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"A few developers found a way, for now, to turn a few of these increasingly mediocre Amazon Show devices into friendly, useful, open computers," writes the co-founder of the gaming/tech news site Aftermath. For under $50 each, he bought some used versions of the devices and tested their instructions, partly to escape the full-screen ads Amazon began showing late last year, and also to overwrite Amazon's locked down Android fork "Fire OS" (and "a similarly neutered version of Linux called Vega OS")
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In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that fee is expected to be in the range of $10 billion. The money is supposedly being paid by new investors, including Oracle and […] Read more ›
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Steven Spielberg says he has never used AI in his films and believes the technology should not replace human creativity in filmmaking, speaking at SXSW 2026. Read more ›
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Plug-in (or "balcony") solar panels can also be hung out a window or be set up in a backyard, reports NPR. They channel energy from the sun straight into a home's electrical outlet, generating enough electricity to power a refrigerator or microwave while "displacing electricity that otherwise would come in from the grid..." But what's holding up their adoption in America? For the panels to become more widely available in... Read more ›
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Windows 11 Insider builds now support monitors with refresh rates above 1,000Hz, preparing the OS for the next generation of ultra-fast gaming displays. Read more ›
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A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, ByteDance has suspended Seedance 2.0's global rollout. Engadget has reached out to ByteDance for comment... Read more ›
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Если вы занимаетесь аналитикой в ритейле, логистике или просто любите копаться в геоданных, то наверняка сталкивались с задачей оценки насыщенности региона точками присутствия.Многие используют кластеризацию или простые scatter plot'ы, но когда точек становятся тысячи, они сливаются в одну черную кляксу. Сегодня мы на конкретном примере разберем, как превратить «кучу точек» в понятную и красивую инвертированную тепловую карту, где сразу видно — где у нас «белые пятна» (низкая конкуренция), а где... Read more ›
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The MyLowe's Pro Rewards program offers more than points and discounts, with several benefits that contractors and business owners might overlook. Read more ›
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Investigators say some Chuwi laptops advertised with Ryzen 5 7430U chips actually ship with older Ryzen 5 5500U processors. Read more ›
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Разбираем почему классический формат GoogleEarth проигрывает современному стандарту в скорости, удобстве и интеграции с веб-картами. Читать далее Read more ›
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You can finally buy a humanoid robot to fold your laundry and water plants. Here is how much the 1X Neo costs and its major privacy catch. Read more ›
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Gallium prices are surging due to geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions, potentially pushing up the cost of chips used in PCs, smartphones, and other electronics. Read more ›
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The targeting of oil infrastructure in the Middle East combined with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will likely lead to even higher oil prices. Read more ›
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The hot glue gun is well known for its many uses in the arts and crafts space, but did you know it also has quite a few DIY applications as well? Read more ›
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В марте 2023 я написал статью «ChatGPT: новый инструмент в борьбе с багами». Показал как нейросеть генерирует тест-кейсы, ищет XPath-локаторы и пишет SQL-запросы. 40 000+ просмотров. Первая статья на эту тему в рунете.Ты сейчас подумал «ну и что, таких статей теперь тысячи». И ты прав. Но подожди.За 3 года я прошёл путь от «вау, ChatGPT написал мне 10 тест-кейсов» до «я один собрал образовательную платформу за неделю». И это НЕ... Read more ›
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Experts warn that some AI chatbots may unintentionally enable violent thinking or planning. Read more ›
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In a tweet that's been viewed 1.3 million times in the last six hours, OpenAI's head of robotics announced their resignation. They said they "care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together," so this "wasn't an easy call," but offered this reason for resigning: AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are... Read more ›
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Long-time Slashdot reader fjo3 shared this report from Agence France-Presse: Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months. Pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma said it received the green light for the manufacture and sale of Amchepry, its Parkinson's disease treatment that transplants stem cells into a patient's brain. Japan's... Read more ›
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NASA heralded a new study published Friday documenting a first for humanity — "the first time a human-made object has measurably altered the path of a celestial body around the Sun." It was 2022's DART mission where NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — and the experiment "could have implications for protecting Earth from future asteroid strikes," writes ScienceNews: A spacecraft slowed the orbit of a pair of asteroids... Read more ›
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Steven Spielberg directed his last Jurassic Park movie nearly 30 years ago, notes ScreenRant. But the 79-year-old filmmaker now brings us The Dinosaurs, a four-part documentary on Netflix where he's executive producer: The first few reviews are in, and the results lead to a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It's worth noting that the rating will likely fluctuate since there are only six reviews. So far, critics all agree... Read more ›
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First, Hyundai "is discontinuing its most affordable electric sedan after just three years on the market," reports USA Today. After being introduced in 2022, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 "quickly gained the admiration of automotive critics because of its affordable pricing and capable performance specs." But now, Hyundai "is axing the most affordable versions of the EV, leaving consumers with only one Ioniq 6 option." Hyundai will continue to produce the... Read more ›
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Would you move sunrise to 9 a.m. in Detroit? Or to 4:11 a.m. in Seattle... Though both options have problems, "There's no law we can pass to move the sun to our will," argues the president of the nonprofit "Save Standard Time". The Associated Press explains why America remains stuck in that annual ritual making clocks "spring forward, fall backward..." The U.S. has tinkered with the clock intermittently since railroads... Read more ›
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Palantir's CEO was blunt. "If Silicon Valley believes we are going to take away everyone's white-collar job... and you're going to screw the military — if you don't think that's going to lead to the nationalization of our technology, you're retarded..." And OpenAI's Sam Altman is thinking about the same thing, writes long-time Slashdot reader destinyland: "It has seemed to me for a long time it might be better if... Read more ›
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Cornell University makes an announcement. "Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like 'synergistic leadership,' or 'growth-hacking paradigms' may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study reveals." Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, research by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale (CBSR), a tool designed to measure susceptibility to impressive-but-empty organizational rhetoric... Corporate B Read more ›
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When Block cut 4,000 jobs — nearly half its workforce — co-founder Jack Dorsey "pointed to AI as the culprit," writes Entrepreneur magazine. "Dorsey claimed that AI tools now allow fewer employees to accomplish the same work." "But analysts see a different explanation: poor management." Block more than tripled its employee base between 2019 and 2022, growing from 3,835 to 12,430 workers. The company's stock had fallen 40% since early... Read more ›
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How many Node.js users are running unsupported or outdated versions. Roughly two thirds, according to data from Node's nonprofit steward, OpenJS. So they've announced "the Node.js LTS Upgrade and Modernization program" to help enterprises move safely off legacy/end-of-life Node.js. "This program gives enterprises a clear, trusted path to modernize," said the executive director of the OpenJS Foundation, "while staying aligned with the Node.js project and community." The Node.js LTS Upgrade... Read more ›
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