Ask Slashdot: Who’s Still Using an RSS Reader?
Summary Many users are still relying on RSS readers for their daily news consumption even after the shutdown of popular services like Google Reader. From self-hosted solutions like TT-RSS to…
Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent
Ron Deibert, the Director of Citizen Lab, warns the cybersecurity community about the potential rise of authoritarianism linked to technology, particularly in the United States. In a keynote speech at…
‘Facial Recognition Tech Mistook Me For Wanted Man’
A man named Shaun Thompson is challenging the Metropolitan Police after being wrongly identified by live facial recognition technology outside London Bridge Tube station. He describes the incident, during which…
Taiwan’s High 20% Tariff Rate Linked To Intel Investment
Taiwan’s High 20% Tariff Rate Linked To Intel Investment Recent reports, particularly from Notebookcheck, suggest that the 20% tariff imposed on Taiwan by the U.S. is a strategic move. This…
Low Dose of Lithium Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mice
Low Dose of Lithium Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mice Researchers have found that low doses of lithium could reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. A study indicates that individuals with Alzheimer’s…
New Work Achieves a Pure Quantum State Without the Need For Cooling
Summary A significant breakthrough has been made by researchers at ETH Zurich in achieving a pure quantum state without the need for cooling. They used nano-glass spheres that were expertly…
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev An open source developer claims that AWS has deleted his decade-old account, along with all the data it contained.…
Amnesty slams Elon Musk’s X for ‘central role’ in fueling 2024 UK riots
Summary Amnesty International has issued a stern critique of Elon Musk’s platform X (formerly Twitter) for its role in perpetuating misinformation that incited racially charged violence following the Southport murders…
Call of Duty’s Anti-Cheat Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for PC Players
Activision has announced that PC players of *Call of Duty: Black Ops 7* will be required to enable Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot when the game…
Google Says AI Search Features Haven’t Hurt Web Traffic Despite Industry Reports
Google Says AI Search Features Haven’t Hurt Web Traffic Despite Industry Reports Google claims that the introduction of AI search features, like AI Overviews, has not negatively impacted the web…