Mozilla Criticizes Meta's 'Invasive' Feed of Users' AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown - In late April Meta introduced its Meta AI app, which included something called a D... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/1929242/mozilla-criticizes-metas-invasive-feed-of-users-ai-prompts-demands-its-shutdown?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #facebook
Schneier tries to rip the rose-colored AI glasses from the eyes of Congress - DOGE moves fast and breaks things, and now our data is at risk, security guru warns in he... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/06/06/schneier_doge_risks/
Is Trump Unveiling a Crypto Wallet? His Associates Say Yes. His Sons Say No. - The back-and-forth over a potential Trump cryptocurrency wallet on Tuesday exposed rifts ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/technology/trump-crypto-wallet-sons-rift.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #trumpmedia&technologygroup #computersandtheinternet #worldlibertyfinancial #mobileapplications #trumpbarron(2006-) #bitcoin(currency) #trumpericf(1984-) #entrepreneurship #virtualcurrency #trumpdonaldj
Is the AI Job Apocalypse Already Here for Some Recent Grads? - "This month, millions of young people will graduate from college," reports the New... - https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/01/2114234/is-the-ai-job-apocalypse-already-here-for-some-recent-grads?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai
A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw - E2 is a new flash form factor
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Washington Consumers Gain Right to Repair for Cellphones and More - Starting January 1st, 2026, Washington state’s new Right to Repair law will come i... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/washington-consumers-gain-right-to-repair-for-cellphones-and-more/ #righttorepair #repairhacks #news
The Republican Tax Bill Could Sharply Slow E.V. Sales - The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric v... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/business/electric-vehicles-house-tax-bill.html #automobileserviceandchargingstations #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #fuelemissions(transportation) #alternativeandrenewableenergy #inflationreductionactof2022 #federal-staterelations(us)
The Make-roscope - Normal people binge-scroll social media. Hackaday writers tend to pore through onl... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/20/the-make-roscope/ #hackadaycolumns #cellphonehacks #microscope #science
The Quiet Collapse of Surveys: Fewer Humans (and More AI Agents) Are Answering Survey Questions - Survey response rates have collapsed from 30-50% in the 1970s to as low as 5% toda... - https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/20/1030208/the-quiet-collapse-of-surveys-fewer-humans-and-more-ai-agents-are-answering-survey-questions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #stats
The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan - An exclusive look inside the closely guarded factory the president wants to become a foun... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywj0zgzwxo
Netflix strikes deal to bring Sesame Street to streaming giant - The platform will offer a new 56th season and 90 hours of previous episodes to its subscr... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80k7z8z77yo
Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux - Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source, Microsoft said Monday. The t... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/1654225/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #microsoft
This Extra-Large, Two-Stage Fume Extractor Really Sucks - Solder fumes are not nice on the lungs; nor are fumes from superglue, epoxy, or a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/this-extra-large-two-stage-fume-extractor-really-sucks/ #powertoolbattery #activatedcarbon #3dprintedtool #fumeextractor #toolhacks #hardware #3dprint #lm2576
Netflix Says Its Ad Tier Now Has 94 Million Monthly Active Users - Netflix said its cheaper, ad-supporter tier now has 94 million monthly active user... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/05/14/2125248/netflix-says-its-ad-tier-now-has-94-million-monthly-active-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #tv
Uber To Introduce Fixed-Route Shuttles In Major US Cities - Uber is launching a fixed-route shuttle service in major U.S. cities that offers c... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/14/2048258/uber-to-introduce-fixed-route-shuttles-in-major-us-cities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation
The tech that can make time in the air fly by - Hours in a cramped seat in a metal tube can feel soul-draining -- but the right gadgets c... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/14/in-flight-tech-travel-recommendations/
Nextcloud Cries Foul Over Google Play Store App Rejection - Nextcloud has accused Google of sabotaging its Android Files app by revoking the "... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/13/2045258/nextcloud-cries-foul-over-google-play-store-app-rejection?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #android
Reddit Turns 20 - ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols marks Reddit's 20 years of being "the front page of... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/12/2112256/reddit-turns-20?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #social
Curl Battles Wave of AI-Generated False Vulnerability Reports - The curl open source project is fighting against a flood of AI-generated false sec... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/07/1750249/curl-battles-wave-of-ai-generated-false-vulnerability-reports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai
Tech Leaders Launch Campaign To Make CS and AI a Graduation Requirement - "Our future won't be handed to us," says the young narrator in a new ad from the n... - https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/04/1815242/tech-leaders-launch-campaign-to-make-cs-and-ai-a-graduation-requirement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #programming
PCB Renewal Aims To Make Old Boards Useful Again - We’ve all made a few bad PCBs in our time. Sometimes they’re recoverable, and a fe... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/04/pcb-renewal-aims-to-make-old-boards-useful-again/ #pcbhacks #kicad #reuse
Ratcheting Mechanism Gives Tendons a Tug - A common ratchet from your garage may work wonders for tightening hard to reach bo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/03/ratcheting-mechanism-gives-tendons-a-tug/ #biomedicalengineering #cuttingandmachining #medicalhacks #biomechanics #arduino #chicken
Temu To Stop Selling Goods From China Directly To US Customers - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Temu has said it will stop selli... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/02/2121218/temu-to-stop-selling-goods-from-china-directly-to-us-customers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #usa
Ex-CISA chief decries cuts as Trump demands loyalty above all else - Cybersecurity is national security, says Jen Easterly RSAC America's top cyber-defense a... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/excisa_boss_agency_cuts/
Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi - Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and MacBooks to seamlessly play mu... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/millions-of-apple-airplay-enabled-devices-can-be-hacked-via-wi-fi/ #syndication #security #airplay #biz #apple
Chemical In Plastics Linked To 350,000 Heart Disease Deaths - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: Daily exposure to certain chemi... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/29/238206/chemical-in-plastics-linked-to-350000-heart-disease-deaths?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #medicine
Comparing ‘AI’ for Basic Plant Care With Human Brown Thumbs - The future of healthy indoor plants, courtesy of AI. (Credit: [Liam])Like so many ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/29/comparing-ai-for-basic-plant-care-with-human-brown-thumbs/ #artificialintelligence #automaticplantwatering #automatedplantcare #soilmoisturesensor #greenhacks
Lenovo May Be Avoiding the 'Windows Tax' By Offering Cheaper Laptops With Pre-Installed Linux - "The U.S. and Canadian websites for Lenovo offered U.S. $140 and CAD $211 off on t... - https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/04/27/0127203/lenovo-may-be-avoiding-the-windows-tax-by-offering-cheaper-laptops-with-pre-installed-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #portables