Microsoft is Killing Skype – and Refusing Refunds for Prepaid International Calls Microsoft has announced the shutdown of Skype on May 5, 2025, after two decades of service. This decision…
AI Industry Tells US Congress: ‘We Need Energy’ The recent testimony from AI industry leaders before the US Congress highlighted an urgent need for increased energy resources to support the…
Germany’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Experiment Proves It Doesn’t Encourage Unemployment A recent experiment in Germany has found that a no-strings-attached universal basic income (UBI) does not discourage individuals from working.…
For the First Time Astronomers Watch a Black Hole ‘Wake Up’ in Real-Time In a groundbreaking event, astronomers have witnessed a black hole “waking up” for the first time, as…
America’s Justice Department Shuts Down Its Cryptocurrency Fraud Unit The United States Department of Justice has discontinued its cryptocurrency fraud investigation unit, as reported by USA Today. The closure, directed…
Chrome To Patch Decades-Old ‘Browser History Sniffing’ Flaw That Let Sites Peek At Your History Google is set to release a patch for a long-standing vulnerability in Chrome that has…
Original 1977 ‘Star Wars’ Cut Will Be Shown at a Theater for First Time in Decades A rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars film is set to take…
WSJ Says China ‘Acknowledged Its Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks’ The Wall Street Journal reports that China has indirectly acknowledged its involvement in a series of cyberattacks targeting U.S. infrastructure.…
Torvalds Celebrates Git’s 20th Anniversary. Is It More Famous Than Linux? Linus Torvalds marked the 20th anniversary of Git during a Q&A session hosted by GitHub. He revealed some interesting…
Do Cognitive Abilities Predict Performance in Everyday Computer Tasks? A recent study reveals that cognitive abilities such as perception, reasoning, and memory significantly influence individuals’ computer proficiency. This research highlights…
