Air Force buying two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can learn to destroy them
Air Force buying two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can learn to destroy them Summary The US Air Force has posted a contract opportunity seeking 33 “target vehicles” for tests and…
Prohibition never works, but that didn’t stop the UK’s Online Safety Act
Summary Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is effectively a prohibition that is likely to fail. The law aims to protect children by forcing platforms to…
Tech support team won pay rise for teaching customers how to RTFM
Tech support team won pay rise for teaching customers how to RTFM Summary A field engineer, anonymised as “Marvin”, recalls working for an outsourced maintenance firm supporting minicomputers in the…
Behold the wood-block wonder of the Kilopixel display
Behold the wood-block wonder of the Kilopixel display Summary Kilopixel is a deliberately slow, delightfully analogue display made from a 40 × 25 grid of hand-made wooden blocks. Each block…
After 30 years PHP still evolving: Team adds pipe operator, considers generics
After 30 years PHP still evolving: Team adds pipe operator, considers generics Summary PHP is continuing to evolve three decades after its creation. The upcoming PHP 8.5 release will include…
Digital Foundry, the Most Trusted Name in Game Console Analysis, is Going Independent
Digital Foundry, the Most Trusted Name in Game Console Analysis, is Going Independent Summary Digital Foundry has separated from IGN after founder Richard Leadbetter purchased the outlet and its complete…
China’s Solar Giants Quietly Shed a Third of Their Workforces Last Year
China’s Solar Giants Quietly Shed a Third of Their Workforces Last Year Summary A Reuters-based review reported on Slashdot (linking to ZeroHedge coverage) shows China’s largest solar manufacturers — Longi,…
OpenAI Pays Bonuses Ranging Up To Millions of Dollars To 1,000 Researchers, Engineers
OpenAI Pays Bonuses Ranging Up To Millions of Dollars To 1,000 Researchers, Engineers Summary Slashdot reports, citing The Information, that OpenAI has awarded bonuses to roughly 1,000 staff on its…
OpenAI Releases GPT-5
Summary OpenAI has announced GPT-5 after a two-year development cycle. CEO Sam Altman called it a “significant leap in intelligence” over prior models. GPT-5 delivers state-of-the-art benchmark results (94.6% on…
Google TV’s Uncertain Future
Google TV’s Uncertain Future Summary Google has quietly scaled back its attempts to sell and control advertising on Google TV, returning ad inventory to publishers and moving to a revenue-share…