Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI To Power Revamped Siri
August 23, 2025 at 01:33AM
August 23, 2025 at 01:33AM
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Apple Explores Using Google Gemini AI To Power Revamped Siri
Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential step toward outsourcing more of its artificial intelligence technology. From a report: The iPhone maker recently approached…
Default Microsoft 365 Domains Face 100-Email Daily Limit Starting October
August 23, 2025 at 02:14AM
August 23, 2025 at 02:14AM
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Default Microsoft 365 Domains Face 100-Email Daily Limit Starting October
Organizations still using default Microsoft 365 email domains face severe throttling starting this October. The restrictions target the onmicrosoft.com domain that Microsoft 365 automatically assigns to new tenants, limiting external messages to 100 recipients…
Intel Has Agreed To a Deal For US To Take 10% Equity Stake, Trump Says
August 23, 2025 at 02:50AM
August 23, 2025 at 02:50AM
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Intel Has Agreed To a Deal For US To Take 10% Equity Stake, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. would take a 10% stake in Intel under a deal with the struggling chipmaker and is planning more such moves, the latest extraordinary intervention by the White House in corporate America. Reuters: The development…
Europe Is Losing
August 23, 2025 at 03:30AM
August 23, 2025 at 03:30AM
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Europe Is Losing
Europe's share of global economic output has fallen from 33% to 23% since 2005 while its space launch capacity has nearly collapsed, launching just four rockets this year compared to over 100 for the United States and 40 for China. The continent's economic…
Workers Need Better Protections From the Heat
August 23, 2025 at 04:20AM
August 23, 2025 at 04:20AM
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Workers Need Better Protections From the Heat
An anonymous reader shares a report: Expect record-breaking temperatures to change the workplace, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned today in a new report. When workers don't have adequate protections from…
4chan Refuses To Pay UK Online Safety Act Fines
August 23, 2025 at 05:00AM
August 23, 2025 at 05:00AM
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4chan Refuses To Pay UK Online Safety Act Fines
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won't pay a proposed fine by the UK's media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act. According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law…
Record Solar Growth Keeps China's CO2 Falling in First Half of 2025
August 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
August 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
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Record Solar Growth Keeps China's CO2 Falling in First Half of 2025
Clean-energy growth helped China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024. From a report: The CO2 output of the nation's power sector -- its dominant source…
Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal With Google
August 23, 2025 at 06:00AM
August 23, 2025 at 06:00AM
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Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal With Google
Google has signed a six-year cloud computing deal with Meta worth over $10 billion, making it the second major partnership after a recent agreement with OpenAI. The deal will see Meta rely on Google Cloud's infrastructure to support its massive AI data center…
Waymo Granted First Permit To Being Testing Autonomous Vehicles In NYC
August 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
August 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
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Waymo Granted First Permit To Being Testing Autonomous Vehicles In NYC
Waymo has received its first permit from the New York City Department of Transportation to begin testing autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, marking the city's first official rollout of self-driving car trials. The program will initially…
Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China's Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code
August 23, 2025 at 07:00AM
August 23, 2025 at 07:00AM
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Microsoft Reportedly Cuts China's Early Access to Bug Disclosures, PoC Exploit Code
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month's SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be…
Meta Set To Unveil First Consumer-Ready Smart Glasses With a Display, Wristband
August 23, 2025 at 07:40AM
August 23, 2025 at 07:40AM
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Meta Set To Unveil First Consumer-Ready Smart Glasses With a Display, Wristband
At its upcoming Connect conference next month, Meta is rumored to unveil its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, alongside a neural wristband controller. The $800 device, codenamed Hypernova, will be able to show simple visual content…
Bluesky Blocks Service In Mississippi Over Age Assurance Law
August 23, 2025 at 08:20AM
August 23, 2025 at 08:20AM
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Bluesky Blocks Service In Mississippi Over Age Assurance Law
Bluesky has blocked access to its service in Mississippi rather than comply with a new state law requiring age verification for all social media users. TechCrunch reports: In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it…
Google Says It Dropped the Energy Cost of AI Queries By 33x In One Year
August 23, 2025 at 11:30AM
August 23, 2025 at 11:30AM
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Google Says It Dropped the Energy Cost of AI Queries By 33x In One Year
Google has released (PDF) a new analysis of its AI's environmental impact, showing that it has cut the energy use of AI text queries by a factor of 33 over the past year. Each prompt now consumes about 0.24 watt-hours -- the equivalent of watching nine seconds…
US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis Shows
August 23, 2025 at 03:00PM
August 23, 2025 at 03:00PM
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US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis Shows
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published in the journal Science.…
LibreOffice 25.8 Slams the Door On Windows 7 and 8.x
August 23, 2025 at 06:00PM
August 23, 2025 at 06:00PM
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LibreOffice 25.8 Slams the Door On Windows 7 and 8.x
BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: LibreOffice 25.8 has landed, and while it packs in new features and speed improvements, the biggest headline is who just got left behind. If you are still running Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1, this is the end of…
Hollywood's Newest Formula For Success: Rereleasing Old Movies
August 23, 2025 at 09:00PM
August 23, 2025 at 09:00PM
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Hollywood's Newest Formula For Success: Rereleasing Old Movies
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: There's an overwhelming sense of deja vu at multiplexes these days. In August alone, "Black Swan" (2010) is returning to theaters, along with the Tim Burton "Batman" movies from 1989 and 1992. Audiences…
丹麦邮政终止送信服务
在数字化时代,寄信过时了,国有丹麦邮政(PostNord)宣布将于年底终止信件递送服务,结束长达四个世纪的送信服务。丹麦邮政将裁掉三分之一员工,专注于盈利的包裹递送业务。公司 CEO Kim Pedersen 说,丹麦人几乎都收不到了信了,这一情况已经持续了多年,他们平均一个月收到一封信,与此同时他们更热衷于网购,丹麦邮政也要跟上电子商务时代。丹麦邮政在 15 年前还运营着几家大的信件分拣中心,如今只剩下哥本哈根西郊的一家。自 2000 年以来,该公司处理的信件数量下降逾九成,从约 14 亿封降至 2024 年的 1.1 亿封,这一趋势还在快速下降。随着丹麦邮政退出送信服务,私有的 DAO 将接手全国的信件投递业务。丹麦是全球数字化最高的国家之一,其程度仅次于韩国。 via Solidot
在数字化时代,寄信过时了,国有丹麦邮政(PostNord)宣布将于年底终止信件递送服务,结束长达四个世纪的送信服务。丹麦邮政将裁掉三分之一员工,专注于盈利的包裹递送业务。公司 CEO Kim Pedersen 说,丹麦人几乎都收不到了信了,这一情况已经持续了多年,他们平均一个月收到一封信,与此同时他们更热衷于网购,丹麦邮政也要跟上电子商务时代。丹麦邮政在 15 年前还运营着几家大的信件分拣中心,如今只剩下哥本哈根西郊的一家。自 2000 年以来,该公司处理的信件数量下降逾九成,从约 14 亿封降至 2024 年的 1.1 亿封,这一趋势还在快速下降。随着丹麦邮政退出送信服务,私有的 DAO 将接手全国的信件投递业务。丹麦是全球数字化最高的国家之一,其程度仅次于韩国。 via Solidot
英伟达和富士通联合开发下一代富岳
日本理化学研究所宣布,英伟达将参与联合研发下一代富岳超算,其开发代号为富岳NEXT。富岳是世界第一台登顶 TOP500 排行榜的 ARM 超算,性能 415.5 petaflops,2021 年启用,处理器是富士通的 48/52 核 A64FX ARM v8.2-A。富士通公司将负责新超算的基本设计,并将继续为富岳NEXT 研发新处理器,而英伟达将为超算提供 GPU。新超算的计算能力预计将达到 1 Zetta(10 的 21 次方),2030 年前后投入运行。目前 TOP500 排行榜第一的是美国的 El Capitan 超算,使用了 AMD EPYC 处理器,性能 1.742 EFlop/s。 via Solidot
日本理化学研究所宣布,英伟达将参与联合研发下一代富岳超算,其开发代号为富岳NEXT。富岳是世界第一台登顶 TOP500 排行榜的 ARM 超算,性能 415.5 petaflops,2021 年启用,处理器是富士通的 48/52 核 A64FX ARM v8.2-A。富士通公司将负责新超算的基本设计,并将继续为富岳NEXT 研发新处理器,而英伟达将为超算提供 GPU。新超算的计算能力预计将达到 1 Zetta(10 的 21 次方),2030 年前后投入运行。目前 TOP500 排行榜第一的是美国的 El Capitan 超算,使用了 AMD EPYC 处理器,性能 1.742 EFlop/s。 via Solidot
烂番茄被 Fandango 收购后评分出现膨胀
影评聚合网站烂番茄(Rotten Tomatoes)成立于 1998 年,它很快成为可靠的电影电视剧评分网站,三分之一的美国人在观影前会查烂番茄。一部影视剧的综合评分只要超过 60%(3/5),就能贴上新鲜(fresh)的标签。然而过去十年,贴上新鲜标签的影视剧变多了,是因为好莱坞不会再拍烂片了吗?或者是它的统计方法发生了变化导致评分膨胀了?10 年前发生了什么?2016 年美国最大的电影票房平台 Fandango 收购了烂番茄,Fandango 的股东包括了娱乐巨头 NBCUniversal 和 Warner Bros. Discovery,它收购烂番茄被认为会造成利益冲突。收购之后,烂番茄统计的影评人数量增加了 40-70 人,他们主要来自规模较小的媒体。小媒体可能更容易被娱乐巨头的公关部门收买,因此操纵评分比过去更容易了,这可能导致了烂番茄评分的膨胀。 via Solidot
影评聚合网站烂番茄(Rotten Tomatoes)成立于 1998 年,它很快成为可靠的电影电视剧评分网站,三分之一的美国人在观影前会查烂番茄。一部影视剧的综合评分只要超过 60%(3/5),就能贴上新鲜(fresh)的标签。然而过去十年,贴上新鲜标签的影视剧变多了,是因为好莱坞不会再拍烂片了吗?或者是它的统计方法发生了变化导致评分膨胀了?10 年前发生了什么?2016 年美国最大的电影票房平台 Fandango 收购了烂番茄,Fandango 的股东包括了娱乐巨头 NBCUniversal 和 Warner Bros. Discovery,它收购烂番茄被认为会造成利益冲突。收购之后,烂番茄统计的影评人数量增加了 40-70 人,他们主要来自规模较小的媒体。小媒体可能更容易被娱乐巨头的公关部门收买,因此操纵评分比过去更容易了,这可能导致了烂番茄评分的膨胀。 via Solidot
天文学家跟踪一颗垂死恒星长达 130 年
天文学家首次直接追踪一颗垂死恒星超过一个世纪的缓慢转变,这一发现不仅刷新了在行星状星云中观测恒星演化的时间纪录,甚至可能是迄今在所有恒星中所观测到的最长演化过程,其变化幅度亦十分显著。螺线图星云(Spirograph Planetary Nebula)IC 418 是最早被发现的行星状星云之一,同时也是最明亮、最美丽且易于研究的星云之一。早在 1893 年,天文学家便已开始观测其光谱。自被发现以来,IC 418便 持续受到观测,即使观测光谱的技术多次革新,从肉眼测量进展到底片、数字相机,直至今日常用的 CCD,对这一星云的观测从未间断。 IC 418自开始观测以来,其特征性的绿光已经比维多利亚时代天文学家研究时强了约 2.5 倍。这样的变化是由中央恒星温度升高所致。自 1893 年以来,它的温度已经上升约 3,000°C,大约每 40 年增加 1,000°C。作为对照,太阳在形成过程中也曾升高相同程度的温度,但花了整整1,000万年。行星状星云是恒星生命的最后阶段之一。当恒星核心变得不稳定时,会将外层物质抛向太空,留下的核心则会迅速升温,使周围的气体与尘埃被激发形成壮丽的结构。对 IC 418 而言,这些结构错综复杂、宛如漩涡图案,因此获得螺线图星云的昵称。 via Solidot
天文学家首次直接追踪一颗垂死恒星超过一个世纪的缓慢转变,这一发现不仅刷新了在行星状星云中观测恒星演化的时间纪录,甚至可能是迄今在所有恒星中所观测到的最长演化过程,其变化幅度亦十分显著。螺线图星云(Spirograph Planetary Nebula)IC 418 是最早被发现的行星状星云之一,同时也是最明亮、最美丽且易于研究的星云之一。早在 1893 年,天文学家便已开始观测其光谱。自被发现以来,IC 418便 持续受到观测,即使观测光谱的技术多次革新,从肉眼测量进展到底片、数字相机,直至今日常用的 CCD,对这一星云的观测从未间断。 IC 418自开始观测以来,其特征性的绿光已经比维多利亚时代天文学家研究时强了约 2.5 倍。这样的变化是由中央恒星温度升高所致。自 1893 年以来,它的温度已经上升约 3,000°C,大约每 40 年增加 1,000°C。作为对照,太阳在形成过程中也曾升高相同程度的温度,但花了整整1,000万年。行星状星云是恒星生命的最后阶段之一。当恒星核心变得不稳定时,会将外层物质抛向太空,留下的核心则会迅速升温,使周围的气体与尘埃被激发形成壮丽的结构。对 IC 418 而言,这些结构错综复杂、宛如漩涡图案,因此获得螺线图星云的昵称。 via Solidot
审稿人如果审的论文引用了其工作会更可能批准
根据对四家开放获取期刊出版物发表的 18,400 篇论文的分析,如果审稿人自己的论文在手稿后续修改版本中被引用,那么相比那些没有引用的手稿,它们更可能获得批准。研究作者 Adrian Barnett 在澳大利昆士兰科技大学从事同行评审和元研究(meta-research)研究,他表示研究灵感来自轶事传闻,据说作者因为审稿人的要求而在论文中添加新的引用。他认为少量引用是可以接受的,但如果要求引用的数量过多,或者引用理由不充分,那么审稿流程就变成交易型(transactional),引用会增加一名研究人员的 h-index。研究针对的四个开放获取平台——F1000Research、Wellcome Open Research、Gates Open Research 和 Open Research Europ——它们公开了论文的所有版本以及审稿人意见。每篇论文的手稿至少需要有两位审稿人发表评论意见。近 5000 篇论文引用了一位审稿人的论文,有 2300 篇审稿人意见要求引用审稿人的论文。 via Solidot
根据对四家开放获取期刊出版物发表的 18,400 篇论文的分析,如果审稿人自己的论文在手稿后续修改版本中被引用,那么相比那些没有引用的手稿,它们更可能获得批准。研究作者 Adrian Barnett 在澳大利昆士兰科技大学从事同行评审和元研究(meta-research)研究,他表示研究灵感来自轶事传闻,据说作者因为审稿人的要求而在论文中添加新的引用。他认为少量引用是可以接受的,但如果要求引用的数量过多,或者引用理由不充分,那么审稿流程就变成交易型(transactional),引用会增加一名研究人员的 h-index。研究针对的四个开放获取平台——F1000Research、Wellcome Open Research、Gates Open Research 和 Open Research Europ——它们公开了论文的所有版本以及审稿人意见。每篇论文的手稿至少需要有两位审稿人发表评论意见。近 5000 篇论文引用了一位审稿人的论文,有 2300 篇审稿人意见要求引用审稿人的论文。 via Solidot