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Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian intelligence document obtained by The New York Times. The disclosure highlights the rising level of concern about Chinese influence in Russia as the two countries deepen their relationship. As Russia has become isolated from the West over its wa
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OpenAI might be a poster-child of the AI industry, but as the hype starts to cool and other major players slow their advances, questions arise about where profitability might be found in this new AI revolution. Read more ›
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Walmart said it managed to avoid some of the price hikes it expected last quarter, but its costs continue to increase each week. Read more ›
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A group of five New York judges struck down the fines issued by the trial court, finding it excessive — but couldn't agree on much else. Read more ›
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As the US birth rate continues to decline, employers, universities, and the entire economy is already scrambling to bridge the gap. Read more ›
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The Trump administration has ruled out deploying US troops on the ground in Ukraine, but officials suggest Washington could provide air support. Read more ›
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The monthly price of Apple TV+ is increasing to $12.99 per month in the U.S., according to 9to5Mac's Benjamin Mayo. Apple TV+ cost just $4.99 per month in the U.S. when it launched in 2019, but the price has now increased three times. The price went up to $6.99 per month in 2022, and then to $9.99 per month in 2023, and now the service costs $12.99 per month. The... Read more ›
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As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk. Read more ›
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The Redmi Note 15 series is now official in China, and the two Pro models arrive with several improvements over their predecessors in key areas, including the display, chipset, and battery capacity. Redmi Note 15 Pro/Pro+ Note 15 Pro and Note 15 Pro+ share the same 6.83-inch AMOLED display with 1,280 x 2,772 px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 3,200 nits peak local brightness. The panel offers 12-bit color... Read more ›
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Hank Green's "Focus Friend" asks users to put down their phone for 15 minutes so their bean friend has time to knit. I decided to give it a try. Read more ›
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Apple TV+'s monthly price is rising 30%. The streamer is cheaper than its ad-free peers, but YouTube and other free options have been taking share. Read more ›
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Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus. Read more ›
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Dawn of War 4 is back, and I'm feeling pretty good about it. You can read my full thoughts on actually playing it - or really, playing the one available skirmish about six times over and over - in our big Dawn of War 4 preview, but alongside that hands-on time we also had a virtual sit-down with DoW 4's brand new development team. Read more Read more ›
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The U.S. is drifting away from science and climate reality. So why does life seem so normal? Read more ›
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Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Thursday unveiled its first mixed reality headset, the "Vivo Vision," and the photocopiers in Dongguan appear to have been working overtime. The device "launched" as an in-store experience across mainland China today, featuring design elements that clearly ape Apple's Vision Pro. It's got a curved glass front visor, downward-pointing cameras, removable fabric light seals in four sizes, eight foam padding options, a knitted rear strap,... Read more ›
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Earlier this month, a fundraiser for nonprofits that fight to end factory farming went a little viral — at least in one corner of the internet. Dwarkesh Patel, the influential tech podcaster, announced on his show that if his listeners donated a collective $250,000 to FarmKind, an organization that distributes money to anti-factory farming charities, […] Read more ›
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Slashdot reader darwinmac writes: Volkswagen is offering a subscription model for extra horsepower on its ID.3 electric cars. Want to bump your ride from the standard 201 bhp to the full 228 bhp? That will be about £16.50 per month or £165 per year, or a one-time £649 "lifetime" fee that is tied to the car, not you. If you sell it, you have to pay again. VW defended this... Read more ›
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A 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating one of the most powerful botnets ever recorded. The network, known as Rapper Bot, launched over 370,000 DDoS attacks worldwide, including against X, DeepSeek, U.S. tech firms, and even Defense Department systems. It was allegedly operated by Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon. The Wall Street Journal reports: Foltz faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on a charge of abetting... Read more ›
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Matt Garman, Amazon's cloud boss, has a warning for business leaders rushing to swap workers for AI: Don't ditch your junior employees. From a report: The Amazon Web Services CEO said on an episode of the "Matthew Berman" podcast published Tuesday that replacing entry-level staff with AI tools is "one of the dumbest things I've ever heard." "They're probably the least expensive employees you have. They're the most leaned into... Read more ›
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A Chinese storage manufacturer has developed a solid-state drive smaller than a U.S. penny that delivers sequential read speeds of 3,700 megabytes per second, according to The Verge. The "Mini SSD" by Biwin measures 15mm x 17mm x 1.4mm thick and connects via PCIe 4x2, offering 512GB to 2TB capacities. The drive inserts into devices using a SIM card-style tray mechanism and claims IP68 water resistance plus three-meter drop protection.... Read more ›
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A real estate developer searched Google for a cruise ship company's customer service number, reports the Washington Post, calling the number in Google's AI Overview. "He chatted with a knowledgeable representative and provided his credit card details," the Post's reporter notes — but the next day he "saw fishy credit card charges and realized that he'd been fooled by an impostor for Royal Caribbean customer service." And the Post's reporter... Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a COPILOT function in Excel that uses OpenAI's gpt-4.1-mini model to automatically fill spreadsheet cells through natural language prompts. The function can classify feedback, generate summaries, and create tables based on specified cell ranges. Microsoft warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or scenarios involving legal, regulatory, and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses." The feature processes up to 100 functions every 10... Read more ›
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Sony will increase PlayStation 5 console prices by $50 across all models in the United States starting August 21. The standard PS5 rises to $550, the Digital Edition to $500, and the PS5 Pro to $750. The company cited navigating a challenging economic environment for the increases. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›
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"Phishing training for employees as currently practiced is essentially useless," writes SC World, citing the presentation of two researchers at the Black Hat security conference: In a scientific study involving thousands of test subjects, eight months and four different kinds of phishing training, the average improvement rate of falling for phishing scams was a whopping 1.7%. "Is all of this focus on training worth the outcome?" asked researcher Ariana Mirian,... Read more ›
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Scientists in Svalbard warn Arctic glaciers are in "terminal" decline, with microbe-driven biological darkening accelerating ice melt and potentially triggering major climate feedback loops. The Guardian reports: Recent research implicates snow and ice-dwelling microbes in positive feedback loops that can accelerate melting. With more than 70% of the planet's freshwater stored in ice and snow -- and billions of lives sustained by glacier-fed rivers -- this has profound implications everywhere.... Read more ›
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Proton has begun relocating infrastructure outside Switzerland ahead of proposed surveillance legislation requiring VPNs and messaging services with over 5,000 users to identify customers and retain data for six months. The company's AI chatbot Lumo became the first product hosted on German servers rather than Swiss infrastructure. CEO Andy Yen confirmed the decision and a spokesperson told TechRadar that the company isn't fully exiting Switzerland. In a blog post about... Read more ›
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