Repeal Section 230 and Its Platform Protections, Urges New Bipartisan US Bill
December 14, 2025 at 11:34PM
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
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
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…
LG TV webOS 更新加入 Copilot AI 且不可卸载
微软看起来正向电视推广其 AI 应用。用户在 Reddit 上报告，其 LG 电视的 webOS 操作系统在更新之后加入了微软的 Copilot AI，而且该 AI 应用无法卸载。暂时不清楚 Copilot AI 能在电视上做什么。除 Copilot AI 外 LG 可能还在 webOS 中加入了其它 AI 功能——它还提供了名为 Live Plus 的设置，启用该功能之后电视能识别屏幕上显示的内容，将这些观影信息用于个性化推荐和广告，不过该功能可以关闭——Settings > All Settings > General > Additional Settings。 via Solidot
微软看起来正向电视推广其 AI 应用。用户在 Reddit 上报告，其 LG 电视的 webOS 操作系统在更新之后加入了微软的 Copilot AI，而且该 AI 应用无法卸载。暂时不清楚 Copilot AI 能在电视上做什么。除 Copilot AI 外 LG 可能还在 webOS 中加入了其它 AI 功能——它还提供了名为 Live Plus 的设置，启用该功能之后电视能识别屏幕上显示的内容，将这些观影信息用于个性化推荐和广告，不过该功能可以关闭——Settings > All Settings > General > Additional Settings。 via Solidot
CEO 们计划 2026 年继续加大 AI 支出
咨询公司 Teneo 调查了逾 350 位上市公司 CEO。这些上市公司的年收入都超过 10 亿美元。调查显示，68% 的CEO 计划在 2026 年增加 AI 支出，受访者同时表示目前的 AI 项目只有不到一半产生了超过支出的回报。CEO 们称，AI 在市场营销和客服领域应用最成功，在安全、法律和 HR 等高风险领域面临挑战。Teneo 还调查了约 400 家机构投资者，53% 预计 AI 项目将在六个月内投资开始产生回报。84% 的大型公司——年收入 100 亿美元或以上——CEO 认为 AI 项目的投资需要逾六个月时间才能产生回报。此外 67% 的 CEO 认为 AI 将增加公司入门级员工人数，58% 的 CEO 认为 AI 将增加领导层人数。 via Solidot
咨询公司 Teneo 调查了逾 350 位上市公司 CEO。这些上市公司的年收入都超过 10 亿美元。调查显示，68% 的CEO 计划在 2026 年增加 AI 支出，受访者同时表示目前的 AI 项目只有不到一半产生了超过支出的回报。CEO 们称，AI 在市场营销和客服领域应用最成功，在安全、法律和 HR 等高风险领域面临挑战。Teneo 还调查了约 400 家机构投资者，53% 预计 AI 项目将在六个月内投资开始产生回报。84% 的大型公司——年收入 100 亿美元或以上——CEO 认为 AI 项目的投资需要逾六个月时间才能产生回报。此外 67% 的 CEO 认为 AI 将增加公司入门级员工人数，58% 的 CEO 认为 AI 将增加领导层人数。 via Solidot
iRobot 申请破产重组
扫地机器人 Roomba 的制造商 iRobot 申请破产重组。根据重组协议，iRobot 的控制权将转交给其主要代工厂深圳杉川机器人公司（Shenzhen PICEA Robotics）及其子公司香港杉川（Santrum Hong Kong）。iRobot 的主营业务因中国制造的扫地机器人的竞争而陷入困境，该公司曾试图出售给电商巨人亚马逊，但没有获得欧盟监管机构的批准。2021 年它的估值曾高达 35.6 亿美元，如今仅为 1.4 亿美元。iRobot大部分销往美国的产品在越南制造，而美国对越南商品征收 46% 的进口关税，导致其今年的成本增加了 2300 万美元。iRobot 创办 35 年以来制造了逾 5000 万台扫地机器人。 via Solidot
扫地机器人 Roomba 的制造商 iRobot 申请破产重组。根据重组协议，iRobot 的控制权将转交给其主要代工厂深圳杉川机器人公司（Shenzhen PICEA Robotics）及其子公司香港杉川（Santrum Hong Kong）。iRobot 的主营业务因中国制造的扫地机器人的竞争而陷入困境，该公司曾试图出售给电商巨人亚马逊，但没有获得欧盟监管机构的批准。2021 年它的估值曾高达 35.6 亿美元，如今仅为 1.4 亿美元。iRobot大部分销往美国的产品在越南制造，而美国对越南商品征收 46% 的进口关税，导致其今年的成本增加了 2300 万美元。iRobot 创办 35 年以来制造了逾 5000 万台扫地机器人。 via Solidot
Are Warnings of Superintelligence 'Inevitability' Masking a Grab for Power?
December 15, 2025 at 04:34PM
December 15, 2025 at 04:34PM
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Are Warnings of Superintelligence 'Inevitability' Masking a Grab for Power?
Superintelligence has become "a quasi-political forecast" with "very little to do with any scientific consensus, emerging instead from particular corridors of power." That's the warning from James O'Sullivan, a lecturer in digital humanities from University…
Security Researcher Found Critical Kindle Vulnerabilities That Allowed Hijacking Amazon Accounts
December 15, 2025 at 10:01PM
December 15, 2025 at 10:01PM
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Security Researcher Found Critical Kindle Vulnerabilities That Allowed Hijacking Amazon Accounts
The Black Hat Europe hacker conference in London included a session titled "Don't Judge an Audiobook by Its Cover" about a two critical (and now fixed) flaws in Amazon's Kindle. The Times reports both flaws were discovered by engineering analyst Valentino…