Uber and DoorDash Try To Halt NYC Law That Encourages Tipping
December 17, 2025 at 09:00PM
December 17, 2025 at 09:00PM
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Uber and DoorDash Try To Halt NYC Law That Encourages Tipping
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Two of the largest food-delivery app companies have made a last-ditch effort to overturn tipping laws in New York City that go into effect in January just as its next mayor, who has been highly…
多家中国火箭公司尝试复制 SpaceX 的 Starship 火箭
蓝箭航天本月初执行了朱雀三号火箭的首飞任务,火箭发射成功但回收失败。朱雀三号的外形模仿了 SpaceX 的 Falcon 9 火箭。SpaceX 正在开发它的新一代重型火箭 Starship,因此越来越多的中国火箭初创公司也在开发外形类似 Starship 的火箭,当然不太可能第一步就开发重型火箭,它们开发的是 Starship 的缩小版本。名叫上海大航跃迁的火箭公司宣布正在开发中大型可重复使用运载火箭,使用了类似 Starship 的用两根金属筷子夹住火箭的回收技术;北京宇石空间也表示在研发甲烷燃料火箭,使用类似夹火箭回收技术,它对于模仿 SpaceX 的火箭毫不掩饰,称其技术方案与马斯克的 SpaceX 公司完全一致;北京领航星箭公司将其正在研发的火箭命名为星舰一号。这些火箭初创企业能否成功研制出缩小版 Starship 还是未知之数。 via Solidot
蓝箭航天本月初执行了朱雀三号火箭的首飞任务,火箭发射成功但回收失败。朱雀三号的外形模仿了 SpaceX 的 Falcon 9 火箭。SpaceX 正在开发它的新一代重型火箭 Starship,因此越来越多的中国火箭初创公司也在开发外形类似 Starship 的火箭,当然不太可能第一步就开发重型火箭,它们开发的是 Starship 的缩小版本。名叫上海大航跃迁的火箭公司宣布正在开发中大型可重复使用运载火箭,使用了类似 Starship 的用两根金属筷子夹住火箭的回收技术;北京宇石空间也表示在研发甲烷燃料火箭,使用类似夹火箭回收技术,它对于模仿 SpaceX 的火箭毫不掩饰,称其技术方案与马斯克的 SpaceX 公司完全一致;北京领航星箭公司将其正在研发的火箭命名为星舰一号。这些火箭初创企业能否成功研制出缩小版 Starship 还是未知之数。 via Solidot
苹果和 Google 释出紧急更新修复 0day
苹果和 Google 最近都释出了紧急更新去修复正被利用的 0day。苹果向 iPhone、iPad 和 Mac 释出更新修复两个 WebKit bug,苹果表示漏洞可能被用于对特定目标发动复杂攻击,它没有披露细节。Google 释出 Chrome 更新修复了多个安全漏洞,其中包括正被利用 0day CVE-2025-14174,该 bug 属于越界内存访问漏洞。两家公司都没有透露细节,但看起来是相关的,Google 将 CVE-2025-14174 的发现归功于苹果的安全工程团队和 Google 的安全团队 Threat Analysis Group。目前看来该 0day 是被间谍软件利用。苹果 2025 年至今修复了 9 个 0day,Google 今年至今修复了 8 个 Chrome 0day。 via Solidot
苹果和 Google 最近都释出了紧急更新去修复正被利用的 0day。苹果向 iPhone、iPad 和 Mac 释出更新修复两个 WebKit bug,苹果表示漏洞可能被用于对特定目标发动复杂攻击,它没有披露细节。Google 释出 Chrome 更新修复了多个安全漏洞,其中包括正被利用 0day CVE-2025-14174,该 bug 属于越界内存访问漏洞。两家公司都没有透露细节,但看起来是相关的,Google 将 CVE-2025-14174 的发现归功于苹果的安全工程团队和 Google 的安全团队 Threat Analysis Group。目前看来该 0day 是被间谍软件利用。苹果 2025 年至今修复了 9 个 0day,Google 今年至今修复了 8 个 Chrome 0day。 via Solidot
OpenAI in Talks With Amazon About Investment That Could Exceed $10 Billion
December 17, 2025 at 10:09PM
December 17, 2025 at 10:09PM
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OpenAI in Talks With Amazon About Investment That Could Exceed $10 Billion
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and an agreement to use its AI chips, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. From the report: The details are fluid and still subject to change but the investment could exceed $10 billion, according to…
Warner Bros Discovery Board Rejects Rival Bid From Paramount
December 17, 2025 at 10:45PM
December 17, 2025 at 10:45PM
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Warner Bros Discovery Board Rejects Rival Bid From Paramount
Warner Bros Discovery's board spurned Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid on Wednesday, calling the offer "illusory" as it accused the studio giant of misleading shareholders about its financing. From a report: Paramount has been in a…
Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Links
December 17, 2025 at 11:21PM
December 17, 2025 at 11:21PM
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Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Links
Meta is informing some users that they will soon be restricted in how many link posts they can share each month, unless they pay for its Meta Verified subscription service. As per the notification message: "Starting December 16, certain Facebook profiles…
Google Sues Alleged Chinese Scam Group Behind Massive US Text Message Phishing Ring
December 18, 2025 at 12:12AM
December 18, 2025 at 12:12AM
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Google Sues Alleged Chinese Scam Group Behind Massive US Text Message Phishing Ring
Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent to Americans this year, according to a legal complaint filed Tuesday. From a report: The group, known as Darcula, sells software that…
Coursera Acquires Udemy For $930 Million
December 18, 2025 at 12:49AM
December 18, 2025 at 12:49AM
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Coursera Acquires Udemy For $930 Million
Coursera announced on Wednesday that it will acquire rival online learning platform Udemy in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $2.5 billion, a move that brings together two of the largest U.S.-based players in an industry that has struggled…
How We Ingest Plastic Chemicals While Consuming Food
December 18, 2025 at 01:38AM
December 18, 2025 at 01:38AM
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How We Ingest Plastic Chemicals While Consuming Food
A comprehensive database built by scientists in Switzerland and Norway has catalogued 16,000 chemicals linked to plastic materials, and the findings paint a troubling picture of what Americans are actually eating when they prepare food in their kitchens.…
FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement
December 18, 2025 at 02:17AM
December 18, 2025 at 02:17AM
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FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in his Wednesday Senate testimony that the agency he governs "is not an independent agency, formally speaking." Axios: During his testimony, the word "independent" was removed from the FCC's mission statement on its website.…
English Has Become Easier To Read
December 18, 2025 at 03:00AM
December 18, 2025 at 03:00AM
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English Has Become Easier To Read
The conventional wisdom that English prose has gotten easier to read because sentences have gotten shorter is wrong, according to a new analysis published in Works in Progress by writer and Mercatus Center research fellow Henry Oliver. The real transformation…
Browser Extensions With 8 Million Users Collect Extended AI Conversations
December 18, 2025 at 03:40AM
December 18, 2025 at 03:40AM
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Browser Extensions With 8 Million Users Collect Extended AI Conversations
An anonymous reader shares a report: Browser extensions with more than 8 million installs are harvesting complete and extended conversations from users' AI conversations and selling them for marketing purposes, according to data collected from the Google…
Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash, Promising Improved Intelligence and Efficiency
December 18, 2025 at 04:30AM
December 18, 2025 at 04:30AM
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Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash, Promising Improved Intelligence and Efficiency
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google began its transition to Gemini 3 a few weeks ago with the launch of the Pro model, and the arrival of Gemini 3 Flash kicks it into high gear. The new, faster Gemini 3 model is coming to the Gemini…
Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability
December 18, 2025 at 05:30AM
December 18, 2025 at 05:30AM
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Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability
Longtime Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that the Linux kernel has received its first CVE tied to Rust code. Phoronix reports: This first CVE (CVE-2025-68260) for Rust code in the Linux kernel pertains to the Android Binder rewrite in Rust. There…
GitHub Is Going To Start Charging You For Using Your Own Hardware
December 18, 2025 at 06:10AM
December 18, 2025 at 06:10AM
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GitHub Is Going To Start Charging You For Using Your Own Hardware
GitHub will begin charging $0.002 per minute for self-hosted Actions runners used on private repositories starting in March. "At the same time, GitHub noted in a Tuesday blog post that it's lowering the prices of GitHub-hosted runners beginning January 1…
Netflix To Add Soccer Video Game Based On FIFA World Cup Next Year
December 18, 2025 at 06:50AM
December 18, 2025 at 06:50AM
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Netflix To Add Soccer Video Game Based On FIFA World Cup Next Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Netflix on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the streaming giant looks to leverage the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament to deepen its video game push. The soccer…
Meta 'Pauses' Third-Party Headset Program
December 18, 2025 at 07:30AM
December 18, 2025 at 07:30AM
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Meta 'Pauses' Third-Party Headset Program
Meta has paused its third-party Horizon OS headset program, effectively canceling planned VR headsets from Asus and Lenovo as it refocuses on "building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market." Road to VR reports:…
锻炼什么时候都不晚
骨骼肌组织和功能随年龄增长会逐渐衰退,到 60 岁左右可能会影响独立生活和健康。瑞典的一项长达 47 年的研究发现,即使持续进行有规律的训练,体能、力量和耐力在 35 岁左右开始逐渐下降。研究发现,最大有氧能力和肌肉耐力在 26-36 岁达到峰值,一开始缓慢下降,然后加速下降,男女之间的下降速度没有什么差异。肌肉力量男性在 27 岁达到峰值,女性在 19 岁达到峰值。从巅峰期到 63 岁,总体体能下降幅度为 30% 至 48%。即使成年人开始锻炼的时间较晚,他们的身体机能仍然可以提高 5%-10%,证明锻炼永远不晚。 via Solidot
骨骼肌组织和功能随年龄增长会逐渐衰退,到 60 岁左右可能会影响独立生活和健康。瑞典的一项长达 47 年的研究发现,即使持续进行有规律的训练,体能、力量和耐力在 35 岁左右开始逐渐下降。研究发现,最大有氧能力和肌肉耐力在 26-36 岁达到峰值,一开始缓慢下降,然后加速下降,男女之间的下降速度没有什么差异。肌肉力量男性在 27 岁达到峰值,女性在 19 岁达到峰值。从巅峰期到 63 岁,总体体能下降幅度为 30% 至 48%。即使成年人开始锻炼的时间较晚,他们的身体机能仍然可以提高 5%-10%,证明锻炼永远不晚。 via Solidot
科学家发现基于植物的“完美塑料”
日本科学家报告研发出一种堪称完美的塑料,由植物纤维素制成,植物纤维素是世界最丰富的有机化合物。新塑料强度高、柔韧性好,能在自然环境中快速分解,没有任何微塑料污染。微塑料是一种全球性污染物,几乎存在于所有生态系统中,甚至包括人体组织和血液。大多数标榜“可生物降解”的塑料要么无法在海洋环境中降解,要么需要长时间才能降解,而且会在降解过程中留下微塑料。基于植物的新塑料由木浆衍生物羧甲基纤维和正电荷聚乙烯亚胺胍离子,以及一种增塑剂有机盐氯化胆碱构成。根据氯化胆碱的用量,从柔韧性可从坚硬如玻璃到拉伸至其原始长度的 130%。 via Solidot
日本科学家报告研发出一种堪称完美的塑料,由植物纤维素制成,植物纤维素是世界最丰富的有机化合物。新塑料强度高、柔韧性好,能在自然环境中快速分解,没有任何微塑料污染。微塑料是一种全球性污染物,几乎存在于所有生态系统中,甚至包括人体组织和血液。大多数标榜“可生物降解”的塑料要么无法在海洋环境中降解,要么需要长时间才能降解,而且会在降解过程中留下微塑料。基于植物的新塑料由木浆衍生物羧甲基纤维和正电荷聚乙烯亚胺胍离子,以及一种增塑剂有机盐氯化胆碱构成。根据氯化胆碱的用量,从柔韧性可从坚硬如玻璃到拉伸至其原始长度的 130%。 via Solidot