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"A spectacular trove of fossils in a discovered in a cave on New Zealand's North Island has given scientists their first glimpse of ancient forest species that lived there more than a million years ago," reports Popular Mechanics:
The fossils represent 12 ancient bird species and four frog species, including several previously unknown bird species. Taken together, the fossils paint a picture of an ancient world that looks drastically different than it does today. The discovery also fills in an important g
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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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Tech executives could be held personally criminally liable for failing to comply with new rules requiring the rapid takedown of non-consensual intimate images. As part of the upcoming Crime and Policing Bill, digital platforms will be legally required to remove non-consensually posted intimate images within 48 hours of a request from the victim. The rule, ... Read more ›
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Баланс между производительностью, читаемостью и поддерживаемостью — ключевая задача при разработке микросервисов на Go. На практике всё сложнее из-за неочевидных факторов: от влияния частоты вызовов GC на время отклика до последствий избыточной вложенности в контрактах API. Если не учесть эти нюансы, даже грамотно спроектированный сервис может просаживаться по RPS (requests per second) — или его может быть сложно обновлять и дорабатывать.Меня зовут Артём Кущ. Я Go-разработчик в команде VK Видео.... Read more ›
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he has well-liked pilots make sure job candidates are people they'd actually want to hang out with. Read more ›
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The third release of Irrigreen’s “water printing” system is better than ever, but you’ll have to upgrade your whole irrigation infrastructure. Read more ›
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Действующие лица:МП (Молодой Пол) — год в индустрии, глаза горят, в голове свежий Clean Architecture. Верит, что облако бесконечно, а new — почти как комментарий: написал и забыл.ДП (Дядя Паша) — 47 лет, седая борода, архитектор. Первый продакшен — в 12: школьная программа по астрономии, которая мерила знания и ломала нервы отличникам. Сейчас — терраса в Палермо, бокал холодного Мальбек, на экране — метрики и паузы GC. Читать далее Read more ›
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"Wall Street South" hasn't really materialized, despite hedge funds touting big investments in Miami. Read more ›
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Вся деятельность сотрудников должна быть нацелена на достижении установленных руководителем (владельцем) результатов в определенные сроки. А что происходит при практической реализации намеченных планов? Что препятствует или способствует такой деятельности сотрудников? Это, конечно, риторический вопрос, так как ответ давно известен – это деятельность самого руководителя (владельца) компании, т.е. то, как он организует работу свою и сотрудников и имеется ли у него понимание что и как надо делать, чтобы получа Read more ›
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Here is one narrative violation in the usual drumbeat of doom that we’re used to hearing about housing in America: The rent, in many cities across the US, is getting cheaper. After soaring to Covid-era highs, rents have cooled. Last month, the national median rent was down 1.7 percent from one year prior, according to […] Read more ›
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Marathon reportedly had a development budget of over $200m, and likely over $250m, not including ongoing development costs post-launch on game maintenance and new updates. Read more Read more ›
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done. Read more ›
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EY Americas' talent chief said the Big Four firm is testing "more flexible, individualized career paths, including agile promotions." Read more ›
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An engineer and software developer was able to make a 3.5-inch floppy drive work seamlessly with the Tesla with just a USB-to-FDD converter. Read more ›
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Minnesota lawmakers from both parties are moving ahead with a bill that would outlaw most forms of betting on prediction… Continue reading Minnesota lawmakers push felony ban on prediction market betting platforms Read more ›
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Walmart is one of several major employers to curtail use of the H-1B work visa program after changes that have made it more expensive and complicated. Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot writes: CU Boulder researchers are reporting that they have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The findings were published in the journal Natural Metabolism on March 19, 2026. Pythons can grow as big as a telephone pole, swallow an antelope whole, and go months or even years without eating... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity's AI search engine encourages users to go deeper with their prompts by engaging in chat sessions that a lawsuit has alleged are often shared in their entirety with Google and Meta without users' knowledge or consent. "This happened to every user regardless of whether or not they signed up for a Perplexity account," the lawsuit alleged, while stressing that "enormous... Read more ›
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Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, nearly half of planned U.S. data center projects are being delayed or canceled. "One major reason behind these setbacks is the availability of key electrical components -- such as transformers, switchgear, and batteries -- that are used both at data center sites and outside of them," reports Tom's Hardware. "Meanwhile, grid infrastructure is also stressed by electric vehicles and electrified heating systems."... Read more ›
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Tony Isaac shares a report from NPR: When it comes to using AI, it seems some lawyers just can't help themselves. Last year saw a rapid increase in court sanctions against attorneys for filing briefs containing errors generated by artificial intelligence tools. The most prominent case was that of the lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who were fined $3,000 each for filing briefs containing fictitious, AI-generated citations. But as... Read more ›
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The Wall Street Journal shares the "wild behind-the-scenes story" of how the world's largest and most destructive botnet was uncovered and taken down, writes Slashdot reader sturgeon. "At times, the network known as Kimwolf included more than a million compromised home Android devices and digital photo frames -- enough DDoS firepower to disrupt internet traffic across the U.S. and beyond." From the report: Sitting in his dorm room at the... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Today at a hearing of the Colorado Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee, lawmakers voted unanimously to move Colorado state bill SB26-090 -- titled Exempt Critical Infrastructure from Right to Repair -- out of committee and into the state senate and house for a vote. The bill modifies Colorado's Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment act, which was passed in 2024... Read more ›
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Archive of Our Own (AO3) is officially dropping its "beta" label after 17 years. The Organization for Transformative Works, the nonprofit behind the fanfiction site, said the site will keep evolving with new improvements even though it's no longer technically in beta. "As the AO3 software has been stable for a long time, the change is mostly cosmetic and does not indicate that everything is finalized or perfectly working," the... Read more ›
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A Rome court ruled that several Netflix price hikes in Italy were unlawful because the company's contracts didn't adequately explain or justify future pricing changes. As a result, Netflix has been ordered to issue refunds that could total roughly 500 euros for some long-term subscribers. Ars Technica reports: The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian... Read more ›
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Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Japan from 2026 to 2029 to expand AI infrastructure, boost local cloud capacity, train 1 million engineers and developers, and deepen cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government. Reuters reports: The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said, which was unveiled during a visit to Tokyo by Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. In a statement, the... Read more ›
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Iranian strikes have reportedly knocked out key AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai, leaving parts of both regions effectively offline for an extended period and forcing Amazon to urge teams and customers to shift workloads elsewhere. "These two regions continue to be impaired, and services should not expect to be operating with normal levels of redundancy and resiliency," an internal Amazon communication memo reads. "We are actively working to... Read more ›
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