Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs
December 23, 2025 at 04:05AM
December 23, 2025 at 04:05AM
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Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs
Australian restaurants facing a mounting cost-of-doing-business crisis are turning to automatic service charges as a way to shore up revenue. The practice is legal under Australian consumer law as long as customers are notified beforehand and can opt out…
Accommodating Emerging Giants in the Global Economy
December 23, 2025 at 04:42AM
December 23, 2025 at 04:42AM
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Accommodating Emerging Giants in the Global Economy
Abstract of a paper featured on NBER: How has aggregate income and welfare in the United States been affected by globalization and rapid productivity growth in emerging economies? We use the class of constant elasticity trade models to provide quantitative…
US Blocks All Offshore Wind Construction, Says Reason Is Classified
December 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
December 23, 2025 at 05:40AM
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US Blocks All Offshore Wind Construction, Says Reason Is Classified
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, the US Department of the Interior announced that it was pausing the leases on all five offshore wind sites currently under construction in the US. The move comes despite the fact that these…
Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Exec Vince Zampella Killed In Car Accident
December 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
December 23, 2025 at 06:20AM
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Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Exec Vince Zampella Killed In Car Accident
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment, died at 55 in a single-car accident in Los Angeles. According to NBC Los Angeles, "The single-car crash was reported at about 12:45 p.m. on the scenic…
Larry Ellison Pledges $40-Billion Personal Guarantee For Paramount's Warner Bros Bid
December 23, 2025 at 07:00AM
December 23, 2025 at 07:00AM
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Larry Ellison Pledges $40-Billion Personal Guarantee For Paramount's Warner Bros Bid
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has personally guaranteed $40.4 billion to shore up Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, trying to ease financing doubts as Warner Bros weighs a rival offer from Netflix. Reuters reports: Paramount said the amended terms…
Cyberattack Disrupts France's Postal Service, Banking During Christmas Rush
December 23, 2025 at 07:40AM
December 23, 2025 at 07:40AM
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Cyberattack Disrupts France's Postal Service, Banking During Christmas Rush
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: With just three days to go before Christmas, a cyberattack knocked France's national postal service offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments. The timing was…
Alphabet Acquires Data Center and Energy Infrastructure Company Intersect For $4.75 Billion
December 23, 2025 at 08:20AM
December 23, 2025 at 08:20AM
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Alphabet Acquires Data Center and Energy Infrastructure Company Intersect For $4.75 Billion
Alphabet is acquiring Intersect for $4.75 billion to accelerate data center and power-generation capacity as AI infrastructure demand surges. CNBC reports: Alphabet said Intersect's operations will remain independent, but that the acquisition will help bring…
Microsoft To Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust By 2030
December 23, 2025 at 09:03AM
December 23, 2025 at 09:03AM
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Microsoft To Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust By 2030
Microsoft plans to eliminate all C and C++ code across its major codebases by 2030, replacing it with Rust using AI-assisted, large-scale refactoring. "My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030," Microsoft Distinguished Engineer…
FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones Over National Security, Spying Concerns
December 23, 2025 at 09:40AM
December 23, 2025 at 09:40AM
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FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones Over National Security, Spying Concerns
The FCC has banned approval of new foreign-made drones and components, citing "an unacceptable risk" to national security. The move will most heavily impact DJI but it "does not affect drones or drone components that are currently sold in the United States."…
Garmin Emergency Autoland Has First Save
December 23, 2025 at 11:30AM
December 23, 2025 at 11:30AM
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Garmin Emergency Autoland Has First Save
"Garmin's Collier Trophy award-winning Autonomi emergency Autoland, a system designed to safely land an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation, made its first real-world use and save on Saturday," writes Slashdot reader slipped_bit. AvBrief.com reports:…
How a Power Outage In Colorado Caused US Official Time To Be 4.8 Microseconds
December 23, 2025 at 03:00PM
December 23, 2025 at 03:00PM
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How a Power Outage In Colorado Caused US Official Time To Be 4.8 Microseconds
Tony Isaac shares a report from NPR: The U.S. government calculates the country's official time using more than a dozen atomic clocks at a federal facility northwest of Denver. But when a destructive windstorm knocked out power to the National Institute of…
EA 高管、《使命召唤》系列联合创始人 Vince Zampella 因车祸去世
对 FPS 游戏行业有着举足轻重影响力的传奇开发者 Vince Zampella 因驾驶法拉利出车祸而去世，享年 55 岁。事故发生在周日 12:45 p.m.，地点是洛杉矶 San Gabriel 山的一个隧道口附近，他驾驶着一辆 2026 款 Ferrari 296 GTS 跑车高速驶出隧道，失控撞上混凝土护栏，汽车基本解体，司机当场死亡，一名乘客被甩出车外，送往医院后不治身亡。Vince Zampella 与 Jason West 最早为 EA 开发了 FPS 游戏《荣誉勋章：联合袭击》，因 EA 决定将《荣誉勋章》系列转为内部开发，他们创办了 Infinity Ward 与动视签署协议开发代号为《MOH Killer》的新游戏，也就是后来影响了整个游戏行业的《使命召唤》系列。《使命召唤》是过去二十年最畅销的游戏之一，Infinity Ward 为动视制作了四部《使命召唤》：《使命召唤 1/2》、《现代战争 1/2》。《现代战争2》之后，Zampella 和 West 因与动视在收入分成上的分歧而遭到解雇。两人随后创办了 Respawn Entertainment，重新与 EA 合作。Respawn 开发了多款备受好评的游戏，包括《泰坦陨落》, 《泰坦陨落 2》、《Apex Legends》, 《星球大战绝地：陨落的武士团》以及《星球大战绝地：幸存者》。Zampella 后被提拔为集团总经理负责《战地》系列。 via Solidot
对 FPS 游戏行业有着举足轻重影响力的传奇开发者 Vince Zampella 因驾驶法拉利出车祸而去世，享年 55 岁。事故发生在周日 12:45 p.m.，地点是洛杉矶 San Gabriel 山的一个隧道口附近，他驾驶着一辆 2026 款 Ferrari 296 GTS 跑车高速驶出隧道，失控撞上混凝土护栏，汽车基本解体，司机当场死亡，一名乘客被甩出车外，送往医院后不治身亡。Vince Zampella 与 Jason West 最早为 EA 开发了 FPS 游戏《荣誉勋章：联合袭击》，因 EA 决定将《荣誉勋章》系列转为内部开发，他们创办了 Infinity Ward 与动视签署协议开发代号为《MOH Killer》的新游戏，也就是后来影响了整个游戏行业的《使命召唤》系列。《使命召唤》是过去二十年最畅销的游戏之一，Infinity Ward 为动视制作了四部《使命召唤》：《使命召唤 1/2》、《现代战争 1/2》。《现代战争2》之后，Zampella 和 West 因与动视在收入分成上的分歧而遭到解雇。两人随后创办了 Respawn Entertainment，重新与 EA 合作。Respawn 开发了多款备受好评的游戏，包括《泰坦陨落》, 《泰坦陨落 2》、《Apex Legends》, 《星球大战绝地：陨落的武士团》以及《星球大战绝地：幸存者》。Zampella 后被提拔为集团总经理负责《战地》系列。 via Solidot
Safety Panel Says NASA Should Have Taken Starliner Incident More Seriously
December 23, 2025 at 06:00PM
December 23, 2025 at 06:00PM
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Safety Panel Says NASA Should Have Taken Starliner Incident More Seriously
joshuark shares a report from Ars Technica: For the better part of two months last year, most of us had no idea how serious the problems were with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. A safety advisory panel found this…
Uber, Lyft Set To Trial Robotaxis In the UK In Partnership With China's Baidu
December 23, 2025 at 09:00PM
December 23, 2025 at 09:00PM
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Uber, Lyft Set To Trial Robotaxis In the UK In Partnership With China's Baidu
Uber and Lyft plan to trial robotaxis in London starting in 2026 using autonomous vehicles from Baidu, as the UK fast-tracks approvals for self-driving cars on public roads. CNBC reports: Lyft's testing of Baidu's initial fleet of dozens of vehicles will…
China Bans E-commerce Platforms From Forcing Lowest Prices or Abusing Algorithms
December 23, 2025 at 10:01PM
December 23, 2025 at 10:01PM
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China Bans E-commerce Platforms From Forcing Lowest Prices or Abusing Algorithms
China has unveiled new rules to rein in aggressive pricing tactics by online platforms, prohibiting e-commerce operators from forcing merchants to offer discounts or setting different prices based on user demographics without consent. The 29-article regulation…
三星将为其冰箱集成 Google Gemini AI
无论你需要不需要，AI 都将进入到你的生活里，其中包括厨房。三星准备在其冰箱产品中集成 Google 的 Gemini AI，识别客户的饮食习惯。在下个月举行的 CES 2026 展会上，三星计划展示新款的 Bespoke AI Refrigerator 冰箱，内置摄像头，能在 Google Gemini 的帮助下自动识别食物，包括放在无标签容器的剩菜剩饭。AI 冰箱将不需要输入信息就能维持食物库存的更新，跟踪食物的加入和移除，并根据剩余食物提供建议。这将是 Google Gemini AI 首次集成到冰箱中，标志着生成式 AI 的应用范围已从手机和笔记本电脑推广到家用智能电器。 via Solidot
无论你需要不需要，AI 都将进入到你的生活里，其中包括厨房。三星准备在其冰箱产品中集成 Google 的 Gemini AI，识别客户的饮食习惯。在下个月举行的 CES 2026 展会上，三星计划展示新款的 Bespoke AI Refrigerator 冰箱，内置摄像头，能在 Google Gemini 的帮助下自动识别食物，包括放在无标签容器的剩菜剩饭。AI 冰箱将不需要输入信息就能维持食物库存的更新，跟踪食物的加入和移除，并根据剩余食物提供建议。这将是 Google Gemini AI 首次集成到冰箱中，标志着生成式 AI 的应用范围已从手机和笔记本电脑推广到家用智能电器。 via Solidot
Spotify 称反版权极端分子抓取了其音乐库
此前专注于存档文本的影子图书馆“安娜的档案”发布了音乐串流服务 Spotify 的存档，容量 300TB，包含 2.56 亿首歌和 1.86 亿个 ISRC 码。安娜的档案称这是世界最大的公开音乐元数据库。Spotify 存档共有 8600 万个音乐文件，约占总播放量 99.6%，截止日期 2025 年 7 月。数据显示，逾七成的歌几乎没有几个人听过；流行度前三歌曲总播放量超过排名后 2000 万至 1 亿的歌曲的播放量总和。Spotify 将发布存档的人称为是反版权极端分子，表示正对此展开调查。存档者可能使用了公开的 Web API 抓取元数据和绕过 DRM 访问音频文件。Spotify 坚称这不是一次黑客入侵，用户数据没有受到影响。 via Solidot
此前专注于存档文本的影子图书馆“安娜的档案”发布了音乐串流服务 Spotify 的存档，容量 300TB，包含 2.56 亿首歌和 1.86 亿个 ISRC 码。安娜的档案称这是世界最大的公开音乐元数据库。Spotify 存档共有 8600 万个音乐文件，约占总播放量 99.6%，截止日期 2025 年 7 月。数据显示，逾七成的歌几乎没有几个人听过；流行度前三歌曲总播放量超过排名后 2000 万至 1 亿的歌曲的播放量总和。Spotify 将发布存档的人称为是反版权极端分子，表示正对此展开调查。存档者可能使用了公开的 Web API 抓取元数据和绕过 DRM 访问音频文件。Spotify 坚称这不是一次黑客入侵，用户数据没有受到影响。 via Solidot