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
The Oscars Will Abandon Broadcast TV For YouTube In 2029
December 18, 2025 at 08:10AM
December 18, 2025 at 08:10AM
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The Oscars Will Abandon Broadcast TV For YouTube In 2029
The Academy has struck a multi-year deal to move the Oscars to YouTube starting in 2029, ending decades on ABC and making the ceremony free to stream worldwide with YouTube holding exclusive global rights. Variety reports: The Oscars, including red carpet…
Senate Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman As New NASA Chief
December 18, 2025 at 08:50AM
December 18, 2025 at 08:50AM
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Senate Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman As New NASA Chief
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Politico: The Senate on Wednesday approved Jared Isaacman for the top job at NASA -- an unprecedented comeback after President Donald Trump yanked his nomination this spring. Senators confirmed the billionaire…
MIT Grieves Shooting Death of Renowned Director of Plasma Science Center
December 18, 2025 at 11:30AM
December 18, 2025 at 11:30AM
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MIT Grieves Shooting Death of Renowned Director of Plasma Science Center
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is grieving after the "shocking" shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to officials. Nuno FG Loureiro…
Another Starship Clone Pops Up In China
December 18, 2025 at 03:00PM
December 18, 2025 at 03:00PM
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Another Starship Clone Pops Up In China
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Ars Technica: Every other week, it seems, a new Chinese launch company pops up with a rocket design and a plan to reach orbit within a few years. For a long time, the majority of these companies revealed…