Stripe Eyes $10 Billion Deal For AI Model Marketplace OpenRouter
July 25, 2026
July 25, 2026
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Stripe Eyes $10 Billion Deal For AI Model Marketplace OpenRouter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PYMNTS.com: Stripe is in talks to buy OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that could sell for roughly $10 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move would mark a significant step outside…
印度政府命令 GitHub 移除 Jack Dorsey 的蓝牙聊天应用 Bitchat
印度政府的网络犯罪协调中心命令 GitHub 移除 Jack Dorsey 的去中心化蓝牙聊天应用 Bitchat。前 Twitter CEO Dorsey 在 X/Twitter 上公布了收到的通知，通知的日期是 7 月 23 日，声称该应用能在网络受限的情况下进行通信，能被反国家分子、恐怖组织、有组织犯罪集团和网络犯罪分子滥用，他们试图逃避合法监测，继续在法律限制下进行通信。印度最近爆发了被称为“蟑螂人民党（Cockroach Janta Party)”的抗议活动。 via Solidot
印度政府的网络犯罪协调中心命令 GitHub 移除 Jack Dorsey 的去中心化蓝牙聊天应用 Bitchat。前 Twitter CEO Dorsey 在 X/Twitter 上公布了收到的通知，通知的日期是 7 月 23 日，声称该应用能在网络受限的情况下进行通信，能被反国家分子、恐怖组织、有组织犯罪集团和网络犯罪分子滥用，他们试图逃避合法监测，继续在法律限制下进行通信。印度最近爆发了被称为“蟑螂人民党（Cockroach Janta Party)”的抗议活动。 via Solidot
John C. Dvorak, an Early and Influential Technology Journalist, Dies At 80
July 25, 2026 at 01:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 01:00AM
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John C. Dvorak, an Early and Influential Technology Journalist, Dies At 80
Longtime Slashdot reader sandbagger shares the passing of John C. Dvorak, an early and influential technology journalist for PC Magazine. He was 80. Talking Biz News reports: Aric Mackey writes, "Widely recognized for his profound impact on the technology…
Anthropic's New Opus 5 Model Rivals Fable 5 For Half the Price
July 25, 2026 at 03:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 03:00AM
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Anthropic's New Opus 5 Model Rivals Fable 5 For Half the Price
Anthropic has released Opus 5, a new Claude model that it says comes close to its higher-end Fable 5 model at half the price while improving on Opus 4.8 in knowledge work, coding, and scientific research tasks. "At the same time, Anthropic says it has managed…
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Warn Against 'Premature Restrictions' of Open-Weight Models
July 25, 2026 at 04:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 04:00AM
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Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta Warn Against 'Premature Restrictions' of Open-Weight Models
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir, and more than 20 other tech companies signed an open letter urging policymakers not to impose "premature restrictions" on open-weight AI models, warning that broad limits could "stifle competition or drive innovation overseas."…
Roku Raises Prices of Streaming Devices By Up To 60%
July 25, 2026 at 05:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 05:00AM
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Roku Raises Prices of Streaming Devices By Up To 60%
Roku has raised prices on several streaming devices, blaming memory and component shortages tied to the AI data-center boom. The Roku Ultra jumped from $100 to $150 and the basic Streaming Stick rose from $30 to $40. The Desk reports: In a phone call with…
US Accuses American of Allegedly Wiping His Phone Using a 'Duress' Password During Border Search
July 25, 2026 at 06:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 06:00AM
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US Accuses American of Allegedly Wiping His Phone Using a 'Duress' Password During Border Search
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according to an indictment and media reports.…
Paramount Agrees to Postpone Warner Bros. Merger Until June 2027
July 25, 2026 at 07:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 07:00AM
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Paramount Agrees to Postpone Warner Bros. Merger Until June 2027
Paramount Skydance has agreed to postpone its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger until five days after an antitrust trial or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. The agreement with a 12-state coalition led by California effectively shelves the deal…
Instagram Is Now Banning Pickup Artists, Pranksters Who Use Meta Glasses
July 25, 2026 at 09:00AM
July 25, 2026 at 09:00AM
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Instagram Is Now Banning Pickup Artists, Pranksters Who Use Meta Glasses
Instagram is banning videos filmed with Meta smart glasses that harass strangers in public, including prank videos targeting service workers and pickup-artist clips of women who may not realize they are being recorded. "If you're posting content that is taking…
OpenAI's Rogue Agent Went Unnoticed For a Week
July 25, 2026 at 11:30AM
July 25, 2026 at 11:30AM
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OpenAI's Rogue Agent Went Unnoticed For a Week
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn't notice until well after the threat was contained and the FBI was alerted, according to people familiar…
SpaceX's Starship Megarocket Hits Key Milestones In Its 'Lucky 13' Test Flight
July 25, 2026 at 03:00PM
July 25, 2026 at 03:00PM
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SpaceX's Starship Megarocket Hits Key Milestones In Its 'Lucky 13' Test Flight
SpaceX's Friday launch of its massive Starship rocket "went quite smoothly," reports CNN, with a SpaceX spokesperson calling this mission "Lucky Number 13" (as the 13th integrated flight test for a Starship spacecraft with a Super Heavy rocket booster): During…
Wine 11.14 Released
July 25, 2026 at 07:00PM
July 25, 2026 at 07:00PM
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Wine 11.14 Released
Wine 11.14 is out with initial WoW64 mode support on FreeBSD, allowing 32-bit Windows applications to run on a 64-bit system without relying on 32-bit multilib support. The release also adds Start Menu icon support in Wine Explorer, 7.1 format conversions…
英伟达、微软、OpenAI 等公司反对限制开放权重模型
在一群初创公司之后，科技巨头如微软、英伟达、思科、戴尔、IBM、甚至 OpenAI 等数十家公司和组织联署发表公开信，呼吁美国政府不要过早限制开放权重模型，认为此举会扼杀竞争或导致本土创新放缓。公开信称，开放权重模型能促进竞争，确保 AI 技术的好处能广泛共享，避免其掌握在少数人手中，而闭源模型并不意味着绝对安全。没有署名的知名 AI 公司包括了 Google、Anthropic 以及 xAI/SpaceX，其中 SpaceX CEO 马斯克通过社交媒体口头表达了对公开信的支持，而 Anthropic 明显是站在支持限制开放权重模型的一边，该公司正投入 4000 万美元游说特朗普政府加强监管 AI 模型。 via Solidot
在一群初创公司之后，科技巨头如微软、英伟达、思科、戴尔、IBM、甚至 OpenAI 等数十家公司和组织联署发表公开信，呼吁美国政府不要过早限制开放权重模型，认为此举会扼杀竞争或导致本土创新放缓。公开信称，开放权重模型能促进竞争，确保 AI 技术的好处能广泛共享，避免其掌握在少数人手中，而闭源模型并不意味着绝对安全。没有署名的知名 AI 公司包括了 Google、Anthropic 以及 xAI/SpaceX，其中 SpaceX CEO 马斯克通过社交媒体口头表达了对公开信的支持，而 Anthropic 明显是站在支持限制开放权重模型的一边，该公司正投入 4000 万美元游说特朗普政府加强监管 AI 模型。 via Solidot
Trump Threatens New Tariffs Against EU Over Google Fine
July 25, 2026 at 11:00PM
July 25, 2026 at 11:00PM
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Trump Threatens New Tariffs Against EU Over Google Fine
President Trump threatened a "substantial" new tariff on the European Union after Brussels fined Google more than $1 billion over alleged illegal trade practices. "The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct…
美国司法部起诉一位公民提供了会导致手机数据自动删除的密码
美国司法部起诉了一位公民在入境搜查时提供了所谓的“胁迫密码”，输入该密码导致手机上的数据自动删除。这起案件被认为是美国首例“胁迫密码”案例。本案的被告是亚特兰大居民 Samuel Tunick，他的手机运行了安全加固的 Android 操作系统 GrapheneOS，它内置了一项安全功能，允许用户设置“胁迫密码”，如果输入的不是解锁密码而是“胁迫密码”，那么手机上的数据将会自动清除。本案引发了在入境时美国公民可以援引哪些宪法权利的疑问。美国政府长期坚称，在允许入境前边境处不属于美国领土。数字安全专家 Runa Sandvik 建议，为了避免被当局认为是故意销毁数据，公民可以在入境前先清空数据，入境后再重新下载。 via Solidot
美国司法部起诉了一位公民在入境搜查时提供了所谓的“胁迫密码”，输入该密码导致手机上的数据自动删除。这起案件被认为是美国首例“胁迫密码”案例。本案的被告是亚特兰大居民 Samuel Tunick，他的手机运行了安全加固的 Android 操作系统 GrapheneOS，它内置了一项安全功能，允许用户设置“胁迫密码”，如果输入的不是解锁密码而是“胁迫密码”，那么手机上的数据将会自动清除。本案引发了在入境时美国公民可以援引哪些宪法权利的疑问。美国政府长期坚称，在允许入境前边境处不属于美国领土。数字安全专家 Runa Sandvik 建议，为了避免被当局认为是故意销毁数据，公民可以在入境前先清空数据，入境后再重新下载。 via Solidot
SpaceX's Starship Megarocket Hits Key Milestones in 'Lucky 13' Test Flight
July 25, 2026 at 03:00PM
July 25, 2026 at 03:00PM
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SpaceX's Starship Megarocket Hits Key Milestones in 'Lucky 13' Test Flight
SpaceX's Friday launch of its massive Starship rocket "went quite smoothly," reports CNN, with a SpaceX spokesperson calling this mission "Lucky Number 13" (as the 13th integrated flight test for a Starship spacecraft with a Super Heavy rocket booster): During…
Risks of Parkinson's Disease May Increase With Prolonged Exposure to Road Traffic Noise
July 26, 2026
July 26, 2026
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Risks of Parkinson's Disease May Increase With Prolonged Exposure to Road Traffic Noise
A large Danish study found a modest but consistent association between long-term road traffic noise exposure and higher Parkinson's disease risk, with a 3% increase for every 11.5 dB rise in noise at the most exposed side of a home. The Guardian reports:…
Debian 讨论是否允许使用 LLM
Debian 项目正在讨论如何使用 LLM 以及是否允许使用 LLM。其中一个提议是明确禁止使用 LLM，但只限于 Debian 本身，上游项目以及上游安全补丁不包含在内。另一个提议是允许 AI 辅助贡献，但需要确保 AI 生成代码符合 Debian 的各项规定，贡献者需要承担责任和履行披露义务。开发者指出，LLM 存在版权和许可方面的问题，也不能确保质量和准确性，会增加社区审核者的负担，AI 公司在训练大模型时无视版权和许可抓取数据，伤害了整个自由软件社区，对无数用户依赖的网站发起了一波波拒绝服务攻击，它的训练也消耗大量资源。 via Solidot
Debian 项目正在讨论如何使用 LLM 以及是否允许使用 LLM。其中一个提议是明确禁止使用 LLM，但只限于 Debian 本身，上游项目以及上游安全补丁不包含在内。另一个提议是允许 AI 辅助贡献，但需要确保 AI 生成代码符合 Debian 的各项规定，贡献者需要承担责任和履行披露义务。开发者指出，LLM 存在版权和许可方面的问题，也不能确保质量和准确性，会增加社区审核者的负担，AI 公司在训练大模型时无视版权和许可抓取数据，伤害了整个自由软件社区，对无数用户依赖的网站发起了一波波拒绝服务攻击，它的训练也消耗大量资源。 via Solidot
Facebook Offers a Verification System Certifying to Other Users That You're a Real Human
July 26, 2026 at 01:00AM
July 26, 2026 at 01:00AM
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Facebook Offers a Verification System Certifying to Other Users That You're a Real Human
Facebook announced Friday they're launching a badge "that verifies there's a real person behind a profile". "You record a short video selfie, which we check against your existing profile photos to confirm a match. The process is free and typically takes just…
China is Creating a Herd of 100 Elite Yak Clones
July 26, 2026 at 02:00AM
July 26, 2026 at 02:00AM
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China is Creating a Herd of 100 Elite Yak Clones
CNN reports on yaks "designed and cloned" in secretive, high-altitude labs in Tibet — 2.4 miles (4,000 meters) above sea level. They're a critical part of the local economy, and researchers "hope to create an 'elite' herd of super-yaks, healthier and…