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sciencehabit shares a report from Science.org: The newly discovered microbe provisionally known as Sukunaarchaeum isn't a virus. But like viruses, it seemingly has one purpose: to make more of itself. As far as scientists can tell from its genome -- the only evidence of its existence so far -- it's a parasite that provides nothing to the single-celled creature it calls home. Most of Sukunaarchaeum's mere 189 protein-coding genes are focused on replicating its own genome; it must steal everything else it nee
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds still uses an AMD RX 580 and an Intel laptop for kernel development, as revealed through a bug report involving DSC on his ASUS 5K monitor. His deliberate use of modest, open-friendly hardware subtly pushes back against AI hype and proprietary bloat. Read more ›
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Uber Eats has added a slate of AI features designed to, theoretically, help merchants earn new customers and ease the shopping experience for users. AI-enhanced food images are intended to make dishes more appealing by improving photos uploads. In the press release, Uber Eats shows an example in which pictures captured very close to the food are transformed into wider field-of-view shots of plated dishes. Because the tool creates portions... Read more ›
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It sounds like only Trump voters would be eligible for Hawley's theoretical rebate. Read more ›
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AI is helping job candidates apply for thousands of roles. There's a solution for this: more AI. Read more ›
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The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed Read more ›
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The episode, titled "Sermon on the Mount," poked fun at President Donald Trump, CBS, and its parent company, Paramount. Read more ›
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After planning a whole trip to El Salvador with my partner, we broke up. Two years later, I went by myself and loved the flexibility of solo travel. Read more ›
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Microsoft’s stock price has risen so much today that it has passed a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time in its 50-year history. The software maker is the second company to be valued at $4 trillion, after Nvidia reached a market cap of over $4 trillion earlier this month. Microsoft has reached this […] Read more ›
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Since former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party has been in a panic over how it can win back more voters. Ideas have so far included Democratic officials going on podcasts, finding their own Joe Rogan, and growing facial hair. But when it comes to actual issues Democratic voters […] Read more ›
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Shein’s revenue reached nearly $10 billion in the first quarter of this year, Bloomberg reported, with net income of more than $400 million. That helped boost the fast-fashion giant’s profit margins to roughly 5%, the report said. Shein said in a statement to Bloomberg “the data is inaccurate” ... Read more ›
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The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations. Read more ›
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Sony and Netflix are striking while the golden honmoon is still hot with plans for a trilogy, live-action project, and series on the brain. Read more ›
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This week, Gunn's film became the highest-grossing domestic 'Superman' movie ever, besting Zack Snyder's 2013 film. Read more ›
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AI has changed the job landscape in some ways, but I don't think it's the reason why the industry is experiencing more layoffs. Read more ›
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Amid the deadlock on the front lines, Ukraine's elite soldiers are finding other ways to cause problems for Russia. Read more ›
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Signs of weakness are flashing in the housing market, job market, and in consumer and corporate finances, one economist says. Read more ›
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Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star in the fourth and final 'Conjuring' film, hitting theaters September 5. Read more ›
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A third of student-loan borrowers from for-profit colleges are behind on payments. Trump's Education Department is issuing a warning. Read more ›
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Windows 11 has become indistinguishable from malware because of the way Microsoft has inserted intrusive advertising, AI monitoring features, and constant distractions designed to drive user engagement and monetization to the operating system, argues veteran writer and developer Rupert Goodwins of The Register. Goodwins contends that Microsoft has transformed Windows 11 into "an ADHD horror show, full of distractions, promotions and snares" where AI features "constantly video what you're doing... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: A hacker managed to plant destructive wiping commands into Amazon's "Q" AI coding agent. This has sent shockwaves across developer circles. As details continue to emerge, both the tech industry and Amazon's user base have responded with criticism, concern, and calls for transparency. It started when a hacker successfully compromised a version of Amazon's widely used AI coding assistant, 'Q.' He did... Read more ›
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Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, equivalent to $340,000 per citizen, may be undermining the country's economic health, according to a contentious new book. Martin Bech Holte's "The Country That Became Too Rich" argues that oil revenue has made Norway bloated and unproductive, with data supporting several concerns. Norway has recorded the slowest productivity growth among wealthy nations over the past two decades while Norwegians take 27.5 sick days annually,... Read more ›
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"Search engines still require users to use critical thinking to interpret and contextualize the results," argues Aaron French, an assistant professor of information systems. But with the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, "internet users aren't just outsourcing memory — they may be outsourcing thinking itself." Generative AI tools don't just retrieve information; they can create, analyze and summarize it. This represents a fundamental shift: Arguably, generative AI is... Read more ›
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Current Tour de France competitors are faster than the sport's notorious doping-era champions, according to an analysis. Tadej Pogacar produced approximately 7 watts per kilogram for nearly 40 minutes during a crucial mountain stage in last year's Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard, generated more than 7 watts per kilogram for nearly 15 minutes during a failed attack attempt. Lance Armstrong, at his blood-doped peak two decades ago, averaged an estimated... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Business Insider: Apple's new spam text filtering feature could end up being a multimillion-dollar headache for political campaigns. iOS 26 includes a new feature that allows users to filter text messages from unrecognized numbers into an "Unknown Senders" folder without sending a notification. Users can then go to that filter and hit "Mark as Known" or delete the message. In a memo... Read more ›
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Liquefied CO2 will be transported by ship to "the world's first carbon shipping port," reports the Washington Post — an island in the North Sea where it will be "buried in a layer of spongy rock a mile and a half beneath the seabed." Norway's government is covering 80% of the $1 billion first phase, with another $714 million from three fossil fuel companies toward an ongoing expansion (with an... Read more ›
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Satirical singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer died Saturday at age 97. The Associated Press notes Lehrer had long ago "largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities." Lehrer had remained on the math faculty of the University of California at Santa Cruz well into his late 70s. In 2020, he even turned away from his own copyright, granting the public permission to use his lyrics... Read more ›
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Security researchers have discovered evidence suggesting the SkyRover X1 drone sold on Amazon for some $750 is a DJI product operating under a different brand name. The findings come at a time when DJI is facing an unofficial ban at US customs. The drone shares identical specifications and features with the DJI Mini 4 Pro and connects to DJI's online infrastructure, including DJIGlobal, DJISupport, and DJIEnterprise services. Hacker Kevin Finisterre... Read more ›
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What happens when you ask ChatGPT how to craft a ritual offering to the forgotten Canaanite god Molech? One user discovered (and three reporters for The Atlantic verified) ChatGPT "can easily be made to guide users through ceremonial rituals and rites that encourage various forms of self-mutilation. In one case, ChatGPT recommended "using controlled heat (ritual cautery) to mark the flesh," explaining that pain is not destruction, but a doorway... Read more ›
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