Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will stop producing 32-bit Linux builds of Firefox in 2026. The last regular release that will include 32-bit…
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US
Trump To Impose Tariffs On Semiconductor Imports From Firms Not Moving Production To US Summary President Donald Trump told reporters he plans to impose tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline built by two independent Israeli researchers – dubbed Auto Exploit – used prompts to a large language…
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost Summary A UK government pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot (Oct–Dec 2024) showed high user satisfaction but no clear overall…
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models Summary Uber’s India arm is using its app to offer rideshare and delivery drivers paid “digital tasks”…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary Canada’s National Observer reports that Google quietly removed a prominent net-zero-by-2030 pledge from its sustainability site. The commitment, once showcased as a…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has been effectively flat at about $25 billion for the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business. The sanction,…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate and neural‑net pioneer Geoffrey Hinton tells the Financial Times he expects AI to…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic, a San Francisco-based AI startup, has widened restrictions on who can use its AI services: beyond named “authoritarian” regimes,…