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Longtime Slashdot reader Xesdeeni writes: I received an email indicating Intuit will not support Windows 10 for the desktop versions of TurboTax starting this tax year. Laughably, they say "security is a top priority for us" before adding: "To use TurboTax Desktop software for tax year 2025, your computer will need to run on Microsoft Windows 11 [or] TurboTax Online."
I'm just paranoid enough to use the desktop version, since at least it limits what they see to the forms they send to the IRS -- rather tha
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Fox is about to take over the TVs in more than 100 million homes worldwide. On Monday, Fox announced that it's acquiring Roku, the streaming middleman that serves as a portal for viewers to hop into services like Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, and more. The $22 billion deal may not change Roku's familiar purple interface, […] Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A decade ago, AMD added a protection to its high-end CPUs to protect them against cold boot attacks and other types of physical exploits that siphon sensitive data out of the connected memory chips. Short for Transparent Secure Memory Encryption, TSME encrypts the entire contents stored in memory, making the data useless to physical attackers. Over time, AMD added TSME to... Read more ›
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When the European Parliament’s IT team quietly switched off the AI features on staff devices earlier this year, the reason wasn’t speculative. The features were sending data to the cloud, and Parliament’s security team decided that was a risk they couldn’t accept for an institution that handles confidential legislative work. The story barely registered outside ... Read more ›
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The new premium-economy set-up resembles a "Eurobusiness" class and will likely come at an upcharge. Read more ›
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Jessica Cruz will be voiced by 'Moana' star Auli'i Cravalho, and will also get her own spin-off show, 'My Adventures With Green Lantern.' Read more ›
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Former Tech Mahindra executive Rajashree R has joined venture capital (VC) firm Kalaari Capital as a venture partner. In a… Read more ›
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Don’t be fooled by the compact size of this soundbar. It’s a solid option for smaller TVs or spaces without having to sacrifice sound quality. Read more ›
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published a sweeping essay on Sunday laying out what he describes as the defining economic challenge of the AI era: the risk that a handful of frontier models will absorb the expertise of entire industries and commoditize it, leaving businesses stripped of their competitive moats."The last thing any of us want is a world where every company across every sector is ceding value to a few... Read more ›
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We know that animals see the world differently than we do, and this new camera system lets us get a taste of what that looks like - on video. Read more ›
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Uruguay land in Miami as favorites, yet Saudi Arabia floored Argentina at the last World Cup. Here is how to stream the Group H opener live and free, anywhere. Read more ›
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The star of 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' and 'Dune: Part Three' will be traveling to Middle-earth for Andy Serkis' film. Read more ›
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A federal law setting standards for government data centers is set to expire this year with no clear replacement. Read more ›
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The smartphone world never gets boring – we’ve been covering it for 26 years now and we hope to continue to do so for many more years to come. Yes, it’s that time of year again, GSMArena.com is having a birthday party! The last twelve months had their ups and downs – foldables were improving at a rapid pace, the first phones with 10,000mAh batteries were announced and we witnessed... Read more ›
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Around 80,000 employees used GenAI.mil when it launched in December. That number has since skyrocketed. Read more ›
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There's no safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy, health experts widely agree. Read more ›
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Over a year after Rebecca Yarros released "Onyx Storm," readers are eagerly looking forward to the next book in the "Fourth Wing" universe. Read more ›
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If your electricity bill climbs every summer, a smart thermostat could help keep cooling costs in check. The Amazon Smart Thermostat is an excellent option for its price, especially today. It’s down to just $57.99 at Amazon as a part of Amazon’s early Prime Day sale, which is the best price we’ve seen since Black […] Read more ›
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The life sciences sector is entering an unprecedented era of growth, fueled by AI breakthroughs and high-value acquisitions, with global projections suggesting it will reach nearly $278 billion by 2034. However, in this highly regulated industry, scientific innovation alone is not enough to guarantee commercial success. Complex clinical data, trial outcomes, and real-world evidence must ... Read more ›
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Microsoft executive Matt Booty says future Xbox exclusivity will be decided "case-by-case," with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution remaining Xbox console exclusives while major multiplayer, live-service, and previously promised PlayStation releases stay multiplatform. But IGN's Tom Phillips says Microsoft's announcement still leaves numerous questions unanswered, like "why just Gears and Clockwork Revolution?" and "how will this policy be enforced in future?" From the report: Last night's Xbox Sh Read more ›
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Last Thursday, Wired reported that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased facial recognition system called NameTag into software installed on millions of phones. In a follow-up report, Wired says the tech giant has now removed the face-recognition-related code, while saying "no final decision" has been made about whether the feature will launch. From the report: On Thursday, WIRED reported that Meta had quietly integrated substantial portions of the NameTag system... Read more ›
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OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO, "setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors," reports CNN. The decision follows recent IPO announcements from Anthropic and SpaceX. From the report: OpenAI said it has not decided on timing yet. And because the filing is confidential, it's not yet clear how many shares the company plans... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The world's oceans are under "severe and accelerating" pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a decade ago, according to a damning assessment from the United Nations. The "intensifying" stressors, which include pollution and large-scale industrial fishing, are cumulative, said the report, resulting in widespread biodiversity loss and putting ocean systems under "severe strain." The... Read more ›
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A battery researcher's investigation, backed by more than 20 independent experts, claims Donut Lab's much-hyped "solid-state" battery is actually a conventional lithium-ion cell, with voltage curves and expansion data matching high-nickel NCM chemistry rather than the promised sodium-ion solid-state design. Electrek reports the company raised about $25 million from more than 1,300 mostly small investors on claims of 400 Wh/kg energy density, 100,000-cycle life, and 5-minute charging that now appear... Read more ›
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Researchers say mysterious, seconds-long GPS interference bursts detected across Europe appear to come from Russian EKS early-warning satellites, making this "a rare example of human-made GPS interference coming from space," reports Ars Technica. The signals may be tests of space-based jamming capability, short satellite communications, or something else, but experts say they raise troubling questions about whether GPS disruption could eventually be weaponized on a continental scale. From the report:... Read more ›
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has given Apple, Google, and other tech firms until September to introduce device-level protections that prevent children from taking, sharing, or viewing explicit images. "If businesses do not comply within three months, legislation will be brought forward requiring the protection to be added to all phones and tablets sold in the UK," reports The Guardian. "Tech firms that fail to do so could face fines,... Read more ›
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NHS England plans to roll out Microsoft Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff after a 30,000-person pilot claimed the AI assistant saved users an average of 43 minutes a day on administrative work. The Register reports: The rollout won't happen overnight. NHS England said that each trust will receive a central allocation of licenses based on headcount, typically starting with around 2,000 Copilot seats, and that more than half... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, including those related to Azure and AI coding agents, as it investigates a data breach, according to research from cybersecurity researchers and a statement given to 404 Media by Microsoft. Hackers planted malware that would harvest peoples' credentials when they opened it in AI coding tools like Claude Code... Read more ›
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Meta says it will expand how it uses off-platform activity shared by other businesses to personalize Facebook and Instagram feeds as well as AI responses, not just ads. The change starts in July and can be disabled through the "Activity from other businesses" setting, though Meta says it is not collecting new data as part of the update. The Verge reports: For example, Meta says if you bought a tent... Read more ›
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