China is About To Launch SSDs So Small You Insert Them Like a SIM Card
China is About To Launch SSDs So Small You Insert Them Like a SIM Card Summary A Chinese maker, Biwin, has unveiled a “Mini SSD” about the size of a…
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary Rupert Goodwins (The Register) warns the Linux kernel project lacks a formal succession plan for…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements, removing volume rebates/discounts and aligning EA pricing with the prices…
Sam Altman Says ‘Yes,’ AI Is In a Bubble
Sam Altman Says ‘Yes,’ AI Is In a Bubble Summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters he believes AI investment has entered bubble territory. In an interview cited by Slashdot…
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Summary Proton has started moving parts of its infrastructure out of Switzerland in response to proposed changes to Swiss…
Pentagon Funded Experiment Develops Robots That Change By ‘Consuming’ Other Robots
Pentagon Funded Experiment Develops Robots That Change By ‘Consuming’ Other Robots Summary A Columbia University team, with partial funding from DARPA, demonstrated tubular modular robots that move by extending rigid…
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 suggests exposure to certain common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — an epigenetic effect…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution geared towards sysadmins, system rescue and network diagnostics, is shutting down. The project published a final release —…
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 (https://github.com/vpdotnet/vpnetd-sgx). By making the enclave…
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube Summary WIRED and Slashdot report that hundreds of YouTube channels are publishing low-effort AI-generated celebrity confrontation videos — “cheapfakes” that combine…