Call of Duty’s Anti-Cheat Will Require TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot for PC Players
Activision will enforce the use of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and Windows Secure Boot for PC players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 when it launches later this…
Google Says AI Search Features Haven’t Hurt Web Traffic Despite Industry Reports
Summary Google has stated that the volume of organic clicks from its search engine to websites has remained relatively stable year-on-year, even with the launch of AI-driven features. This contradicts…
Astronomers Cannot Agree On How Fast the Universe is Expanding
Astronomers Cannot Agree On How Fast the Universe is Expanding A discrepancy in measuring the universe’s expansion rate persists as astronomers using two different methods continue to yield incompatible results.…
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst Coral Decline on Record
Summary Recent reports reveal that the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its most significant coral decline on record, marking a troubling trend in marine life health. Both the northern and…
Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable To Climate Change, Scientists Warn
Summary A recent report highlights that chemical pollution poses a threat to human and environmental health comparable to climate change but lacks awareness and action. Over 100 million synthetic chemicals…
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 acknowledged that a coding error caused parts of the US Constitution to vanish from Congress’…
Country’s Strictest Ban On Election Deepfakes Struck By Judge
Summary A federal judge has overturned California’s stringent anti-deepfake law aimed at election-related content, citing protections under Section 230 instead of First Amendment issues. Judge John Mendez indicated that the…
Trump Vows 100% Tariff On Chips, Unless Companies Are Building In the US
President Trump has announced a drastic 100% tariff on semiconductor imports unless companies commit to building in the United States. This move is aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, with Apple…
Ask Slashdot: Who’s Still Using an RSS Reader?
In this article, Slashdot explores the ongoing relevance of RSS readers in our media consumption. Despite a decline in mainstream use, many users share their ongoing loyalty to RSS as…
Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent
Summary In a recent keynote at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference, Ron Deibert, Director of Citizen Lab, warned the cybersecurity community about the alarming trend towards authoritarianism in the US.…