The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
December 25, 2025 at 07:20AM
December 25, 2025 at 07:20AM
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The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Adult children across the United States are increasingly reporting that their aging parents have developed what looks remarkably like the smartphone addiction [non-paywalled source] typically associated with teenagers, a phenomenon The Atlantic's Charlie…
Apple's App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It?
December 25, 2025 at 08:02AM
December 25, 2025 at 08:02AM
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Apple's App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It?
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Two years ago, Lizmary Fernandez took a detour from studying to be an immigration attorney to join a free Apple course for making iPhone apps. The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit launched as part of the company's…
Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores For iOS Users In Brazil
December 25, 2025 at 08:45AM
December 25, 2025 at 08:45AM
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Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores For iOS Users In Brazil
Apple will allow alternative iOS app stores and external payment systems in Brazil after settling an antitrust case with the country's competition authority, following a lawsuit brought by MercadoLibre back in 2022. Thurrott reports: Yesterday, Brazil's Conselho…
美国禁止五名欧洲人入境
美国国务院禁止五名欧洲人入境,其中四人是欧洲 NGO 组织负责人,一人是前欧盟委员,原因是他们推动对美国科技巨头的监管。五人包括:2019-2024 年之间负责内部市场的欧盟委员 Thierry Breton,“打击网络仇恨中心”的 Imran Ahmed、总部位于英国的“全球虚假信息指数”的 Clare Melford,以及德国“仇恨援助”(HateAid)组织的 Anna-Lena von Hodenberg 和 Josephine Ballon,“仇恨援助”负责举报网络上的极右翼仇恨言论。美国国务卿鲁比奥表示:“长期以来,欧洲的意识形态分子一直在有组织地胁迫美国平台惩罚他们反对的美国观点。特朗普政府不会再容忍这种恶劣的域外审查行为。” via Solidot
美国国务院禁止五名欧洲人入境,其中四人是欧洲 NGO 组织负责人,一人是前欧盟委员,原因是他们推动对美国科技巨头的监管。五人包括:2019-2024 年之间负责内部市场的欧盟委员 Thierry Breton,“打击网络仇恨中心”的 Imran Ahmed、总部位于英国的“全球虚假信息指数”的 Clare Melford,以及德国“仇恨援助”(HateAid)组织的 Anna-Lena von Hodenberg 和 Josephine Ballon,“仇恨援助”负责举报网络上的极右翼仇恨言论。美国国务卿鲁比奥表示:“长期以来,欧洲的意识形态分子一直在有组织地胁迫美国平台惩罚他们反对的美国观点。特朗普政府不会再容忍这种恶劣的域外审查行为。” via Solidot
'Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes'
December 25, 2025 at 09:25AM
December 25, 2025 at 09:25AM
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'Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes'
"In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we're missing when we stop taking risks," writes author Janus Rose in an article for 404 Media. Here's an excerpt: There are lots of advantages to the cassette lifestyle. Unlike vinyl records, tapes…
Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors For Data Centers
December 25, 2025 at 11:30AM
December 25, 2025 at 11:30AM
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Nuclear Developer Proposes Using Navy Reactors For Data Centers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Post: A Texas power developer is proposing to repurpose nuclear reactors from Navy warships to power the United States grid as the Trump administration pushes to secure massive amounts of energy for the…
NASA Will Soon Find Out If the Perseverance Rover Can Really Persevere On Mars
December 25, 2025 at 03:00PM
December 25, 2025 at 03:00PM
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NASA Will Soon Find Out If the Perseverance Rover Can Really Persevere On Mars
With NASA's Mars Sample Return mission delayed into the 2030s, engineers are certifying the Perseverance rover to keep operating for many more years while it continues collecting and safeguarding Martian rock samples. Ars Technica reports: The good news is…
微软否认利用 AI 使用 Rust 重写所有 C/C++ 代码
在微软杰出工程师 Galen Hunt 在 LinkedIn 上畅谈要在 AI 和算法的帮助下,到 2030 年用 Rust 语言重写所有 C 和 C++ 代码,目标是一名工程师一个月一百万行代码。这番话引发了一片哗然,以至于微软进行澄清,而 Galen Hunt 则修改了他的帖子。他在帖子里大量使用“我们(We)”这个词,因此在外界看来他是代表公司发言。微软高管 Frank X. Shaw 澄清,公司没有计划使用 AI 重写 Windows 11。而 Galen Hunt 也在帖子里澄清:微软没有采用 AI 使用 Rust 重写 Windows 11,表示读者过度解读了。 via Solidot
在微软杰出工程师 Galen Hunt 在 LinkedIn 上畅谈要在 AI 和算法的帮助下,到 2030 年用 Rust 语言重写所有 C 和 C++ 代码,目标是一名工程师一个月一百万行代码。这番话引发了一片哗然,以至于微软进行澄清,而 Galen Hunt 则修改了他的帖子。他在帖子里大量使用“我们(We)”这个词,因此在外界看来他是代表公司发言。微软高管 Frank X. Shaw 澄清,公司没有计划使用 AI 重写 Windows 11。而 Galen Hunt 也在帖子里澄清:微软没有采用 AI 使用 Rust 重写 Windows 11,表示读者过度解读了。 via Solidot
欧盟 2024 年使用的能量逾四分之一来自可再生能源
欧盟 2024 年使用的能量有 25.2% 来自可再生能源,比 2023 年增加 0.7 个百分点,距离 20230 年可再生能源占比 42.5% 还差 17.3 个百分点,意味着要实现目标从 2025 年到 2030 年可再生能源占比每年要增长 2.9%。欧盟国家中,瑞典的可再生能源占比最高达到 62.8%。瑞典主要依赖固体生物质能、水力发电和风能。芬兰紧随其后占比 52.1%,同样依赖固体生物质能、风能和水力发电。丹麦第三占比 46.8%,大部分可再生能源来自固体生物质能、风能和沼气。比利时(14.3%)、卢森堡(14.7%)和爱尔兰(16.1%)的可再生能源占比最低。 via Solidot
欧盟 2024 年使用的能量有 25.2% 来自可再生能源,比 2023 年增加 0.7 个百分点,距离 20230 年可再生能源占比 42.5% 还差 17.3 个百分点,意味着要实现目标从 2025 年到 2030 年可再生能源占比每年要增长 2.9%。欧盟国家中,瑞典的可再生能源占比最高达到 62.8%。瑞典主要依赖固体生物质能、水力发电和风能。芬兰紧随其后占比 52.1%,同样依赖固体生物质能、风能和水力发电。丹麦第三占比 46.8%,大部分可再生能源来自固体生物质能、风能和沼气。比利时(14.3%)、卢森堡(14.7%)和爱尔兰(16.1%)的可再生能源占比最低。 via Solidot
俄罗斯计划十年内在月球上建造核电站
最近发生多起发射事故的俄罗斯宇航局 Roscosmos 宣布计划到 2036 年在月球上建造一座核电站,已经与宇航公司 Lavochkin Association 签署了一份合同。Roscosmos 表示参与者还包括了国家原子能公司(Rosatom)和核能研究机构 Kurchatov Institute。Roscosmos 表示该电站将为俄罗斯的月球计划提供动力,包括月球车、天文台以及俄中联合国际月球研究站(Russian-Chinese International Lunar Research Station)的基础设施。 via Solidot
最近发生多起发射事故的俄罗斯宇航局 Roscosmos 宣布计划到 2036 年在月球上建造一座核电站,已经与宇航公司 Lavochkin Association 签署了一份合同。Roscosmos 表示参与者还包括了国家原子能公司(Rosatom)和核能研究机构 Kurchatov Institute。Roscosmos 表示该电站将为俄罗斯的月球计划提供动力,包括月球车、天文台以及俄中联合国际月球研究站(Russian-Chinese International Lunar Research Station)的基础设施。 via Solidot
Fake Video Claiming 'Coup In France' Goes Viral
December 25, 2025 at 06:00PM
December 25, 2025 at 06:00PM
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Fake Video Claiming 'Coup In France' Goes Viral
alternative_right shares a report from Euronews: France's President Emmanuel Macron discovered news of his own supposed overthrow, after he received a message of concern, along with a link to a Facebook video. "On Sunday (14 December) one of my African counterparts…
Bitcoin Miners' Pivot To AI Has Lifted Bitcoin-Mining ETF By About 90% This Year
December 25, 2025 at 09:00PM
December 25, 2025 at 09:00PM
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Bitcoin Miners' Pivot To AI Has Lifted Bitcoin-Mining ETF By About 90% This Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: It's harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less profitable, too. But mining-company stocks are still flying, even with cryptocurrency prices in retreat. That's because these firms have something…
Trump Administration To Overhaul Lottery System For H-1B Visas
December 25, 2025 at 10:00PM
December 25, 2025 at 10:00PM
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Trump Administration To Overhaul Lottery System For H-1B Visas
The Trump administration has announced it would replace the lottery programme used to grant H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers with a system that prioritises higher-paid individuals. From a report: The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin…
Nvidia Buying Groq's Assets For $20 Billion in Its Largest Deal on Record
December 25, 2025 at 11:01PM
December 25, 2025 at 11:01PM
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Nvidia Buying Groq's Assets For $20 Billion in Its Largest Deal on Record
Nvidia has agreed to buy assets from Groq, a designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, for $20 billion in cash, according to Alex Davis, CEO of Disruptive, which led the startup's latest financing round in September. From a report:…
Waymo Pays Workers $22 To Close Doors on Stranded Robotaxis
December 26, 2025 at 12:01AM
December 26, 2025 at 12:01AM
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Waymo Pays Workers $22 To Close Doors on Stranded Robotaxis
Waymo's fleet of autonomous robotaxis can navigate city streets and compete with human taxi drivers, but they become stranded when a passenger leaves a door ajar -- prompting the company to pay tow truck operators around $20 to $24 through an app called Honk…
Framework Raises Memory Prices Again, Suggests Customers Bring Their Own RAM
December 26, 2025 at 01:01AM
December 26, 2025 at 01:01AM
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Framework Raises Memory Prices Again, Suggests Customers Bring Their Own RAM
Framework has announced yet another price increase for memory modules, the second in roughly a month, and the company is now actively encouraging customers to source their own RAM elsewhere if they can find better deals. The laptop maker cited "extreme memory…
Chinese Social Media Users Criticize Authorities in Rare Sign of Dissent
December 26, 2025 at 02:00AM
December 26, 2025 at 02:00AM
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Chinese Social Media Users Criticize Authorities in Rare Sign of Dissent
An anonymous reader shares a report: Chinese social media users criticized two key government policies, rare signs of public dissent in the country where the internet is heavily censored. The death of the former head of China's one-child policy agency --…
Wall Street Has Stopped Rewarding 'Strategic' Layoffs
December 26, 2025 at 03:01AM
December 26, 2025 at 03:01AM
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Wall Street Has Stopped Rewarding 'Strategic' Layoffs
Goldman Sachs analysts have identified a notable shift in how investors respond to corporate layoff announcements, finding that even job cuts attributed to automation and AI-driven restructuring are now causing stock prices to fall rather than rise. The investment…
Fake MAS Windows Activation Domain Used To Spread PowerShell Malware
December 26, 2025 at 05:00AM
December 26, 2025 at 05:00AM
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Fake MAS Windows Activation Domain Used To Spread PowerShell Malware
An anonymous reader shares a report: A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'. BleepingComputer has found that…