Call of Duty’s Anti-Cheat Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for PC Players
Activision will enforce the requirement of TPM 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot for PC players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 later this year. The anti-cheat measures aim to…
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 asserts that its AI search features have not diminished web traffic, even as reports suggest otherwise. The…
Astronomers Cannot Agree On How Fast the Universe is Expanding
Astronomers are at odds over the universe’s expansion rate, primarily due to two differing measurement methods. One indicates around 73 km/s/megaparsec, while the other suggests about 67 km/s/megaparsec. This discrepancy,…
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst Coral Decline on Record
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst Coral Decline on Record Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have experienced the largest annual decline in coral cover on record, according to a new…
Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable To Climate Change, Scientists Warn
Chemical pollution poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment, akin to the dangers of climate change, yet it is far less recognised. A report indicates that…
Coding Error Blamed After Parts of Constitution Disappear From US Website
Coding Error Blamed After Parts of Constitution Disappear From US Website The Library of Congress reported that a coding mistake led to the removal of sections of the US Constitution…
Country’s Strictest Ban On Election Deepfakes Struck By Judge
Country’s Strictest Ban On Election Deepfakes Struck By Judge A federal judge recently struck down California’s strict anti-deepfake election law, citing Section 230 protections. The law aimed to curb the…
Trump Vows 100% Tariff On Chips, Unless Companies Are Building In the US
President Trump announced plans to implement a staggering 100% tariff on semiconductor imports unless manufacturing takes place within the United States. He highlighted that companies like Apple would be exempt…
Ask Slashdot: Who’s Still Using an RSS Reader?
Summary The article discusses the relevance of RSS readers in today’s digital landscape, exploring user experiences and preferences. It highlights how many still rely on various RSS readers, like Feedly…
Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent
In a recent keynote address at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, raised a critical alarm regarding the growing authoritarian tendencies in the United…