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2023-03-19T07:34:00Z	**Unix Pioneer Ken Thompson Announces He's Switching From Mac To Linux**
The closing keynote at the SCaLE 20x conference was delivered by 80-year-old Ken Thompson (co-creator of Unix, Plan9, UTF8, and the Go programming language).
Slashdot reader motang shared Thompson answer to a question at the end about what operating system he uses today:


I have, for most of my life — because I was sort of born into it —  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/237211/unix-pioneer-ken-thompson-announces-hes-switching-from-mac-to-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T11:34:00Z	**SVB Employees Blame Remote Work For Bank Failure**
Long-time Slashdot reader BonThomme shared this article from Axios:

In a story in the Financial Times out Thursday, current and former Silicon Valley Bank employees cited the bank's commitment to remote work as one reason for its failure....

The banking industry has led the return to office charge for a while, and SVB was an outlier in its commitment to something different. The ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/1959209/svb-employees-blame-remote-work-for-bank-failure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T14:34:00Z	**Is Amazon Building a New AI-Powered Web Browser?**
Gizmodo reports that Amazon "is thinking about releasing a web browser, a boring-sounding project that could have massive implications."

The company has sent a survey to users asking detailed questions, including which features would "convince you to download and try" a "new desktop/laptop browser from Amazon...."

The survey asked a variety of questions. Most telling was the la ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/0223249/is-amazon-building-a-new-ai-powered-web-browser?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T15:34:00Z	**One AI Tutor Per Child: Is Personalized Learning Finally Here?**
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:

Like many, parents Sai Gaddam and his wife Priyanka Rai were concerned about how well schooling and education might serve their own children. Unlike many, PhD-educated computational neuroscientist Gaddam and MBA-trained marketer Rai took matters into their own hands and are now running a micro-school in Mumbai t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/178255/one-ai-tutor-per-child-is-personalized-learning-finally-here?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T16:34:00Z	**Pressurised Natural Caves Could Offer a Home From Home On the Moon**
Long-time Slashdot reader SpzToid quotes an intriguing new article from the Economist:

Imagine a habitable colony on Mars or the Moon and the kinds of structures that come to mind are probably gleaming domes or shiny metallic tubes snaking over the surface. But with no Earth-like atmosphere or magnetic field to repel solar radiation and m ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/1659238/pressurised-natural-caves-could-offer-a-home-from-home-on-the-moon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T17:34:00Z	**A Trillionth-of-a-Second Shutter Speed Camera Catches Chaos in Action**
Long-time Slashdot reader turp182 shares two stories about the new state-of-the-art in very-high-speed imaging. "The techniques don't image captured photons, but instead 'touch' the target to perform imaging/read structures using either lasers or neutrons."

First, Science Daily reports that physicists from the University of Gothenbu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/18/2255216/a-trillionth-of-a-second-shutter-speed-camera-catches-chaos-in-action?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T18:34:00Z	**Ask Slashdot:  When Should You Call Hardware a 'SoC'?**
Slashdot reader Prahjister knows what a system on a chip is. But that's part of the problem:
I recently started hearing the term SoC at work when referring to digital signage hardware. This has really triggered me.... It is like when I heard people refer to a PC as a CPU.
I tried to speak to my colleagues and dissuade them from using this term in this manner with no lu ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/1810227/ask-slashdot-when-should-you-call-hardware-a-soc?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T19:34:00Z	**How College Students Built a Satellite With AA Batteries and a $20 Microprocessor**
With all the space junk cluttering our orbits, Popular Science writes, "Lowering costs while also shortening satellite lifespans is important if space exploration and utilization is to remain safe and viable.

"As luck would have it, a group of students and researchers at Brown University just made promising he ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/1926201/how-college-students-built-a-satellite-with-aa-batteries-and-a-20-microprocessor?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T20:43:00Z	**Linux 6.4 AMD Graphics Driver Picking Up New Power Features For The Steam Deck**
An anonymous reader shared this report from Phoronix:

A pull request of early AMDGPU kernel graphics driver changes was submitted for DRM-Next on Friday as some of the early feature work accumulating for the Linux 6.4 kernel cycle.

Among the AMDGPU kernel driver changes this round are a number of fixes affecting item ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/2040247/linux-64-amd-graphics-driver-picking-up-new-power-features-for-the-steam-deck?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T21:43:00Z	**Mysterious Streaks of Light Seen in the Sky Friday in California**
"Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night," reports the Associated Press.

The lights lasted about 40 seconds, remembered one witness who filmed the lights while enjoying a local brewery. The brewery then asked on Instagram if anyone could solve the mystery, the report continues:

Jonathan McDowell s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/2140209/mysterious-streaks-of-light-seen-in-the-sky-friday-in-california?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-19T22:43:00Z	**The Fed Had Already Spotted Big Problems at SVB Before Its Collapse**
And starting in 2021 — long before the run on Silicon Valley Bank — the Federal Reserve had "repeatedly warned the bank that it had problems," reports the New York Times:

In 2021, a Fed review of the growing bank found serious weaknesses in how it was handling key risks. Supervisors at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which oversa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/2018258/the-fed-had-already-spotted-big-problems-at-svb-before-its-collapse?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T01:37:00Z	**System76 Meerkat Mini-Linux PC - Now with Up to Intel Core i7-1260P**
Liliputing.com has an update about the System76 Meerkat, which they describe as "a compact desktop computer with support for up to 64GB of RAM, up to two storage devices (for as much as 16TB of total storage), and up to an Intel Core i7 mobile processor. It's basically a rebranded Intel NUC." (Escept that System76 offers a choice of Pop!\_ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/03/19/2343248/system76-meerkat-mini-linux-pc---now-with-up-to-intel-core-i7-1260p?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T04:34:00Z	**'Irreverent' and 'Scrappy': Reactions to Trailer and Early Screening of Movie 'BlackBerry'**
"When we learned that a BlackBerry movie was in the works last year," writes Engadget, "we had no idea it would be something close to a comedy. But judging from the trailer, it's aiming to be a far lighter story than other recent films about tech."

 Variety notes that the movie has already screened at ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0226223/irreverent-and-scrappy-reactions-to-trailer-and-early-screening-of-movie-blackberry?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T08:04:00Z	**What's Different About These Tech Industry Layoffs?**
"According to one count, more than 280,000 people were laid off from tech jobs in 2022 and the first two months of 2023," notes a new blog post at Stack Overflow.
But then it asks the question: "What's different about these layoffs?"

[T]he current economy has less in common than you might think with the wreckage of the dot-com bubble or the Great Recession. Overall, it's sti ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0326203/whats-different-about-these-tech-industry-layoffs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T11:34:00Z	**ASUS Unveils the Tinker V As Their First RISC-V Board**
An anonymous reader shares this report from Phoronix:

For over a half-decade ASUS has been selling the Tinker Board devices as their line of Raspberry Pi alternatives. To date the ASUS Tinker Board single board computers have all been Arm-based while now they have launched their first RISC-V board, the Tinker V.

The ASUS Tinker V is their first RISC-V single boa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0034207/asus-unveils-the-tinker-v-as-their-first-risc-v-board?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T14:00:00Z	**Pentagon Study Reveals Higher Cancer Rates For Military Pilots, Ground Crews**
A new study from the Department of Defense revealed that military pilots and ground crews experienced higher rates of certain cancers compared to the general population. Axios: Earlier military studies had not indicated that aviators were at higher risk, though the data has long been sought by those who raised alarm about t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0443223/pentagon-study-reveals-higher-cancer-rates-for-military-pilots-ground-crews?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T14:40:00Z	**Amazon Cutting Another 9,000 Jobs**
Amazon is cutting another 9,000 jobs, chief executive Andy Jassy wrote to employees in a memo on Monday. The move, which impacts roles in AWS, PXT, Advertising and Twitch, comes weeks after the e-commerce group said it would eliminate 18,000 jobs. Jassy: As part of our annual planning process, leaders across the company work with their teams to decide what investments they want to make for the future, prioritizin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1440238/amazon-cutting-another-9000-jobs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T15:20:00Z	**Microsoft Plans Mobile Games Store To Rival Apple and Google**
Microsoft is preparing to launch a new app store for games on iPhones and Android smartphones as soon as next year if its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard is cleared by regulators, according to the head of its Xbox business. From a report: New rules requiring Apple and Google to open up their mobile platforms to app stores owned and operated by  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0541237/microsoft-plans-mobile-games-store-to-rival-apple-and-google?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T16:00:00Z	**Earth is On Track For Catastrophic Warming, UN Warns**
The planet is on track for catastrophic warming, but world leaders already have many options to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and protect people, according to a major new climate change report from the United Nations. NPR: The report was drafted by top climate scientists and reviewed by delegates from nearly 200 countries. The authors hope it will provide crucial guida ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1555249/earth-is-on-track-for-catastrophic-warming-un-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T16:40:00Z	**Credit Suisse, the Risk-Taking Swiss Banking Giant, Succumbs To Crisis**
Credit Suisse, the Swiss banking giant that liked to live dangerously, has run out of road. From a report: The bank struck a deal this weekend to be bought by rival UBS Group after an uncontrolled slide in its stock and bonds. The agreement marks the end of 167 years as an independent institution, a humbling comedown for a bank that onc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1050204/credit-suisse-the-risk-taking-swiss-banking-giant-succumbs-to-crisis?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T17:20:00Z	**Online-Books Lawsuit Tests Limits of Libraries in Digital Age**
A federal judge on Monday will weigh pleas by four major book publishers to stop an online lending library from freely offering digital copies of books, in a case that raises novel questions about digital-library rights and the reach of copyright law that protects the work of writers and publishers. From a report: Nonprofit organization Internet Archiv ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0937259/online-books-lawsuit-tests-limits-of-libraries-in-digital-age?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T18:00:00Z	**Zippyshare Quits After 17 Years, 45 Million Visits Per Month Makes No Money**
After almost 17 years online, file-hosting veteran Zippyshare will shut down at the end of the month. TorrentFreak: Founded in 2006, Zippyshare was known for its free, no-nonsense, no-frills approach to storing files online. Having changed very little over the years, Zippyshare's operators say the platform is now a dinosa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1733233/zippyshare-quits-after-17-years-45-million-visits-per-month-makes-no-money?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T18:40:00Z	**Nations Reach Accord To Protect Marine Life on High Seas**
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas -- representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. From a report: The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea came into force in 1994, before marine biodi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/0452249/nations-reach-accord-to-protect-marine-life-on-high-seas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T19:20:00Z	**Generative AI's Next Frontier Is Video**
AI has made remarkable progress with still images. For months, services like Dall-E and Stable Diffusion have been creating beautiful, arresting and sometimes unsettling pictures. Now, a startup called Runway AI is taking the next step: AI-generated video. From a report: On Monday, New York-based Runway announced the availability of its Gen 2 system, which generates short snippets of video from a few wo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1410234/generative-ais-next-frontier-is-video?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T20:01:00Z	**Washington Prepares For War With Amazon**
The Biden administration is planning to take action soon on at least three of its half-dozen investigations of Amazon -- moves that could lead to a blitz of litigation to rein in the iconic tech-industry giant. From a report: The FTC has been investigating the internet titan on multiple fronts dating at least back to 2019, looking into its abuse of power within its online marketplace, as well as ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1651215/washington-prepares-for-war-with-amazon?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T20:40:00Z	**Netflix Plans To Release 40 More Games This Year, Will Add Monument Valley in 2024**
Netflix has announced that it has 40 games slated for launch this year and has 70 in development with its partners. The company also has 16 games currently being developed by its in-house game studios. Netflix launched games in November 2021 and has released 55 titles since then. From a report: The streaming se ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1426244/netflix-plans-to-release-40-more-games-this-year-will-add-monument-valley-in-2024?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T21:20:00Z	**Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece**
A U.S. and Greek national who worked on Meta's security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and officials with knowledge of the case. From the report: The disclosure is the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/1851208/meta-manager-was-hacked-with-spyware-and-wiretapped-in-greece?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T22:00:00Z	**Google Pixel Bug Lets You 'Uncrop' the Last Four Years of Screenshots**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Back in 2018, Pixel phones gained a built-in screenshot editor called "Markup" with the release of Android 9.0 Pie. The tool pops up whenever you take a screenshot, and tapping the app's pen icon gives you access to tools like crop and a few colored drawing pens. That's very handy assum ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/2034220/google-pixel-bug-lets-you-uncrop-the-last-four-years-of-screenshots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T22:40:00Z	**Twitch Says It Will Lay Off 400 Employees**
Twitch announced plans to lay off 400 employees at the company. It comes just days after longtime Twitch CEO Emmett Shear said that he would step down from the company to spend time with his family. TechCrunch reports: The layoffs will affect 400 employees at the company and were characterized as an effort to improve Twitch's business outlook in the long term. The reduction is part of Twitch ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/2039206/twitch-says-it-will-lay-off-400-employees?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-20T23:20:00Z	**Indian Officials Cut Internet For 27 Million People Amid Search For Fugitive**
Indian authorities severed mobile internet access and text messaging for a second day Sunday across Punjab, a state of about 27 million people, as officials sought to capture a Sikh separatist and braced for potential unrest. The Washington Post reports: The statewide ban -- which crippled most smartphone services except f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/2044209/indian-officials-cut-internet-for-27-million-people-amid-search-for-fugitive?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T00:02:00Z	**Microsoft Wants Changing Default Apps In Windows To Be Less of a Mess**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: One of the enduring legacies of the '90s browser wars has been an outsize attention to how Microsoft handles default app settings in Windows, especially browser settings. The company plans to make it more straightforward to change your app defaults in future versions of Windows 11,  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/2053229/microsoft-wants-changing-default-apps-in-windows-to-be-less-of-a-mess?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T00:45:00Z	**IKEA Adds Stock-Counting Drones To More of Its Stores**
In a blog post shared last week, Ingka, the legal entity responsible for most of Ikea's stores, says it now has a total of 100 autonomous drones counting stock in its warehouses during nonoperational hours. The Verge reports: Ikea first partnered with the drone-making company Verity in 2020 to deploy the drones in Switzerland, but now, the company says they're zip ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/2057222/ikea-adds-stock-counting-drones-to-more-of-its-stores?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T01:25:00Z	**Apple Pay Launches In South Korea**
After a years-long wait, Apple Pay today launched in South Korea, allowing those living in the country to use Apple's payment system to make contactless payments using the iPhone or Apple Watch. MacRumors reports: Apple has been working to bring Apple Pay to South Korea since 2017, but Apple was unable to be registered as an electronic financial business operator because regulators were investigating whether ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/20/216258/apple-pay-launches-in-south-korea?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T02:02:00Z	**PC Maker Acer Is Building a Fancy Electric Bike With Built-In AI**
Computer component maker Acer built a lightweight electric bike called the Acer ebii. Electrek reports: This lightweight 35 lb. (16 kg) e-bike features a number of gadgets and gizmos we have yet to spot in the industry, such as built-in AI designed to predictively control the transmission and make use of collision detection sensors for a safe ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0058228/pc-maker-acer-is-building-a-fancy-electric-bike-with-built-in-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T03:30:00Z	**HDD Average Life Span Misses 3-Year Mark In Study of 2,007 Defective Drives**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: An analysis of 2,007 damaged or defective hard disk drives (HDDs) has led a data recovery firm to conclude that "in general, old drives seem more durable and resilient than new drives." The statement comes from a Los Angeles-headquartered HDD, SSD, and RAID data recov ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0244225/hdd-average-life-span-misses-3-year-mark-in-study-of-2007-defective-drives?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T07:00:00Z	**Propellantless System For Satellites Will Get Tested In Space**
Longtime Slashdot reader drwho writes: A new type of propulsion system which uses no propellant, but rather only electricity, will be tested in a satellite to be launched from June 10's Falcon 9 launch. The IVO Quantum Drive utilizes an alternative theory of inertia known as "Quantum Inertia' by its originator Prof. Mike McCullough of U. Plymouth, wh ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/046253/propellantless-system-for-satellites-will-get-tested-in-space?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T10:00:00Z	**BBC Advises Staff To Delete TikTok From Work Phones**
The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears. From a report: The BBC seems to be the first UK media organisation to issue the guidance - and only the second in the world after Denmark's public service broadcaster. The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for editorial and marketing purposes for now. [...] ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0420223/bbc-advises-staff-to-delete-tiktok-from-work-phones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T13:00:00Z	**Belgian Crypto Ads Must Warn of Risks Under New Rules**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CoinDesk: Crypto ads in Belgium must be accurate and warn investors of the risks under new laws announced by the country's financial regulator Monday. Powers published in Belgium's Official Gazette on Friday mean any mass-media campaign to promote a digital currency would have to be submitted to the Financial Services and Markets Au ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0424200/belgian-crypto-ads-must-warn-of-risks-under-new-rules?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T14:00:00Z	**India Won't Tolerate Abusive, Obscene Content on Streaming Services, Minister Warns**
India will not tolerate use of abusive language and display of obscene content in movies and TV shows on on-demand video streaming services, a key minister has warned in a move that illustrates how the nation's IT rules have "handed over direct ministerial power for censorship." From the report: Anurag Thakur, U ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0721228/india-wont-tolerate-abusive-obscene-content-on-streaming-services-minister-warns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T14:15:00Z	**Google is Releasing Its Bard AI Chatbot To the Public**
Google says it's ready to let the public use its generative AI chatbot,Bard. The company will grant tens of thousands of users access to the bot in a gradual rollout that starting Tuesday. From a report: Google says people will use the chatbot, which will be available online and as a mobile app, for things like generating ideas ("Bard, how do I keep my plants alive?") ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1415227/google-is-releasing-its-bard-ai-chatbot-to-the-public?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T15:20:00Z	**Anxiety Strikes $8 Trillion Mortgage-Debt Market After SVB Collapse**
Strains in the banking sector are roiling a roughly $8 trillion bond market considered almost as safe as U.S. government bonds. From a report: So-called agency mortgage bonds are widely held by banks, insurers and bond funds because they are backed by the mortgage loans from government-owned lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bonds are  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1151212/anxiety-strikes-8-trillion-mortgage-debt-market-after-svb-collapse?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T16:00:00Z	**Microsoft Brings OpenAI's DALL-E Image Creator To the New Bing**
Microsoft today announced that its new AI-enabled Bing will now allow users to generate images with Bing Chat. From a report: This new feature is powered by DALL-E, OpenAI's generative image generator. The company didn't say which version of DALL-E it is using here, except for saying that it is using the "very latest DALL-E models." Dubbed the "Bing ... ⌘ [Read more](https://search.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1317238/microsoft-brings-openais-dall-e-image-creator-to-the-new-bing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T16:40:00Z	**OpenAI and Microsoft Are Partners, Until They Vie for the Same Customers**
OpenAI's ChatGPT has enraptured the business world since its November release and OpenAI is signing up customers eager to pay to use its artificial intelligence models in their own products. But the Microsoft-backed startup faces a surprising rival: Microsoft itself. From a report: As part of its multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1618244/openai-and-microsoft-are-partners-until-they-vie-for-the-same-customers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T17:20:00Z	**Amazon-owned DPReview Shutting Down**
Photography and camera gear review site DPReview, writing in a blog post: After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview will be closing in the near future. This difficult decision is part of the annual operating plan review that our parent company shared earlier this year. The site will remain active until April 10, and the editorial team is still working on reviews and looking forward to delivering some ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1655214/amazon-owned-dpreview-shutting-down?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T18:00:00Z	**Nvidia DGX Cloud: Train Your Own ChatGPT in a Web Browser For $37K a Month**
An anonymous reader writes: Last week, we learned that Microsoft spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy tens of thousands of Nvidia A100 graphics chips so that partner OpenAI could train the large language models (LLMs) behind Bing's AI chatbot and ChatGPT.

Don't have access to all that capital or space for all that hardware f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1627224/nvidia-dgx-cloud-train-your-own-chatgpt-in-a-web-browser-for-37k-a-month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T18:40:00Z	**With Firefly, Adobe Gets Into the Generative AI Game**
Adobe is jumping into the generative AI game with the launch of a new family of AI models called Firefly. From a report: Focused on bringing AI into Adobe's suite of apps and services, specifically AI for generating media content, Firefly will be made up of multiple AI models "working across a variety of different use cases,' Adobe VP of generative AI Alexandru Costin told Te ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1324203/with-firefly-adobe-gets-into-the-generative-ai-game?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T19:20:00Z	**Oracle Aims To Sustain Java's 27-Year Franchise With v20 Rollout**
Oracle today announced the availability of Java 20, the latest version of the popular programming language and development platform. From a report: The latest version of the 27-year-old language includes thousands of performance, stability and security improvements and features seven enhancement proposals to the Java Development Kit that are ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1641214/oracle-aims-to-sustain-javas-27-year-franchise-with-v20-rollout?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T20:00:00Z	**Inside the Art and Science of Crafting the Perfect Movie Title**
Variety has analyzed the often underappreciated process of selecting movie titles in Hollywood. As one of the most crucial aspects of a film's marketing strategy, the title serves as the first point of contact for potential audiences, shaping perceptions and driving intrigue. In a highly competitive industry, a captivating and effective titl ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/0817204/inside-the-art-and-science-of-crafting-the-perfect-movie-title?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T20:40:00Z	**Microsoft Wins Dismissal of Gamers' Suit Over $69 Billion Activision Deal**
Microsoft has won dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion proposed purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. From a report: A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "l ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/179219/microsoft-wins-dismissal-of-gamers-suit-over-69-billion-activision-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T21:20:00Z	**Russia's Space Program Is In Big Trouble**
schwit1 writes: Crippled by war and sanctions, Russia now faces evidence that its already-struggling space program is falling apart. In the past three months alone, Roscosmos has scrambled to resolve two alarming incidents. First, one of its formerly dependable Soyuz spacecraft sprang a coolant leak. Then the same thing happened on one of its Progress cargo ships. The civil space program's S ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/1848243/russias-space-program-is-in-big-trouble?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T22:02:00Z	**Hyundai Promises To Keep Buttons In Cars Because Touchscreen Controls Are Dangerous**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Drive: Sang Yup Lee, Hyundai's head of design, reiterated the company's commitment to buttons at the introduction of the new Hyundai Kona. As reported by CarsGuide, for the Korean automaker, it's a decision rooted in safety concerns. "We have used the physical butt ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2112259/hyundai-promises-to-keep-buttons-in-cars-because-touchscreen-controls-are-dangerous?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T22:40:00Z	**Intel Graphics Chief Leaves After Five Years**
After five years attempting to make Intel into a competitor for Nvidia and AMD in the realm of discrete graphics for gamers and beyond -- with limited success -- Raja Koduri is leaving Intel to form his own generative AI startup. The Verge reports: Intel hired him away from AMD in 2017, where he was similarly in charge of the entire graphics division, and it was an exciting get at the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2117204/intel-graphics-chief-leaves-after-five-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-21T23:20:00Z	**Russian Developers Blocked From Contributing To FOSS Tools**
The Reg has seen two recent incidents of Russian developers being blocked from public development of FOSS code. One was a refusal on the Linux kernel mailing list, the other a more general block on Github. In the last week, these events have both caused active, and sometimes heated, discussions in FOSS developer communities. From the report: The GitHub accou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2126227/russian-developers-blocked-from-contributing-to-foss-tools?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T00:02:00Z	**Last Energy Signs Deal Worth $19 Billion For Nuclear Plants In Europe**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Last Energy Inc., a startup developing advanced, smaller nuclear power plants, completed four deals worth $18.9 billion to build 34 reactors in Europe. The Washington-based company expects to install the first of its 20-megawatt systems as soon as 2025, Chief Executive Officer Bret  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2131217/last-energy-signs-deal-worth-19-billion-for-nuclear-plants-in-europe?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T00:45:00Z	**Roblox Launches Its First Generative AI Game Creation Tools**
Roblox is launching its first set of generative AI game creation tools: Code Assist and Material Generator. Engadget reports: Although neither tool is anywhere close to generating a playable Roblox experience from a text description, Head of Roblox Studio Stef Corazza told an audience at GDC 2023 that they can "help automate basic coding tasks so you can f ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/223200/roblox-launches-its-first-generative-ai-game-creation-tools?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T01:25:00Z	**Google Defends Auto-Deletion of Chats After US Alleged It Destroyed Evidence**
Google defended its use of "history-off chats" for many internal communications, denying the US government's allegation that it intentionally destroyed evidence needed in an antitrust case. The history-off setting causes messages to be automatically deleted within 24 hours. Ars Technica reports: The US government and 21 stat ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/228240/google-defends-auto-deletion-of-chats-after-us-alleged-it-destroyed-evidence?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T02:02:00Z	**The World Saw a Record 9.6% Growth In Renewables In 2022**
By the end of 2022, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3,372 gigawatts (GW), growing the stock of renewable power by 295 GW or 9.6%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewables produced an overwhelming 83% of all power capacity added last year. Electrek reports: Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023, released today by  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2212226/the-world-saw-a-record-96-growth-in-renewables-in-2022?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T03:30:00Z	**Psychedelic Brew Ayahuasca's Profound Impact Revealed In Brain Scans**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The brew is so potent that practitioners report not only powerful hallucinations, but near-death experiences, contact with higher-dimensional beings, and life-transforming voyages through alternative realities. Often before throwing up, or having trouble at the other end. Now, scien ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/21/2219254/psychedelic-brew-ayahuascas-profound-impact-revealed-in-brain-scans?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T07:00:00Z	**RNA Molecule Uracil Found In Asteroid Ryugu Samples**
Researchers have analyzed samples of the asteroid Ryugu collected by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found uracil, one of the informational units that make up RNA, the molecules that contain the instructions for how to build and operate living organisms. Nicotinic acid, also known as Vitamin B3 or niacin, which is an important cofactor for metaboli ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/0440200/rna-molecule-uracil-found-in-asteroid-ryugu-samples?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T10:00:00Z	**3DS, Wii U eShop Shutdown Leaves Archivists In the Wind, Hobbyists Pick Up the Pieces**
On March 27th, Nintendo's eShop for its 3DS and Wii U consoles will be shut down. With many of the titles being original to those consoles and not available anywhere else, it's left archivists and historians scrambling to preserve them before it's too late. However, those preservation plans get complicated ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/0449247/3ds-wii-u-eshop-shutdown-leaves-archivists-in-the-wind-hobbyists-pick-up-the-pieces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T13:00:00Z	**Researchers Design Robot That Can 3D Print a Cake With Up To Seven Ingredients**
sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Researchers have designed a robot that can create and cook a cake with up to seven ingredients, more than any other printed food to date. The scientists built their programmable patisserie by retrofitting a 3D printer with nozzles designed to squeeze out selected i ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/051258/researchers-design-robot-that-can-3d-print-a-cake-with-up-to-seven-ingredients?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T14:00:00Z	**Turing Award Won by Co-Inventor of Ethernet Technology**
In the 1970s, Bob Metcalfe helped develop the primary technology that lets you send email or connect with a printer over an office network. From a report: In June 1972, Bob Metcalfe, a 26-year-old engineer fresh out of graduate school, joined a new research lab in Palo Alto, Calif., as it set out to build something that few people could even imagine: a personal comp ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1356221/turing-award-won-by-co-inventor-of-ethernet-technology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T14:43:00Z	**Microsoft's GitHub To Add OpenAI Chat Functions To Coding Tool**
Microsoft's GitHub unit created one of the first widely deployed programs using OpenAI's language-generation tools -- an app called Copilot that helped software developers write computer code. Now GitHub is adding a chat and voice feature that will let programmers ask how to accomplish certain coding tasks. From a report: The new version announc ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1443211/microsofts-github-to-add-openai-chat-functions-to-coding-tool?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T15:20:00Z	**Mozilla Launches a New Startup Focused on 'Trustworthy' AI**
On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Mozilla, the not-for-profit behind the Firefox browser, is launching an AI-focused startup. From a report: Called Mozilla.ai, the newly forged company's mission isn't to build just any AI -- its mission is to build AI that's open source and "trustworthy," according to Mark Surman, the executive president of Mozilla and the h ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1510255/mozilla-launches-a-new-startup-focused-on-trustworthy-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T16:06:00Z	**Supreme Court Ponders a Surprisingly Difficult Case About Poop Jokes**
The Supreme Court will take a break on Wednesday from the unusually political mix of cases it decided to hear during its current term, to consider a case about poop jokes. From a report: Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products asks whether VIP Products, the nation's second-largest maker of dog toys, infringed upon the whiskey maker's trademarked bott ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/166252/supreme-court-ponders-a-surprisingly-difficult-case-about-poop-jokes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T16:40:00Z	**The Spy Law That Big Tech Wants To Limit**
Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how US intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users, especially American citizens. From a report: The companies, including Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Apple, want Congress to limit Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as they work to renew the law before it expires at  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1613235/the-spy-law-that-big-tech-wants-to-limit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T16:54:00Z	**Counter-Strike 2 Confirmed For Summer 2023 Release, Limited Test Begins Today**
Valve just announced that Counter-Strike 2, made in Source Engine 2, will be released in Summer 2023. From a report: Accompanying the announcement, Valve also released three videos teasing what to expect in the Counter-Strike's massive and transformative update. Leveling up the World shows off the upgraded maps and overh ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1654227/counter-strike-2-confirmed-for-summer-2023-release-limited-test-begins-today?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T18:00:00Z	**New Victims Come Forward After Mass-Ransomware Attack**
The number of victims affected by a mass-ransomware attack, caused by a bug in a popular data transfer tool used by businesses around the world, continues to grow as another organization tells TechCrunch that it was also hacked. From the report: Canadian financing giant Investissement Quebec confirmed to TechCrunch that "some employee personal information" was recently  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1643233/new-victims-come-forward-after-mass-ransomware-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T18:40:00Z	**Taiwan Pursues Internet Satellite Service Ahead of Potential Chinese Invasion**
An ongoing internet disruption on one of Taiwan's islands is accelerating the self-governed territory's plans to launch an independent satellite network like SpaceX's Starlink, which would help ensure it remains connected in a potential Chinese invasion. From a report: Taiwan's National Communication Commission blamed Ch ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1651253/taiwan-pursues-internet-satellite-service-ahead-of-potential-chinese-invasion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T19:20:00Z	**Job Listings Giant Indeed Lays Off 2,200 People, Representing 15% of Staff**
Job listings site Indeed.com told employees on Wednesday that it's laying off 2,200 people, representing 15% of its headcount. From a report: Indeed CEO Chris Hyams broke the news to employees in an all-hands meeting on Wednesday morning, saying that the cuts would affect teams across the company and attributing the decision to broader ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/177241/job-listings-giant-indeed-lays-off-2200-people-representing-15-of-staff?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T19:39:00Z	**Tron Founder Justin Sun Sued by US SEC on Securities, Market Manipulation Charges**
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Justin Sun Wednesday on allegations of selling and airdropping unregistered securities, fraud and market manipulation. From a report: The SEC said in a press release it was suing Sun, the Tron Foundation, the BitTorrent Foundation and BitTorrent (now known as Rainber ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1939231/tron-founder-justin-sun-sued-by-us-sec-on-securities-market-manipulation-charges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T20:00:00Z	**New Microsoft Toolkit Will Measure Real-Time Xbox Energy Use**
How much energy does it take to play Xbox? Microsoft is helping developers find out. At the 2023 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company announced a new toolkit for developers to measure real-time energy consumption from Xbox games. From a report: The toolkit, which Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft calls the first of its kind in the  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1749254/new-microsoft-toolkit-will-measure-real-time-xbox-energy-use?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T20:40:00Z	**Pebble Might Be Coming Back - as a Small Android Phone**
Remember when Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky released an impassioned plea for someone, anyone, to make a small Android phone that would compete with the iPhone Mini? He's taking matters into his own hands. From a report: Now that Apple has stopped making new small phones, Migicovsky's Small Android Phone petition has evolved into a "community-based project" -- where that ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1817251/pebble-might-be-coming-back---as-a-small-android-phone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T21:20:00Z	**FCC Chair Proposes Ban on Deceptive 'Broadcast TV' and 'Regional Sports' Fees**
A new proposal targeting hidden fees charged by cable and satellite companies could force TV providers to clearly list their "all-in" prices. From a report The proposal announced today by Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel would require cable and direct-broadcast satellite providers to "state th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/1828234/fcc-chair-proposes-ban-on-deceptive-broadcast-tv-and-regional-sports-fees?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T22:02:00Z	**Explosives Replace Malware As the Scariest Thing a USB Stick May Hide**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As reported by the Agence France-Presse (via CBS News) on Tuesday, five Ecuadorian journalists have received USB drives in the mail from Quinsaloma. Each of the USB sticks was meant to explode when activated. Upon receiving the drive, Lenin Artieda of the Ecuavisa TV station in Guayaq ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2048210/explosives-replace-malware-as-the-scariest-thing-a-usb-stick-may-hide?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T22:40:00Z	**Researcher Builds 'RightWingGPT' To Highlight Potential Bias In AI Systems**
mspohr shares an excerpt from a New York Times article: When ChatGPT exploded in popularity as a tool using artificial intelligence to draft complex texts, David Rozado decided to test its potential for bias. A data scientist in New Zealand, he subjected the chatbot to a series of quizzes, searching for signs of political ori ... ⌘ [Read more](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/210225/researcher-builds-rightwinggpt-to-highlight-potential-bias-in-ai-systems?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-22T23:20:00Z	**Duolingo Is Working On a Music App**
Duolingo, a language learning app with over 500 million users, is working on a music app, TechCrunch has learned. From the report: The Pittsburgh-based tech company currently has a small team working on a music product and is hiring a learning scientist who is an "expert in music education who combines both theoretical knowledge of relevant learning science research and hands-on teaching experience," accor ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/218224/duolingo-is-working-on-a-music-app?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T00:02:00Z	**FCC Fines 15 Year-Old Pirate Radio Station In NYC $2 Million**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is using a new law to fine a pirate radio station operating in New York City for more than $2 million. For 15 years, Impacto 2, which has been operated by two brothers, has broadcast Ecuadorian news, culture, sports, and talk-radio on 105.5 FM in Queens. The  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2116236/fcc-fines-15-year-old-pirate-radio-station-in-nyc-2-million?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T00:45:00Z	**Epic Is Merging Its Digital Asset Stores Into One Huge Marketplace**
Epic Games' next big plan for the metaverse is to unify all of its disparate asset marketplaces under one brand, Fab. The Verge reports: The new store will include assets from the Unreal Engine Marketplace, Quixel Bridge, Artstation Marketplace, and Sketchfab, and Epic will give creators 88 percent of earnings on the store, like it does for  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://games.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2159235/epic-is-merging-its-digital-asset-stores-into-one-huge-marketplace?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T01:25:00Z	**Coinbase Warned By SEC of Potential Securities Charges**
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued crypto exchange Coinbase a Wells notice, warning the company that it identified potential violations of U.S. securities law. CNBC reports: "Based on discussions with the Staff, the Company believes these potential enforcement actions would relate to aspects of the Company's spot market, staking service Coinbase Earn, Coinbase  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/223230/coinbase-warned-by-sec-of-potential-securities-charges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T02:02:00Z	**GNOME 44 Released**
"9to5Linux.com reports that the GNOME 44 desktop environment is officially released and gives a detailed look at the major new features and improvements," writes Slashdot reader prisoninmate. From the report: Code-named "Kuala Lumpur" in recognition of the work done by the organizers of GNOME.Asia Summit 2022 conference, GNOME 44 introduces a GTK4 port of the Epihaphy (GNOME Web) web browser, a file chooser grid view for apps that use the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2211217/gnome-44-released?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T03:30:00Z	**Hackers Drain Bitcoin ATMs of $1.5 Million By Exploiting 0-Day Bug**
turp182 shares a report from Ars Technica: Hackers drained millions of dollars in digital coins from cryptocurrency ATMs by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability, leaving customers on the hook for losses that can't be reversed, the kiosk manufacturer has revealed. The heist targeted ATMs sold by General Bytes, a company with multiple locations thro ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2218204/hackers-drain-bitcoin-atms-of-15-million-by-exploiting-0-day-bug?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T07:00:00Z	**DART Mission Reveals Asteroid Dimorphos Contains No Water**
Careful scrutiny of the debris from the impact of NASA's DART mission into Dimorphos has not found any evidence for water-ice on the asteroid, nor the residue of thruster fuel from the spacecraft, new results from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) show. Space.com reports: However, the data from the MUSE (Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) instrument o ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/0247203/dart-mission-reveals-asteroid-dimorphos-contains-no-water?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T10:00:00Z	**Europe's Right-To-Repair Law Asks Hardware Makers For Fixes For Up To 10 Years**
The European Commission has adopted a new set of right to repair rules (PDF) that, among other things, will add electronic devices like smartphones and tablets to a list of goods that must be built with repairability in mind. The Register reports: The new rules will need to be need to be negotiated between the Europ ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/0255224/europes-right-to-repair-law-asks-hardware-makers-for-fixes-for-up-to-10-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T12:40:00Z	**Hindenburg: Block Has Inflated User Metrics and Enabled Insiders To Cash Out Over $1 Billion**
Short seller Hindenburg Research, on Block: Block, formerly known as Square, is a $44 billion market cap company that claims to have developed a "frictionless" and "magical" financial technology with a mission to empower the "unbanked" and the "underbanked." Our 2-year investigation has concluded t ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1241224/hindenburg-block-has-inflated-user-metrics-and-enabled-insiders-to-cash-out-over-1-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T13:00:00Z	**Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware Used To Gain Competitive Advantage**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: Google says it has suspended the app for the Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo after malware was found in versions of the app. The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published an analysis suggesting the po ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/0239248/google-suspends-chinese-e-commerce-app-pinduoduo-over-malware-used-to-gain-competitive-advantage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T14:40:00Z	**Apple To Splash $1 Billion a Year on Films To Break Into Cinemas**
Apple plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be released in theaters, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the company's plans, part of an ambitious effort to raise its profile in Hollywood and lure subscribers to its streaming service. From the report: Apple has approached movie studios about partne ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1234221/apple-to-splash-1-billion-a-year-on-films-to-break-into-cinemas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T15:20:00Z	**JPMorgan Test Will Ditch Cards To Let Consumers Pay with Palm or Face Instead**
JPMorgan Chase is planning to test new technology that would let consumers pay with their palms or faces at certain US merchants. From a report: The bank, home to one of the world's biggest payment-processing businesses, plans to roll out the service to its broader base of US merchant clients if the pilot program goes we ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1247237/jpmorgan-test-will-ditch-cards-to-let-consumers-pay-with-palm-or-face-instead?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T16:00:00Z	**Risk of 'Industrial Capture' Looms Over AI Revolution**
An anonymous reader shares a report: There's a colossal shift going on in artificial intelligence -- but it's not the one some may think. While advanced language-generating systems and chatbots have dominated news headlines, private AI companies have quietly entrenched their power. Recent developments mean that a handful of individuals and corporations now control much of th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1253201/risk-of-industrial-capture-looms-over-ai-revolution?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T16:40:00Z	**Accenture To Cut 19,000 Jobs**
Tech consultancy giant Accenture plans to cut 19,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its workforce, and has lowered its annual revenue and profit forecasts, becoming the latest behemoth to trim expenses in the wake of dwindling global economic conditions. From a report: The reduction in jobs, over half of which affects individuals in non-billable corporate functions, will be undertaken in the next 18 months, Accenture said in an SEC ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1254246/accenture-to-cut-19000-jobs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T17:20:00Z	**Arm Seeks To Raise Prices Ahead of Hotly Anticipated IPO**
Arm is seeking to raise prices for its chip designs as the SoftBank-owned group aims to boost revenues ahead of a hotly anticipated initial public offering in New York this year. From a report: The UK-based group, which designs blueprints for semiconductors found in more than 95 per cent of all smartphones, has recently informed several of its biggest customers of a  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1257232/arm-seeks-to-raise-prices-ahead-of-hotly-anticipated-ipo?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T18:05:00Z	**China Reminds US That It Can and Will Kill a Forced TikTok Sale**
China pushed back against the U.S. government's proposal to force a sale of TikTok on Thursday, rejecting the possible solution to ongoing national security concerns around the app. From a report: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress on Thursday morning, facing questions from U.S. lawmakers that centered around concerns that the Chinese  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/185257/china-reminds-us-that-it-can-and-will-kill-a-forced-tiktok-sale?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T18:41:00Z	**OpenAI is Massively Expanding ChatGPT's Capabilities To Let It Browse the Web**
OpenAI is adding support for plug-ins to ChatGPT -- an upgrade that massively expands the chatbot's capabilities and gives it access for the first time to live data from the web. From a report: Up until now, ChatGPT has been limited by the fact it can only pull information from its training data, which ends in 2021. OpenA ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1834229/openai-is-massively-expanding-chatgpts-capabilities-to-let-it-browse-the-web?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T19:20:00Z	**Linus Tech Tips' YouTube Channel Was Hacked**
New submitter Kitkoan writes: Hackers had gained control of Linus Tech Tips' YouTube channel to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Earlier on Thursday, hackers had gained control of the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel and used it to promote a fake crypto giveaway that falsely used the name of Elon Musk and the Tesla brand (obviously without the permission of either party). Thankfully, the Linus ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1845233/linus-tech-tips-youtube-channel-was-hacked?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T20:00:00Z	**'Click-to-Cancel' Rule Would Penalize Companies That Make You Cancel By Phone**
Canceling a subscription should be just as easy as signing up for the service, the Federal Trade Commission said in a proposed "click-to-cancel" rule announced today. If approved, the plan "would put an end to companies requiring you to call customer service to cancel an account that you opened on their website," FTC commi ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1852233/click-to-cancel-rule-would-penalize-companies-that-make-you-cancel-by-phone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T20:40:00Z	**Chipmakers Fight Spread of US Crackdowns on 'Forever Chemicals'**
Intel and other semiconductor companies have joined together with industrial materials businesses to fight US clampdowns on "forever chemicals," substances used in myriad products that are slow to break down in the environment. From a report: The lobbying push from chipmakers broadens the opposition to new rules and bans for the chemicals known as PF ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1910210/chipmakers-fight-spread-of-us-crackdowns-on-forever-chemicals?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T21:20:00Z	**Millions of 'Extremely' Polluting Cars Still on Europe's Roads, Says Report**
Thirteen million diesel cars producing "extreme" levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report, seven years after the Dieselgate scandal first exploded. From a report: The non-profit research group, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), revealed in 2015 that  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/1918203/millions-of-extremely-polluting-cars-still-on-europes-roads-says-report?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T22:00:00Z	**Framework's First Gaming Laptop Features Upgradeable GPUs, Swappable Keyboards**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Framework has delivered on the promise of its original 13-inch laptop. Three product generations in, the company has made a respectable competitor for the Dell XPS 13 or MacBook Air that can be repaired, modified, and upgraded, and owners of the original laptop c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/2023231/frameworks-first-gaming-laptop-features-upgradeable-gpus-swappable-keyboards?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T22:40:00Z	**Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro**
The founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, appears to have been arrested in Montenegro, according to a tweet by the country's minister of interior, Filip Adzic. CoinDesk reports: "Montenegrin police have detained a person suspected of being one of the most wanted fugitives, South Korean citizen Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based Terraform Labs," Adzic tweeted. ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/2027254/terraform-labs-founder-do-kwon-arrested-in-montenegro?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-23T23:20:00Z	**Ford Says EV Unit Losing Billions, Should Be Seen As Startup**
Ford's electric vehicle business has lost $3 billion before taxes during the past two years and will lose a similar amount this year as the company invests heavily in the new technology. The Associated Press reports: The figures were released Thursday as Ford rolled out a new way of reporting financial results. The new business structure separates electri ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/2032215/ford-says-ev-unit-losing-billions-should-be-seen-as-startup?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T00:02:00Z	**License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Intercept: At a city council meeting in June 2021, Mayor Thomas Kilgore, of Lakeway, Texas, made an announcement that confused his community. "I believe it is my duty to inform you that a surveillance system has been installed in the city of Lakeway," he told the perplexed crowd. Kilgore was referr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/23/2358201/license-plate-surveillance-courtesy-of-your-homeowners-association?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T00:45:00Z	**Utah Passes Laws Requiring Parental Permission For Teens To Use Social Media**
Utah's governor has signed two bills that could upend how teens in the state are able to use social media apps. Engadget reports: Under the new laws, companies like Meta, Snap and TikTok would be required to get parents permission before teens could create accounts on their platforms. The laws also require curfew, parental c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/003250/utah-passes-laws-requiring-parental-permission-for-teens-to-use-social-media?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T01:25:00Z	**The Writers Guild of America Would Allow AI In Scriptwriting, As Long as Writers Maintain Credit**
The Writers Guild of America has proposed allowing artificial intelligence to write scripts, as long as it does not affect writers' credits or residuals. Variety reports: The guild had previously indicated that it would propose regulating the use of AI in the writing process, which has rec ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/0012251/the-writers-guild-of-america-would-allow-ai-in-scriptwriting-as-long-as-writers-maintain-credit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T02:02:00Z	**Humans Have Reclaimed 'Land Size of Luxembourg' Since 2000**
Land reclamation is nothing new, but during this century there has been a significant rise in the creation of artificial land by humans, with a recent study showing that developers have added more than 2,500 sq km -- an area equivalent to the size of Luxembourg -- to coastlines since 2000. The Guardian reports: Using satellite imagery, Dhritiraj Sengupta, from ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/0027243/humans-have-reclaimed-land-size-of-luxembourg-since-2000?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T03:30:00Z	**FDA Clears Lab-Grown Chicken As Safe To Eat**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared cultured "cultured chicken cell material" made by GOOD Meat as safe for use as human food. While the FDA said the lab-grown chicken was safe to eat, GOOD Meat still needs approval from the Agriculture Department before i can sell the product in the U.S. If approved, acclaimed chef Jos ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/0138246/fda-clears-lab-grown-chicken-as-safe-to-eat?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T07:00:00Z	**Relativity Space Launches World's First 3D-Printed Rocket On Historic Test Flight**
Longtime Slashdot reader destinyland shares a report from Space.com: The Relativity Space rocket, called Terran 1, lifted off from Launch Complex 16 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:25 p.m. EST (0025 GMT on March 23), kicking off a test flight called "Good Luck, Have Fun" (GLHF). Terran 1 p ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/0145209/relativity-space-launches-worlds-first-3d-printed-rocket-on-historic-test-flight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T10:00:00Z	**Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua Probably Moved Strangely Due To Gas, Study Says**
Scientists have come up with a simple explanation for the strange movements of our solar system's first known visitor from another star. NPR reports: Now, though, in the journal Nature, two researchers say the answer might be the release of hydrogen from trapped reserves inside water-rich ice. That was the notion of Jenn ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/073242/interstellar-object-oumuamua-probably-moved-strangely-due-to-gas-study-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T13:00:00Z	**El Salvador President Readies Bill To Eliminate Taxes On Tech**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Thursday he will send to the country's Congress next week a bill to eliminate all taxes on technology innovations as well as computing and communications hardware manufacturing. "Next week, I'll be sending a bill to congress to eliminate all taxes (income, pr ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/0712230/el-salvador-president-readies-bill-to-eliminate-taxes-on-tech?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T14:00:00Z	**France Sets EU Precedent With 2024 Olympics Surveillance Arsenal**
France's AI-powered array of surveillance cameras for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics cleared a final legislative hurdle on Thursday. From a report: The French government wants to experiment with large-scale, real-time camera systems supported by an algorithm to spot suspicious behavior, including unsupervised luggage and triggering alarms to warn  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1359259/france-sets-eu-precedent-with-2024-olympics-surveillance-arsenal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T14:40:00Z	**A Tech Job Still Pays $120 an Hour Despite Mass Layoffs**
Mass layoffs across the US technology industry have now claimed well over 300,000 jobs. And yet, companies are still hiring in areas they see as mission-critical. Contract positions are still commanding $120-an-hour wages. From a report:The industry hasn't seen cuts this deep since the dot-com bubble burst, but Linda Lutton, who has been recruiting for tech firms s ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1411201/a-tech-job-still-pays-120-an-hour-despite-mass-layoffs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T15:21:00Z	**Domino's Eight-Year Foray Into Italy Ends in Liquidation**
Domino's Pizza's franchise in Italy has entered into liquidation, after a short-lived struggle to win over customers in the birthplace of pizza. From a report: A Milan-based judge opened liquidation proceedings for Domino's franchise partner, ePizza, last week, according to a filing with the local chamber of commerce seen by Bloomberg News. A court-ordered liquidation ... ⌘ [Read more](https://slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1436249/dominos-eight-year-foray-into-italy-ends-in-liquidation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T16:00:00Z	**Startup Invents Long-Distance Kissing Machine**
A Chinese startup has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received. From a report: MUA -- named after the sound people commonly make when blowing a kiss -- also captures and replays sound and warms up slightly during kissing, making th ... ⌘ [Read more](https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1451250/startup-invents-long-distance-kissing-machine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T16:41:00Z	**More Americans Are Using 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Services To Pay for Groceries**
The concept of "buy now, pay later" has exploded in popularity in recent years. Americans have been using this form of lending -- in which the cost of a purchase is typically divided into four payments over several weeks or months -- to buy everything from clothes to Peloton bikes. But now there is a new trend: People are using ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1545252/more-americans-are-using-buy-now-pay-later-services-to-pay-for-groceries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T17:20:00Z	**FAA is Laying Out Steps for Air Traffic Controllers To Avoid More Close Calls**
The head of the nation's air traffic controllers said there have been too many near collisions at airports and laid out steps to avoid more -- including more supervisor oversight in control towers and extra controller training for "unusual circumstances." From a report: "Even though we all know that multiple levels of sa ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1613255/faa-is-laying-out-steps-for-air-traffic-controllers-to-avoid-more-close-calls?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T18:00:00Z	**Pets Could Be Gene-Edited Under New English Law, Says RSPCA**
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new UK government act, the RSPCA has warned. From a report: The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and that it could lead to cats and dogs being gene-edited to include extreme features. The law allows the c ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1618237/pets-could-be-gene-edited-under-new-english-law-says-rspca?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T18:40:00Z	**Biden Broadband Plan Runs Headlong Into 'Buy American' Mandate**
President Joe Biden made clear in his State of the Union address last month that as the US spends billions of dollars on new broadband connections, "we're going to buy American." But that aspiration is easier said than done. From a report: While there seems to be enough domestic fiber optic cable to connect communities, the electronic components such a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1623206/biden-broadband-plan-runs-headlong-into-buy-american-mandate?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T19:20:00Z	**Meta Slams Telco Fee Proposal, Says ISPs Should Pay Their Own Network Costs**
Proposals to pay for broadband networks by imposing new fees on Big Tech companies "are built on a false premise," Meta executives wrote in a blog post today. From a report: "Network fee proposals do not recognize that our investments in content drive the business model of telecom operators," Meta executives Kevin Salvadori a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1642213/meta-slams-telco-fee-proposal-says-isps-should-pay-their-own-network-costs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T20:00:00Z	**'Docker is Deleting Open Source Organisations'**
Alex Ellis: Earlier this month, Docker sent an email to any Docker Hub user who had created an "organisation", telling them their account will be deleted including all images, if they do not upgrade to a paid team plan. The email contained a link to a tersely written PDF (since, silently edited) which was missing many important details which caused significant anxiety and addit ... ⌘ [Read more](https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1658242/docker-is-deleting-open-source-organisations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T20:40:00Z	**UK Regulator Sides With Microsoft Over Call of Duty on PlayStation Concerns**
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now sided with Microsoft over concerns the software giant could remove Call of Duty from PlayStation if its proposed Activision Blizzard deal is approved. From a report: The regulator still has concerns about the deal's impact on the cloud gaming market and will complete it ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/175239/uk-regulator-sides-with-microsoft-over-call-of-duty-on-playstation-concerns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T21:20:00Z	**Google Bard is Worse Than ChatGPT, Say Early Testers**
An anonymous reader shares a report: On Tuesday, Google initiated the process of opening up Bard to the world by inviting users in the US and UK to sign up for access. It first demoed Bard in February, in a clear response to seeing ChatGPT take the world by storm over the holiday period, but is only now opening up access. Unfortunately for the search giant, the beta-ness ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/1714235/google-bard-is-worse-than-chatgpt-say-early-testers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T22:02:00Z	**Sex Worker-Led Payment Platform Shuts Down After Being Cut Off By Processor**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Adult industry cryptocurrency payment platform SpankPay announced on Monday that it is closing down, after facing the same banking discrimination it aimed to help sex workers avoid. "After a long and difficult consideration, we have decided to close down SpankPay, our cry ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2119225/sex-worker-led-payment-platform-shuts-down-after-being-cut-off-by-processor?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T22:40:00Z	**Epic's Hyperrealistic MetaHumans Can Soon Be Animated Using an iPhone**
During its State of Unreal keynote at GDC 2023, the company showed off new animation tools that make it possible to create realistic facial animations using only video captured from an iPhone. The Verge reports: Epic showed this off with a live demonstration featuring the actor behind the upcoming game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. It was ... ⌘ [Read more](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2134248/epics-hyperrealistic-metahumans-can-soon-be-animated-using-an-iphone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-24T23:20:00Z	**GitHub.com Rotates Its Exposed Private SSH Key**
GitHub has rotated its private SSH key for GitHub.com after the secret was was accidentally published in a public GitHub repository. BleepingComputer reports: The software development and version control service says, the private RSA key was only "briefly" exposed, but that it took action out of "an abundance of caution." In a succinct blog post published today, GitHub acknowledged di ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2138222/githubcom-rotates-its-exposed-private-ssh-key?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T00:02:00Z	**VW Will Support Software Products For Up To 15 Years**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Jonathan M. Gitlin: A perennial question that has accompanied the spread of Android Automotive has been the question of support. A car has a much longer expected service life than a smartphone, especially an Android smartphone, and with infotainment systems so integral to a car's operations now, how long  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2149233/vw-will-support-software-products-for-up-to-15-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T00:45:00Z	**France Bans 'Recreational Apps' From Government Staff Phones**
France announced Friday it is banning the "recreational" use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones because of concern about insufficient data security measures. Reuters reports: The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration, Stanislas Guerini, said in a statement that ''recreational" apps aren't sec ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2222233/france-bans-recreational-apps-from-government-staff-phones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T01:25:00Z	**Huawei Claims To Have Built Its Own 14nm Chip Design Suite**
Huawei has reportedly completed work on electronic design automation (EDA) tools for laying out and making chips down to 14nm process nodes. The Register reports: Chinese media said the platform is one of 78 being developed by the telecoms equipment giant to replace American and European chip design toolkits that have become subject to export controls by ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2229205/huawei-claims-to-have-built-its-own-14nm-chip-design-suite?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T02:02:00Z	**Intel Co-Founder/Creator of 'Moore's Law' Gordon Moore Dies at Age 94**
Intel announced Friday that Gordon Moore, Intel's co-founder, has died at the age of 94:

Moore and his longtime colleague Robert Noyce founded Intel in July 1968. Moore initially served as executive vice president until 1975, when he became president. In 1979, Moore was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer, posts he  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0044230/intel-co-foundercreator-of-moores-law-gordon-moore-dies-at-age-94?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T03:30:00Z	**United Airlines Reveals First eVTOL Passenger Route Starting In 2025**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In 2025, United Airlines will fly an air taxi service between the downtown Vertiport Chicago and O'Hare International Airport, using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft it is purchasing from Archer Aviation. The Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft will complete the route in abou ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2237212/united-airlines-reveals-first-evtol-passenger-route-starting-in-2025?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T07:00:00Z	**Starlink Rival OneWeb Poised for Global Coverage After Weekend Launch**
British satellite company OneWeb is gearing up for the launch of its final batch of internet satellites, completing a constellation in low Earth orbit despite some hiccups along the way. Gizmodo reports: India's heaviest launch vehicle LVM-3 will carry 36 OneWeb satellites, with liftoff slated for Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET, according to O ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2239239/starlink-rival-oneweb-poised-for-global-coverage-after-weekend-launch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T10:00:00Z	**Natural History Museums Join Forces To Produce Global Digital Inventory**
Dozens of the world's largest natural history museums revealed on Thursday a survey of everything in their collections. The global inventory is made up of 1.1 billion objects that range from dinosaur skulls to pollen grains to mosquitoes. The New York Times reports: The survey's organizers, who described the effort in the journal ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2255204/natural-history-museums-join-forces-to-produce-global-digital-inventory?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T13:00:00Z	**Major Shake-Up Coming For Fermilab**
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has quietly begun a new competition for the contract to run the United States's sole dedicated particle physics laboratory. Announced in January, the rebid comes 1 year after Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), which is managed in part by the University of Chicago (UChicago), ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2248246/major-shake-up-coming-for-fermilab?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T14:34:00Z	**A Geometric Shape That Does Not Repeat Itself When Tiled**
IHTFISP shares a report from Phys.Org: A quartet of mathematicians from Yorkshire University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Waterloo and the University of Arkansas has discovered a 2D geometric shape that does not repeat itself when tiled. David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig Kaplan and Chaim Goodman-Strauss have written a paper describing ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/24/2232256/a-geometric-shape-that-does-not-repeat-itself-when-tiled?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T15:34:00Z	**OpenAI Admits ChatGPT Leaked Some Payment Data, Blames Open-Source Bug**
OpenAI took ChatGPT offline earlier this week "due to a bug in an open-source library which allowed some users to see titles from another active user's chat history," according to an OpenAI blog post. "It's also possible that the first message of a newly-created conversation was visible in someone else's chat history if both users were ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0353238/openai-admits-chatgpt-leaked-some-payment-data-blames-open-source-bug?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T16:34:00Z	**Internet Archive Loses in Court. Judge Rules They Can't Scan and Lend eBooks**
The Verge reports:
A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit brought against it by four book publishers, deciding that the website does not have the right to scan books and lend them out like a library. Judge John G. Koeltl decided that the Internet Archive had done noth ... ⌘ [Read more](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0112229/internet-archive-loses-in-court-judge-rules-they-cant-scan-and-lend-ebooks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T17:34:00Z	**TikTok Trackers Embedded in U.S. State-Government Websites, Review Finds**
Toronto-based Feroot Security "found that so-called tracking pixels from the TikTok parent company were present in 30 U.S. state-government websites across 27 states," reports the Wall Street Journal, "including some where the app has been banned from state networks and devices." The review was performed in January and February.

The ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0225214/tiktok-trackers-embedded-in-us-state-government-websites-review-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T18:34:00Z	**FSF Honors Emacs Co-Maintainer, 'Replicant' Developer, and Videoconferencing Tool Jami**
The Free Software Foundation held their annual LibrePlanet conference last week — and announced that Eli Zaretskii, co-maintainer of GNU Emacs, won their "Advancement of Free Software" award. "He has been a contributor to Emacs for more than thirty years," notes the FSF announcement, "and as co-maintainer,  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0029209/fsf-honors-emacs-co-maintainer-replicant-developer-and-videoconferencing-tool-jami?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T19:34:00Z	**DoomLinux:  the Distro That Loads Only Enough Software to Play DOOM**
Hackaday recently shared some thoughts on "purpose-built" distros:

Some examples are Kali for security testing, DragonOS for software-defined radio, or Hannah Montana Linux for certain music fans.

Anyone can roll their own Linux distribution with the right tools, including [Shadly], who recently created one which only loads enough software ... ⌘ [Read more](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/0427211/doomlinux-the-distro-that-loads-only-enough-software-to-play-doom?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T20:34:00Z	**Amazon Rejects Petition from 30,000 Workers Opposing Return-to-Office Mandate**
An anonymous reader shares this report from the New York Post:

Disgruntled Amazon corporate employees are reportedly devastated after a top human resources executive shot down an internal petition that asked the tech giant's leaders to nix its return-to-office plan. Approximately 30,000 workers had signed a petition beggin ... ⌘ [Read more](https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/2011231/amazon-rejects-petition-from-30000-workers-opposing-return-to-office-mandate?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T21:36:00Z	**Google Security Researchers Accuse CentOS of Failing to Backport Kernel Fixes**
An anonymous reader quotes Neowin:
Google Project Zero is a security team responsible for discovering security flaws in Google's own products as well as software developed by other vendors. Following discovery, the issues are privately reported to vendors and they are given 90 days to fix the reported problems before the ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/2133226/google-security-researchers-accuse-centos-of-failing-to-backport-kernel-fixes?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-25T22:34:00Z	**The New US-China Proxy War Over Undersea Internet Cables**
400 undersea cables carry 95% of the world's international internet traffic, reports Reuters (citing figures from Washington-based telecommunications research firm TeleGeography).

But now there's "a growing proxy war between the United States and China over technologies that could determine who achieves economic and military dominance for decades to come."

In  ... ⌘ [Read more](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/03/25/1811216/the-new-us-china-proxy-war-over-undersea-internet-cables?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)
2023-03-26T01:34:00Z	**IBM Installs World's First Quantum Computer for Accelerating Healthcare Research**
It's one of America's best hospitals — a nonprofit "academic medical center" called the Cleveland Clinic. And this week it installed an IBM-managed quantum computer to accelerate healthcare research (according to an announcement from IBM). IBM is calling it "the first quantum computer in the world to be uniquely d ... ⌘ [Read more](https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/03/26/004249/ibm-installs-worlds-first-quantum-computer-for-accelerating-healthcare-research?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed)