Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
July 26, 2025 at 12:13AM
July 26, 2025 at 12:13AM
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Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Microsoft used China-based engineering teams to maintain cloud computing systems for multiple federal departments including Justice, Treasury, and Commerce, extending the practice beyond the Defense Department that the company announced last week it would…
Graduate Job Postings Plummet, But AI May Not Be the Primary Culprit
July 26, 2025 at 12:50AM
July 26, 2025 at 12:50AM
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Graduate Job Postings Plummet, But AI May Not Be the Primary Culprit
Job postings for entry-level roles requiring degrees have dropped nearly two-thirds in the UK and 43% in the US since ChatGPT launched in 2022, according to Financial Times analysis of Adzuna data. The decline spans sectors with varying AI exposure -- UK…
DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment
July 26, 2025 at 01:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 01:30AM
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DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment
Domain Name System Security Extensions has achieved only 34% deployment after 28 years since publication of the first DNSSEC RFC, according to Internet Society data that labels it "arguably the worst performing technology" among internet enabling technologies.…
Man Awarded $12,500 After Google Street View Camera Captured Him Naked in His Yard
July 26, 2025 at 02:10AM
July 26, 2025 at 02:10AM
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Man Awarded $12,500 After Google Street View Camera Captured Him Naked in His Yard
An Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after his bare behind was splashed over the internet for all to see. From a report: The policeman had sought payment from the internet giant for…
Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library
July 26, 2025 at 02:50AM
July 26, 2025 at 02:50AM
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Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library
The Internet Archive has received federal depository library status from California Sen. Alex Padilla, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public. Padilla made the designation in a letter…
Air Pollution Raises Risk of Dementia, Say Cambridge Scientists
July 26, 2025 at 03:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 03:30AM
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Air Pollution Raises Risk of Dementia, Say Cambridge Scientists
Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. From a report: The illness is estimated to affect about 57 million people worldwide, with the number expected…
Clean Cyclists Now Outperform Doped Champions of Tour de France's Past
July 26, 2025 at 04:10AM
July 26, 2025 at 04:10AM
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Clean Cyclists Now Outperform Doped Champions of Tour de France's Past
Current Tour de France competitors are faster than the sport's notorious doping-era champions, according to an analysis. Tadej Pogacar produced approximately 7 watts per kilogram for nearly 40 minutes during a crucial mountain stage in last year's Tour de…
The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
July 26, 2025 at 04:51AM
July 26, 2025 at 04:51AM
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The Manmade Clouds That Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists led by Daniel Harrison at Southern Cross University conducted their most successful test of marine cloud brightening technology in February, deploying three vessels nicknamed "Big Daddy and the Twins" in the Palm Islands off northeastern Australia.…
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted To 4chan
July 26, 2025 at 05:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted To 4chan
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Users from 4chan claim to have discovered an exposed database hosted on Google's mobile app development platform, Firebase, belonging to the newly popular women's dating safety app Tea. Users say they are…
US DOE Taps Federal Sites For Fast-Track AI Datacenter, Energy Builds
July 26, 2025 at 06:10AM
July 26, 2025 at 06:10AM
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US DOE Taps Federal Sites For Fast-Track AI Datacenter, Energy Builds
The U.S. Department of Energy has greenlit four federal sites for private sector AI datacenters and nuclear-powered energy projects, aligning with Trump's directive to fast-track AI infrastructure using government land. "The four that have been finalized…
Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write
July 26, 2025 at 06:50AM
July 26, 2025 at 06:50AM
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Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write
BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: Sasha Levin, a respected developer and engineer at Nvidia, has proposed a patch series aimed at formally integrating AI coding assistants into the Linux kernel workflow. The proposal includes two major changes.…
Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama's Prison System For Using Fake ChatGPT Cases In Filings
July 26, 2025 at 07:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 07:30AM
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Judge Sanctions Lawyers Defending Alabama's Prison System For Using Fake ChatGPT Cases In Filings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama's prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with "completely made up" case citations. U.S. District Judge…
Echelon Kills Smart Home Gym Equipment Offline Capabilities With Update
July 26, 2025 at 08:10AM
July 26, 2025 at 08:10AM
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Echelon Kills Smart Home Gym Equipment Offline Capabilities With Update
A recent Echelon firmware update has effectively bricked offline functionality for its smart gym equipment, cutting off compatibility with popular third-party apps like QZ and forcing users to connect to Echelon's servers -- even just to view workout stats.…
Meta Names Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit
July 26, 2025 at 08:50AM
July 26, 2025 at 08:50AM
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Meta Names Shengjia Zhao As Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit
Meta has appointed Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of its new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao was a former OpenAI researcher known for his work on ChatGPT, GPT-4, and the company's first AI reasoning model, o1. "I'm excited to share that Shengjia…
Wayback 0.1 释出
Wayback 项目释出了 v0.1 版本。Wayland 是目前主流的显示服务器，它正在取代 X.org X11 server，后者目前处于维护模式，不再继续开发。虽然 Wayland 取得了长足进步，但仍然有很多基于 X11 的窗口管理器和桌面环境不支持 Wayland。Wayback 项目就是旨在解决这一问题，允许用户在 Wayland 上运行旧的 X11 桌面环境，它有望成为 X.org 的一个更简单更直接的替代，减轻 Linux 发行版的维护负担。v0.1 的版本号意味着它处于 alpha 状态，功能远不完整，有很多功能尚未实现或正在开发中，如多显示器支持。 via Solidot
Wayback 项目释出了 v0.1 版本。Wayland 是目前主流的显示服务器，它正在取代 X.org X11 server，后者目前处于维护模式，不再继续开发。虽然 Wayland 取得了长足进步，但仍然有很多基于 X11 的窗口管理器和桌面环境不支持 Wayland。Wayback 项目就是旨在解决这一问题，允许用户在 Wayland 上运行旧的 X11 桌面环境，它有望成为 X.org 的一个更简单更直接的替代，减轻 Linux 发行版的维护负担。v0.1 的版本号意味着它处于 alpha 状态，功能远不完整，有很多功能尚未实现或正在开发中，如多显示器支持。 via Solidot
Pebble Is Officially Pebble Again
July 26, 2025 at 09:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 09:30AM
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Pebble Is Officially Pebble Again
Pebble smartwatches are officially reclaiming their iconic name after Core Devices CEO Eric Migicovsky successfully recovered the Pebble trademark. "Great news -- we've been able to recover the trademark for Pebble! Honestly, I wasn't expecting this to work…
Google Set Up Two Robotic Arms For a Game of Infinite Table Tennis
July 26, 2025 at 11:30AM
July 26, 2025 at 11:30AM
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Google Set Up Two Robotic Arms For a Game of Infinite Table Tennis
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Popular Science: On the early evening of June 22, 2010, American tennis star John Isner began a grueling Wimbledon match against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut that would become the longest in the sport's history. The marathon…
Study Finds 'Pressure Point' In the Gulf Could Drive Hurricane Strength
July 26, 2025 at 03:00PM
July 26, 2025 at 03:00PM
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Study Finds 'Pressure Point' In the Gulf Could Drive Hurricane Strength
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Driven by high temperatures in the Gulf, Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified from a Category 3 to Category 5 before making landfall in Southwest Florida on September 28, 2022. The deadly storm caught many by…
Controversial 'Arsenic Life' Paper Retracted After 15 Years
July 26, 2025 at 06:00PM
July 26, 2025 at 06:00PM
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Controversial 'Arsenic Life' Paper Retracted After 15 Years
"So far, all lifeforms on Earth have a phosphorous-based chemistry, particularly as the backbone of DNA," writes longtime Slashdot reader bshell. "In 2010, a paper was published in Science claiming that arsenic-based bacteria were living in a California lake…
Hacker Slips Malicious 'Wiping' Command Into Amazon's Q AI Coding Assistant
July 26, 2025 at 09:00PM
July 26, 2025 at 09:00PM
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Hacker Slips Malicious 'Wiping' Command Into Amazon's Q AI Coding Assistant
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: A hacker managed to plant destructive wiping commands into Amazon's "Q" AI coding agent. This has sent shockwaves across developer circles. As details continue to emerge, both the tech industry and Amazon's…