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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said. Edward Kang, 20, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed burglary with a mask, according to Nassau County court records. He was arrested early Sunday morning. Kang and the victim, another young man around the same age as Kang, had never met in real life, but they both played Arch
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Engagement bait AI images like Shrimp Jesus are all over Facebook. Why won't Mark Zuckerberg's team just ban them? Read more ›
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It looks like the Meta CEO may dethrone Jeff Bezos as king of this year's superyacht season. Read more ›
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Ali Jackson had been single for about four years, and like so many women, felt burned out on dating apps. Swiping had become a monotonous routine, something to do when she was bored. So Jackson decided to delete the apps and try something novel: Meet people in person. In October, she made a commitment to attend […] Read more ›
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From having 50 direct reports to forgoing 1-on-1 meetings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has some pretty unconventional leadership and management advice. Read more ›
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The meeting was pre-planned but is a timely opportunity for Biden to discuss the future of his campaign with the most influential people in his life. Read more ›
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I’m going to start this week with what might be the most-asked question over the past week from the YouTube comments section. Because a lot of you are asking. Read more ›
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Russia and North Korea's budding partnership and new mutual defense pact may be putting China in a tough spot. Read more ›
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Whether you need a travel-friendly slate or something affordable for the kids, we tested every model to find the right one for every occasion. Read more ›
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Olive Garden, Applebee's, and Texas Roadhouse ranked among the top chain restaurants in the US. Read more ›
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Sony is cutting 250 jobs at its optical media manufacturing plant in northeast Japan, according to local newspaper reports. It explains that cuts are due to the reduced demand for optical media, and the continued rise of streaming services. Read more ›
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Now operating as a full-line EV manufacturer, VinFast has faced problems since entering into the U.S. market. We've got all the details you need here. Read more ›
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People who bought Fiskers are unsure about how they’ll keep their cars maintained or even whether the software-dependent EVs will continue working. Read more ›
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My husband and I were monogamous before we got married. When we stopped wearing our wedding rings, we decided to try polyamory. Read more ›
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Photo by Ivan “Porkchop44” for Games Done Quick It’s summer, which means it’s time for sun and speedruns. The 2024 edition of Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday and runs until July 6th. This year’s lineup is once again packed with runs for some of my favorite games, including Balatro, Alan Wake 2, Elden Ring, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, 2,... Read more ›
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Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity. Read more ›
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I'm sober and my husband still drinks. I was nervous to go to an all-inclusive resort together on vacation, but we both enjoyed our trip. Read more ›
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Italy's new "residency in the mountains" program will pay people up to $32,000 to relocate to rural Tuscany to help stabilize its population. Read more ›
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Parks Kugle reports via the Daily Dot: A mechanic went viral when he posted a TikTok about technicians being locked out of computer systems in a new Dodge Ram. TikTok user Shorty of Shorty's Speed Shop (@shortysspeedshop) garnered over 301,000 views when he showed viewers what mechanics had to do to be able to repair newer car models. "It has officially happened. 2024 Ram 3500, authorization denied," Shorty said as... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: A top executive at McDonald's says the chain does not have plans to bring back plant-based options after a test of its McPlant burger in San Francisco and Dallas failed. "It was not successful in either market," Joe Erlinger, McDonald's U.S. president, said during the Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum in Chicago on Wednesday. American consumers are not coming to McDonald's looking for... Read more ›
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Slashdot reader unixbhaskar shared this report from Phoronix: Larry Finger who has contributed to the Linux kernel since 2005 and has seen more than 1,500 kernel patches upstreamed into the mainline Linux kernel has sadly passed away. His wife shared the news of Larry Finger's passing this weekend on the linux-wireless mailing list in a brief statement. Reactions are being shared around the internet. LWN writes: The LWN Kernel Source... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said. Edward Kang, 20, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and armed burglary with a mask, according to Nassau County court records. He was arrested early Sunday morning. Kang and the victim, another... Read more ›
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Microsoft has quietly erased instructions for switching to a local account on Windows 11 from its official support website. The move took place between June 12 and June 17, 2024, according to Tom's Hardware. The tech giant has been increasingly pushing users towards Microsoft Account logins, citing benefits like enhanced security and cross-device syncing. While the option to use a local account still exists, this latest development suggests Microsoft is... Read more ›
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According to a report from The Information, Apple is developing a new "electrically induced adhesive debonding" technology that would make iPhone batteries easier to replace. 9to5Mac reports: Currently, replacing an iPhone battery requires using tweezers to remove the existing battery, which is held in place by adhesive strips. Then, you must use a "specialized machine and tray" to press the new battery into place. The new process uses metal instead... Read more ›
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Peter Scarfe, a researcher at the University of Reading's School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, conducted an experiment testing the vulnerability of their examination system to AI-generated work. Using ChatGPT-4, Scarfe's team submitted over 30 AI-generated answers across multiple undergraduate psychology modules, finding that 94 percent of these submissions went undetected and nearly 84 percent received higher grades than human counterparts. The findings have been published in the journal... Read more ›
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Kurt Schlosser reports via GeekWire: Living Computers Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rare computing technology and interactive displays, will not reopen, more than four years after closing just ahead of the pandemic. Allen's estate, which has been managing and winding down his vast array of holdings since his death in 2018, confirmed to GeekWire that the... Read more ›
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In a contract worth as much as $843 million, NASA announced today SpaceX has been selected to develop a vehicle that will de-orbit the International Space Station in 2030. "As the agency transitions to commercially owned space destinations closer to home, it is crucial to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030,"... Read more ›
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Google is switching back to pagination for its search results, abandoning the continuous scroll feature introduced in 2022 for desktop and 2021 for mobile. The change, effective immediately for desktop users, aims to improve search result loading speeds, Google said, adding that infinite scrolling did not significantly enhance user satisfaction. Mobile users will see the change in coming months. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›
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