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Cisco's stock soared 17% after the company announced it will cut nearly 4,000 jobs as it shifts investment and staffing toward higher-growth AI opportunities. CNBC reports: CEO Chuck Robbins wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that the latest round of job cuts will begin on May 14. Cisco is the latest company to announce head count reductions tied to AI. "The companies that will win in the AI era will be those with focus, urgency, and the discipline to continuously shift investment toward the areas where dema
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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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James Wise on why the Sovereign AI Unit criticism is wrong – and the one company he wishes he’d backed Read more ›
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Save 50% off this $59 Hoto Electric Screwdriver with 25 included bits. Limited-time Amazon countdown sale drops the price to just $29. Read more ›
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Over 280 ancient mass graves have been discovered east of the Nile, and the monuments predate ancient Egypt. Read more ›
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An AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon collaboration not be common, but if it improves satellite connectivity, we're all for it. Read more ›
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Razer's 2026 Blade 18 arrives with Intel's Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, a dual-mode display hitting 440Hz or 240Hz 4K, up to an RTX 5090 with 24GB GDDR7. Read more ›
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Summer nights don't have to belong to mosquitoes. These clever gadgets use everything from UV light to salt blasts to help keep bites at bay. Read more ›
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AT&T detailed a joint venture (JV) between the Big Three this week. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are teaming up improve customer experience by eliminating coverage gaps, as well as help drive the industry as a whole by, “enabling competition and fostering innovation.” The big takeaway is that the JV is in a position to better... Read the original post: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Team Up to Eliminate Dead Zones Across US Read more ›
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io9 spoke with both Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette about the new film, now in theaters. Read more ›
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Anthropic announced today that it is partnering with the Gates Foundation to "commit $200 million in grant funding, Claude usage credits, and technical support for programs in global health, life sciences, education, and economic mobility over the next four years." "This commitment is central to Anthropicâ(TM)s efforts to extend the benefits of AI in areas where markets alone will not," the company says. Reuters reports: One area of focus is... Read more ›
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Chaotic Eclipse is wreaking havoc across the Windows landscape, leaking two more flaws Read more ›
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Artificial intelligence companies keep talking about changing the world. Now two of the biggest names in AI and philanthropy are putting serious money behind that promise. Anthropic and the Gates Foundation announced Thursday a new $200 million partnership focused on ... Read more ›
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Sektori, one of last year's best games - and a game so closely related to twin-stick shooter Geometry Wars they could be the same thing - has finally arrived on Nintendo Switch 2. Read more Read more ›
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Gemini Spark appears to be the consumer-ready evolution aimed at a much broader audience. Read more ›
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The new Philips Smart Lighting sync box works with your TV to mirror the on-screen colors in your smart lights, and it's a lot less than you'd pay for the Hue version. Read more ›
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Motherboard sales are sharply declining as AI demand drives shortages and price hikes for memory, storage, CPUs, and other PC components. "Because of this, users who don't have deep pockets are putting off upgrading their PCs and holding on to their current devices longer," reports Tom's Hardware. From the report: Asus, which sold 15 million motherboards in 2025, has only shipped a little more than 5 million in the first... Read more ›
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A LinkedIn user in the EU is challenging Microsoft's refusal to provide a full list of profile visitors under GDPR Article 15, arguing that the data should be available for free because LinkedIn processes it and sells a more complete version to Premium users. Privacy group Noyb says the case could set a broader precedent over whether companies can monetize user-related data while denying access to the same data through... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Wearables have really come full circle. The early Fitbits didn't have screens, but the move to smartwatches put a screen on everyone's wrist. Now, devices like Whoop and Hume are designed as data trackers first and foremost without so much as a clock. Google's newest wearable jumps on that trend: The Fitbit Air doesn't have a screen, but it does have... Read more ›
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joshuark shares a report from Linux Magazine: Microsoft has issued a warning that a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 has been found in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability in question is tagged CVE-2026-31431 and, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), "This Linux Kernel Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal... Read more ›
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Companies including Philips and Pandora say they plan to seek tariff reimbursements after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's sweeping duties illegal, with the U.S. potentially facing up to $175 billion in refunds. Many firms say tariffs hurt earnings, but CFO survey results suggest companies applying for refunds are unlikely to pass savings back to consumers through lower prices. CNBC reports: Companies across Europe are flagging disruption from tariffs as a... Read more ›
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In honor of World Password Day, Kaspersky researchers revisited their study on the crackability of real-world passwords and found that 60% of MD5-hashed passwords could be cracked in under an hour with a single Nvidia RTX 5090, and 48% could be cracked in under a minute. "The bottom line is that passwords protected only by fast hashing algorithms such as MD5 are no longer safe if attackers obtain them in... Read more ›
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The IMF is warning that advanced AI-powered cyberattacks pose a serious threat to global financial stability. "IMF analysis suggests that extreme cyber-incident losses could trigger funding strains, raise solvency concerns, and disrupt broader markets," the lender warned in a new report. The report urged greater international cooperation and emphasized resilience, since breaches are "inevitable" -- particularly for emerging economies with weaker defenses. Agence France-Presse reports: The study's authors hi Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Business Insider: As the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI ended its second week, the Tesla CEO started scoring points against Sam Altman. His witnesses landed three solid punches in testimony about how Altman runs OpenAI as CEO, raising concerns about his dedication to AI safety, the nonprofit's mission, and his honesty as a leader of the organization. [...] This week, Musk's legal... Read more ›
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Wired describes the recent Canvas breach as an unusually disruptive ransomware-style extortion incident because one attack on Instructure's learning platform temporarily paralyzed thousands of schools during finals and end-of-year assignments. The hackers using the "ShinyHunters" name claim more than 8,800 schools were affected, while Instructure says exposed data included names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and platform messages. From the report: Higher education has long been a target of ransomwar Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader Qbertino writes: The Fehrmarnbelt tunnel is a European construction megaproject building a tunnel between Denmark and Germany, crossing the Fehmarnbelt in the Baltic sea. The first segment of the tunnel has now successfully been placed in its designated spot. This is a yet-unseen, next-level engineering feat achieved by the Danish Sund & Baelt construction company. It took 14 hours and used a massive pontoon ship built specifically... Read more ›
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