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Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab, has told workers in its U.S.-based division that they are being laid off this week and that it is closing its U.S. business, Zero Day reported Monday, citing sources. From a report: The sudden move comes after the U.S. Commerce Department announced last month that it was banning the sale of Kaspersky software in the U.S. beginning July 20. The company has been selling its software here since 2005. Kaspersky confirmed the news to Zero Day, saying that beginning July
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Netflix's new limited series dives into the personal life of Ayrton Senna, who had a wife and many girlfriends. Read more ›
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Putin called Trump "a smart and experienced person," who can find "a solution" to the Ukraine war. Trump previously vowed to end the war in 24 hours. Read more ›
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Chinese firms are on edge and so are some of their US partners. Markets are relatively muted, though the yuan is down. Read more ›
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After building real-estate wealth from high housing prices, boomers are facing a shortage of suitable retirement housing. Read more ›
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Some have sold out, but plenty of Nintendo Switch deals are still live as of Thanksgiving. Shop the OLED "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" Bundle for $299, plus a ton of games under $30. Read more ›
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The US blocked Turkey from buying F-35 fighters because of security concerns over its Russian S-400 air defenses. Trump may help Turkey undo the ban. Read more ›
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The best Black Friday deals at Best Buy include heavy discounts on an Alienware gaming laptop, huge QLED TVs, Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, and a GoPro bundle. Read more ›
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In this article, we discuss how the key to brand success lies in not ‘chasing trends,’ but embracing an agile, data-driven approach that prioritises real-time insights and responsiveness. Connecting with consumers in a meaningful way Today’s brands, in and outside of Southeast Asia, face a constant challenge: Cutting through the noise and connecting with consumers... Read more » Read more ›
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Samsung's Spanish website has shared official details about the upcoming One UI 7 update. Read more ›
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Amazon’s Fire tablets already start off pretty affordable, but Black Friday is the time where you can truly pick them up at the lowest prices. The company’s most powerful tablet, the Fire Max 11, is down to a record low of $140 right now thanks to Amazon’s Black Friday deals. That’s a 39 percent discount. This is a fairly recent entry into Amazon’s library of tablets, having just been released... Read more ›
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We rounded up more than 20 great Lego deals live ahead of Black Friday, including the Lego Orchid for $39.99 or the Lego Infinity Gauntlet for $45. Read more ›
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A new video appears to show that Tesla's Optimus robot has mastered the complex process of catching an object in midflight. Read more ›
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Here's another look at the not so sparkly Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus color options. Read more ›
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Buy 2 Months, Get 1 Month FREE on Mint Mobile's best-selling 3-month 5GB plan Read more ›
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"You know how people go for smoke breaks? I need a squishy break," the "APT" singer said. Read more ›
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Joe Biden said Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports is "counterproductive." Read more ›
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"I was not really fully emotionally baked until shortly before I met Mary," Ted Danson, who married Mary Steenburgen in 1995, said. Read more ›
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Brussels-based AnyKrowd, a company specialised in the event and crowd management with an all-in-one solution, announced on Friday that it has secured €4M in a Series A funding round. Out of the total, finance&invest.brussels invested €1M. Other investors, including Michael Verschueren, Tony Mary, David Mary, Gio Canini, and Frank Van Raemdonck, also participated. “This funding ... Read more Read more ›
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More than half of longer English posts on LinkedIn are likely generated by AI, according to research from AI detection firm Originality AI. The company analyzed nearly 9,000 public posts over 100 words published between 2018 and 2024, finding AI usage surged 189% after ChatGPT's launch in early 2023, Wired reported Wednesday. LinkedIn, which also offers AI writing tools to premium subscribers, told Wired that it does not track AI-generated... Read more ›
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NBC News reports that a newly identified chemical byproduct "may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found." "Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are worried that it could have toxic properties because of similarities to other chemicals of concern." The newly identified substance, named "chloronitramide anion," is produced when water is treated with chloramine, a chemical... Read more ›
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A Stanford study of over 50,000 software engineers across hundreds of companies has found that approximately 9.5% of engineers perform minimal work while drawing full salaries, potentially costing tech companies billions annually. The research showed the issue is most prevalent in remote work settings, where 14% of engineers were classified as "ghost engineers" compared to 6% of office-based staff. The study evaluated productivity through analysis of private Git repositories and... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Past corporate-sponsored Hour of Code tutorials for the nation's schoolchildren have blurred the lines between coding lessons and product infomercials. So too is the case again with this year's newly-announced Hour of Code 2024 flagship tutorials, which include Microsoft Minecraft, Amazon Music, and Transformers One movie-themed intros to coding. The press release announcing the tutorials from tech-backed nonprofit Code.org, which organizes the Hour of Code... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Plex is beginning to test its "newly reimagined Plex experience," which will be available first on mobile and is coming to TV platforms "very soon." Plex says the new experience has been in development for almost two years and is "designed to bring everything you love into one seamless interface." But don't worry -- while the new version of the app is currently missing... Read more ›
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"Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past," reports Space.com. "The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of supporting life long ago." The evidence was delivered to Earth and sealed within the well-known Martian meteorite NWA7034, found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. Due... Read more ›
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Microsoft-owned GitHub published a blog post asking "Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here's what the data says." Its first paragraph includes statistics from past studies — that GitHub Copilot has helped developers code up to 55% faster, leaving 88% of developers feeling more "in the flow" and 85% feeling more confident in their code. But does it improve code quality? [W]e recruited 202 [Python] developers with at least five... Read more ›
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A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that sanctions against Tornado Cash, a crypto transaction anonymization service, must be abandoned, stating that its immutable smart contracts do not constitute "property" under U.S. law and that the Treasury overstepped its authority. The ruling is available here (PDF). CoinDesk reports: The decision answers a controversial privacy debate on whether the government -- via a sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department --... Read more ›
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Despite significant enterprise AI hype, most job seekers remain unconvinced of its benefits, with 69% doubting its ability to enhance work performance and 62% skeptical it reduces workloads. The findings come from a study conducted by Resume Genius. The Register reports: Consistent with the majority opinion that AI in the workplace has failed to impress, only 34 percent of respondents said they were worried about being replaced by a bot,... Read more ›
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Lawyers for the United States on Monday said that Google had created a monopoly with its services to place ads online, closing out an antitrust trial over the company's dominance in advertising technology that could add to the Silicon Valley giant's mounting woes. From a report: The legal case concerns a system of software that is used by advertisers to place ads on websites around the internet. Aaron Teitelbaum, a... Read more ›
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