Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork
Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Summary The UK government has unveiled a plan to use AI-supported interactive crime maps to identify where crime is most likely to…
Exposure To Some Common Pfas Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds
Exposure To Some Common PFAS Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds Summary New research shows exposure to some common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — epigenetic changes the…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution aimed at sysadmins, system rescue and network diagnostics, is shutting down. The project published a final Rolling 3.0…
VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify
VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify Summary VP.NET has published the source code for its Intel SGX enclave on GitHub (vpdotnet/vpnetd-sgx). By releasing the code,…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary Wired has identified roughly 120 YouTube channels producing low-effort, AI-generated celebrity confrontation videos that aim to provoke strong emotional reactions.…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary Rho Motion’s latest snapshot for the first seven months of 2025 shows global electric vehicle (EV) sales reached about 10.7 million units,…
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows
Google AI Overviews Linked To 25% Drop In Publisher Referral Traffic, New Data Shows Summary New data from Digital Content Next (DCN) indicates that Google’s AI Overviews are associated with…
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips
Summary Reuters reported that US authorities secretly placed location trackers in selected shipments of advanced chips to detect diversion to China amid export curbs. China’s state-run Xinhua published a commentary…
Wine 10.13 Released
Wine 10.13 Released Summary Wine 10.13 has been released after a one-month break. The update introduces a Windows Gaming Input configuration tab for the Joystick Control Panel, adds ECDSA_P521 and…
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Canceled For 330K Members
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Canceled For 330K Members – Slashdot Summary South Korean authorities have arrested the alleged operator of Yubin Archive, a large…