加密货币帮助犯罪分子洗钱和逃避制裁
走私者、洗钱者以及面临制裁的人过去通常使用奢侈品如钻石、黄金和艺术品藏匿非法财富。这些奢侈品的转移和消费都不很方便。今天的稳定币让犯罪分子能轻松洗钱和逃避制裁。稳定币是一种与美元挂钩的加密货币。区块链分析公司 Chainalysis 在 2 月发布的一份报告估计,去年涉及稳定币的非法交易额高达 250 亿美元。稳定币的兴起危及到了制裁这一美国最强大的外交政策工具。区块链数据公司 TRM Labs 政策主管 Ari Redbord 表示,当犯罪分子只需点击几下鼠标就能转移数百万美元时,制裁等经济处罚的效力就大打折扣了。美国财政部几十年来一直依赖银行和信用卡公司通过执行合规措施去打击非法金融活动,而稳定币完全绕过了这一系统。 via Solidot
走私者、洗钱者以及面临制裁的人过去通常使用奢侈品如钻石、黄金和艺术品藏匿非法财富。这些奢侈品的转移和消费都不很方便。今天的稳定币让犯罪分子能轻松洗钱和逃避制裁。稳定币是一种与美元挂钩的加密货币。区块链分析公司 Chainalysis 在 2 月发布的一份报告估计,去年涉及稳定币的非法交易额高达 250 亿美元。稳定币的兴起危及到了制裁这一美国最强大的外交政策工具。区块链数据公司 TRM Labs 政策主管 Ari Redbord 表示,当犯罪分子只需点击几下鼠标就能转移数百万美元时,制裁等经济处罚的效力就大打折扣了。美国财政部几十年来一直依赖银行和信用卡公司通过执行合规措施去打击非法金融活动,而稳定币完全绕过了这一系统。 via Solidot
癌症率激增引发癌症过早发现的争论
自 1992 年以来,美国 50 岁以下人群八种癌症的诊断率翻了一番。美国癌症研究协会(American Association for Cancer Research)表示本周将召开特别会议,讨论年轻人群癌症率上升的问题。部分专家认为亟需找出这一现象背后的原因。还有一部分专家则认为没必要担忧,很多癌症是过早被发现了,本就不会致命。数十年来人们已经知道不是所有癌症都危险。部分癌症会自己消失。部分癌症会停止生长或不构成任何风险——不会引起症状也不会扩散。但问题在于不可能知道一个人的癌症是否致命。哈佛医学院的 H. Gilbert Welch 博士认为,判断癌症诊断人数上升是虚惊一场还是真正危险信号的一种方法是观察死亡人数是否同时上升。如果癌症发病率飙升,但死亡率保持稳定,那么很多患者其实不需要接受诊断。美国八种癌症诊断率上升并没有伴随着死亡人数增加。八种癌症中只有结直肠癌和子宫内膜癌死亡率略有增加,其中子宫内膜癌被认为与肥胖流行相关。耶鲁大学的 Cary Gross 博士认为,癌症诊断率上升可能反应了检测工具如 CT、超声和 MRI 的灵敏度改进和使用频率的增加。 via Solidot
自 1992 年以来,美国 50 岁以下人群八种癌症的诊断率翻了一番。美国癌症研究协会(American Association for Cancer Research)表示本周将召开特别会议,讨论年轻人群癌症率上升的问题。部分专家认为亟需找出这一现象背后的原因。还有一部分专家则认为没必要担忧,很多癌症是过早被发现了,本就不会致命。数十年来人们已经知道不是所有癌症都危险。部分癌症会自己消失。部分癌症会停止生长或不构成任何风险——不会引起症状也不会扩散。但问题在于不可能知道一个人的癌症是否致命。哈佛医学院的 H. Gilbert Welch 博士认为,判断癌症诊断人数上升是虚惊一场还是真正危险信号的一种方法是观察死亡人数是否同时上升。如果癌症发病率飙升,但死亡率保持稳定,那么很多患者其实不需要接受诊断。美国八种癌症诊断率上升并没有伴随着死亡人数增加。八种癌症中只有结直肠癌和子宫内膜癌死亡率略有增加,其中子宫内膜癌被认为与肥胖流行相关。耶鲁大学的 Cary Gross 博士认为,癌症诊断率上升可能反应了检测工具如 CT、超声和 MRI 的灵敏度改进和使用频率的增加。 via Solidot
'Colleges Oversold Education. Now They Must Sell Connection'
December 09, 2025 at 11:21PM
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'Colleges Oversold Education. Now They Must Sell Connection'
A tenured USC professor is arguing that universities need to fundamentally rethink their value proposition as AI rapidly closes the gap on human instruction and a loneliness epidemic grips the generation most likely to be sitting in their lecture halls. Eric…
The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable
December 10, 2025 at 12:11AM
December 10, 2025 at 12:11AM
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The Rarest of All Diseases Are Becoming Treatable
In February, a six-month-old baby named KJ Muldoon became the first person ever to receive a CRISPR gene-editing treatment customized specifically for his unique genetic mutation, a milestone that researchers say marks a turning point in how medicine might…
Xbox Is Bleeding Out
December 10, 2025 at 12:50AM
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Xbox Is Bleeding Out
Microsoft's Xbox consoles were conspicuously absent from Black Friday's winners, failing to crack the top three in U.S. sales during one of the retail calendar's most important weeks. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the PlayStation 5 captured…
What Happens When an 'Infinite-Money Machine' Unravels
December 10, 2025 at 01:25AM
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What Happens When an 'Infinite-Money Machine' Unravels
Michael Saylor's software company Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, built a financial model that some observers called an "infinite-money machine" by stockpiling hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and issuing stock and debt to buy more, but that machine…
Microsoft To Invest $17.5 Billion in India
December 10, 2025 at 02:15AM
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Microsoft To Invest $17.5 Billion in India
Microsoft announced on Tuesday its largest-ever investment in Asia -- $17.5 billion over four years starting in 2026 -- to expand cloud and AI infrastructure across India, fund skilling programs, and support ongoing operations in the country. The commitment…
How Pokemon Cards Became a Stock Market For Millennials
December 10, 2025 at 03:28AM
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How Pokemon Cards Became a Stock Market For Millennials
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has quietly transformed into something its creators never intended: a speculative asset class dominated by adults hunting for profit while children struggle to find a single pack on store shelves. The resale market has climbed…
The Inevitable Shape of Cheap Online Retail
December 10, 2025 at 04:01AM
December 10, 2025 at 04:01AM
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The Inevitable Shape of Cheap Online Retail
Pinduoduo in China, Shopee in Southeast Asia, and Meesho in India operate in markets that could hardly be more different -- an upper-middle-income industrial state, a stitched-together archipelago of under-banked economies, and a country where three-quarters…
Microsoft 365 Prices Rising For Businesses and Governments in July 2026
December 10, 2025 at 04:41AM
December 10, 2025 at 04:41AM
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Microsoft 365 Prices Rising For Businesses and Governments in July 2026
Microsoft has announced that it will raise prices on its Microsoft 365 productivity suites for businesses and government clients starting in July 2026, marking the first commercial price increase since 2022. Small business and frontline worker plans face…
2025 Will Be World's Second or Third-Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say
December 10, 2025 at 05:22AM
December 10, 2025 at 05:22AM
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2025 Will Be World's Second or Third-Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say
This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024'S record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. From a report: The data is the latest from C3S following…
Apple's Slow AI Pace Becomes a Strength As Market Grows Weary of Spending
December 10, 2025 at 06:02AM
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Apple's Slow AI Pace Becomes a Strength As Market Grows Weary of Spending
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Shares of Apple were battered earlier this year as the iPhone maker faced repeated complaints about its lack of an artificial intelligence strategy. But as the AI trade faces increasing scrutiny, that hesitance…
Millions of Australian Teens Lose Access To Social Media As Ban Takes Effect
December 10, 2025 at 06:40AM
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Millions of Australian Teens Lose Access To Social Media As Ban Takes Effect
Australia's world-first ban blocking under-16s from major social platforms has come into effect. The BBC is live reporting the reactions "both from within Australia and outside it." From the report: I've been speaking to 12-year-old Paloma, who lives in Sydney…
Congress Quietly Strips Right-To-Repair Provisions From US Military Spending Bill
December 10, 2025 at 07:20AM
December 10, 2025 at 07:20AM
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Congress Quietly Strips Right-To-Repair Provisions From US Military Spending Bill
Congress quietly removed provisions that would have let the U.S. military fix its own equipment without relying on contractors, despite bipartisan and Pentagon support. The Register reports: The House and Senate versions of the NDAA passed earlier both included…
More People Crowdfunded Basic Needs In 2025, GoFundMe Report Shows
December 10, 2025 at 08:02AM
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More People Crowdfunded Basic Needs In 2025, GoFundMe Report Shows
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fast Company: More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food, and other basic needs. The for-profit crowdfunding platform's annual "Year in Help" report, released Tuesday,…
Ask Slashdot: What Are the Best Locally-Hosted Wireless Security Cameras?
December 10, 2025 at 08:45AM
December 10, 2025 at 08:45AM
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Ask Slashdot: What Are the Best Locally-Hosted Wireless Security Cameras?
Longtime Slashdot reader Randseed writes: With the likes of Google Nest, Ring, and others cooperating with law enforcement, I started to look for affordable wireless IP security cameras that I can put around my house. Unfortunately, it looks like almost every…
Microsoft Excel 诞生 40 年
有 40 年历史的电子表格软件 Microsoft Excel 几乎毫发无损的经受住了云计算的兴起和今天的 AI 热。它源于 1983 年,研发代号是 Odyssey,工程师当时的目标是克隆 Lotus 1-2-3,而 Lotus 1-2-3 则克隆自第一个电子表格软件 VisiCalc。VisiCalc 由 Dan Bricklin 为苹果 Apple II 开发,他没有为这款软件申请专利。他说,如果申请专利的话,那么 MIT 应该会有一座 Bricklin Building 而不是 Gates Building。Excel 目前有 5 亿付费用户。市场上有很多竞争对手,但没有一款能真正对 Microsoft Excel 构成威胁。它面临的最新挑战是 AI 聊天机器人,但风险投资家表示,几乎所有 AI 电子表格初创公司都是在 Excel 基础上构建产品,而不是试图取代它。 via Solidot
有 40 年历史的电子表格软件 Microsoft Excel 几乎毫发无损的经受住了云计算的兴起和今天的 AI 热。它源于 1983 年,研发代号是 Odyssey,工程师当时的目标是克隆 Lotus 1-2-3,而 Lotus 1-2-3 则克隆自第一个电子表格软件 VisiCalc。VisiCalc 由 Dan Bricklin 为苹果 Apple II 开发,他没有为这款软件申请专利。他说,如果申请专利的话,那么 MIT 应该会有一座 Bricklin Building 而不是 Gates Building。Excel 目前有 5 亿付费用户。市场上有很多竞争对手,但没有一款能真正对 Microsoft Excel 构成威胁。它面临的最新挑战是 AI 聊天机器人,但风险投资家表示,几乎所有 AI 电子表格初创公司都是在 Excel 基础上构建产品,而不是试图取代它。 via Solidot
Netflix Faces Consumer Class Action Over $72 Billion Warner Bros Deal
December 10, 2025 at 09:25AM
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Netflix Faces Consumer Class Action Over $72 Billion Warner Bros Deal
Netflix's $72 billion bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery has triggered a consumer class action claiming the merger would crush competition, erase HBO Max as a rival, and hand Netflix control over major franchises. Reuters reports: The proposed class action…
OpenAI Joins the Linux Foundation's New Agentic AI Foundation
December 10, 2025 at 10:02AM
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OpenAI Joins the Linux Foundation's New Agentic AI Foundation
OpenAI, alongside Anthropic and Block, have launched the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation, describing it as a neutral home for standards as agentic systems move into real production. It may sound well-meaning, but Slashdot reader and NERDS.xyz…
'Food and Fossil Fuel Production Causing $5 Billion of Environmental Damage an Hour'
December 10, 2025 at 11:30AM
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'Food and Fossil Fuel Production Causing $5 Billion of Environmental Damage an Hour'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5 billion of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report. Ending this harm was a key part of the global transformation of…
In a Major New Report, Scientists Build Rationale For Sending Astronauts To Mars
December 10, 2025 at 03:00PM
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In a Major New Report, Scientists Build Rationale For Sending Astronauts To Mars
A major scientific report published Tuesday argues that sending astronauts to Mars is justified by the quest to find life and conduct research that robots alone can't achieve. "We're searching for life on Mars," said Dava Newman, a professor in the Department…