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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: An unknown technical problem caused a number of robotaxis owned by the Chinese tech giant Baidu to freeze on Tuesday in the middle of traffic, trapping some passengers in the vehicles for more than an hour. In Wuhan, a city in central China where Baidu has deployed hundreds of its Apollo Go self-driving taxis, people on Chinese social media reported witnessing the cars suddenly malfunction and stop operating. Photos and videos shared online show the Baidu cars
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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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Ikea's $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speaker is fun and colorful and sounds better than its price suggests. It's not mind-blowing (it is a $10 speaker, after all), and there are no features to speak of, other than the ability to connect up to 100 of them together, but at that price, I don't really care. They're […] Read more ›
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From seasonal Joe-Joe's to lemon bars, here are the seasonal items worth getting from Trader Joe's this spring, as well as the items you can skip. Read more ›
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Resident Evil has been reaching new heights in popularity thanks to Resident Evil Requiem's massive success just in time for its 30th anniversary, but it all could end badly (again) if the next live-action movie effort is a disappointment. Read more Read more ›
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It's April Fools' Day, and Snap is using the occasion to "announce" that it's switching the name of Snapchat's Spotlight feed, the app's Instagram Reels-like feed of shortform vertical videos, to "Reals." In a video featuring co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, Snap also includes a description of "Reals" as a place where "real people share […] Read more ›
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Nearly eight months after the Government of India’s sweeping crackdown on real money gaming (RMG) dismantled a multi-billion-dollar industry, the… Read more ›
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Embracer-owned studios can't catch a break, and Eidos-Montréal has been hit over and over again by layoffs and project cancellations for several years now. This week, roughly 124 employees were let go, with studio head David Anfossi also leaving. It's now unclear how the developer's future looks like, but we might have learned what happened behind the scenes. Read more Read more ›
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Apple's CEO Tim Cook has maintained a working relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he touched on that in a recent interview. Cook sat down with Esquire's Ryan D'Agostino to discuss Apple's 50th anniversary, but he was also asked about how he navigates the Trump administration. Cook responded by saying that "the Trump administration is very accessible." "So you can talk with them about your point of view on... Read more ›
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Асинхронное логирование давно считается “очевидной оптимизацией”: вынесли запись в отдельный поток — и всё стало быстрее.Но если копнуть глубже, оказывается, что это не совсем так.В предыдущей статье я разбирал производительность популярных C++ логгеров и показывал реальные цифры: 👉 https://habr.com/ru/articles/1012874/Там уже было видно, что хорошо оптимизированное синхронное логирование может быть очень быстрым.В этой статье разберёмся, почему async logging не делает логирование быстрее само по себе, и чт Read more ›
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A Windows utility tool was found vulnerable to a critical flaw that enabled RCE, DoS, and other risks. Read more ›
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Oppo has officially launched its new K15 Pro gaming smartphone series in China. This 2026 lineup focuses on extreme endurance and high-refresh-rate displays, featuring a “cyberpunk” aesthetic combined with advanced active cooling systems. The series consists of two models: the K15 Pro and the flagship K15 Pro Plus. K15 Pro Plus: High-Performance Flagship The premium K15 Pro Plus is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s processor. It features a 6.78-inch... Read more ›
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Another month means another batch of games for PlayStation Plus, and today Sony revealed what's in store for all subscribers this April. Read more Read more ›
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New fear unlocked: Make sure you have clean undies before installing software updates. Read more ›
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New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh thought there might be a good story to tell about Kristi Noem's husband, Bryon. Read more ›
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A range of Lenovo Android tablets have seen price hikes in the US, with some models now up to $70 more expensive. Read more ›
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Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 has a 1070Wh battery and 1500W output, and it's $330 off at Best Buy. Read more ›
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Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, said hospitals could already replace many radiologists with AI for some imaging tasks -- if regulators allowed it. He argued the technology presents an opportunity to simultaneously cut costs and expand access. Radiology Business reports: Katz -- who has led the 11-hospital organization since 2018 -- said he sees great potential for AI to increase access to breast... Read more ›
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A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction case, ruling that addictive design features such as infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations harmed a young user and contributed to her mental health distress. The verdict awards $3 million in compensatory damages so far and could pave the way for more lawsuits seeking financial penalties and product changes across the social media industry. "Meta is responsible for... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Stephen Colbert already has a new job lined up for when he ends his 11-year run as host of "The Late Show" in May -- the comedian and well-known J.R.R. Tolkien superfan announced he will co-write and develop a new film in the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" franchise. Colbert joined "LOTR" director Peter Jackson to reveal the news in a video... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader JackSpratts writes: The Supreme Court unanimously said on Wednesday that a major internet provider could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online in a closely watched copyright clash. Music labels and publishers sued Cox Communications in 2018, saying the company had failed to cut off the internet connections of subscribers who had been repeatedly flagged for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted music.... Read more ›
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Apple reportedly has full access to customize Google's Gemini model, allowing it to distill smaller on-device AI models for Siri and other features that can run locally without an internet connection. MacRumors reports: The Information explains that Apple can ask the main Gemini model to perform a series of tasks that provide high-quality results, with a rundown of the reasoning process. Apple can feed the answers and reasoning information that... Read more ›
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New submitter haroldbasset writes: Canada's Immigration Department rejected an applicant because the duties of her current job did not match the Canadian work experience she had claimed, but the Department's AI assistant had invented that work experience. She has been working in Canada as a health scientist -- she has a Ph.D. in the immunology of aging -- but the AI genius instead described her as "wiring and assembling control... Read more ›
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The U.S. Postal Service plans to impose its first-ever fuel surcharge on packages (source paywalled; alternative source), adding an 8% fee starting in April as it struggles with rising fuel costs and ongoing financial pressure. The surcharge will not apply to letter mail and is currently expected to remain in place until January 2027. The Wall Street Journal reports: Other parcel carriers, including FedEx and United Parcel Service, have imposed... Read more ›
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Thirty years after the alleged 1996 "ET of Varginha" encounter, debate continues to rage over the events that happened in Brazil's self-styled UFO capital. An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from the Guardian: The skies over this far-flung coffee-growing hub went charcoal black, the heavens opened and one of Brazil's greatest mysteries was born. "It really was something unique," recalls Marco Antonio Reis, a zoo director, who was at his... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: In Melania and the Robot, the New York Times reports on First Lady Melania Trump's inaugural Fostering the Future Together Coalition Summit, which brought together international leaders, First Spouses from around the world, tech leaders, educators, and nonprofits to collaborate on practical solutions that expand access to educational tools while strengthening protections for children in digital environments (Day 2 WH summary). The Times begins: "On... Read more ›
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Reddit is rolling out human-verification checks for accounts that show signs of bot-like behavior, while also labeling approved automated accounts that provide useful services. The social media company stressed that these checks will only happen if something appears "fishy," and that it is "not conducting sitewide human verification." TechCrunch reports: To identify potential bots, Reddit is using specialized tooling that looks at account-level signals and other factors -- like how... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Physics World: Researchers at the CERN particle-physics lab have successfully transported antiprotons in a lorry across the lab's main site. The feat, the first of its kind, follows a similar test with protons in 2024. CERN says the achievement is "a huge leap" towards being able to transport antimatter between labs across Europe. [...] To do so, in 2020 the BASE team began... Read more ›
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