System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
December 14, 2025 at 09:34AM
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System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
This week System76 launched the first stable release of its Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. Announced in 2021, it's designed for all GNU/Linux distributions — and it shipping with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS (based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS). An anonymous reader…
Is the R Programming Language Surging in Popularity?
December 14, 2025 at 11:44AM
December 14, 2025 at 11:44AM
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Is the R Programming Language Surging in Popularity?
The R programming language "is sometimes frowned upon by 'traditional' software engineers," says the CEO of software quality services vendor Tiobe, "due to its unconventional syntax and limited scalability for large production systems." But he says it "continues…
New Rule Forbids GNOME Shell Extensions Made Using AI-Generated Code
December 14, 2025 at 01:34PM
December 14, 2025 at 01:34PM
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New Rule Forbids GNOME Shell Extensions Made Using AI-Generated Code
An anonymous reader shared this report from Phoronix: Due to the growing number of GNOME Shell extensions looking to appear on extensions.gnome.org that were generated using AI, it's now prohibited. The new rule in their guidelines note that AI-generated…
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Permits 'Unlawful', Court Rules
December 14, 2025 at 04:44PM
December 14, 2025 at 04:44PM
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Trump Ban on Wind Energy Permits 'Unlawful', Court Rules
A January order blocking wind energy projects in America has now been vacated by a U.S. judge and declared unlawful, reports the Associated Press: [Judge Saris of the U.S. district court for the district of Massachusetts] ruled in favor of a coalition of…
Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year': the Architects of AI
December 14, 2025 at 08:34PM
December 14, 2025 at 08:34PM
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Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year': the Architects of AI
Time magazine used its 98th annual "Person of the Year" cover to "recognize a force that has dominated the year's headlines, for better or for worse. For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present…
长期饮用能量饮料导致一名男子中风
《BMJ Case Reports》期刊本周报告了一起不同寻常的病例:一名男子因长期饮用能量饮料而中风。这名 50 多岁的男子因突发左侧身体完全麻木和共济失调(Ataxia)而送医,他的血压高达 254/150 mm Hg——正常人血压为 120/80。他不吸烟、不喝酒、也不滥用任何药物,身体健康,所有常规检查结果都正常。但脑部扫描显示了动脉痉挛的证据,这与高血压强相关。MRI 扫描显示丘脑有组织坏死。他接受了中风康复治疗,三天后出院时血压降至 170/80 mm Hg,虽然很高但不再危急。该男子在接下来三个月定期复诊,发现血压再次上升,一度因高血压再次住院。医生开始询问他的生活信息,他披露平均每天要喝八罐高效能量饮料。一罐能量饮料标明含有 160 毫克咖啡因,咖啡因是能升高血压的兴奋剂。一杯普通咖啡约含有 90 毫克咖啡因,八罐能量饮料共有 1280 毫克咖啡因,意味着相当于喝 14 杯咖啡。医生指出能量饮料的其它成分也可能具有兴奋剂作用。此前的研究发现连续饮用能量饮料会对血压上升产生累积效应。医生在了解之后建议他停止饮用能量饮料。他照做了,一周后血压就恢复到正常水平,八年之后血压仍然正常。 via Solidot
《BMJ Case Reports》期刊本周报告了一起不同寻常的病例:一名男子因长期饮用能量饮料而中风。这名 50 多岁的男子因突发左侧身体完全麻木和共济失调(Ataxia)而送医,他的血压高达 254/150 mm Hg——正常人血压为 120/80。他不吸烟、不喝酒、也不滥用任何药物,身体健康,所有常规检查结果都正常。但脑部扫描显示了动脉痉挛的证据,这与高血压强相关。MRI 扫描显示丘脑有组织坏死。他接受了中风康复治疗,三天后出院时血压降至 170/80 mm Hg,虽然很高但不再危急。该男子在接下来三个月定期复诊,发现血压再次上升,一度因高血压再次住院。医生开始询问他的生活信息,他披露平均每天要喝八罐高效能量饮料。一罐能量饮料标明含有 160 毫克咖啡因,咖啡因是能升高血压的兴奋剂。一杯普通咖啡约含有 90 毫克咖啡因,八罐能量饮料共有 1280 毫克咖啡因,意味着相当于喝 14 杯咖啡。医生指出能量饮料的其它成分也可能具有兴奋剂作用。此前的研究发现连续饮用能量饮料会对血压上升产生累积效应。医生在了解之后建议他停止饮用能量饮料。他照做了,一周后血压就恢复到正常水平,八年之后血压仍然正常。 via Solidot
Linux 6.19-rc1 释出,龙芯为内核加入 32 位架构 LoongArch32 支持
Linus Torvalds 通常在周日释出新版内核的 RC 版本,而美国时间的周日是北京时间的周一。Torvalds 生活在北美,因此他通常是在北京时间的周一发布新内核 RC 版本。然而本周 Torvalds 在日本参加 Linux Plumbers 大会和 Linux 内核维护者峰会,而日本的周日相当于美国的周六,他在当地时间的周日释出 Linux 6.19-rc1。Torvalds 表示这可能会让那些习惯于最后一刻递交 pull request 的人措手不及。Linux 6.19 包含了驱动、子系统和架构更新,其中一个更新是龙芯加入了 32 位架构 LoongArch32 支持。大部分 CPU 架构都从 32 位过渡到 64 位,而龙芯则反其道而行之,从 64 位过渡到 32 位。 via Solidot
Linus Torvalds 通常在周日释出新版内核的 RC 版本,而美国时间的周日是北京时间的周一。Torvalds 生活在北美,因此他通常是在北京时间的周一发布新内核 RC 版本。然而本周 Torvalds 在日本参加 Linux Plumbers 大会和 Linux 内核维护者峰会,而日本的周日相当于美国的周六,他在当地时间的周日释出 Linux 6.19-rc1。Torvalds 表示这可能会让那些习惯于最后一刻递交 pull request 的人措手不及。Linux 6.19 包含了驱动、子系统和架构更新,其中一个更新是龙芯加入了 32 位架构 LoongArch32 支持。大部分 CPU 架构都从 32 位过渡到 64 位,而龙芯则反其道而行之,从 64 位过渡到 32 位。 via Solidot
全球电动汽车销量今年至今增长 21%
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence 报告,2025 年 11 月全球电动汽车销量 200 万辆,今年迄今全球电动汽车销量 1850 万辆,比 2024 年同期增长 21%。欧洲 11 月的电动汽车销量增幅最高,同比增长 36%,其中纯电增长 35%,插电混动 39%,今年至今电动汽车总销量 380 万辆,比 2024 年同期增长 33%。北美因电动汽车减税政策于 9 月 30 日结束而销量下滑,今年至今电动汽车销量比 2024 年同期下降 1%。中国电动汽车销量仍然远超世界其它地区,今年至今销量增长 19% 达 1160 万辆,比亚迪 11 月电动汽车出口量创 131,935 辆的纪录,今年在欧洲销量达到 20 万辆,东南亚销量翻一番,南美销量增长逾 50%。除中国、欧洲和北美外,其它地区今年的电动汽车销量比 2024 年同期增长 48% 达到 150 万辆。 via Solidot
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence 报告,2025 年 11 月全球电动汽车销量 200 万辆,今年迄今全球电动汽车销量 1850 万辆,比 2024 年同期增长 21%。欧洲 11 月的电动汽车销量增幅最高,同比增长 36%,其中纯电增长 35%,插电混动 39%,今年至今电动汽车总销量 380 万辆,比 2024 年同期增长 33%。北美因电动汽车减税政策于 9 月 30 日结束而销量下滑,今年至今电动汽车销量比 2024 年同期下降 1%。中国电动汽车销量仍然远超世界其它地区,今年至今销量增长 19% 达 1160 万辆,比亚迪 11 月电动汽车出口量创 131,935 辆的纪录,今年在欧洲销量达到 20 万辆,东南亚销量翻一番,南美销量增长逾 50%。除中国、欧洲和北美外,其它地区今年的电动汽车销量比 2024 年同期增长 48% 达到 150 万辆。 via Solidot
天文学家拍摄到类星战塔图因的系外行星
天文学家成功直接拍摄到一颗如《星球大战》中塔图因星球般绕行双星运转的系外行星。能拍到太阳系外的行星本就极为罕见,而能拍到一颗同时绕行两颗恒星的行星,更是少之又少。令人惊讶的是,这颗名为 HD 143811 AB b的系外行星距离其双母恒星约 64AU,是目前已知以直接成像方式发现、且绕行双星系统的行星中,距离母恒星最近的一颗,其轨道半径比过去同类型行星小了约六倍。这颗新行星 HD 143811 AB b 其实隐藏在多年以前的观测资料中。其质量约为木星的 6 倍,年龄约为 1,300 万年,温度高于太阳系内任何行星。 HD 143811 这个系统的结构同样引人注目:两颗恒星彼此紧密环绕(0.18 AU),每 18 天完成一次公转;而行星则以轨道半长轴约 64AU、330 年的周期,绕着这对恒星运行,与冥王星绕行太阳的时间尺度相近。 via Solidot
天文学家成功直接拍摄到一颗如《星球大战》中塔图因星球般绕行双星运转的系外行星。能拍到太阳系外的行星本就极为罕见,而能拍到一颗同时绕行两颗恒星的行星,更是少之又少。令人惊讶的是,这颗名为 HD 143811 AB b的系外行星距离其双母恒星约 64AU,是目前已知以直接成像方式发现、且绕行双星系统的行星中,距离母恒星最近的一颗,其轨道半径比过去同类型行星小了约六倍。这颗新行星 HD 143811 AB b 其实隐藏在多年以前的观测资料中。其质量约为木星的 6 倍,年龄约为 1,300 万年,温度高于太阳系内任何行星。 HD 143811 这个系统的结构同样引人注目:两颗恒星彼此紧密环绕(0.18 AU),每 18 天完成一次公转;而行星则以轨道半长轴约 64AU、330 年的周期,绕着这对恒星运行,与冥王星绕行太阳的时间尺度相近。 via Solidot
Repeal Section 230 and Its Platform Protections, Urges New Bipartisan US Bill
December 14, 2025 at 11:34PM
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Repeal Section 230 and Its Platform Protections, Urges New Bipartisan US Bill
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said Friday he was moving to file a bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230 of America's Communications Decency Act. "The law prevents most civil suits against users or services that are based on what others say," explains an…
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
December 15, 2025 at 12:34AM
December 15, 2025 at 12:34AM
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Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Nonprofit Code.org released its 2025 State of AI & Computer Science Education report this week with a state-by-state analysis of school policies complaining that "0 out of 50 states require AI+CS for graduation." But meanwhile, at the college level, "Purdue…
America Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3 - Third Largest Quarter on Record
December 15, 2025 at 01:34AM
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America Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3 - Third Largest Quarter on Record
America's solar industry "just delivered another huge quarter," reports Electrek, "installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW..." According…
Polar Bears are Rewiring Their Own Genetics to Survive a Warming Climate
December 15, 2025 at 03:12AM
December 15, 2025 at 03:12AM
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Polar Bears are Rewiring Their Own Genetics to Survive a Warming Climate
"Polar bears are still sadly expected to go extinct this century," with two-thirds of the population gone by 2050," says the lead researcher on a new study from the University of East Anglia in Britain. But their research also suggests polar bears "are rapidly…
Entry-Level Tech Workers Confront an AI-Fueled Jobpocalypse
December 15, 2025 at 04:34AM
December 15, 2025 at 04:34AM
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Entry-Level Tech Workers Confront an AI-Fueled Jobpocalypse
AI "has gutted entry-level roles in the tech industry," reports Rest of World. One student at a high-ranking engineering college in India tells them that among his 400 classmates, "fewer than 25% have secured job offers... there's a sense of panic on the…
Podcast Industry Under Siege as AI Bot Flood Airways with Thousands of Programs
December 15, 2025 at 05:34AM
December 15, 2025 at 05:34AM
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Podcast Industry Under Siege as AI Bots Flood Airways with Thousands of Programs
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times: Popular podcast host Steven Bartlett has used an AI clone to launch a new kind of content aimed at the 13 million followers of his podcast "Diary of a CEO." On YouTube, his clone narrates…
'Investors in Limbo'. Will the TikTok Deal's Deadline Be Extended Again?
December 15, 2025 at 06:59AM
December 15, 2025 at 06:59AM
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'Investors in Limbo'. Will the TikTok Deal's Deadline Be Extended Again?
An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC: A billionaire investor keen on buying TikTok's US operations has told the BBC he has been left in limbo as the latest deadline for the app's sale looms. The US has repeatedly delayed the date by which the…
Podcast Industry Under Siege as AI Bots Flood Airways with Thousands of Programs
December 15, 2025 at 05:34AM
December 15, 2025 at 05:34AM
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Podcast Industry Under Siege as AI Bots Flood Airways with Thousands of Programs
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times: Popular podcast host Steven Bartlett has used an AI clone to launch a new kind of content aimed at the 13 million followers of his podcast "Diary of a CEO." On YouTube, his clone narrates…
CEOS Plan to Spend More on AI in 2026 - Despite Spotty Returns
December 15, 2025 at 08:17AM
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CEOS Plan to Spend More on AI in 2026 - Despite Spotty Returns
The Wall Street Journal reports that 68% of CEOs "plan to spend even more on AI in 2026, according to an annual survey of more than 350 public-company CEOs from advisory firm Teneo." And yet "less than half of current AI projects had generated more in returns…
Like Australia, Denmark Plans to Severely Restrict Social Media Use for Teenagers
December 15, 2025 at 09:24AM
December 15, 2025 at 09:24AM
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Like Australia, Denmark Plans to Severely Restrict Social Media Use for Teenagers
"As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead," reports the Associated Press, "and severely restrict social media access for young people." The Danish government…
Roomba Maker 'iRobot' Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years
December 15, 2025 at 11:24AM
December 15, 2025 at 11:24AM
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Roomba Maker 'iRobot' Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years
Roomba manufacturer iRobot filed for bankruptcy today, reports Bloomberg. After 35 years, iRobot reached a "restructuring support agrement that will hand control of the consumer robot maker to Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co, its main supplier and lender, and…
SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink
December 15, 2025 at 01:24PM
December 15, 2025 at 01:24PM
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SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink
"A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine: On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordination…