Let's Encrypt 的十年
Let's Encrypt 项目回顾了过去的十年。该项目旨在让每一个网站都启用 HTTPS 加密,它颁发的免费证书用于加密设备与互联网之间的连接,确保无人能拦截及窃取传输数据。目前全球有数以百万计的网站依赖 Let’s Encrypt 作为安全保障。Let’s Encrypt 如今已是全球最大的证书签发 CA 机构。它于 2014 年 11 月宣布成立,2015 年 9 月 14 日签发了首张证书;2016 年 3 月签发了第一百万张证书;2017 年 6 月签发了第一亿张证书;2020 年 2 月签发了第十亿张证书。2018 年 9 月实现单日签发一百万张证书,2025 年 9 月实现单日签发一千万张证书。 via Solidot
Let's Encrypt 项目回顾了过去的十年。该项目旨在让每一个网站都启用 HTTPS 加密,它颁发的免费证书用于加密设备与互联网之间的连接,确保无人能拦截及窃取传输数据。目前全球有数以百万计的网站依赖 Let’s Encrypt 作为安全保障。Let’s Encrypt 如今已是全球最大的证书签发 CA 机构。它于 2014 年 11 月宣布成立,2015 年 9 月 14 日签发了首张证书;2016 年 3 月签发了第一百万张证书;2017 年 6 月签发了第一亿张证书;2020 年 2 月签发了第十亿张证书。2018 年 9 月实现单日签发一百万张证书,2025 年 9 月实现单日签发一千万张证书。 via Solidot
罕见病有了治疗方法
十年前发现的 CRISPR 基因编辑技术开始逐渐应用于治疗疾病。2023 年科学家将 CRISPR 用于治疗镰状细胞贫血症。全球大约有 800 万镰状细胞贫血症患者,他们大多携带相同的基因突变。但罕见病的治疗与镰状细胞贫血症不同,它们需要面对不同的基因突变,没有企业会为只有 50 个人携带相同的突变而去研究疗法。但 CRISPR 正逐渐改变这一状况。如果一类或几类罕见病可以使用一个 CRISPR 平台,然后微调模块为每位患者定制疗法,那么罕见病将能更快更经济的治疗。一位名叫 KJ Muldoon 的婴儿患有罕见的遗传病尿素循环障碍,患者通常五成几率活过婴儿期。今年二月,六个月大的 Muldoon 接受了 CRISPR 定制疗法治疗去修复特定的基因突变,如今他已是健康的一岁男孩。他的治疗证明定制基因编辑疗法是有效的,可以相对快速安全地投入使用。 via Solidot
十年前发现的 CRISPR 基因编辑技术开始逐渐应用于治疗疾病。2023 年科学家将 CRISPR 用于治疗镰状细胞贫血症。全球大约有 800 万镰状细胞贫血症患者,他们大多携带相同的基因突变。但罕见病的治疗与镰状细胞贫血症不同,它们需要面对不同的基因突变,没有企业会为只有 50 个人携带相同的突变而去研究疗法。但 CRISPR 正逐渐改变这一状况。如果一类或几类罕见病可以使用一个 CRISPR 平台,然后微调模块为每位患者定制疗法,那么罕见病将能更快更经济的治疗。一位名叫 KJ Muldoon 的婴儿患有罕见的遗传病尿素循环障碍,患者通常五成几率活过婴儿期。今年二月,六个月大的 Muldoon 接受了 CRISPR 定制疗法治疗去修复特定的基因突变,如今他已是健康的一岁男孩。他的治疗证明定制基因编辑疗法是有效的,可以相对快速安全地投入使用。 via Solidot
韦伯发现至今最遥远的超新星
天文学家利用韦伯望远镜追踪今年 3 月由多项望远镜侦测到的伽玛射线暴 GRB 250314A,确认它就是一颗在宇宙诞生后约 7.3 亿年爆炸的超新星所发出的伽玛射线暴,这是目前天文学家成功观测到、爆炸时间最早的超新星事件,将超新星观测年代推前至宇宙 7.3 亿年时,超越先前约 18 亿年的纪录。韦伯的近红外影像让研究团队不但辨认出这颗大质量恒星崩塌后爆炸的余辉,还首次观测到那个极为遥远、在影像中仅呈现微弱红色斑点的宿主星系。这项成果显示,我们已能藉由伽玛射线暴与超新星的余辉,一颗一颗找出宇宙仅有现今约百分之五年龄时就已形成的恒星与星系,为探索早期宇宙开启崭新视野。相比现代超新星,这颗遥远超新星的光学与红外特性都十分相似,令天文学家颇为意外。一般预期宇宙前十亿年的恒星金属量更低、质量更大、寿命更短,且处在宇宙仍相当不透明的再游离时期,因此爆炸型态或光谱应可能有所不同;然而至少在这个案例中,早期宇宙的超新星与今日恒星系统中观测到的十分接近。 via Solidot
天文学家利用韦伯望远镜追踪今年 3 月由多项望远镜侦测到的伽玛射线暴 GRB 250314A,确认它就是一颗在宇宙诞生后约 7.3 亿年爆炸的超新星所发出的伽玛射线暴,这是目前天文学家成功观测到、爆炸时间最早的超新星事件,将超新星观测年代推前至宇宙 7.3 亿年时,超越先前约 18 亿年的纪录。韦伯的近红外影像让研究团队不但辨认出这颗大质量恒星崩塌后爆炸的余辉,还首次观测到那个极为遥远、在影像中仅呈现微弱红色斑点的宿主星系。这项成果显示,我们已能藉由伽玛射线暴与超新星的余辉,一颗一颗找出宇宙仅有现今约百分之五年龄时就已形成的恒星与星系,为探索早期宇宙开启崭新视野。相比现代超新星,这颗遥远超新星的光学与红外特性都十分相似,令天文学家颇为意外。一般预期宇宙前十亿年的恒星金属量更低、质量更大、寿命更短,且处在宇宙仍相当不透明的再游离时期,因此爆炸型态或光谱应可能有所不同;然而至少在这个案例中,早期宇宙的超新星与今日恒星系统中观测到的十分接近。 via Solidot
美国国务院恢复 Times New Roman 字体
2023 年,拜登的国务卿布林肯(Antony Blinken)通知所有大使馆淘汰 Times New Roman 字体改用 Calibri 字体。Times New Roman 是诞生于 1930 年代的衬线字体,而 Calibri 是诞生于 2004 年的无衬线字体。改变字体不是出于美学而是出于可访问性的考虑,因为无衬线字体更容易阅读,尤其是在屏幕上。它对于使用光学字符识别和文本语音工具的人也更方便。在现任总统特朗普治下,美国很多政策在后退,最新的倒退就是恢复 Times New Roman 字体。特朗普的国务卿卢比奥(Marco Rubio)通知大使馆弃用 Calibri 字体,声称此举是浪费资源的 DEIA(代表多元化、公平和包容性),而恢复使用 Times New Roman 字体有助于恢复国务院书面工作的得体性和专业性。 via Solidot
2023 年,拜登的国务卿布林肯(Antony Blinken)通知所有大使馆淘汰 Times New Roman 字体改用 Calibri 字体。Times New Roman 是诞生于 1930 年代的衬线字体,而 Calibri 是诞生于 2004 年的无衬线字体。改变字体不是出于美学而是出于可访问性的考虑,因为无衬线字体更容易阅读,尤其是在屏幕上。它对于使用光学字符识别和文本语音工具的人也更方便。在现任总统特朗普治下,美国很多政策在后退,最新的倒退就是恢复 Times New Roman 字体。特朗普的国务卿卢比奥(Marco Rubio)通知大使馆弃用 Calibri 字体,声称此举是浪费资源的 DEIA(代表多元化、公平和包容性),而恢复使用 Times New Roman 字体有助于恢复国务院书面工作的得体性和专业性。 via Solidot
AI Slop Ad Backfires For McDonald's
December 10, 2025 at 10:00PM
December 10, 2025 at 10:00PM
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AI Slop Ad Backfires For McDonald's
McDonald's has pulled an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after viewers pushed back on what they called a distasteful, "AI slop"-filled take on the holidays. The 45-second ad, titled "It's the most terrible time of the year," was a satirical…
Nvidia Builds Location Verification Tech That Could Track Where Its AI Chips End Up
December 10, 2025 at 10:48PM
December 10, 2025 at 10:48PM
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Nvidia Builds Location Verification Tech That Could Track Where Its AI Chips End Up
Nvidia has developed location verification technology that could determine which country its AI chips are operating in, Reuters reports, citing a source, a capability that may help address ongoing concerns about the smuggling of advanced semiconductors to…
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
December 10, 2025 at 11:25PM
December 10, 2025 at 11:25PM
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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
A study this week has found that shoppers using Instacart are often charged different prices for identical products at the same store at the same time, even when selecting in-store pickup rather than delivery. The Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive policy…
Meta's New AI Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company
December 11, 2025 at 12:05AM
December 11, 2025 at 12:05AM
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Meta's New AI Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company
Meta's newly recruited AI "superstars" have developed an us-versus-them mentality against the company's longtime executive leadership, creating internal friction over whether the team should focus on catching up to rivals like OpenAI and Google or improving…
HDMI Forum Continues To Block HDMI 2.1 For Linux, Valve Says
December 11, 2025 at 12:51AM
December 11, 2025 at 12:51AM
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HDMI Forum Continues To Block HDMI 2.1 For Linux, Valve Says
New submitter emangwiro shares a report: The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve's Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more…
Amazon Changes How Copyright Protection is Applied To Kindle Direct's Self-Published Ebooks
December 11, 2025 at 01:33AM
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Amazon Changes How Copyright Protection is Applied To Kindle Direct's Self-Published Ebooks
Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing. Starting on January 20, 2026, authors who set their titles as DRM-free will see their books made available…
Democrats Warn Their Party May Try To Unravel Any Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
December 11, 2025 at 02:09AM
December 11, 2025 at 02:09AM
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Democrats Warn Their Party May Try To Unravel Any Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
As the battle over Warner Bros. Discovery grows, two Democratic lawmakers are warning that their party may try to block or unravel any acquisition by Paramount when it returns to power. Semafor: In a letter to the WBD board and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Wells Fargo CEO Says More Job Cuts Coming at the Bank as AI Prompts 'Efficiency'
December 11, 2025 at 02:45AM
December 11, 2025 at 02:45AM
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Wells Fargo CEO Says More Job Cuts Coming at the Bank as AI Prompts 'Efficiency'
Wells Fargo expects more job cuts and higher severance costs in this quarter that ends in three weeks, bank CEO and President Charlie Scharf said Tuesday at an investors conference in New York. He's also betting on AI to drive efficiency and, eventually,…
Cable Channel Subscribers Grew For the First Time In 8 Years Last Quarter
December 11, 2025 at 05:13AM
December 11, 2025 at 05:13AM
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Cable Channel Subscribers Grew For the First Time In 8 Years Last Quarter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, research analyst MoffettNathanson released its "Cord-Cutting Monitor Q3 2025: Signs of Life?" report. It found that the pay TV operators, including cable companies, satellite companies, and…
Adobe Integrates With ChatGPT
December 11, 2025 at 05:50AM
December 11, 2025 at 05:50AM
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Adobe Integrates With ChatGPT
Adobe is integrating Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT so users can edit photos, design graphics, and tweak PDFs through the chatbot. The Verge reports: The Adobe apps are free to use, and can be activated by typing the name of the app…
Ubuntu Will Have Native AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC Libraries In Next LTS Release
December 11, 2025 at 06:20AM
December 11, 2025 at 06:20AM
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Ubuntu Will Have Native AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC Libraries In Next LTS Release
Longtime Slashdot reader MadCow42 writes: Canonical just announced that they're packaging AMD's ROCm libraries (for AIML and HPC with both data-center GPUs as well as desktop/laptop GPUs), directly into the Ubuntu Universe archive. You can run ROCm on Ubuntu…
Qualcomm Acquires RISC-V Chip Designer Ventana Micro Systems
December 11, 2025 at 06:50AM
December 11, 2025 at 06:50AM
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Qualcomm Acquires RISC-V Chip Designer Ventana Micro Systems
Qualcomm has acquired RISC-V startup Ventana to strengthen its CPU ambitions beyond mobile, "reinforcing its commitment and leadership in the development of the RISC-V standard and ecosystem," the company said in a press release. CRN Magazine reports: The…
India Proposes Charging OpenAI, Google For Training AI On Copyrighted Content
December 11, 2025 at 07:30AM
December 11, 2025 at 07:30AM
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India Proposes Charging OpenAI, Google For Training AI On Copyrighted Content
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: On Tuesday, India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a proposed framework that would give AI companies access to all copyrighted works for training in exchange for paying…
Google Faces Fines Over Google Play If It Doesn't Make More Concessions
December 11, 2025 at 08:10AM
December 11, 2025 at 08:10AM
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Google Faces Fines Over Google Play If It Doesn't Make More Concessions
EU regulators say Google's Play Store changes still don't meet fairness rules and are preparing a potentially hefty 2026 fine unless Google makes deeper concessions. Reuters reports: Google Play has been in the European Commission's crosshairs since March…
Operation Bluebird Wants To Relaunch 'Twitter' For a New Social Network
December 11, 2025 at 08:50AM
December 11, 2025 at 08:50AM
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Operation Bluebird Wants To Relaunch 'Twitter' For a New Social Network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is petitioning the US Patent and Trademark Office to strip X Corp of the "Twitter" and "tweet" trademarks, hoping to relaunch a new Twitter with the old brand, bird logo, and "town square" vibe. "The TWITTER and TWEET brands…
科技巨头是新苏维埃
希腊前财长、经济学家 Yanis Varoufakis 认为今天的科技巨头是新时代的苏维埃,推行基于算法的计划经济。Palantir 联合创始人 Peter Thiel 宣称失败者才要竞争。他的意思是赢家不仅仅是通过消灭竞争对手去垄断市,它们还会不断扩张直至摧毁市场本身,复活苏联的国家计划经济。苏联的国家计划经济之所以失败,是因为它缺乏科技巨头最强大的武器:云资本——以算法、数据中心和光纤构成的集成网络。一位年长的托洛茨基主义者认为苏联以社会主义的名义创造了一种工业封建主义,而今天的科技巨头以资本主义和自由市场的名义创造了一种科技封建主义。随着科技巨头的云资本不断积累并集中到越来越少的人手中,各国政府愈来愈依赖科技巨头。通过在租用的云基础设施上构建核心功能,各国政府实际上是从亚马逊 AWS、微软和 Google 等公司回租其运作能力。这种依赖催生了一种科技封建权力维度。云资本用源自苏联时代的计划工具取代了市场,在此过程中它杀死了资本主义。 via Solidot
希腊前财长、经济学家 Yanis Varoufakis 认为今天的科技巨头是新时代的苏维埃,推行基于算法的计划经济。Palantir 联合创始人 Peter Thiel 宣称失败者才要竞争。他的意思是赢家不仅仅是通过消灭竞争对手去垄断市,它们还会不断扩张直至摧毁市场本身,复活苏联的国家计划经济。苏联的国家计划经济之所以失败,是因为它缺乏科技巨头最强大的武器:云资本——以算法、数据中心和光纤构成的集成网络。一位年长的托洛茨基主义者认为苏联以社会主义的名义创造了一种工业封建主义,而今天的科技巨头以资本主义和自由市场的名义创造了一种科技封建主义。随着科技巨头的云资本不断积累并集中到越来越少的人手中,各国政府愈来愈依赖科技巨头。通过在租用的云基础设施上构建核心功能,各国政府实际上是从亚马逊 AWS、微软和 Google 等公司回租其运作能力。这种依赖催生了一种科技封建权力维度。云资本用源自苏联时代的计划工具取代了市场,在此过程中它杀死了资本主义。 via Solidot
GoFundMe 报告称有更多的人在 2025 年众筹生活必需品
众筹平台 GoFundMe 发表年度报告《Year in Help》,称有更多的人在 2025 年众筹房租和食品等生活必需品。报告称房租、水电费和食品杂货等基本开支的筹款活动数量增长了 20%,“每月账单(Monthly bills)”是增长速度第二快的众筹类别,仅次于对非营利组织的捐助。生活必需品众筹增长的英语国家包括了美国、加拿大、英国和澳大利亚。GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan 称,在美国政府停摆期间,随着每月福利 SNAP 的中断,食品相关的众筹活动增加了近六倍。 via Solidot
众筹平台 GoFundMe 发表年度报告《Year in Help》,称有更多的人在 2025 年众筹房租和食品等生活必需品。报告称房租、水电费和食品杂货等基本开支的筹款活动数量增长了 20%,“每月账单(Monthly bills)”是增长速度第二快的众筹类别,仅次于对非营利组织的捐助。生活必需品众筹增长的英语国家包括了美国、加拿大、英国和澳大利亚。GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan 称,在美国政府停摆期间,随着每月福利 SNAP 的中断,食品相关的众筹活动增加了近六倍。 via Solidot