency, as well as n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/2126259/walmart-appears-to-be-planning-its-own-cryptocurrency-and-nfts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-16T23:59:00Z	**Library Intentionally Corrupted by Developer Relaunches as a Community-Driven Project**
Last weekend a developer intentionally corrupted two of his libraries which collectively had more than 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects.

Eight days later, one of those libraries has become a community controlled project.

Some highlights from the announcement at faker ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/2357203/library-intentionally-corrupted-by-developer-relaunches-as-a-community-driven-project?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T01:49:00Z	**Is It Wrong To Mock People Who'd Opposed Covid Vaccines and Then Died of Covid?**
Slashdot reader DevNull127 shares a transcript from a recent segment on CNN:

 CNN: Here's a moral question peculiar to these days: Is it wrong to mock people who publicly crusade against the Covid vaccine, and then die of the disease?

Or does it drive home the message about saving lives?

There are entire web sites tha ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/16/187201/is-it-wrong-to-mock-people-whod-opposed-covid-vaccines-and-then-died-of-covid?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T04:59:00Z	**What Happened at the Hearing for New Hampshire's Free Software Law?**
What happened after a New Hampshire state representative proposed legislation either encouraging or requiring free software in much of the state government? The Concord Monitor writes, "It's been three decades since Linux launched the modern world of free, open-source software, but you'd hardly have known that at a state legislative hearing Tue ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/040252/what-happened-at-the-hearing-for-new-hampshires-free-software-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T08:59:00Z	**After Kosovo Suspends Cryptocurrency Mining, Miners Scramble to Sell Off Their Equipment**
The Observer reports:

For bitcoin enthusiasts in Kosovo with a breezy attitude to risk, it has been a good week to strike a deal on computer equipment that can create, or "mine", the cryptocurrency. From Facebook to Telegram, new posts in the region's online crypto groups became dominated by dismayed Kos ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/0518247/after-kosovo-suspends-cryptocurrency-mining-miners-scramble-to-sell-off-their-equipment?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T12:34:00Z	**Why Many California Police Departments Are Now Encrypting Their Radio Communications**
"The San Diego County Sheriff's Department last week encrypted its radio communications, blocking the public from listening to information about public safety matters in real time," reports the San Diego Union Tribune:

The department is the latest law enforcement agency in the county and state to cut off acc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/053229/why-many-california-police-departments-are-now-encrypting-their-radio-communications?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T14:10:00Z	**Day Traders as 'Dumb Money'? The Pros Are Now Paying Attention**
Last year, amateur investors took financial markets by storm. This year, Wall Street professionals are watching them closely. From a report: Fund managers who might have once derided small-time day traders as "dumb money" are scouring social-media posts for clues about where the herd might veer next. Some 85% of hedge funds and 42% of asset managers are ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1410246/day-traders-as-dumb-money-the-pros-are-now-paying-attention?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T14:41:00Z	**Amazon Rows Back on Threat To Stop Accepting UK-issued Visa Cards**
Amazon appears to have rowed back from a public threat to end support for Visa payments in the UK in a dispute over payment fees. From a report: The ecommerce giant sent an email to users of Amazon.co.uk today informing them that the "expected change" -- which was due to take place on January 19 -- will not now take place on that day. Although  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1437205/amazon-rows-back-on-threat-to-stop-accepting-uk-issued-visa-cards?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T15:21:00Z	**Spain Moves To Rein in Crypto-asset Advertising**
Spain moved on Monday to regulate rampant advertising of crypto assets, including by social media influencers, tasking the stock market supervisor with authorising mass campaigns and making sure investors are aware of risks. From a report: The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and digital assets pegged to traditional currencies has drawn attention from regulators worldwide, who fear th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1517243/spain-moves-to-rein-in-crypto-asset-advertising?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T16:14:00Z	**Apple AR Headset Could Cost Consumers Over $2,000**
Apple's long-rumored mixed-reality headset could cost consumers over $2,000 when it eventually ships, with a report claiming the expensive development and components justifies the potential price. From a report: The lengthly development process of the Apple VR headset has resulted in a long wait for its release, with a possibility of a launch in late 2022 or delayed into 2023. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1614238/apple-ar-headset-could-cost-consumers-over-2000?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T16:58:00Z	**Safari Bug Can Leak Some of Your Google Account Info and Recent Browsing History**
A serious Safari bug disclosed in this blog post from FingerprintJS can disclose information about your recent browsing history and even some info of the logged-in Google account. From a report: A bug in Safari's IndexedDB implementation on Mac and iOS means that a website can see the names of databases for any domai ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1659221/safari-bug-can-leak-some-of-your-google-account-info-and-recent-browsing-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T17:25:00Z	**eNom Data Center Migration Mistakenly Knocks Sites Offline**
New submitter bolind writes: A data center migration from eNom web hosting provider caused unexpected domain resolution problems that are expected to last for a few hours. Customers started to complain that they could no longer access their websites and emails due to Domain Name System (DNS) issues. My google apps gmail is not getting email, turns out DNS is n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1722226/enom-data-center-migration-mistakenly-knocks-sites-offline?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T18:16:00Z	**Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft Weave a Fiber-Optic Web of Power**
To say that Big Tech controls the internet might seem like an exaggeration. Increasingly, in at least one sense, it's literally true. From a report: The internet can seem intangible, a post-physical environment where things like viral posts, virtual goods and metaverse concerts just sort of happen. But creating that illusion requires a truly  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1816240/google-amazon-meta-and-microsoft-weave-a-fiber-optic-web-of-power?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T19:02:00Z	**UK Gov't Plans Publicity Blitz To Undermine Privacy of Your Chats**
The UK government is set to launch a multi-pronged publicity attack on end-to-end encryption, Rolling Stone has learned. From the report: One key objective: mobilizing public opinion against Facebook's decision to encrypt its Messenger app. The Home Office has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency -- a spin-off of Saatchi and Saatchi, which ma ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/192253/uk-govt-plans-publicity-blitz-to-undermine-privacy-of-your-chats?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T19:30:00Z	**Cambodia's Internet May Soon Be Like China's: State-Controlled**
Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse. From a report: The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up at his photography shop near Angkor Wat and carted him off to the police station. Mr. Kea Sokun, who is als ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1930257/cambodias-internet-may-soon-be-like-chinas-state-controlled?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T20:03:00Z	**Omicron Surge Shows Signs of Easing in States Hit Early by the Fast-spreading Variant**
Following weeks of soaring infections, the latest Covid surge is showing signs of slowing in a handful of areas hit earliest by the omicron variant -- offering a glimmer of hope that this wave is starting to ease. From a report: The U.S. has reported an average of nearly 800,000 cases per day over the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/1955230/omicron-surge-shows-signs-of-easing-in-states-hit-early-by-the-fast-spreading-variant?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T20:45:00Z	**'You Don't Own Web3': A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto To Retail**
Fais Khan, writing in a blog post: First, Coinbase is like the New York Stock Exchange of crypto -- a listing there is a huge deal, and usually leads to massive profits for everyone involved. But unlike the NYSE or NASDAQ, Coinbase gets to choose whatever assets they want, using their own process. Second, a16z and Coinbase's own returns ar ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2021236/you-dont-own-web3-a-coinbase-curse-and-how-vcs-sell-crypto-to-retail?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T21:25:00Z	**Why is Android 12 So Buggy?**
Android 12 is one of the platform's most ambitious updates in recent history, bringing a major design overhaul to every corner of the operating system. It has also been one of the rockiest Android OS launches in the past few years. From a report: Both Samsung and OnePlus paused the rollout of their stable Android 12-based updates amid reports of serious bugs. Google itself has addressed a laundry list of bug reports f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2026239/why-is-android-12-so-buggy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T22:02:00Z	**VPN Provider Agrees To Block Torrent Traffic and The Pirate Bay On US Servers**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Over the past few years we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. These lawsuits have expanded recently, with VPN providers and hosting companies as the main targets. The VPN lawsuits ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2058230/vpn-provider-agrees-to-block-torrent-traffic-and-the-pirate-bay-on-us-servers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T22:40:00Z	**Fourth Pfizer Dose Is Insufficient to Ward Off Omicron, Israeli Trial Suggests**
A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday. Bloomberg reports: Two weeks after the start of the trial of 154 medical personnel at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, rese ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/213242/fourth-pfizer-dose-is-insufficient-to-ward-off-omicron-israeli-trial-suggests?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T23:00:00Z	**Chromebook 'Nearby Share' to Get 'Self Share' to Send Files to Our Own Devices**
Google is tweaking the Nearby Share feature to allow users to share files to their own devices. The new feature called 'Self Share' is now under development. Dinsan Francis writes via Chrome Story: Google recently launched a new feature called Nearby Share. Similar to Apple's AirDrop, Nearby Share allows users to send fi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2119214/chromebook-nearby-share-to-get-self-share-to-send-files-to-our-own-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-17T23:20:00Z	**Wikipedia May Be Next To Drop Support For Crypto**
New submitter Ol Olsoc writes: "When the Mozilla Foundation took to Twitter on New Year's Eve to announce it was going to begin accepting cryptocurrency donations, it likely didn't think about potential blowback from one of its founders, but that's what it got," reports TechRepublic. "In response, Mozilla has said it's pausing cryptocurrency donations." Wikipedia is now discuss ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2139209/wikipedia-may-be-next-to-drop-support-for-crypto?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T00:02:00Z	**China Claims First Omicron Case Arrived Through Foreign Mail**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Insider: Officials in Beijing are telling people to avoid international mail and to open their packages outdoors and with gloves, saying cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant could have spread through foreign mail. Experts have repeatedly said that there is little risk of getting the coronavirus from mail. T ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2226218/china-claims-first-omicron-case-arrived-through-foreign-mail?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T00:45:00Z	**Apple May Have Dropped Built-In Noise Cancellation On the iPhone 13**
Apple's "Noise Cancellation" accessibility feature may have been permanently removed from the iPhone 13 series," according to Engadget, citing a report last week from 9to5Mac. The feature was designed to improve call quality by "[reducing] ambient noise on phone calls when you are holding the receiver to your ear." From the report: "Phone ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2234203/apple-may-have-dropped-built-in-noise-cancellation-on-the-iphone-13?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T01:25:00Z	**Linux Malware Sees 35% Growth During 2021**
The number of malware infections targeting Linux devices rose by 35% in 2021, most commonly to recruit IoT devices for DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. BleepingComputer reports: A Crowdstrike report looking into the attack data from 2021 summarizes the following:

\- In 2021, there was a 35% rise in malware targeting Linux systems compared to 2020.
\- XorDDoS, Mirai, and Mozi we ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2239204/linux-malware-sees-35-growth-during-2021?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T03:30:00Z	**Proof of Concept Verifies Physics That Could Enable Quantum Batteries**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: For the first time, a team of scientists has now demonstrated the quantum mechanical principle of superabsorption that underpins quantum batteries in a proof-of-concept device. "Superabsorption is a quantum collective effect where transitions between the states of the molecules int ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/17/2245249/proof-of-concept-verifies-physics-that-could-enable-quantum-batteries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T07:00:00Z	**NASA's Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature On Mars**
After analyzing powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists today announced that several of the samples are rich in a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes. From a report: While the finding is intriguing, it doesn't necessarily point to ancient life on Mars,  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/028214/nasas-curiosity-rover-measures-intriguing-carbon-signature-on-mars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T10:00:00Z	**Astronomers Find Growing Number of Starlink Satellite Tracks**
A team of astronomers has used archival images from a survey telescope to look for Starlink tracks over the past two years. Over that time, the number of images affected rose by a factor of 35, and the researchers estimate that by the time the planned Starlink constellation is complete, pretty much every image from their hardware will have at least on ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/0224237/astronomers-find-growing-number-of-starlink-satellite-tracks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T13:00:00Z	**Jared Kushner Floated the Idea of a Federal Cryptocurrency, Documents Reveal**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law who acted as a senior advisor during Trump's time in the White House, was apparently interested in the idea of whether the federal government should make a cryptocurrency in 2018. In an email to then-US Treasury Secr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/0233241/jared-kushner-floated-the-idea-of-a-federal-cryptocurrency-documents-reveal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T13:42:00Z	**Microsoft To Buy Activision Blizzard in $69 Billion Video Game Mega-Deal**
Microsoft will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape. From a report: The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and the Xbox Game Studios (which owns Bethesda Softworks and 343 Industries, among other game publis ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1342220/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-in-69-billion-video-game-mega-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T14:40:00Z	**Six-month Trial of a Four-day Working Week To Be Launched in the UK**
More than 30 companies will take part in a trial of a four-day working week to "herald in a bold new way of working in 2022," researchers say. From a report: The global pandemic has impacted how long and where people work with Working From Home guidance giving an opportunity to experiment with normal work life. The six-month trial will atte ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1434245/six-month-trial-of-a-four-day-working-week-to-be-launched-in-the-uk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T15:25:00Z	**Indonesia Names New Capital that Will Replace Jakarta**
Indonesia has announced that its new capital will be called Nusantara, meaning "archipelago" in Javanese. From a report: The country's parliament approved a bill to relocate the capital from Jakarta, which is rapidly sinking. The idea of building a new capital 1,300km (800 miles) away on the island of Borneo was first proposed in 2019. But critics have said the new na ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1525235/indonesia-names-new-capital-that-will-replace-jakarta?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T16:08:00Z	**ArXiv Reaches a Milestone and a Reckoning**
Runaway success and underfunding have led to growing pains for the preprint server. From a report: What started in 1989 as an e-mail list for a few dozen string theorists has now grown to a collection of more than two million papers -- and the central hub for physicists, astronomers, computer scientists, mathematicians and other researchers. On January 3 the preprint server arXiv.org cross ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/168229/arxiv-reaches-a-milestone-and-a-reckoning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T16:42:00Z	**Intel To Unveil 'Ultra Low-Voltage Bitcoin Mining ASIC' in February**
Intel, one of the world's largest chipmakers, is likely to unveil a specialized crypto-mining chip at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in February, according to the conference's agenda. From a report: One of Intel's "Highlighted Chip Releases" at the conference is entitled "Bonanza Mine: An Ultra-Low-Voltage Energy-Efficie ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1624258/intel-to-unveil-ultra-low-voltage-bitcoin-mining-asic-in-february?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T17:42:00Z	**US Examining Alibaba's Cloud Unit for National Security Risks**
The Biden administration is reviewing e-commerce giant Alibaba's cloud business to determine whether it poses a risk to U.S. national security, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing three people briefed on the matter, as the government ramps up scrutiny of Chinese technology companies' dealings with U.S. firms. From a report: The focus of the probe is on how ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1730210/us-examining-alibabas-cloud-unit-for-national-security-risks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T18:03:00Z	**US Competition Enforcers Launch Overhaul of Merger Approval Process**
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission has launched a joint effort to modernize antitrust enforcement, seeking comment on how the agencies can apply current law in cases against tech companies like Meta (parent company of Facebook) and Google. From a report: The announcement came at a joint press conference from FTC Chair Lina K ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/181225/us-competition-enforcers-launch-overhaul-of-merger-approval-process?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T18:45:00Z	**Open Source Developers, Who Work for Free, Are Discovering They Have Power**
Owen Williams, writing for TechCrunch: [...] As a result, it shouldn't be a surprise that some open source developers are beginning to realize they wield outsized power, despite the lack of compensation they receive for their work, because their projects are used by some of the largest, most profitable companies in the world. In ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1756218/open-source-developers-who-work-for-free-are-discovering-they-have-power?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T19:37:00Z	**Apple Tells US Senators Tech Bills Will Harm iPhone Privacy**
Apple warned U.S. senators that bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at curbing the power of big technology companies would harm the privacy and security of American iPhone users if enacted into law. From a report: On Tuesday, Apple sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, the panel's ranking Republican Chuck Grassley, Antitrust Su ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/1937241/apple-tells-us-senators-tech-bills-will-harm-iphone-privacy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T20:10:00Z	**YouTube Will Stop Making Most Original Shows**
YouTube will scale back a significant portion of YouTube Originals, which produced original content including scripted series, educational videos, and music and celebrity programming. Chief business officer for YouTube Robert Kyncl announced the changes today in a statement on Twitter. From a report: Going forward, the company will only fund originals in the YouTube Kids Fund and the B ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2010237/youtube-will-stop-making-most-original-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T20:49:00Z	**Democrats Unveil Bill To Ban Online 'Surveillance Advertising'**
Democrats introduced a new bill that would ban nearly all use of digital advertising targeting on ad markets hosted by platforms like Facebook, Google, and other data brokers. From a report: The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act -- sponsored by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) -- prohibits digital adver ... ⌘ [Read more](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2049216/democrats-unveil-bill-to-ban-online-surveillance-advertising?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T21:25:00Z	**Spice DAO Bought a Rare Copy of Jodorowsky's 'Dune' for $3 Million. They May Have Misunderstood Copyright Laws, Though**
The Morning Brew: As Frank Herbert wrote in Dune, "The real universe is always one step beyond logic." Case in point: a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) spent $3 million on a rare copy of a proposed Dune adaptation, allegedly with the misgu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2059208/spice-dao-bought-a-rare-copy-of-jodorowskys-dune-for-3-million-they-may-have-misunderstood-copyright-laws-though?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T22:02:00Z	**The PinePhone Pro Brings Upgraded Hardware To the Linux Phone**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Pine64 is launching a major hardware upgrade in its quest to build a Linux smartphone. After the launch of the original PinePhone in 2019, the organization is now taking preorders for the PinePhone Pro, a new smartphone it's calling "the fastest mainline Linux smartphone on the market." The phone w ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/221229/the-pinephone-pro-brings-upgraded-hardware-to-the-linux-phone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T22:40:00Z	**Felony Charges Are 1st In a Fatal Crash Involving Autopilot**
X2b5Ysb8 shares a report from ABC News: California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019. The defendant appears to be the first person to be charged with a felony in the United States for a fatal crash involving a moto ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2212243/felony-charges-are-1st-in-a-fatal-crash-involving-autopilot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-18T23:20:00Z	**Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Will Reportedly Leave the Company After Microsoft Acquisition Closes**
Earlier today, Microsoft announced it will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal. It's the largest video game acquisition in history and will make Microsoft the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony, when and if the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2226245/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-will-reportedly-leave-the-company-after-microsoft-acquisition-closes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T00:02:00Z	**Israeli Citizens Targeted By Police Using Pegasus Spyware, Report Claims**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The Israeli police allegedly conducted warrantless phone intercepts of Israeli citizens, including politicians and activists, using the NSO group's controversial Pegasus spyware, according to an investigation by the Israeli business media site Calcalist. Among those described as ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2242204/israeli-citizens-targeted-by-police-using-pegasus-spyware-report-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T00:45:00Z	**Winter Olympics: Athletes Advised To Use Burner Phones In Beijing**
New submitter sperm shares a report from the BBC: The Beijing Winter Olympics app that all Games attendees must use contains security weaknesses that leave users exposed to data breaches, analysts say. The My2022 app will be used by athletes, audience members and media for daily Covid monitoring. The app will also offer voice chats, file transfer ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2258256/winter-olympics-athletes-advised-to-use-burner-phones-in-beijing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T01:25:00Z	**Some Roku Smart TVs Are Now Showing Banner Ads Over Live TV**
Some Roku smart TV owners are seeing banner ads appear over live content, according to a thread on the r/cordcutters subreddit. Ars Technica reports: [A photo posted by the Reddit user] shows a Sharp TV running Roku software and displaying an ad for a bed over a live sports broadcast, plus a prompt to 'press OK to get offer.' These ads don't seem  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2349246/some-roku-smart-tvs-are-now-showing-banner-ads-over-live-tv?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T02:02:00Z	**Chemical Pollution Has Passed Safe Limit For Humanity, Say Scientists**
The cocktail of chemical pollution that pervades the planet now threatens the stability of global ecosystems upon which humanity depends, scientists have said. The Guardian reports: Plastics are of particularly high concern, they said, along with 350,000 synthetic chemicals including pesticides, industrial compounds and antibiotics. Plas ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/18/2359240/chemical-pollution-has-passed-safe-limit-for-humanity-say-scientists?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T03:30:00Z	**China's Population May Start To Shrink This Year, New Birth Data Suggest**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science.org: After many decades of growth, China's population could begin to shrink this year, suggest data released yesterday by China's National Bureau of Statistics. The numbers show that in 2021, China's birth rate fell for the fifth year in a row, to a record low of 7.52 per 1000 people. Based ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/008201/chinas-population-may-start-to-shrink-this-year-new-birth-data-suggest?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T07:00:00Z	**NASA Scientists Estimate Tonga Blast At 10 Megatons**
According to NASA researchers, the power of a massive volcanic eruption that took place on Saturday near the island nation of Tonga was equivalent to around 10 megatons of TNT. "That means the explosive force was more than 500 times as powerful as the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II," reports NPR. From the report: The blast was heard a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/0212214/nasa-scientists-estimate-tonga-blast-at-10-megatons?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T10:00:00Z	**AMD Returns To Smartphone Graphics**
AMD's GPU technology is returning to mobile handsets with Samsung's Exynos 2200 system-on-chip, which was announced on Tuesday. The Register reports: The Exynos 2200 processor, fabricated using a 4nm process, has Armv9 CPU cores and the oddly named Xclipse GPU, which is an adaptation of AMD's RDNA 2 mainstream GPU architecture. AMD was in the handheld GPU market until 2009, when it sold the Imageon GPU an ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/0221250/amd-returns-to-smartphone-graphics?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T13:00:00Z	**Lab-Grown Hair Cells Could Be On the Way To Treat Baldness**
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via MIT Technology Review: Biologists at several startups are applying the latest advances in genetic engineering to the age-old problem of baldness, creating new hair-forming cells that could restore a person's ability to grow hair. Some researchers tell MIT Technology Review they are using the techniqu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/0230237/lab-grown-hair-cells-could-be-on-the-way-to-treat-baldness?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T14:00:00Z	**Doomsday Clock Panel To Set Risk of Global Catastrophe**
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to unveil its measure of how close human civilisation is to the edge of extinction. From a report: On 24 October 1962, an American nuclear chemist, Harrison Brown, started to pen a guest editorial for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just as the Cuban missile crisis reached its climax. "I am writing on a plane en route from  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1353222/doomsday-clock-panel-to-set-risk-of-global-catastrophe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T15:10:00Z	**China Wants Internet Giants To Get Approval for Investments, Fundraisings**
China's cyberspace regulator has drafted new guidelines that will require the country's large internet companies to obtain its approval before they undertake any investments or fundraisings, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. From the report: The proposed requirements from the Cyberspace Administratio ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1510257/china-wants-internet-giants-to-get-approval-for-investments-fundraisings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T15:42:00Z	**Ericsson Sues Apple Again Over 5G Patent Licensing**
Sweden's Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the latest salvo between the two companies over royalty payment for use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones. From a report: Both companies have already sued each other in the United States as negotiations failed over the renewal of a seven-year licensing contract for telecoms patents first ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1541235/ericsson-sues-apple-again-over-5g-patent-licensing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T16:10:00Z	**Opera Launches a Dedicated Crypto Browser**
Opera has launched its Web3 "Crypto Browser" into beta with features like a built-in crypto wallet, easy access to cryptocurrency/NFT exchanges, support for decentralized apps (dApps) and more. From a report: The aim is to "simplify the Web3 user experience that is often bewildering for mainstream users," Opera EVP Jorgen Arnensen said in statement. A key feature is the built-in non-custodial wal ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1610249/opera-launches-a-dedicated-crypto-browser?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T16:54:00Z	**Instagrammers Are Genetically Replicating Their Pets**
An anonymous reader shares a report: [...] Together, these furry duplicates are normalizing the world of animal cloning -- and they could be ushering in an era of petfluencer immortality. "Someone could clone their pet and replace the original. The world doesn't have to know. They may never know," says Melain Rodriguez, client service manager at ViaGen, which is behind  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1654246/instagrammers-are-genetically-replicating-their-pets?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T17:35:00Z	**IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access**
If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), those login credentials will cease to work later this year. From a report: The agency says that by the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me, an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1736208/irs-will-soon-require-selfies-for-online-access?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T18:13:00Z	**EU Wants To Build Its Own DNS Infrastructure With Built-in Filtering Capabilities**
The European Union is interested in building its own recursive DNS service that will be made available to EU institutions and the general public for free. From a report: The proposed service, named DNS4EU, is currently in a project planning phase, and the EU is looking for partners to help build a sprawling infras ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1814201/eu-wants-to-build-its-own-dns-infrastructure-with-built-in-filtering-capabilities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T18:44:00Z	**Biden To Expand National Security Agency Role in Government Cybersecurity**
President Biden on Wednesday expanded the National Security Agency's role in protecting the U.S. government's most sensitive computer networks, issuing a directive intended to bolster cybersecurity within the Defense Department and intelligence agencies. From a report: The memorandum signed by Mr. Biden mandates baseline cyberse ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1840258/biden-to-expand-national-security-agency-role-in-government-cybersecurity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T19:40:00Z	**Intel CEO Urges Lawmakers To 'Not Waste This Crisis' in Chip Push**
Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger urged the U.S. and Europe to push ahead with efforts to bring back chip manufacturing, arguing that government funding is needed to address an overconcentration of production in Asia. From a report: Governments need to learn from the disruptions of the pandemic and consider the national-security implications ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/1941211/intel-ceo-urges-lawmakers-to-not-waste-this-crisis-in-chip-push?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T20:06:00Z	**Google Requiring All 'G Suite Legacy Free Edition' Users To Start Paying for Workspace this Year**
An anonymous reader shares a report: In 2020, G Suite became Google Workspace as part of a mass reorganization of the company's apps for the "future of work." Various plans were migrated over, and Google is now finally getting rid of the G Suite legacy free edition. "Google Apps" for bu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/206221/google-requiring-all-g-suite-legacy-free-edition-users-to-start-paying-for-workspace-this-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T20:46:00Z	**Scientists Warn that Sixth Mass Extinction Has 'Probably Started'**
Over the past 450 million years, life on Earth has been devastated by at least five mass extinctions, which are typically defined as catastrophes that wipe out more than 75 percent of species in a short amount of time. Many scientists have proposed that we are entering a Sixth Mass Extinction, this time driven by human activity, though debates st ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2019226/scientists-warn-that-sixth-mass-extinction-has-probably-started?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T21:25:00Z	**WhatsApp Ordered To Help US Agents Spy On Chinese Phones**
New submitter HillNKnowlton22 writes: U.S. federal agencies have been using a 35-year-old American surveillance law to secretly track WhatsApp users with no explanation as to why and without knowing whom they are targeting. In Ohio, a just-unsealed government surveillance application reveals that in November 2021, DEA investigators demanded the Facebook-owned mes ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2027213/whatsapp-ordered-to-help-us-agents-spy-on-chinese-phones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T22:02:00Z	**Better.com's Founder Returns As CEO After Firing 900 Workers On Zoom**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Vishal Garg, the Better.com founder, who fired roughly 900 of his workers via Zoom last month and then took "time off," is returning to his position as the head of his mortgage lending company. "As you know, Better's C.E.O. Vishal Garg has been taking a break from his full-time duties  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2120246/bettercoms-founder-returns-as-ceo-after-firing-900-workers-on-zoom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T22:40:00Z	**OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers' Details Leaked Online**
OpenSubtitles, one of the largest repositories of subtitle files on the internet, has been hacked. TorrentFreak reports: Founded in 2006, the site was reportedly hacked in August 2021 with the attacker obtaining the personal data of nearly seven million subscribers including email and IP addresses, usernames and passwords. The site alerted users  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2129227/opensubtitles-hacked-7-million-subscribers-details-leaked-online?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-19T23:20:00Z	**Intel To Unveil 'Ultra Low-Voltage Bitcoin Mining ASIC' In February**
Intel, one of the world's largest chip makers, is likely to unveil a specialized crypto-mining chip at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in February, according to the conference's agenda (PDF). CoinDesk reports: One of Intel's "highlighted chip releases" at the conference is entitled "Bonanza Mine: An Ultra-Low-Voltage Ener ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2146214/intel-to-unveil-ultra-low-voltage-bitcoin-mining-asic-in-february?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T00:02:00Z	**Crypto.com CEO Confirms Hundreds of Accounts Were Hacked**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, has finally confirmed that hundreds of user accounts were indeed compromised by hackers and had funds stolen as a result, though details of the exact method of breach remain unclear. Marszalek acknowledged the hack in an online interview with Bloomberg  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/232231/cryptocom-ceo-confirms-hundreds-of-accounts-were-hacked?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T00:45:00Z	**Samsung Falling Behind Apple In AR/VR Space Due To 'Obsession' With Foldable Smartphones**
Samsung is significantly falling behind in the rush to bring augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices to market, partially due to the company's "obsession" with foldable smartphones, The Korea Herald reports. MacRumors reports: Samsung's main competitors, including Apple, Microsoft, Met ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/226259/samsung-falling-behind-apple-in-arvr-space-due-to-obsession-with-foldable-smartphones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T01:25:00Z	**How Europe Rolled Out 5G Without Hurting Aviation**
gollum123 shares a report from CNN: Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over aviation industry fears that 5G technology could interfere with crucial onboard instruments. But it's business as usual in Europe, where the latest generation of high speed mobile networks is being rolled out without a hitch. Why is there a potential problem in the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2220253/how-europe-rolled-out-5g-without-hurting-aviation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T02:02:00Z	**The Feds Are Investigating a YouTuber Accused of Crashing a Plane For Views**
A YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder has been accused of crashing his plane on purpose for clicks, and the FAA has opened an investigation to get to the bottom of the growing mess. The Drive reports: Trevor Jacob has been the subject of online criticism after posting a YouTube video where he parachuted from a Taylorcraf ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2253215/the-feds-are-investigating-a-youtuber-accused-of-crashing-a-plane-for-views?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T03:30:00Z	**Social Media Bans of Scientific Misinformation Aren't Helpful, Researchers Say**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The Royal Society is the UK's national academy of sciences. On Wednesday, it published a report on what it calls the "online information environment," challenging some key assumptions behind the movement to de-platform conspiracy theorists spreading hoax info on topics li ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/19/2159227/social-media-bans-of-scientific-misinformation-arent-helpful-researchers-say?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T07:00:00Z	**Something In Your Eyes May Reveal If You're At Risk of Early Death, Study Shows**
A quick and pain-free scan of the human eyeball could one day help doctors identify "fast agers," who are at greater risk of early mortality. ScienceAlert reports: A machine learning model has now been taught to predict a person's years of life simply by looking at their retina, which is the tissue at the back of th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/0142209/something-in-your-eyes-may-reveal-if-youre-at-risk-of-early-death-study-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T10:00:00Z	**Red Cross Begs Hackers Not To Leak Data of 'Highly Vulnerable People'**
The Red Cross has disclosed that it was the victim of a cyber attack and has asked the hackers who broke into the IT network of one of its contractors not to leak the personal information of more than 515,000 of "highly vulnerable people." The Record reports: The data was stolen from a Red Cross program called Restoring Family Links, which  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/0148215/red-cross-begs-hackers-not-to-leak-data-of-highly-vulnerable-people?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T13:00:00Z	**Antimicrobial Resistance Now a Leading Cause of Death Worldwide, Study Finds**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to humanity, health leaders have warned, as a study reveals it has become a leading cause of death worldwide and is killing about 3,500 people every day. More than 1.2 million -- and potentially millions more -- die ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/0153228/antimicrobial-resistance-now-a-leading-cause-of-death-worldwide-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T14:19:00Z	**Google Forms Blockchain Group Under Newly Appointed Executive**
Google is forming a group dedicated to the blockchain and related technologies under a newly appointed executive who has spent more than a decade on the company's core business of search advertising. From a report: Shivakumar Venkataraman, an engineering vice president for Alphabet's Google, is now running a unit focused on "blockchain and other next-g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1419237/google-forms-blockchain-group-under-newly-appointed-executive?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T14:41:00Z	**Locations and Contact Data on 515,000 Vulnerable People Stolen in Red Cross Data Breach**
A cyberattack targeting a contractor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has spilled confidential data on more than 515,000 "highly vulnerable" people, many of whom have been separated from their families due to conflict, migration and disaster. From a report: The Red Cross did not  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1441248/locations-and-contact-data-on-515000-vulnerable-people-stolen-in-red-cross-data-breach?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T15:27:00Z	**Bank of Russia Calls for Full Ban on Crypto**
Russia must ban cryptocurrencies, the country's central bank said in a report released Thursday. From a report: The report, "Cryptocurrencies: trends, risks, measures," was presented during an online press conference with Elizaveta Danilova, the director of the Bank of Russia's Financial Stability Department. The report says cryptocurrencies are volatile and widely used in illegal activities  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1527236/bank-of-russia-calls-for-full-ban-on-crypto?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T16:11:00Z	**Elon Musk's Brain Implant Company Is Inching Toward Human Trials, Report Says**
Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink is now hiring a clinical trial director, an indication that the company's longstanding goal of implanting chips in human brains is coming closer. Bloomberg: The trial director position would oversee the startup's long-promised human trials of its medical device, according to t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1612207/elon-musks-brain-implant-company-is-inching-toward-human-trials-report-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T16:51:00Z	**Sony Expects Microsoft To Keep Activision Games Multiplatform**
Sony said Thursday that it expected Microsoft to ensure that games from Activision Blizzard are available on non-Microsoft videogame platforms if Microsoft completes its proposed acquisition of Activision. From a report: "We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform," a Sony sp ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1651238/sony-expects-microsoft-to-keep-activision-games-multiplatform?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T17:17:00Z	**Google is Building an AR Headset**
Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don't count out Google. The Verge: The search giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed Project Iris, that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to two people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to speak without the company's permission. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1717218/google-is-building-an-ar-headset?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T18:05:00Z	**Starving Afghans Use Crypto To Sidestep US Sanctions, Failing Banks, and the Taliban**
NGOs looking to provide emergency aid to Afghanistan are turning to cryptocurrency. From a report: When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of last year, Fereshteh Forough feared that the group would close her school in Herat, the country's third-largest city. Code to Inspire, an NGO Forough founded, was te ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/173234/starving-afghans-use-crypto-to-sidestep-us-sanctions-failing-banks-and-the-taliban?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T18:44:00Z	**London Mayor Wants Daily Driving Charge of Up To $2.7**
London's mayor says he needs to charge drivers a "small" daily fee of up to 2 pound ($2.73) for "all but the cleanest vehicles" to help hit climate change targets. From a report: The road pricing proposal is part of a push by Sadiq Khan to encourage people towards public transport, walking, cycling or electric vehicles. The RAC called the plan "poorly timed" with cleaner ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/178214/london-mayor-wants-daily-driving-charge-of-up-to-27?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T19:22:00Z	**Amazon Heads To the Mall With Prototype Clothing Store**
First, Amazon competed with malls. Now, it's moving inside one. From a report: The online retailing giant said Thursday that it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year. It's the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for Amazon, which already sells more than 10% of all clothes in the U.S. The store, which will sell women's and men's cloth ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1714216/amazon-heads-to-the-mall-with-prototype-clothing-store?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T20:05:00Z	**How AI Conquered Poker**
Good poker players have always known that they need to maintain a balance between bluffing and playing it straight. Now they can do so perfectly. From a report: One of the earliest and most devoted adopters of what has come to be known as "game theory optimal" poker is Seth Davies's friend and poker mentor, Jason Koon. On the second day of the three-day Super High Roller tournament, I visited Koon at his multimillion-dollar house, lo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1659224/how-ai-conquered-poker?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T20:43:00Z	**Senate Judiciary Committee Clears Tech-Focused Antitrust Bill**
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the antitrust bill aimed at Apple, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Alphabet's Google, bringing the measure one step closer to consideration by the full Senate. From a report: The bill, S. 2992, sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley, would prohibit companies from giving an advantage to the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/1859236/senate-judiciary-committee-clears-tech-focused-antitrust-bill?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T21:21:00Z	**NYC Mayor Adams Will Convert His City Paycheck To Cryptocurrency Via Coinbase**
Following through on a plan he announced before he took office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that his first paycheck, which arrives on Friday, will be converted from US dollars into cryptocurrency. The transaction will take place on Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, and will convert Adams ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/193240/nyc-mayor-adams-will-convert-his-city-paycheck-to-cryptocurrency-via-coinbase?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T22:02:00Z	**'Havana Syndrome' Unlikely Caused By Hostile Foreign Power, CIA Says**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: An initial CIA investigation into the mysterious set of symptoms known as Havana syndrome has found that it is unlikely to be the result of a worldwide campaign of attacks by a foreign power against US diplomats and spies. However, two dozen cases, including some of those originally affli ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2128223/havana-syndrome-unlikely-caused-by-hostile-foreign-power-cia-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T22:40:00Z	**Facebook and Instagram May Help You Create and Sell NFTs**
According to the Financial Times, Meta is developing ways to create, display and sell NFTs on Facebook and Instagram. TechCrunch reports: The company's Novi wallet technology would power much of the "supporting functionality," one tipster said. Instagram is reportedly testing a way to showcase NFTs, while Meta is also said to be discussing a marketplace that wou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2148256/facebook-and-instagram-may-help-you-create-and-sell-nfts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-20T23:20:00Z	**Google Hires PayPal Vet to Reset Strategy After Its Banking Retreat**
Alphabet's Google has hired former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division and set a new course for the business after it scrapped a push into banking. Bloomberg reports: The move is part of a broader strategy to team up with a wider range of financial services, including cryptocurrencies, said Bill Ready, Google's pre ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2159239/google-hires-paypal-vet-to-reset-strategy-after-its-banking-retreat?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T00:02:00Z	**Xbox CEO Phil Spencer On Reviving Old Activision Games**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Washington Post: With its $68.7 billion acquisition of mammoth embattled video game publisher Activision Blizzard, Microsoft will be taking on a lot. It will be absorbing a company criticized by its employees for its workplace culture, one that is embroiled in lawsuits alleging gender-based discrimination and sexual hara ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2225217/xbox-ceo-phil-spencer-on-reviving-old-activision-games?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T00:45:00Z	**FAA Estimates 78% of US Planes Can Now Land At Airports With 5G C-Band**
The FAA has announced that an "estimated 78 percent of the U.S. commercial fleet" have been cleared to land at airports with 5G C-band, even under low-visibility conditions. The Verge reports: The agency's statement comes after a week of controversy surrounding the rollout of AT&T and Verizon's upgraded cellular tech, which saw US air ... ⌘ [Read more](https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/237241/faa-estimates-78-of-us-planes-can-now-land-at-airports-with-5g-c-band?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T01:25:00Z	**Fed Releases Long-Awaited Study On a Digital Dollar**
The Federal Reserve on Thursday released its long-awaited study of a digital dollar, exploring the pros and cons of the much-debated issue and soliciting public comment. CNBC reports: Billed as "the first step in a public discussion between the Federal Reserve and stakeholders about central bank digital currencies," the 40-page paper (PDF) shies away from any conclusions  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2341212/fed-releases-long-awaited-study-on-a-digital-dollar?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T02:02:00Z	**Major Breakthrough As Quantum Computing In Silicon Hits 99% Accuracy**
nickwinlund77 shares a report from SciTechDaily: UNSW Sydney-led research paves the way for large silicon-based quantum processors for real-world manufacturing and application. Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possible, paving the way to build silicon-based quantum devices compatible with cur ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2321242/major-breakthrough-as-quantum-computing-in-silicon-hits-99-accuracy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T03:30:00Z	**Teen Becomes Youngest Woman To Fly Solo Round the World**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A British-Belgian teenager became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world on Thursday and the first person to do so in a microlight plane after a five-month, five-continent odyssey in her Shark ultralight. Nineteen-year-old Zara Rutherford landed back at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in Belgium after flying 51, ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2348229/teen-becomes-youngest-woman-to-fly-solo-round-the-world?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T07:00:00Z	**NASA's Swift Observatory May Have Suffered An Attitude Control Failure**
After 17 years of relatively smooth sailing, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has entered safe mode after detecting a "possible failure" in one of the six reaction wheels used to change attitude. Engadget reports: While it's not clear exactly what (if anything) went wrong, NASA has halted direction-based scientific observations ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/20/2358258/nasas-swift-observatory-may-have-suffered-an-attitude-control-failure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T20:46:00Z	**Merck Wins Cyber-insurance Lawsuit Related To NotPetya Attack**
A New Jersey court has ruled in favor of Merck in a lawsuit the pharmaceutical company filed against its insurer, Ace American, which declined to cover the losses caused by the NotPetya ransomware attack. From a report: The NotPetya incident, which took place in June 2017 and impacted thousands of companies all over the world, destroyed data on more tha ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1854235/merck-wins-cyber-insurance-lawsuit-related-to-notpetya-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T20:08:00Z	**DeepMind Co-founder Leaves Google After a Rocky Tenure**
Mustafa Suleyman, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, is leaving Google to join the venture capital firm Greylock Partners. From a report: The departure of Mr. Suleyman, who was Google's vice president of product management and policy for artificial intelligence, closes a tumultuous tenure at the company. He joined Google in 2014 when the search giant ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1817225/deepmind-co-founder-leaves-google-after-a-rocky-tenure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T19:25:00Z	**Missouri Highway Patrol Mistakenly Sends Batman-themed Alert**
The Missouri State Highway Patrol alert sent cellphones blaring statewide: Authorities in Gotham City, Missouri, were searching for a purple and green 1978 Dodge 3700GT. From a report: But there is no Gotham City, Missouri, and the car referenced was the one used by the Joker in the 1989 "Batman" movie. Soon after the Tuesday evening alert, the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1834226/missouri-highway-patrol-mistakenly-sends-batman-themed-alert?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T18:45:00Z	**FCC Moves To Boost Cable Competition in Apartment Buildings**
Cable operators would face more competition for the roughly one-third of Americans living in apartment buildings under an order advanced Friday at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. From a report: FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked fellow commissioners to approve a measure that she said would "crack down on practices that lock out broadband  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1842214/fcc-moves-to-boost-cable-competition-in-apartment-buildings?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T18:09:00Z	**Binance Kept Weak Money-laundering Checks Even as it Promised Tougher Compliance, Documents Show**
In public, Binance -- by far the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange -- said it welcomes government oversight. At the same time, the firm was withholding information from regulators, maintaining weak checks on customers and acting against its own compliance department's recommendations, ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/189229/binance-kept-weak-money-laundering-checks-even-as-it-promised-tougher-compliance-documents-show?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T17:25:00Z	**Apple Now Verifies Anyone Asking for Educational Discounts**
Apple has introduced a new verification process in the US to ensure that customers who want to benefit from its discounted education pricing are actually involved in education. From a report: It's not clear exactly when its policy changed, but at some point this month, some Reddit users noticed that Apple's education pricing page was updated to note that cu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1725217/apple-now-verifies-anyone-asking-for-educational-discounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T16:45:00Z	**IBM Sells Some Watson Health Assets for More Than $1 Billion**
IBM agreed to sell part of its IBM Watson Health business to private equity firm Francisco Partners, scaling back the technology company's once-lofty ambitions in health care. From a report: The value of the assets being sold, which include extensive and wide-ranging data sets and products, and image software offerings, is more than $1 billion, according  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1640201/ibm-sells-some-watson-health-assets-for-more-than-1-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T16:04:00Z	**Security Flaws Seen In China's Mandatory Olympics App For Athletes**
schwit1 writes: The mandatory smartphone app that athletes will use to report health and travel data when they are in
China for the Olympics next month has serious encryption flaws, according to a new report, raising security questions about the systems that Beijing plans to use to track Covid-19 outbreaks.

 Portions of the app that will transm ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/169228/security-flaws-seen-in-chinas-mandatory-olympics-app-for-athletes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T15:24:00Z	**Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside**
As part of an effort to regain its position as a leading maker of semiconductors amidst a global chip shortage, Intel is committing $20 billion to build a manufacturing mega-site in New Albany, on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, the company told TIME. From the report: The chip maker says it will build at lea ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1528229/intel-reveals-plans-for-massive-new-ohio-factory-fighting-the-chip-shortage-stateside?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T14:45:00Z	**Elon Musk Offering Satellite Internet To Tsunami-Hit Tonga**
SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is offering to send Starlink internet terminals to Tonga after an underwater volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami cut off communication links. From a report: Musk was responding on Twitter to a Reuters report that full network services won't be restored to Tonga for at least a month after an undersea cable was dis ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1449200/elon-musk-offering-satellite-internet-to-tsunami-hit-tonga?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T14:03:00Z	**Twitter Shakes Up Its Security Team**
Twitter shook up the top ranks of its security team this week with the termination of the head of security and the exit of the chief information security officer, the company told employees on Wednesday, as its new chief executive reorganizes the social media service. From a report: Peiter Zatko, the head of security who is better known within the security community as "Mudge," is no longer at the compa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/1420222/twitter-shakes-up-its-security-team?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T13:00:00Z	**Epic Pushes To Overturn App Store Ruling In Opening Appeal Brief**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Epic Games has filed its opening brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn the previous ruling that Apple's control over the iOS App Store does not qualify as a monopoly. The company first gave notice of it appeal in September, but Thursday's filing is the first time it has  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/005235/epic-pushes-to-overturn-app-store-ruling-in-opening-appeal-brief?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T10:00:00Z	**Shell's Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It's Capturing**
A first-of-its-kind "green" Shell facility in Alberta is emitting more greenhouse gases than it's capturing, throwing into question whether taxpayers should be funding it, a new report has found. Motherboard reports: Shell's Quest carbon capture and storage facility in the Alberta tarsands captured 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxid ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/009236/shells-massive-carbon-capture-plant-is-emitting-more-than-its-capturing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T21:25:00Z	**Game Developers Not Interested in NFTs, Survey Finds**
NFTs remain a contentious topic for developers, according to the State of the Game Industry survey, with a majority claiming their companies aren't interested at all. From a report: The survey states that 72% of respondents related to cryptocurrency and 70% of respondents related to NFTs have no interest in either. "The current implementation of both technologies is stil ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/190204/game-developers-not-interested-in-nfts-survey-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T22:02:00Z	**Google Labs Starts Up a Blockchain Division**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Here's a fun new report from Bloomberg: Google is forming a blockchain division. The news comes hot on the heels of a Bloomberg report from yesterday that quoted Google's president of commerce as saying, "Crypto is something we pay a lot of attention to." Web3 is apparently becoming a thing at Google. Shivakumar Venkataraman, a longt ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/2141248/google-labs-starts-up-a-blockchain-division?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T22:40:00Z	**Google Asks Judge To Dismiss Most of Texas Antitrust Lawsuit**
Alphabet's Google asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the majority of an antitrust lawsuit filed by Texas and other states that accused the search giant of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. Reuters reports: Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta, to count ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/2147250/google-asks-judge-to-dismiss-most-of-texas-antitrust-lawsuit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-21T23:20:00Z	**Ozzy Osbourne's NFT Project Shared a Scam Link, and Followers Lost Thousands of Dollars**
Two days after Ozzy Osbourne's NFT collection were minted, supporters were being targeted by a phishing scam that drained cryptocurrency from their wallets, "playing off a bad link shared by the project's official Twitter account," reports The Verge. From the report: Like the majority of NFT projects, Cr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/224259/ozzy-osbournes-nft-project-shared-a-scam-link-and-followers-lost-thousands-of-dollars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T00:02:00Z	**Meta Researchers Build an AI That Learns Equally Well From Visual, Written or Spoken Materials**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Meta (AKA Facebook) researchers are working on [...] an AI that can learn capably on its own whether it does so in spoken, written or visual materials. The traditional way of training an AI model to correctly interpret something is to g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://meta.slashdot.org/story/22/01/21/2210246/meta-researchers-build-an-ai-that-learns-equally-well-from-visual-written-or-spoken-materials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T01:32:00Z	**Hands-On Microsoft's Canceled Andromeda OS**
Windows Central got their hands on a pre-release build of Microsoft's canceled Andromeda OS running on a Lumia 950. As noted in the article, "Andromeda OS was never intended to ship on the Lumia 950, or any Windows phone on the market at that time." They're using a 950 because Microsofted used them to help develop Andromeda OS internally. Also worth mentioning is the fact that Andromeda OS  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0130207/hands-on-microsofts-canceled-andromeda-os?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T02:10:00Z	**Google Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Free G Suite Legacy Account Shutdown**
On Wednesday, Google announced that it is getting rid of the G Suite legacy free edition, "which allowed those that snuck in before 2012 to get free Google apps services tied to a custom domain rather than Gmail," reports Android Police. Since a lot of people will be left "in the lurch" after the shutdown, attorneys ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0137254/google-could-face-class-action-lawsuit-over-free-g-suite-legacy-account-shutdown?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T02:50:00Z	**Cryptocurrencies Tumble As Global Investors Reduce Risk**
New submitter NoMoreDupes shares a report from CoinDesk: The crypto market was in a sea of red on Friday as bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, tumbled more than 10% over the past 24 hours. It appears that global investors have entered the year with a reduced appetite for risk, and so the correlations between speculative assets su ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0141235/cryptocurrencies-tumble-as-global-investors-reduce-risk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T04:00:00Z	**Supply Chain Attack Used Legitimate WordPress Add-Ons To Backdoor Sites**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dozens of legitimate WordPress add-ons downloaded from their original sources have been found backdoored through a supply chain attack, researchers said. The backdoor has been found on "quite a few" sites running the open source content management system. The backdoor gave the at ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0147214/supply-chain-attack-used-legitimate-wordpress-add-ons-to-backdoor-sites?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T07:00:00Z	**2022 Could Be a Turning Point In the Study of UFOs**
In 2021, there was an upsurge in peculiar sightings reported, thanks to people with smartphones or other video gear that captured these strange glimmers in the sky. In 2022, UAP will get more attention from both the scientific community and the federal government, experts told Space.com. From the report: One potential major development in 2022 will be UFO detection ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0153213/2022-could-be-a-turning-point-in-the-study-of-ufos?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T10:00:00Z	**MIT Is Working On An All-In-One Approach To Diabetes Treatment**
MIT, Brigham, and Women's Hospital researchers are working to eliminate many of the headaches associated with treating diabetes. According to Engadget, "They're developing all-in-one devices that measure glucose, calculate the necessary insulin dose and inject you accordingly." From the report: The first device includes the blood-drawing lancet, g ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0159212/mit-is-working-on-an-all-in-one-approach-to-diabetes-treatment?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T13:00:00Z	**Nasdaq 100's Unrelenting Declines Ring a Dot-Com Bust Alarm Bell**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: To wit, the Nasdaq 100 just did something it hasn't done since the aftermath of the internet bubble: fall more than 1% in every session of a week. It doesn't count as a superlative because Monday was a holiday. But for investors caught up in the selloff, it felt like something shifted. A full week ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/028244/nasdaq-100s-unrelenting-declines-ring-a-dot-com-bust-alarm-bell?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T15:34:00Z	**Can This Startup Solve Our Recycling Problems With a New AI-Powered Appliance?**
The Washington Post profiles Lasso Loop, the startup behind "a hefty home appliance machine that automatically sorts and breaks down the recyclables you toss inside it," saying the company tackles "a flaw in our waste management systems that many people probably aren't aware of."

As it turns out, much of the material w ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0141245/can-this-startup-solve-our-recycling-problems-with-a-new-ai-powered-appliance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T16:34:00Z	**Three Large Studies Show COVID Vaccines Fight Omicron - With Booster Shots**
"Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots," reports the Associated Press:

They are the first large U.S. studies to look at vaccine protection against omicron, health officials said. The papers echo pre ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0214250/three-large-studies-show-covid-vaccines-fight-omicron---with-booster-shots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T17:34:00Z	**Why Netflix's Stock Dropped 41% in Two Months**
"Netflix's stock has tumbled 41% from the all-time high it hit just two months ago," reports CNN Business.

"It's gaining subscribers at a painfully slow pace. Competition is heating up. The company's answer to all that: It just raised prices on North American customers."

Netflix ended 2021 with 221.8 million subscribers. That's significantly more than others in the streaming ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0431228/why-netflixs-stock-dropped-41-in-two-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T18:34:00Z	**New FSF Procedures Let Its 5,000 'Associate Members' Nominate New Board Members**
This week the Free Software Foundation's board announced that for the first time in the organization's 37-year-history, its 5,000-plus associate members will now be able to nominate and evaluate candidates for its board of directors.

Under new procedures adopted by the FSF board on January 17 and summarized here, the or ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/050207/new-fsf-procedures-let-its-5000-associate-members-nominate-new-board-members?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T19:34:00Z	**40 Quintillion Black Holes are Lurking in the Universe, Study Projects**
"Scientists have estimated the number of 'small' black holes in the universe," reports Live Science. "And no surprise: It's a lot."

Using a new method, outlined January 12 in The Astrophysical Journal, a team of astrophysicists has produced a fresh estimate for the number of stellar-mass black holes — those with masses 5 to 10 time ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/1642203/40-quintillion-black-holes-are-lurking-in-the-universe-study-projects?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T20:34:00Z	**Amazon Activist's Firing Deemed Illegal by Labor Board Officials**
America's National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the federal government that enforces U.S. labor law.

And its prosecutors "plan to formally accuse Amazon.com of illegally firing an activist who was trying to unionize its New York warehouses," as well as other violations of the law, reports Bloomberg — unless Amazon settles the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/1958245/amazon-activists-firing-deemed-illegal-by-labor-board-officials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T21:34:00Z	**Microsoft Released an Out-of-Band Update to Rollback January Patch's VPN Issues**
"Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday for 2022 was a rocky start to the year, giving admins and users numerous headaches to deal with..." reports ZDNet. "The Windows Update on January 11 was intended to address 96 security flaws but also brought a load of pain for users and admins."

"One of the major issues that came up d ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/1837253/microsoft-released-an-out-of-band-update-to-rollback-january-patchs-vpn-issues?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T22:34:00Z	**Streaming TV Shows on Twitch Attracts DMCAs and the TV Industry's Eye of Sauron**
The Washington Post reports that three of the world's most prominent live-streaming stars "received notifications of copyright infringement after broadcasting TV shows to their millions-strong fanbases on Twitch."

"The days that followed produced copious amounts of Twitch's most common byproduct, online drama, but als ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0547204/streaming-tv-shows-on-twitch-attracts-dmcas-and-the-tv-industrys-eye-of-sauron?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-22T23:34:00Z	**In High-Tech San Francisco, a Pilot Program Tries Guaranteed Incomes for Artists**
In 2015 the San Francisco Arts Commission surveyed nearly 600 local artists. "More than 70% of them had either already left San Francisco or were about to be displaced from their work, home or both," reports SFGate.com, adding "The pandemic has only intensified these problems. A report by Americans for the Arts found ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/2214259/in-high-tech-san-francisco-a-pilot-program-tries-guaranteed-incomes-for-artists?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T01:36:00Z	**Ask Slashdot:  Do We Need Better Computer Programming Courses For Visual Learners?**
Two-thirds of technology firms are experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, reports the BBC (citing a recent report from recruitment firm Harvey Nash).

But what's the solution? In an article shared by Chrisq, the BBC's business technology reporter field-tested some computer programming training:
I attended Tea ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/2319225/ask-slashdot-do-we-need-better-computer-programming-courses-for-visual-learners?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T03:36:00Z	**Analysts Weigh In:  Will We Ever See the Year of the Linux Desktop?**
How popular is Linux? The Windows Central site admits Linux is starting to tempt them. "It made such an imprint on Windows Central that not all of us even bother much with Windows anymore."

"Heck, Germany (part of it, to be specific) is taking another stab at ditching Windows for Linux..."

But what are the odds really that Linux overtakes W ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/0117224/analysts-weigh-in-will-we-ever-see-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T05:31:00Z	**The EU Approves Sweeping Draft Regulations On Social Media Giants**
"The European Union took a significant step Thursday toward passing legislation that could transform the way major technology companies operate," reports the Washington Post, "requiring them to police content on their platforms more aggressively and introducing new restrictions on advertising, among other provisions...."

"The legislation is the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/0527248/the-eu-approves-sweeping-draft-regulations-on-social-media-giants?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T08:59:00Z	**El Salvador's Government Buys More Bitcoin as Its Price Drops to $35,149**
As the price of bitcoin drops to $35,149, "The entire country of El Salvador is riding the cryptocurrency wave," reports The Street, "even in its choppiest waters."

The first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, the Central American nation just "bought the dip" once again and acquired 410 bitcoin (roughly $14.8 mil ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/0556245/el-salvadors-government-buys-more-bitcoin-as-its-price-drops-to-35149?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T12:34:00Z	**Is the Five-Day Work Week Dying?**
"The traditional idea of going to the office five days a week or working 9 to 5 may be dying," reports the Washington Post:

Zoom, which many workplaces and workers relied on during the pandemic, is starting to allow its more than 6,000 workers to choose whether to work in the office, work remotely, or go hybrid, as in working remotely a certain number of days per week or month at their choosing. Bolt, a San Fra ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/0241241/is-the-five-day-work-week-dying?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T15:34:00Z	**A Conway 'Game of Life' Conjecture Settled After 29 years**
In 1992 John Conway raised a question about the patterns in his famous mathematical Game of Life: "Is there a Godlike still-life, one that can only have existed for all time (apart from things that don't interfere with it)?"

Conway closed his note by adding "Well, I'm going out to get a hot dog now..." And then, nearly 30 years later, a mathematical blog repo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/199211/a-conway-game-of-life-conjecture-settled-after-29-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T17:34:00Z	**KDE-Powering Qt's New Framework Lets Developers Bring Ads Into Their Apps**
"Qt, the framework that powers the KDE desktop, is announcing support for ads in client-side applications," reports Neowin:

This means that application developers will now be able to serve ads in traditional desktop applications.... Windows users have been dealing with this in Metro UI apps since Windows 8 and it's something tha ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/22/1751259/kde-powering-qts-new-framework-lets-developers-bring-ads-into-their-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T18:04:00Z	**Blender 3.0 Released With More New Features and Improvements**
Long-time Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: The Free Open Source 3D production software Blender has been released in version 3.0 (official showreel) with more new features, improvements and performance optimizations as well as further improved workflows.

In recent years Blender has received an increasing rate of attention from the 3D industry, with variou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/0026257/blender-30-released-with-more-new-features-and-improvements?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T19:23:00Z	**All Charges Dropped Against MIT Professor Accused of Hiding Ties to China**
Remember that MIT professor accused of hiding the work he did for the Chinese government? (He was arrested for not disclosing it on federal grant applications, with a U.S. attorney announcing "It is not illegal to collaborate with foreign researchers. It is illegal to lie about it.")

All charges have been dropped. Mass Live repo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/1922202/all-charges-dropped-against-mit-professor-accused-of-hiding-ties-to-china?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T20:48:00Z	**Researchers Find Evidence of Boulders Tumbling After Recent Earthquakes on Mars**
"If a rock falls on Mars, and no one is there to see it, does it leave a trace?" jokes the New York Times, answering "Yes, and it's a beautiful herringbone-like pattern, new research reveals."
Scientists have now spotted thousands of tracks on the red planet created by tumbling boulders. Delicate chevron-shaped pi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/2045226/researchers-find-evidence-of-boulders-tumbling-after-recent-earthquakes-on-mars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T21:18:00Z	**Saturn's 'Death Star'-Shaped Moon Mimas May Be Hiding an Ocean**
CNET reports:

Saturn has some famous moons, like Enceladus (a plume-spewing moon of mystery) and Titan (the intriguing target of NASA's future Dragonfly mission). But what about dainty Mimas, a moon that's mostly known for its resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star?

Turns out it might be hiding an ocean.

A study published in the journal Icarus lay ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/211258/saturns-death-star-shaped-moon-mimas-may-be-hiding-an-ocean?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T22:18:00Z	**15 Months Ago, a Melting Iceberg Released 152 Billion Tonnes of Water**
Space.com reports:
A rogue iceberg that drifted dangerously close to an Antarctic penguin population in 2020 and 2021 released billions of tons of fresh water into the ocean during its breakup.

A new study, based on satellite data, tracks the aftermath of the once-mighty iceberg A-68a, which held the title of world's largest iceberg for ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/2215224/15-months-ago-a-melting-iceberg-released-152-billion-tonnes-of-water?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-23T23:18:00Z	**This 22-Year-Old Builds Semiconductors in His Parents Garage**
Wired reports on 22-year-old Sam Zeloof, who builds semiconductors in his family's New Jersey garage, "about 30 miles from where the first transistor was made at Bell Labs in 1947."

With a collection of salvaged and homemade equipment, Zeloof produced a chip with 1,200 transistors. He had sliced up wafers of silicon, patterned them with microscopic d ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/22/01/23/238228/this-22-year-old-builds-semiconductors-in-his-parents-garage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T00:19:00Z	**Vice Mocks GIFs as 'For Boomers Now, Sorry'.  (And For Low-Effort Millennials)**
"GIF folders were used by ancient civilisations as a way to store and catalogue animated pictures that were once employed to convey emotion," Vice writes:

Okay, you probably know what a GIF folder is — but the concept of a special folder needed to store and save GIFs is increasingly alien in an era where every messaging app  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/0018208/vice-mocks-gifs-as-for-boomers-now-sorry-and-for-low-effort-millennials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T02:34:00Z	**Israel Says Fourth Vaccine Dose Brings 2X Protection Against Omicron Infection, 3X Against Serious Illness - For Those Over 60**
Friday the results of several large studies showed that getting a third Covid vaccine "booster shot" dramatically decreased infections from the Omicron variant.

And now the Times of Israel reports that the country's Healt ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/0113237/israel-says-fourth-vaccine-dose-brings-2x-protection-against-omicron-infection-3x-against-serious-illness---for-those-over-60?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T05:34:00Z	**Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries Wants NPM To Restore His Publishing Rights**
Remember that developer who intentionally corrupted his two libraries which collectively had over 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects? In the immediate aftermath he'd complained on Twitter that NPM "has reverted to a previous version of the faker.js pack ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/0228244/developer-who-intentionally-corrupted-his-libraries-wants-npm-to-restore-his-publishing-rights?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T08:34:00Z	**James Cameron Warns of 'The Dangers of Deepfakes'**
Slashdot reader DevNull127 shares this transcript of James Cameron's new interview with the BBC — which they've titled "The Danger of Deepfakes."

"Almost everything we create seems to go wrong at some point," James Cameron says...

 James Cameron: Almost everything we create seems to go wrong at some point.
 I've worked at the cutting edge of visual effects, and our goal has b ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/0420223/james-cameron-warns-of-the-dangers-of-deepfakes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T12:34:00Z	**The Next Huawei?  US Threatens to Inflict 'Export Control' on Russia if It Invades Ukraine**
How exactly could Russia be deterred from invading Ukraine? The U.S. government is now "threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace," according to Stars and Stripes (an editorially-independe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/0515239/the-next-huawei-us-threatens-to-inflict-export-control-on-russia-if-it-invades-ukraine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T14:38:00Z	**Australia PM Morrison Loses Control of WeChat Chinese Account as Election Looms**
A little-known Chinese technology company that took over a WeChat social media account set up for Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday it wanted to buy an account with a large fanbase in Australia, and was unaware it was his. From a report: Australian politicians said Morrison's office lost access to t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1438211/australia-pm-morrison-loses-control-of-wechat-chinese-account-as-election-looms?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T15:01:00Z	**$130 Billion Wiped Off Crypto Markets in 24 Hours**
The cryptocurrency market had around $130 billion wiped off its value over the last 24 hours as major digital coins continued their multi-day sell-off. From a report: Bitcoin was last down around 4% at $33,755.57, according to Coin Metrics, while Ether plunged 7% to $2,239.08. Earlier in the morning both fell to their lowest points since July and are each about 50% off their all-tim ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/151259/130-billion-wiped-off-crypto-markets-in-24-hours?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T15:26:00Z	**Facebook Promised Free Internet Access, but Users Got Charged Anyway**
Facebook says it's helping millions of the world's poorest people get online through apps and services that allow them to use internet data free. Internal company documents show that many of these people end up being charged in amounts that collectively add up to an estimated millions of dollars a month. WSJ: To attract new users, Facebook ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1527214/facebook-promised-free-internet-access-but-users-got-charged-anyway?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T16:04:00Z	**Julian Assange Wins Right To Seek Appeal Against Extradition To the US**
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange scored a small win in court in London on Monday, when a judge granted him the right to appeal to the UK's Supreme Court over his extradition to the US. From a report: The High Court ruled that Assange has points that Supreme Court justices may want to consider ahead of the UK extraditing him. Assange wi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/164257/julian-assange-wins-right-to-seek-appeal-against-extradition-to-the-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T16:48:00Z	**Apple Fined $5.6M After Dutch Dating App Antitrust Order**
The Netherlands' competition authority has fined Apple $5.6 million for failing to comply with conditions in an order requiring it to allow local dating apps to make user of third party payment technology in their apps. From a report: The tech giant could be on the hook for another $5.6 million fine next week if it doesn't meet the regulatory requirement by then, ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1648222/apple-fined-56m-after-dutch-dating-app-antitrust-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T17:33:00Z	**An OpenSea Bug Let Attackers Snatch NFTs from Owners at Six-figure Discounts**
A bug in OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace, has let hackers buy rare NFTs for well below market value, in some cases leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses for the original owners -- and hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for the apparent thieves. From a report: The bug appears to have been present ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1733244/an-opensea-bug-let-attackers-snatch-nfts-from-owners-at-six-figure-discounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T18:15:00Z	**New MoonBounce UEFI Bootkit Can't Be Removed by Replacing the Hard Drive**
Security researchers from Kaspersky said they have discovered a novel bootkit that can infect a computer's UEFI firmware. From a report: What makes MoonBounce -- the name they gave the bootkit -- special is the fact that the malware doesn't burrow and hide inside a section of the hard drive named ESP (EFI System Partition), where som ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1815234/new-moonbounce-uefi-bootkit-cant-be-removed-by-replacing-the-hard-drive?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T18:43:00Z	**Peloton Should Put Itself Up for Sale and Fire Its CEO, Activist Investor Demands**
The knives are out for Peloton and CEO John Foley. From a report: Blackwells Capital, an activist investor that owns less than 5% of Peloton, says it has "grave concerns" about its performance and is calling on its board of directors to fire Foley immediately and explore a sale. In an open letter Monday, the investment ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1843216/peloton-should-put-itself-up-for-sale-and-fire-its-ceo-activist-investor-demands?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T19:26:00Z	**Mark Cuban on His Online Pharmacy: 'Our KPI is How Much We Can Reduce the Stress of Our Patients'**
Mark Cuban's announcement over the weekend of an online pharmacy selling over a hundred generic drugs at near cost was totally unexpected but will likely be welcomed by millions who struggle to afford medication. The billionaire told TechCrunch that the business model is refreshing ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/1926258/mark-cuban-on-his-online-pharmacy-our-kpi-is-how-much-we-can-reduce-the-stress-of-our-patients?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T20:21:00Z	**NASA Celebrates Private Sector Deployments of Space-born Tech in Its Latest Spinoff**
An anonymous reader shares a report: NASA's Spinoff magazine is one of the things I look forward to reading every year. The space agency's research trickles down to the rest of the world in surprising and interesting ways, which it tracks and collects in this annual publication. This year is no different,  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2024237/nasa-celebrates-private-sector-deployments-of-space-born-tech-in-its-latest-spinoff?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T20:50:00Z	**Faster Internet Speeds Linked To Lower Civic Engagement in UK**
Faster internet access has significantly weakened civic participation in Britain, according to a study that found involvement in political parties, trade unions and volunteering fell as web speeds rose. From a report: Volunteering in social care fell by more than 10% when people lived closer to local telecoms exchange hubs and so enjoyed faster web acc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2031250/faster-internet-speeds-linked-to-lower-civic-engagement-in-uk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T21:22:00Z	**Minecraft DDoS Attack Leaves Small European Country Without Internet**
Andorra Telecom, the only ISP in the principality of Andorra, suffered repeated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during a multi-day Twitch gaming tournament. From a report: The DDoS attacks occurred during the scheduled SquidCraft Games tournament in Minecraft, one of the most successful Twitch Rivals tournaments ever broadcas ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2122212/minecraft-ddos-attack-leaves-small-european-country-without-internet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T22:05:00Z	**Meta Unveils New AI Supercomputer**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Meta said Monday that its research team built a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that the company maintains will soon be the fastest in the world. The supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster, was the result of nearly two years of work, often conducted remotely during the height of the pandemic, and led by the Facebook parent's AI ... ⌘ [Read more](https://meta.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2117221/meta-unveils-new-ai-supercomputer?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T22:42:00Z	**Google Gets Hit With a New Lawsuit Over 'Deceptive' Location Tracking**
Washington DC, Texas, Washington state and Indiana announced the latest lawsuit against Big Tech Monday, alleging that Google deceived users by collecting their location data even when they believed that kind of tracking was disabled. TechCrunch reports: "Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2127207/google-gets-hit-with-a-new-lawsuit-over-deceptive-location-tracking?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-24T23:20:00Z	**Hacktivists Say They Hacked Belarus Rail System To Stop Russian Military Buildup**
Hacktivists in Belarus said on Monday they had infected the network of the country's state-run railroad system with ransomware and would provide the decryption key only if Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stopped aiding Russian troops ahead of a possible invasion of Ukraine. Ars Technica reports: Referring to t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2150242/hacktivists-say-they-hacked-belarus-rail-system-to-stop-russian-military-buildup?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-25T00:02:00Z	**Tesla Now Runs the Most Productive Auto Factory In America**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Elon Musk has a very specific vision for the ideal factory: densely packed, vertically integrated and unusually massive. During Tesla's early days of mass production, he was chided for what was perceived as hubris. Now, Tesla's original California factory has achieved a brag-worthy title: the most productiv ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/2157208/tesla-now-runs-the-most-productive-auto-factory-in-america?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-25T00:45:00Z	**Twitter Suspends Wordle-Ruining Bot**
Twitter has banned @wordlinator, a bot that replied to people's Wordle posts with rude messages that include spoilers for the next day's game. The Verge reports: The account's spoilers appeared to be accurate (the key is easily accessible in the game's code, so it's not necessarily a surprise), which could end up ruining the game for anyone who sees them. [...] Given that the game is about guessing a word, kn ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/222240/twitter-suspends-wordle-ruining-bot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2022-01-25T01:25:00Z	**DHS Warns of Russian Cyberattack On US If It Responds To Ukraine Invasion**
As tensions rise in the standoff over Ukraine, the Department of Homeland Security has warned that the U.S. response to a possible Russian invasion could result in a cyberattack launched against the U.S. by the Russian government or its proxies. ABC News reports: "We assess that Russia would consider initiating a cyber attack again ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/22/01/24/229258/dhs-warns-of-russian-cyberattack-on-us-if-it-responds-to-ukraine-invasion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)