Idaho Lab Produces World's First Molten Salt Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
December 08, 2025 at 08:34PM
December 08, 2025 at 08:34PM
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Idaho Lab Produces World's First Molten Salt Fuel for Nuclear Reactors
America's Energy Department runs a research lab in Idaho — and this week announced successful results from a ground-breaking experiment. "This is the first time in history that chloride-based molten salt fuel has been produced for a fast reactor," says…
Amazon Pitches AI Tools as Co-Workers While Axing Jobs
December 08, 2025 at 10:00PM
December 08, 2025 at 10:00PM
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Amazon Pitches AI Tools as Co-Workers While Axing Jobs
Amazon used its annual re:Invent cloud conference in Las Vegas to pitch a vision of the workplace where AI agents serve not as tools but as "co-workers" and "teammates," even as the company proceeds with eliminating roughly 14,000 corporate jobs in its second…
常用抗抑郁药显著降低男性家暴率
家暴是一个全球性问题。澳大利亚研究人员调查了常用抗抑郁药舍曲林(Sertraline)减少家暴的效果。研究人员从新南威尔士州 1738 名男性中随机挑选出 630 人,分别让他们服用舍曲林或安慰剂。这些人大多数都是有家暴前科的,是从社区矫正机构和法院招募来的。舍曲林是通过增强大脑中血清素功能去发挥作用,而血清素在调节冲动控制和情绪反应上发挥重要作用,因此这有助于缓解暴力行为中的一个关键驱动因素——无法冷静下来控制情绪。结果显示,服用 12 个月后舍曲林组再犯率(19.1%)低于安慰剂组(24.8%);服用 24 个月后舍曲林组再犯率(28.2%)低于安慰剂组(35.7%)。服药更规律的男性 24 个月后再犯率降低 30%。 via Solidot
家暴是一个全球性问题。澳大利亚研究人员调查了常用抗抑郁药舍曲林(Sertraline)减少家暴的效果。研究人员从新南威尔士州 1738 名男性中随机挑选出 630 人,分别让他们服用舍曲林或安慰剂。这些人大多数都是有家暴前科的,是从社区矫正机构和法院招募来的。舍曲林是通过增强大脑中血清素功能去发挥作用,而血清素在调节冲动控制和情绪反应上发挥重要作用,因此这有助于缓解暴力行为中的一个关键驱动因素——无法冷静下来控制情绪。结果显示,服用 12 个月后舍曲林组再犯率(19.1%)低于安慰剂组(24.8%);服用 24 个月后舍曲林组再犯率(28.2%)低于安慰剂组(35.7%)。服药更规律的男性 24 个月后再犯率降低 30%。 via Solidot
JavaScript 诞生三十年
30 年前的 12 月 4 日,Netscape Communications 和 Sun Microsystems 发表新闻稿,正式宣布推出设计用于创建交互式 Web 应用的对象脚本语言 JavaScript。Netscape 工程师 Brendan Eich 在 1995 年 5 月的 10 天内冲刺开发出了一个内部原型,1996 年 3 月发布了 JavaScript 的 1.0 版本。30 年后的今天 JavaScript 运行在 98.9% 的支持客户端代码的网站上,是 Web 领域最具支配性的编程语言。除浏览器之外,JavaScript 还驱动着服务器后端、移动应用、桌面软件,甚至部分嵌入式系统。JavaScript 一直是全球使用最广泛的语言之一。包括 Netscape 和 Sun 在内的众多最早支持 JavaScript 的科技公司基本都已经消失,而 JavaScript 比它们都活得更久。JavaScript 使用过多个名字,最早叫 Mocha,然后改为 LiveScript,12 月 Netscape 和 Sun 签署授权协议正式将其命名为 JavaScript。JavaScript 与 Sun 的 Java 语言一度引起混淆和困惑,其实除了名字和部分语法规范,两者基本上毫无关系。甲骨文在收购 Sun 之后继承了 JavaScript 商标,但从未使用 JavaScript 名字构建产品,Brendan Eich 等人在一封公开信中认为甲骨文因从未使用而放弃了该商标,因此 JavaScript 成为一个通用术语。 via Solidot
30 年前的 12 月 4 日,Netscape Communications 和 Sun Microsystems 发表新闻稿,正式宣布推出设计用于创建交互式 Web 应用的对象脚本语言 JavaScript。Netscape 工程师 Brendan Eich 在 1995 年 5 月的 10 天内冲刺开发出了一个内部原型,1996 年 3 月发布了 JavaScript 的 1.0 版本。30 年后的今天 JavaScript 运行在 98.9% 的支持客户端代码的网站上,是 Web 领域最具支配性的编程语言。除浏览器之外,JavaScript 还驱动着服务器后端、移动应用、桌面软件,甚至部分嵌入式系统。JavaScript 一直是全球使用最广泛的语言之一。包括 Netscape 和 Sun 在内的众多最早支持 JavaScript 的科技公司基本都已经消失,而 JavaScript 比它们都活得更久。JavaScript 使用过多个名字,最早叫 Mocha,然后改为 LiveScript,12 月 Netscape 和 Sun 签署授权协议正式将其命名为 JavaScript。JavaScript 与 Sun 的 Java 语言一度引起混淆和困惑,其实除了名字和部分语法规范,两者基本上毫无关系。甲骨文在收购 Sun 之后继承了 JavaScript 商标,但从未使用 JavaScript 名字构建产品,Brendan Eich 等人在一封公开信中认为甲骨文因从未使用而放弃了该商标,因此 JavaScript 成为一个通用术语。 via Solidot
欧盟对 X 罚款 1.2 亿欧元,X 封杀欧盟广告账户
欧盟委员会上周五根据《数字服务法》(Digital Services Act)对马斯克(Elon Musk)旗下的 X/Twitter 平台处以 1.2 亿欧元的罚款,理由包括 X 违反了欧盟透明度规定、提供的数据访问权限不足,以及其认证账户的蓝勾设计具有欺骗性——该公司并没有真正验证用户身份而是只要付钱就行。马斯克随后抨击欧盟应该废除,而 X 的高级官员 Nikita Bier 则宣布封禁欧盟的广告账户,声称欧盟试图利用其广告系统中的“漏洞”宣传上周五发布的罚款推文。欧盟委员会发言人对此回应称他们只是在使用 X 提供给企业账户的工具。 via Solidot
欧盟委员会上周五根据《数字服务法》(Digital Services Act)对马斯克(Elon Musk)旗下的 X/Twitter 平台处以 1.2 亿欧元的罚款,理由包括 X 违反了欧盟透明度规定、提供的数据访问权限不足,以及其认证账户的蓝勾设计具有欺骗性——该公司并没有真正验证用户身份而是只要付钱就行。马斯克随后抨击欧盟应该废除,而 X 的高级官员 Nikita Bier 则宣布封禁欧盟的广告账户,声称欧盟试图利用其广告系统中的“漏洞”宣传上周五发布的罚款推文。欧盟委员会发言人对此回应称他们只是在使用 X 提供给企业账户的工具。 via Solidot
Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile Bid For WBD After Netflix Wins Bidding War
December 08, 2025 at 10:30PM
December 08, 2025 at 10:30PM
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Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile Bid For WBD After Netflix Wins Bidding War
Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to Netflix in a months-long bidding war for the legacy assets, the company said Monday. CNBC: Paramount will go straight to WBD shareholders with an all-cash, $30…
The Accounting Uproar Over How Fast an AI Chip Depreciates
December 08, 2025 at 11:30PM
December 08, 2025 at 11:30PM
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The Accounting Uproar Over How Fast an AI Chip Depreciates
Tech giants including Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon have all extended the estimated useful lives of their servers and AI equipment over the past five years, sparking a debate among investors about whether these accounting changes are artificially inflating…
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
December 09, 2025 at 12:05AM
December 09, 2025 at 12:05AM
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How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
An investigation has revealed how stablecoins -- cryptocurrencies pegged to the US dollar that exist largely beyond traditional financial oversight -- have become a practical tool for criminals and sanctioned individuals to move funds across borders almost…
Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake
December 09, 2025 at 12:57AM
December 09, 2025 at 12:57AM
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Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake has shaken Japan, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for residents to evacuate. From a report: A tsunami as high as 3 metres (10ft) could hit the country's north-eastern coast after the earthquake occurred offshore at…
Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026
December 09, 2025 at 02:42AM
December 09, 2025 at 02:42AM
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Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026
Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next year with existing models from Meta Platforms: one with screens, and another that's audio focused. From a report: The first AI glasses…
How the Dollar-Store Industry Overcharges Cash-Strapped Customers While Promising Low Prices
December 09, 2025 at 03:15AM
December 09, 2025 at 03:15AM
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How the Dollar-Store Industry Overcharges Cash-Strapped Customers While Promising Low Prices
Dollar General and Family Dollar stores have collectively failed more than 6,400 government price-accuracy inspections since January 2022, charging customers more at checkout than the prices displayed on shelves for everything from frozen pizzas to puppy…
Denmark Posts Its Last Letters as Hallowed National Mail Ends
December 09, 2025 at 03:50AM
December 09, 2025 at 03:50AM
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Denmark Posts Its Last Letters as Hallowed National Mail Ends
Denmark's postal service, established by King Christian IV four centuries ago as one of Europe's first modern mail systems, will stop delivering letters on December 30, ending a tradition that once saw riders given a maximum of 45 minutes to cover each 10…
China's Growth Is Coming at the Rest of the World's Expense
December 09, 2025 at 04:30AM
December 09, 2025 at 04:30AM
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China's Growth Is Coming at the Rest of the World's Expense
China has contributed less to global growth this year than the U.S. despite Beijing's frequent criticism of protectionism, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis citing new research from Goldman Sachs economists. U.S. imports are up 10% so far this year…
Social Media's Relentless Shopping Machine Has Created an Army of Debt-Laden Buyers
December 09, 2025 at 05:10AM
December 09, 2025 at 05:10AM
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Social Media's Relentless Shopping Machine Has Created an Army of Debt-Laden Buyers
The influencer economy that Goldman Sachs projects will reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2027 depends on a less-examined population: the influenced, millions of people who find themselves accumulating debt and clutter after years of exposure to what…
Lenovo's Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide
December 09, 2025 at 05:50AM
December 09, 2025 at 05:50AM
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Lenovo's Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide
Lenovo may be preparing to unveil a gaming laptop that uses rollable OLED technology to expand horizontally into an ultrawide 21:9 display, according to a Windows Latest report suggesting the device could appear at CES 2026 in January. The Lenovo Legion Pro…
Meta Pledge To Use Less Personal Data For Ads Gets EU Nod, Avoids Daily Fines
December 09, 2025 at 06:30AM
December 09, 2025 at 06:30AM
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Meta Pledge To Use Less Personal Data For Ads Gets EU Nod, Avoids Daily Fines
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Meta's proposal to use less personal data for targeted advertising in its pay-or-consent model that will be rolled out next month won the approval of EU antitrust regulators on Monday, signaling the company…
Firefox 146 Now Available With Native Fractional Scaling On Wayland
December 09, 2025 at 07:10AM
December 09, 2025 at 07:10AM
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Firefox 146 Now Available With Native Fractional Scaling On Wayland
Firefox 146 has been released with native fractional scaling support on Wayland -- finally giving Linux users crisp UI rendering. Other new additions include GPU process improvements on macOS, developer-focused CSS features, and broader access to Firefox…
IBM To Buy Confluent For $11 Billion To Expand AI Services
December 09, 2025 at 07:50AM
December 09, 2025 at 07:50AM
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IBM To Buy Confluent For $11 Billion To Expand AI Services
IBM is buying Confluent for $11 billion in a major push to own real-time data streaming infrastructure essential for enterprise AI workloads. It marks Big Blue's biggest acquisition since Red Hat in 2019. Bloomberg reports: The AI boom has touched off billions…
Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote
December 09, 2025 at 08:30AM
December 09, 2025 at 08:30AM
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Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote
Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Taiwan's government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud…
More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters
December 09, 2025 at 09:10AM
December 09, 2025 at 09:10AM
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More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the U.S., the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry…
Nvidia Can Sell H200 Chips To China For 25% US Cut
December 09, 2025 at 09:30AM
December 09, 2025 at 09:30AM
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Nvidia Can Sell H200 Chips To China For 25% US Cut
The Trump administration will allow Nvidia to resume selling H200 chips to China, but only if the U.S. government takes a 25% cut. Axios reports: Trump said on Truth Social that he'll allow Nvidia to sell H200 chips -- the generation of chips before its current…