Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable To Climate Change, Scientists Warn
Summary A recent report highlights that chemical pollution poses a threat to humanity and nature that is on par with climate change. It points out that while the world has…
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 issued a statement acknowledging that a coding error led to missing sections of the US…
Country’s Strictest Ban On Election Deepfakes Struck By Judge
Summary A federal judge recently annulled California’s stringent law aimed at combating deepfake election content. Citing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Judge John Mendez argued that the law…
Trump Vows 100% Tariff On Chips, Unless Companies Are Building In the US
President Trump announced plans to impose a staggering 100% tariff on semiconductor imports, with a catch: companies will be exempt if they are manufacturing within the United States. This policy…
Ask Slashdot: Who’s Still Using an RSS Reader?
The article discusses the enduring popularity of RSS readers among various users, post-Google Reader. Through a series of comments from Slashdot users, different RSS readers and self-hosted solutions are highlighted,…
Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent
Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent Ron Deibert, Director of Citizen Lab, is raising alarms about what he calls the United States’ dramatic descent into authoritarianism…
‘Facial Recognition Tech Mistook Me For Wanted Man’
Summary A man, Shaun Thompson, has initiated a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police after being wrongly identified as a suspect by live facial recognition technology. In his experience,…
Taiwan’s High 20% Tariff Rate Linked To Intel Investment
Taiwan’s High 20% Tariff Rate Linked To Intel Investment Recent reports indicate that the United States has imposed a high 20% tariff on imports from Taiwan. This tariff is believed…
Low Dose of Lithium Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mice
Low Dose of Lithium Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms In Mice Recent studies illustrate that low doses of lithium administered to mice can help reverse symptoms related to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers discovered…
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev Summary An open source developer claims that AWS deleted his account, erasing a decade’s worth of work. Abdelkader Boudih,…