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Microsoft has apparently terminated the account VeraCrypt uses to sign its Windows drivers and bootloader, leaving the encryption project unable to publish Windows updates and throwing future releases into doubt. VeraCrypt's developer says Microsoft gave no clear explanation or warning for the move. "I didn't receive any emails from Microsoft nor any prior warnings," Mounir Idrassi, VeraCrypt's developer, told 404 Media. From the report: VeraCrypt is an open-source tool for encrypting data at rest. Users ca
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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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Теперь возможно экспортировать в C++ код игр Sega MegaDrive (Genesis) для последующей модификации, включая ресурсы игры.https://github.com/testdriveupgrade/MegaDriveRecomp Читать далее Read more ›
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The rapid evolution of technology continues to redefine traditional industries, and few sectors are experiencing a transformation as dynamic as online casino gaming. Once considered purely recreational spaces, digital gambling platforms are evolving into sophisticated ecosystems powered by artificial intelligence, ... Read more ›
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The more you fly, the more you notice the little things. These clever cabin features, often missed by travelers, can change how comfortable your flight feels. Read more ›
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Elon Musk is expected to return to the witness stand on Wednesday as he seeks to convince a jury he was deceived by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Read more ›
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Talk about out of touch with reality. Investors slammed the tech sector on Tuesday, spurred in part by a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI had missed some internal revenue projections. Among the biggest to take a hit were two cloud firms that depend heavily on OpenAI for business: Oracle and CoreWeave, whose stocks fell 4% and 5.8%, respectively. It seems investors were surprised by the idea that all might... Read more ›
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CNET Senior Writer Antuan Goodwin drives through the basics of the Dreame Nebula NEXT 01 - Jet Edition: a rocket-powered concept car from Dreame, a hardware company you might associate more with robots and home appliances. Read more ›
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Training AI reasoning models demands resources that most enterprise teams do not have. Engineering teams are often forced to choose between distilling knowledge from large, expensive models or relying on reinforcement learning techniques that provide sparse feedback.Researchers at JD.com and several academic institutions recently introduced a new training paradigm that sidesteps this dilemma. The technique, called Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards with Self-Distillation (RLSD), combines the rel Read more ›
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“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI's coding agent instructions. Read more ›
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Looking to save money at the gas pump? Discover why removing this incredibly common exterior car accessory will instantly improve your fuel economy. Read more ›
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Когда я создавал свой первый Python-пакет, dataclass-sqlalchemy-mixins(github или pypi), я столкнулся с интересной задачей:как настроить CI/CD в GitHub так, чтобы при отправке новых изменений ничего не ломалось, а код автоматически публиковался в PyPI. Обычно, чтобы проверить любой коммит, попадающий в master-ветку через pull request, необходимо запускать тесты. Кроме того, полезно использовать линтеры для проверки стиля кода, особенно если над проектом работают несколько разработчиков. В этой статье я расс Read more ›
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Starbucks is quietly becoming an energy drink company as it plans to expand its new line of Energy Refreshers and reshape customer drinking habits. Read more ›
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In the days since this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was cut short when shots were fired at the event, there has been a boom of conspiracy theory videos created by people who insist that the entire situation was a false flag operation. These kinds of theories are nothing new, but the way they're spreading […] Read more ›
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It’s Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a continued shift from AI hype to real-world deployment, with capital flowing into platforms that automate legal work, hiring, cybersecurity, and financial ... Read more ›
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Gemini Enterprise platform gets a fresh look at Google Cloud Next 2026, with new app experiences and agent builder. Read more ›
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Today the first witness was sworn in in Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk. I was surprised by how flat he seemed. This is not the first time I've seen Musk in court. During his defamation suit, he turned on the charm and the jury responded by finding him not guilty. Today he looked adrift and […] Read more ›
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Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company, said on Tuesday that it had struck a deal with the artificial intelligence start-up Cursor that could result in its acquiring the young company for $60 billion. SpaceX is making the deal just as it prepares to go public in what is likely to be one of the largest initial public offerings... Read more ›
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Federal authorities are now reviewing a string of deaths and disappearances involving scientists tied to sensitive U.S. aerospace and nuclear work, though officials have not established any confirmed link between the cases. The FBI says it "is spearheading the effort to look for connections into the missing and deceased scientists," adding that it "is working with the Department of Energy, Department of War, and with our state ... and local... Read more ›
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NASA's Curiosity rover has identified a diverse set of organic molecules on Mars, including a nitrogen-bearing compound similar in structure to DNA precursors. The finding strengthens the case that ancient organic material can survive in the Martian subsurface, though it does not prove past life because the compounds could also come from geology or meteorites. Phys.org reports: The study was led by Amy Williams, Ph.D., a professor of geological sciences... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US military's massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history. The proposed spending on drone and autonomous warfare technologies within the FY2027 budget proposal for the US Department of Defense would surpass most countries' defense budgets and rank among the... Read more ›
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CATL unveiled a new wave of EV battery tech, "including a lighter battery pack rated for a 1,000-km (621-mile) driving range and an upgraded fast-charging battery that can go from 10 percent to 98 percent in under seven minutes," reports Interesting Engineering. From the report: The launches were made during a 90-minute event in Beijing ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, where automakers are expected to showcase next-generation EVs and... Read more ›
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A satirical but working tool called Malus uses AI to create "clean room" clones of open-source software, aiming to reproduce the same functionality while shedding attribution and copyleft obligations. "It works," Mike Nolan, one of the two people behind Malus, who researches the political economy of open source software and currently works for the United Nations, told 404 Media. "The Stripe charge will provide you the thing, and it was... Read more ›
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Google announced two new tensor processing units (TPUs) for the "agentic era," with separate processors dedicated to training and inference. "With the rise of AI agents, we determined the community would benefit from chips individually specialized to the needs of training and serving," Amin Vahdat, a Google senior vice president and chief technologist for AI and infrastructure, said in a blog post. Both chips will become available later this year.... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Gates Foundation opened an external review earlier this year into its engagement with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the philanthropic group said on Tuesday. The foundation has been mired in controversy due to Chairman Bill Gates' association with Epstein. A release of emails in January by the U.S. Justice Department also showed communication between Epstein and the... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader mmarlett writes: The Atlantic has a long article on the story of missing scientists recently featured here on Slashdot. In short, it is an incoherent conspiracy theory that spreads wide and far, not paying any attention to boundaries of time, space, or area of expertise. "Which is all to say that another piece of flagrant nonsense has ascended to the highest levels of U.S. politics and media,"... Read more ›
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Bloomberg reports that a small group of unauthorized users gained access to Anthropic's restricted Mythos model through a mix of contractor-linked access and online sleuthing. Anthropic says it is investigating and has no evidence the access extended beyond a third-party vendor environment or affected its own systems. From the report: The users relied on a mix of tactics to get into Mythos. These included using access the person had as... Read more ›
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