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'Nintendo Has Too Many Apps' - The Verge's Ash ...

2025-11-08T01:15:05Z

'Nintendo Has Too Many Apps' - The Verge's Ash Parrish writes: Nintendo has released a new store app on Android a... - https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/2319237/nintendo-has-too-many-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #nintendo

Direct File Won't Happen in 2026, IRS Tells States - NextGov: ...

2025-11-07T20:15:05Z

Direct File Won't Happen in 2026, IRS Tells States - NextGov: The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing ... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/1934227/direct-file-wont-happen-in-2026-irs-tells-states?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #money

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delayed Again Until November 2026 - Rockstar ...

2025-11-07T14:55:04Z

Grand Theft Auto 6 Delayed Again Until November 2026 - Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI won't launch in May of next ... - https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/147245/grand-theft-auto-6-delayed-again-until-november-2026?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #games

DraftKings and ESPN pact spotlights upcoming Predictions launch ...

2025-11-07T11:45:06Z

DraftKings and ESPN pact spotlights upcoming Predictions launch amid improved quarterly results - DraftKings and ESPN made their new agreement public on Thursday (November 6) as th... - https://readwrite.com/draftkings-espn-new-official-sportsbook-predictions/ #predictionmarkets #draftkings #earnings #betting #revenue #espn

Senate bill would require companies to report AI layoffs as job ...

2025-11-06T18:45:05Z

Senate bill would require companies to report AI layoffs as job cuts reach 20-year high in October - Government agencies would also have to report losses due to automation. ai-pocalypse A b... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/ai_job_cuts_senate_bill/

Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? - Psychologists and ...

2025-11-06T16:45:11Z

Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? - Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Admi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/technology/ai-therapy-chatbots-ash.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #psychologyandpsychologists #foodanddrugadministration #therapyandrehabilitation #mentalhealthanddisorders #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #medicaldevices #start-ups #slingshot

Lenovo puts the 'cloud' in cloud computing, proposes ...

2025-11-06T16:15:07Z

Lenovo puts the 'cloud' in cloud computing, proposes mid-air datacenters - Sustainable vision? Who knows Lenovo says that traditional datacenters are not fit for pu... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/lenovo_datacenter_vision/

You'll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, ...

2025-11-06T14:15:05Z

You'll never guess what the most common passwords are. Oh, wait, yes you will - Most of you still can't do better than 123456? 123456. admin. password. For years, the IT... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/06/most_common_passwords/

Google's Next Moonshot Is Putting TPUs In Space With ...

2025-11-04T23:25:04Z

Google's Next Moonshot Is Putting TPUs In Space With 'Project Suncatcher' - Google's new "Project Suncatcher" aims to launch Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) in... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/04/2236207/googles-next-moonshot-is-putting-tpus-in-space-with-project-suncatcher?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #space

Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen ...

2025-11-04T22:45:04Z

Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not - DHS rule would expand biometric collection to immigrants and some citizens linked to them... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/dhs_wants_to_collect_biometric_data/

Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies ...

2025-11-04T16:55:05Z

Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies using China-made chips — country continues its aggressive push towards AI independence and homegrown silicon - Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI compani... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/chinese-provinces-offer-steep-power-discounts-to-ai-companies-using-china-made-chips-country-continues-its-aggressive-push-towards-ai-independence-and-homegrown-silicon #techindustry #bigtech

Austria's Ministry of Economy Has Migrated To a Nextcloud ...

2025-11-01T00:35:06Z

Austria's Ministry of Economy Has Migrated To a Nextcloud Platform In Shift Away From US Tech - An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Even before Azure had a global fai... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/10/31/2023230/austrias-ministry-of-economy-has-migrated-to-a-nextcloud-platform-in-shift-away-from-us-tech?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #eu

Why do so many people think the Fruit of the Loom logo had a ...

2025-10-30T10:55:07Z

Why do so many people think the Fruit of the Loom logo had a cornucopia? - There is a shirt currently listed on eBay for $2,128.79. It was not designed by V... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1126705/mandela-effect-fruit-of-the-loom-psychology/ #conspiracy #culture #app

France jacks into the Matrix for state messaging – and pays too ...

2025-10-30T10:35:04Z

France jacks into the Matrix for state messaging – and pays too - Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount Comment Decentralized co... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/30/france_matrix/

Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements ...

2025-10-29T16:15:04Z

Windows 11 videos demonstrating account and hardware requirements bypass purged from YouTube — platform says content ‘encourages dangerous or illegal activities that risk serious physical harm or death’ - A YouTuber's videos telling people how to use Windows 11 wi... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/windows-11-videos-demonstrating-account-and-hardware-requirements-bypass-purged-from-youtube-platform-says-content-encourages-dangerous-or-illegal-activities-that-risk-seriou...

Amazon axes 14,000 desk jobs in AI-powered slimming plan - ...

2025-10-28T11:45:06Z

Amazon axes 14,000 desk jobs in AI-powered slimming plan - Layoffs are part of an efficiency drive, not a sign of struggle, says HR exec Amazon is c... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/28/amazon_14000_jobs_cut/

Amazon Braces for Major Cuts to Its White Collar Work Force - The ...

2025-10-27T21:35:04Z

Amazon Braces for Major Cuts to Its White Collar Work Force - The company is looking to cut costs starting this week as it continues to spend aggressiv... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/amazon-braces-for-layoffs-white-collar-jobs.html #layoffsandjobreductions #computersandtheinternet #amazon.cominc #jassyandrewr #datacenters #e-commerce

How the AWS outage happened: Amazon blames rare software bug and ...

2025-10-23T21:35:04Z

How the AWS outage happened: Amazon blames rare software bug and ‘faulty automation’ for massive glitch - (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)

A detailed explanation of this week’s Amazon We... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/how-the-aws-outage-happened-amazon-blames-rare-software-bug-and-faulty-automation-for-massive-glitch/ #amazonwebservices #awsoutage #amazon #aws

TP-Link launches budget Archer GE400 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router — ...

2025-10-23T17:25:04Z

TP-Link launches budget Archer GE400 Wi-Fi 7 gaming router — Dual-band router hits more affordable price point, includes 2.5 GbE ports and RGB lighting - The Archer GE400 carries an MSRP of $219, but is currently ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/tp-link-launches-archer-ge400-wi-fi-7-gaming-router-dual-band-router-hits-more-affordable-price-point-includes-2-5-gbe-ports-and-rgb-lighting #networking #routers

What's the best way to detect and destroy drones? - Tech ...

2025-10-23T12:25:06Z

What's the best way to detect and destroy drones? - Tech firms are developing more affordable ways to detect and destroy drones. - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy40yjz10ydo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Three wrongly accused over child abuse images after BT gets ...

2025-10-23T12:25:05Z

Three wrongly accused over child abuse images after BT gets 'wires crossed' - A tribunal heard the mistake led to "distressing and far-reaching" consequences for the t... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgknm8xrgpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to ...

2025-10-23T12:25:05Z

Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to suicide websites - Campaigners say at least 133 people have died in the UK after being exposed to a toxic su... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e9v762pqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — ...

2025-10-23T09:25:04Z

China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals - Support for chiplets, heterogeneous computing, and a step a... - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/china-releases-ubios-standard-to-replace-uefi-huawei-backed-bios-firmware-replacement-charges-chinas-domestic-computing-goals #software

OpenBSD 7.8 out now, and you're not seeing double, 9front ...

2025-10-23T08:25:05Z

OpenBSD 7.8 out now, and you're not seeing double, 9front releases 'Release' - New version includes multithreaded TCP/IP and Raspberry Pi 5 support The 59th version of ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/23/openbsd_78_and_9front_release/

Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery ...

2025-10-23T02:15:05Z

Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers - The tech giant says the glasses are designed for its delivery drivers rather than the gen... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rpzrrgqvlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

New Delhi Pollution Hits Five-Year High - Air pollution in New ...

2025-10-22T19:35:05Z

New Delhi Pollution Hits Five-Year High - Air pollution in New Delhi hit a five-year high this week, as Diwali fireworks com... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/22/1818215/new-delhi-pollution-hits-five-year-high?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #earth

Does Your Electric Bill Keep Going Up? We Want to See It. - ...

2025-10-22T17:05:05Z

Does Your Electric Bill Keep Going Up? We Want to See It. - Utility rates are rising in many places across the country, and we’re continuing to repor... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/business/energy-environment/electric-bill-questionnaire.html #prices(faresfeesandrates) #internal-reader-callout #electriclightandpower #inflation(economics) #contenttype:service #energyandpower #unitedstates

AlmaLinux gives Btrfs a home after Red Hat kicked it out - Not ...

2025-10-22T16:45:07Z

AlmaLinux gives Btrfs a home after Red Hat kicked it out - Not the default file system, but in the installer if you want it AlmaLinux is to support ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/btrfs_almalinux/

What Happened To Running What You Wanted On Your Own Machine? - ...

2025-10-22T14:15:05Z

What Happened To Running What You Wanted On Your Own Machine? - When the microcomputer first landed in homes some forty years ago, it came with a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/22/what-happened-to-running-what-you-wanted-on-your-own-machine/ #microsoftstore #currentevents #walledgarden #originalart #videogames #mischacks #appstore #android #console #windows #iphone

ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with ...

2025-10-22T14:15:04Z

ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS, with more stable framerates and quicker sleep resume times - Running Bazzite on your ROG Xbox Ally X can net you some pr... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/rog-xbox-ally-runs-better-on-linux-than-the-windows-it-ships-with-new-test-shows-up-to-32-percent-higher-fps-with-more-stable-framerates-and-quicker-sleep-resume-times #handheldgaming #consolegaming

Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto ...

2025-10-22T09:15:04Z

Data centers turn to commercial aircraft jet engines bolted onto trailers as AI power crunch bites — cast-off turbines generate up to 48 MW of electricity apiece - Faced with multi-year delays to secure grid power, US data ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers-turn-to-ex-airliner-engines-as-ai-power-crunch-bites #techindustry

Royal Navy sharpens claws on Wildcat choppers with anti-drone ...

2025-10-22T08:55:04Z

Royal Navy sharpens claws on Wildcat choppers with anti-drone Martlet missiles - Laser-guided weapon reaches full service after successful sea trials Royal Navy helicopte... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/royal_navy_martlet/

POV Globe Takes to the Skies - LED billboards are ...

2025-10-22T08:35:05Z

POV Globe Takes to the Skies - LED billboards are cyberpunk-dystopian enough for most, but it can get worse. For ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/22/pov-globe-takes-to-the-skies/ #persistanceofvision #dronehacks #povdisplay #quadcopter #povglobe #drone

Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels - The ...

2025-10-22T08:05:06Z

Spotify working on AI music tools with major record labels - The streaming service says it will respect artists' rights in creating new "responsible" ... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7emv83edjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

British Columbia to Permanently Ban New Crypto Mining Projects ...

2025-10-22T02:15:05Z

British Columbia to Permanently Ban New Crypto Mining Projects From Grid - British Columbia is permanently banning new cryptocurrency mining operations from ... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/21/237254/british-columbia-to-permanently-ban-new-crypto-mining-projects-from-grid?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #bitcoin

Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows 11 patch after botched ...

2025-10-21T15:25:06Z

Microsoft rushes out emergency Windows 11 patch after botched update breaks Recovery — restores USB keyboard and mouse input inside WinRE for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 - Microsoft has issued a patch for Windows 11 after an update... - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-rushes-out-emergency-windows-11-patch #operatingsystems #software #windows

Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within ...

2025-10-21T13:55:05Z

Microsoft's ancient icon library still lurks deep within Windows 11 - Pixels of the past 'created just for fun' The pifmgr.dll still lingers in modern Windows ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/windows_pifmgr_chen/

Starlink and Muon fuse space lasers and satellites to deliver ...

2025-10-21T11:15:05Z

Starlink and Muon fuse space lasers and satellites to deliver ‘industry-first’ persistent optical connectivity in orbit — will enable 25 Gbps data transfer at distances up to 4,000km - Muon Space has announced that it has worked with Starlink t... - https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/starlink-and-muon-fuse-space-lasers-and-satellites-to-deliver-industry-first-persistent-optical-connectivity-in-orbit-will-enable-25-gbps-data-transfer-at-distances-up-to-4-000km #networking

The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation - Meet Sparrow, Cardinal ...

2025-10-21T09:15:05Z

The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation - Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/amazon-robotics-automation.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #robotsandrobotics #amazon.cominc #covariant.ai #e-commerce #warehouses

Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars ...

2025-10-21T09:05:05Z

Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit — $149 console comes with 45 games, was brought into the Atari fold through IP acquisition last year - Atari has taken retro gamers by surprise with its announcem... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-just-resurrected-its-most-potent-foe-in-the-console-wars-from-45-years-ago-the-intellivision-spirit-usd149-console-comes-with-45-games-was-brought-into-the-atari...

Reverse Engineering STL Files with FreeCAD - If you think about ...

2025-10-21T08:45:04Z

Reverse Engineering STL Files with FreeCAD - If you think about it, STL files are like PDF files. You usually create them using... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/21/reverse-engineering-stl-files-with-freecad/ #3dprinterhacks #softwarehacks #freecad #cad #stl

The Lambda Papers: When LISP Got Turned Into a Microprocessor - ...

2025-10-21T02:35:05Z

The Lambda Papers: When LISP Got Turned Into a Microprocessor - The physical layout of the SCHEME-78 LISP-based microprocessor by Steele and Sussm... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/20/the-lambda-papers-when-lisp-got-turned-into-a-microprocessor/ #artificialintelligence #lispmachine #commonlisp #history #lisp

Kohler Unveils a Camera For Your Toilet - Kohler has launched the ...

2025-10-20T22:55:05Z

Kohler Unveils a Camera For Your Toilet - Kohler has launched the Dekoda, a $599 smart toilet camera that analyzes users' wa... - https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/10/20/212258/kohler-unveils-a-camera-for-your-toilet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #wireless

Experts Hail 'Remarkable' Success of Electronic Implant ...

2025-10-20T16:55:05Z

Experts Hail 'Remarkable' Success of Electronic Implant in Restoring Sight - An electronic eye implant has restored reading ability to patients blinded by geog... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/10/20/1651237/experts-hail-remarkable-success-of-electronic-implant-in-restoring-sight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI ...

2025-10-20T16:15:05Z

ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss - CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2qv58yl5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Sony Applies to Establish National Crypto Bank, Issue Stablecoin ...

2025-10-19T18:05:05Z

Sony Applies to Establish National Crypto Bank, Issue Stablecoin for US Dollar - An anonymous reader shared this report from Cryptonews:

Sony has taken Wall Str... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/10/19/1749212/sony-applies-to-establish-national-crypto-bank-issue-stablecoin-for-us-dollar?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #sony

DOSBox Pure Unleashed is ready for Windows, Mac, and Linux ...

2025-10-19T15:35:04Z

DOSBox Pure Unleashed is ready for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers after five years in development — enhanced standalone release no longer restricted to being a RetroArch core - The first public release of DOSBox Pure Unleashed, a new ve... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/dosbox-pure-unleashed-is-ready-for-windows-mac-and-linux-computers-after-five-years-in-development-enhanced-standalone-release-no-longer-restricted-to-being-a-retroarch-core #retrogaming

BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing ...

2025-10-19T10:25:05Z

BitLocker reportedly auto-locks users' backup drives, causing loss of 3TB of valuable data — Windows automatic disk encryption can permanently lock your drives - An unfortunate Reddit user lost access to 3 terabytes of da... - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/bitlocker-reportedly-auto-locks-users-backup-drives-causing-loss-of-3tb-of-valuable-data-windows-automatic-disk-encryption-can-permanently-lock-your-drives #operatingsystems #software #windows

Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication In Zendesk - ...

2025-10-18T13:25:05Z

Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication In Zendesk - Cybercriminals are exploiting weak email authentication settings in Zendesk, using... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/17/2333255/email-bombs-exploit-lax-authentication-in-zendesk?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #security

Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach - P2P ...

2025-10-17T15:55:07Z

Have I Been Pwned logs 17.6M victims in Prosper breach - P2P lending platform says it could not verify the claims at present Data breach tracker H... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/17/prosper_breach/

DirecTV Will Soon Bring AI Ads To Your Screensaver - DirecTV ...

2025-10-14T21:05:04Z

DirecTV Will Soon Bring AI Ads To Your Screensaver - DirecTV wants to use AI to put you, your family, and your pets inside a custom TV ... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/10/14/1323222/directv-will-soon-bring-ai-ads-to-your-screensaver?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #tv

Tom's Hardware Premium is now out of beta — access ...

2025-10-14T15:55:06Z

Tom's Hardware Premium is now out of beta — access expert-level analysis, hardware roadmaps and unlock the Bench database - Tom's Hardware Premium is now out of beta. Get access to ex... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/toms-hardware-premium-is-now-out-of-beta-access-expert-level-analysis-hardware-roadmaps-and-unlock-the-bench-database #techindustry

Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX ...

2025-10-09T15:55:04Z

Concerns grow after spate of social media posts showing SpaceX Starlink satellites burning in the sky — we are currently seeing a ‘couple of satellite re-entries a day,’ says respected astrophysicist - An astrophysicist interview underlines the growing risk of ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/concerns-grow-after-spate-of-social-media-posts-showing-spacex-starlink-satellites-burning-in-the-sky-we-are-currently-seeing-a-couple-of-satellite-re-entries-a-day-says-respected-astrophys...

AI gets more 'meh' as you get to know it better, ...

2025-10-08T18:05:04Z

AI gets more 'meh' as you get to know it better, researchers discover - Most scientists now use the tech in their work, but still question its usefulness AI hype... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/more_researchers_use_ai_few_confident/

No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says as another loophole ...

2025-10-07T10:15:05Z

No account? No Windows 11, Microsoft says as another loophole snaps shut - Workaround sent to the big OOBE in the sky with latest Insider builds Microsoft is closin... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/windows_11_local_account_loophole/

Xbox Game Pass price increase angers players - Is the ...

2025-10-02T15:35:07Z

Xbox Game Pass price increase angers players - Is the subscription service once called "the best deal in gaming" still great value for p... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgepkwpkg4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal - ...

2025-10-02T15:35:05Z

Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal - EA is known for making best-selling games such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect. - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4w3jzx807o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Microsoft Raises Xbox Game Pass Top Subscription 50% To $30 ...

2025-10-01T16:55:06Z

Microsoft Raises Xbox Game Pass Top Subscription 50% To $30 Monthly - Microsoft has announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will cost $29.99 per month, u... - https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/1515205/microsoft-raises-xbox-game-pass-top-subscription-50-to-30-monthly?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #microsoft

Unlocking AI’s full potential requires operational excellence - ...

2025-10-01T14:35:04Z

Unlocking AI’s full potential requires operational excellence - Talk of AI is inescapable. It’s often the main topic of discussion at board and e... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1124593/unlocking-ais-full-potential-requires-operational-excellence/ #artificialintelligence #sponsored

DJI fervently rejects Chinese Military Company designation ...

2025-10-01T09:55:05Z

DJI fervently rejects Chinese Military Company designation following court ruling — drone maker says it 'is not controlled by the government and has no ties to the military' - DJI has rejected a court ruling upholding its designation a... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/dji-fervently-rejects-chinese-military-company-designation-following-court-ruling-drone-maker-says-it-is-not-controlled-by-the-government-and-has-no-ties-to-the-military #techindustry

Senators Try To Halt Shuttle Move, Saying 'Little ...

2025-09-30T07:15:04Z

Senators Try To Halt Shuttle Move, Saying 'Little Evidence' of Public Demand - Sen. Mark Kelly and three Democratic colleagues urged appropriations leaders to bl... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/30/008214/senators-try-to-halt-shuttle-move-saying-little-evidence-of-public-demand?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #nasa

Gavin Newsom Signs First-In-Nation AI Safety Law - An anonymous ...

2025-09-29T22:25:05Z

Gavin Newsom Signs First-In-Nation AI Safety Law - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: California Gov. Gavin Newsom si... - https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/29/2054225/gavin-newsom-signs-first-in-nation-ai-safety-law?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Million-Year-Old Skull Rewrites Human Evolution, Scientists Claim ...

2025-09-28T15:45:04Z

Million-Year-Old Skull Rewrites Human Evolution, Scientists Claim - The BBC reports that a million-year-old human skull found in China suggests that t... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/2250232/million-year-old-skull-rewrites-human-evolution-scientists-claim?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

Fully-Local AI Agent Runs on Raspberry Pi, With a Little Patience ...

2025-09-28T14:45:05Z

Fully-Local AI Agent Runs on Raspberry Pi, With a Little Patience - [Simone]’s AI assistant, dubbed Max Headbox, is a wakeword-triggered local AI agen... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/28/fully-local-ai-agent-runs-on-raspberry-pi-with-a-little-patience/ #artificialintelligence #raspberrypi #maxheadroom #aiagent #llm

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout ...

2025-09-27T00:05:04Z

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts - Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Sau... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #publicinvestmentfund(saudiarabia) #computerandvideogames #sovereignwealthfunds #silverlakepartners #electronicartsinc #affinitypartners #privateequity #kushnerjared #games

Streaming Is Overtaking Theaters For Movie Watchers, an AP-NORC ...

2025-09-26T16:45:05Z

Streaming Is Overtaking Theaters For Movie Watchers, an AP-NORC Poll Finds - alternative_right writes: Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/09/26/1636252/streaming-is-overtaking-theaters-for-movie-watchers-an-ap-norc-poll-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #movies

U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology ...

2025-09-22T17:45:05Z

U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology Monopoly - The Justice Department argued that the best way to address the company’s unfair advantage... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/technology/google-ad-tech-monopoly.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #decisionsandverdicts #onlineadvertising #justicedepartment #brinkemaleoniem #googleinc

Commodore 64 Ultimate eclipses 10,000 units sold milestone — ...

2025-09-21T15:25:04Z

Commodore 64 Ultimate eclipses 10,000 units sold milestone — rebooted firm gives huge thank you to fans - Commodore 64 Ultimate sales eclipse the 10,000 units sold m... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-64-ultimate-eclipses-10-000-units-sold-milestone-rebooted-firm-gives-huge-thank-you-to-fans #retrogaming #videogames

China Is Sending Its World-Beating Auto Industry Into a Tailspin ...

2025-09-18T03:45:05Z

China Is Sending Its World-Beating Auto Industry Into a Tailspin - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: On the outskirts of this city of... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/17/2112233/china-is-sending-its-world-beating-auto-industry-into-a-tailspin?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #china

US says 'framework' for TikTok ownership deal agreed with ...

2025-09-17T12:45:09Z

US says 'framework' for TikTok ownership deal agreed with China - The deal will pave the way to US ownership of the social media platform's American operat... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj5xj78p5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Is Borderlands 4 the new Crysis? Official GPU setting ...

2025-09-15T16:45:06Z

Is Borderlands 4 the new Crysis? Official GPU setting recommendations peg 4K performance with the RTX 5090 at 60 FPS, with DLSS and frame generation enabled - Borderlands 4’s official recommended graphics settings poin... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/is-borderlands-4-the-new-crysis-official-gpu-setting-recommendations-peg-4k-performance-with-the-rtx-5090-at-60-fps-with-dlss-and-frame-generation-enabled #videogames #pcgaming

Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance - ...

2025-09-15T16:05:04Z

Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance - The Commission said competitors faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result. - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wgn3lre14o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Nintendo revives Virtual Boy after 30 years for the Switch and ...

2025-09-13T18:15:04Z

Nintendo revives Virtual Boy after 30 years for the Switch and Switch 2 — lets you play 3D Nintendo Classics titles to bring back the nostalgia - Nintendo is reviving the Virtual Boy 3D console with an acc... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/nintendo-revives-virtual-boy-after-30-years-for-the-switch-and-switch-2-lets-you-play-3d-nintendo-classics-titles-to-bring-back-the-nostalgia #consolegaming #videogames #nintendo

Microsoft reminds developers VBScript really is going away - ...

2025-09-10T17:25:05Z

Microsoft reminds developers VBScript really is going away - Classes moved to VBA, but upgrading and testing is unavoidable With the end of Windows 10... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/vbscript_deprecation/

Mega-and-MAGA deals position Oracle's Larry Ellison to ...

2025-09-10T00:45:05Z

Mega-and-MAGA deals position Oracle's Larry Ellison to overtake Elon - Big Red's profits are flat, but its order book is phat Larry Ellison moved a lot closer t... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/oracle_q1_results/

Star Wars Outlaws developer explains that Nintendo Switch 2 game ...

2025-09-09T14:45:04Z

Star Wars Outlaws developer explains that Nintendo Switch 2 game cards are too slow for a physical game release — Snowdrop game engine uses disk data streaming to render the game world - Ubisoft wasn’t being ‘cheap’ by opting to deliver Star Wars... - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/star-wars-outlaws-developer-explains-that-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-are-too-slow-for-a-physical-game-release-snowdrop-game-engine-uses-disk-data-streaming-to-render-the-game-world

Atlassian's move to cloud-only means customers face ...

2025-09-09T12:45:05Z

Atlassian's move to cloud-only means customers face integration issues and more - First, server products go end of life, now datacenter gets the chop, and larger customers... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/atlassian_will_go_cloudonly_customers/

Ex-WhatsApp security boss sues Meta, alleging it ignored privacy ...

2025-09-09T01:35:05Z

Ex-WhatsApp security boss sues Meta, alleging it ignored privacy risks - The engineer said Meta violated terms of an earlier settlement with the FTC that required... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/08/meta-whatsapp-security-privacy/

Snake eating tail: Google’s AI Overviews cites web pages ...

2025-09-07T12:05:05Z

Snake eating tail: Google’s AI Overviews cites web pages written by AI, study says - Researchers also found that more than half of citations didn’t rank in top 100 for term W... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/07/googles_ai_cites_written_by_ai/

Judge bars Google from exclusive search deals but says it can ...

2025-09-02T20:55:04Z

Judge bars Google from exclusive search deals but says it can keep Chrome - Judge Amit Mehta rejects prosecutors’ call to break up the Silicon Valley giant as he lay... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/02/google-search-monopoly-antitrust-remedy/

Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty – OVHcloud says ...

2025-08-27T15:05:05Z

Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty – OVHcloud says 'We told you so' - French provider seizes on Redmond's admission that US law could override local protection... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/ovhcloud_interview/

Google to require dev verification for all Android apps by 2027 - ...

2025-08-26T15:05:05Z

Google to require dev verification for all Android apps by 2027 - Sideloaders face ID checks, fees, and paperwork as Chocolate Factory tightens gates Googl... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/

Nvidia Release Massive AI-Ready Open European Language Dataset ...

2025-08-23T20:45:04Z

Nvidia Release Massive AI-Ready Open European Language Dataset and Tools - "Only a tiny fraction of the more than 7,000 languages on Earth are supported by a... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/1731237/nvidia-release-massive-ai-ready-open-european-language-dataset-and-tools?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Volkswagen Joins the Car-As-A-Service Movement With Its ID.3 BEV ...

2025-08-19T11:35:05Z

Volkswagen Joins the Car-As-A-Service Movement With Its ID.3 BEV - More and more car manufacturers these days are becoming interested in the recurrin... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/19/volkswagen-joins-the-car-as-a-service-movement-with-its-id-3-bev/ #transportationhacks #subscriptionservice #volkswagen

Microsoft patch Tuesday update fails to install - Windows 11 24H2 ...

2025-08-14T15:45:05Z

Microsoft patch Tuesday update fails to install - Windows 11 24H2 fixes fail from Windows Server Update Services Microsoft has admitted tha... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/microsoft_patch_tuesday_update_fails/

Frequent Nightmares Predict Early Death More Strongly Than ...

2025-08-08T18:15:04Z

Frequent Nightmares Predict Early Death More Strongly Than Smoking or Obesity, Study Finds - People who experience nightmares weekly or more frequently face three times higher... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/08/1711205/frequent-nightmares-predict-early-death-more-strongly-than-smoking-or-obesity-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

OpenAI intros two open-weight language models that can run on ...

2025-08-07T17:45:04Z

OpenAI intros two open-weight language models that can run on consumer GPUs — optimized to run on devices with just 16GB of memory - gpt-oss-120b and 20b are the first open-model LMs since GPT... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-intros-two-lightweight-open-model-language-models-that-can-run-on-consumer-gpus-optimized-to-run-on-devices-with-just-16gb-of-memory #artificialintelligence #techindustry

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level' - ...

2025-08-07T17:25:06Z

OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to 'PhD level' - GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5prvgw0r1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

GPT-5 is here. Now what? - At long last, OpenAI has released ...

2025-08-07T17:25:06Z

GPT-5 is here. Now what? - At long last, OpenAI has released GPT-5. The new system abandons the distinction between... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/07/1121308/gpt-5-is-here-now-what/ #artificialintelligence #app

Robots can program each other's brains with AI, scientist ...

2025-08-07T00:55:05Z

Robots can program each other's brains with AI, scientist shows - It's a step toward The Terminator, built 20 times faster than people can program Computer... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/generative_ai_codes_drone_control/

In recruitment, an AI-on-AI war is rewriting the hiring playbook ...

2025-08-06T01:15:05Z

In recruitment, an AI-on-AI war is rewriting the hiring playbook - Roei Samuel, founder of networking platform Connectd, has been hiring at speed — 1... - https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-hiring-recruitment-playbook #corporatesandinnovation #startupsandtechnology #nextfeatured #futureofwork #insider

Enterprise software giants weaponize AI to kill discounts and ...

2025-08-01T11:45:05Z

Enterprise software giants weaponize AI to kill discounts and deepen lock-in - Oracle, SAP, Salesforce et al are tightening the screws, Forrester warns The largest ente... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/forrester_ai_enterprise_software/

Microsoft's Azure AI Speech needs just seconds of audio to ...

2025-07-31T18:15:04Z

Microsoft's Azure AI Speech needs just seconds of audio to spit out a convincing deepfake - No way this will be abused Microsoft has upgraded Azure AI Speech so that users can rapid... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/microsoft_updates_azure_ai_speech/

Beijing summons Nvidia over alleged backdoors in China-bound AI ...

2025-07-31T17:35:04Z

Beijing summons Nvidia over alleged backdoors in China-bound AI chips - H20 silicon under the microscope after slipping through US export bans China's internet w... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/31/beijing_nvidia_backdoors/

Edge case: Opera claims Microsoft still playing dirty with ...

2025-07-30T14:25:05Z

Edge case: Opera claims Microsoft still playing dirty with defaults - Brazil is the latest browser battlefield Veteran browser maker Opera has filed a complain... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/opera_microsoft_edge_complaint/

YouTube to be included in Australia's youth social media ban ...

2025-07-30T02:15:04Z

YouTube to be included in Australia's youth social media ban - The Australian government says the world-first ban is aimed at protecting youth from onli... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv0zkxx0njo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing - But ...

2025-07-28T20:55:05Z

India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing - But overall sales are basically flat, says Canalys For the first time, India has overtake... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/smartphone_china_india/

Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10 - ...

2025-07-28T01:55:04Z

Easy NTSYNC Arrives For Steam Users With GE-Proton 10.10 - Long-time Slashdot reader drinkypoo writes: GloriousEggroll has released GE-Proton... - https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/07/28/0057226/easy-ntsync-arrives-for-steam-users-with-ge-proton-1010?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #emulation

Stack Exchange Moves Everything to the Cloud, Destroys Servers in ...

2025-07-26T20:45:05Z

Stack Exchange Moves Everything to the Cloud, Destroys Servers in New Jersey - Since 2010 Stack Exchange has run all its sites on physical hardware in New Jersey... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/26/1946217/stack-exchange-moves-everything-to-the-cloud-destroys-servers-in-new-jersey?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #cloud

Microsoft CEO feels weighed down by job cuts - Satya Nadella lays ...

2025-07-25T00:35:04Z

Microsoft CEO feels weighed down by job cuts - Satya Nadella lays out revised mission for Redmond. Spoiler: It involves AI Microsoft CEO... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/microsoft_ceo_job_cuts/