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Past studies have suggested a major ocean current could collapse, quickly changing temperatures and climate patterns, reports the Washington Post.
"But scientists disagree on whether the the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is already slowing, and questions remain as to whether a variety of proxy measurements actually indicate a slowdown" — including a new analysis arguing that the current "has remained remarkably stable."
One way to detect AMOC weakening is to monitor the strength of its
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Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge So, you’ve finally decided to give Bluesky a shot. The social network has come a long way since the early bare-bones days of invite-only signups and recently grew past the 15 million user mark. Along the way, it’s gathered a lot of familiar posting platform features, like direct messages, pinned posts, and the ability to post videos up to 60 seconds in length. But... Read more ›
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Over the past few weeks, millions of people have signed up for Threads and Bluesky. With those platforms and Mastodon, there are now three prominent alternatives to X, but this means there are now more social media communities to be part of. Posting across all three platforms can be tedious, but thankfully there is an app for that. Croissant is a well-designed iPhone app that allows you to cross-post across... Read more ›
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Tesla's Cybertruck is now available for lease a year after the company made its first deliveries. Read more ›
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We've got a few extra details on what's coming with the Pixel Tablet 2, though a launch isn't thought to be imminent. Read more ›
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It should soon be simpler to stop and restart your Disney Plus subscription, according to a new report. Read more ›
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A leading Raspberry Pi torchbearer has demonstrated games like Doom Eternal, Crysis Remastered, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Forza Horizon 4, running at 4K on the humble $50 SBC. Read more ›
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The next Jurassic flick will offer up some new sights while also trying to recapture the glory days of the original Jurassic Park. Read more ›
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Gigabyte’s Z890 Aorus Master ($599.99) bridges the gap between Extreme and enthusiast offering ample connectivity including 14 USB ports (2x 40 Gbps), Wi-Fi 7 and 10 GbE, plus several AI/EZ DIY features. It also has one of the highest supported memory speeds. Read more ›
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Unravel the tangled world of cords and find the ones you need to charge your gadgets and transfer data. Read more ›
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The series was a hit as soon as it premiered in 2021, and a new lawsuit suggests that it ripped off a 2015 film called 'Eden.' Read more ›
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With President-elect Donald Trump’s latest slate of extreme or controversial nominees — Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary — has come the question about whether even a Republican-controlled Senate will […] Read more ›
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Trump said during his campaign that he'd make changes to the Affordable Care Act. His plans could reduce benefits for those on Medicaid and Medicare. Read more ›
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Emilia Pérez, Woman of the Hour, and Will & Harper are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month. Read more ›
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Adobe has started a few of its Black Friday offers early this year, including up to 70 percent off Creative Cloud All Apps. These deals can only be found on Adobe's website and are aimed at new customers signing up for their first year of the subscription platform. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Adobe. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small... Read more ›
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Black Friday is now live at Samsung, and the deal on the Galaxy Z Fold 6 is absolutely mind-blowing. Read more ›
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The Samsung Galaxy S25 line could land in early 2025, and we have predictions for the announcement, pre-order, and on-sale dates. Read more ›
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Elon Musk alleges in his lawsuit that OpenAI and Microsoft are using anticompetitive practices like "lavish compensation" to build a gen AI monopoly. Read more ›
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Developers and public beta testers can now share lost AirTags and other device information with others. Read more ›
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Webtoon author Brandon Chen got a job in finance after he graduated. But eventually, he decided to pursue his dream as a full-time webcomic author. Read more ›
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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's long-awaited fight is over. Here's the winner and how much money they earned. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A few months ago, Anthropic quietly hired its first dedicated "AI welfare" researcher, Kyle Fish, to explore whether future AI models might deserve moral consideration and protection, reports AI newsletter Transformer. While sentience in AI models is an extremely controversial and contentious topic, the hire could signal a shift toward AI companies examining ethical questions about the consciousness and rights of... Read more ›
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40% of AI data centers will face operational constraints due to power shortages by 2027 as AI drives unprecedented energy consumption, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. Data center power requirements for AI-optimized servers are projected to reach 500 terawatt-hours annually by 2027, more than double 2023 levels, as companies rapidly expand facilities to handle large language model training and implementation. The surge in power demand will outpace utility providers'... Read more ›
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Sodium-ion batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion batteries — and they're also more environmentally friendly. And "In the past few years, sodium-ion battery production has increased in the United States," reports the Washington Post, with a new factory planned to manufacture them "in the same way as lithium-ion batteries, just with different ingredients. Instead of using expensive materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt, these will be made of sodium, iron and... Read more ›
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Long-time Slashdot reader DesScorp writes: The Washingtonian magazine reports that yet another company is ending most remote work for its employees. The Post's previous policy from 2022 until now had been 3 days in office, 2 days remote. The employee union for the paper, the Washington Post Guild, will oppose the mandate. The union sent members a defiant email, according to the article. "Guild leadership sees this for what it... Read more ›
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Major retailers are considering embedding radio-emitting threads into clothing as a novel anti-theft measure amid soaring retail crime rates, according to Bloomberg, citing industry sources. The technology, developed by Spanish firm Myruns, uses conductive ink derived from cellulose to create threads five times thinner than human hair that can trigger security alarms. Zara owner Inditex has discussed implementing the system, though the company says it has no plans for in-store... Read more ›
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Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes: Despite its impressive output, a recent study from MIT suggests generative AI doesn't have a coherent understanding of the world. While the best-performing large language models have surprising capabilities that make it seem like the models are implicitly learning some general truths about the world, that isn't necessarily the case. The recent paper showed that Large Language Models and game-playing AI implicitly model the world,... Read more ›
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AMD has announced plans to cut 4% of its global workforce as it repositions to compete in the AI chip market dominated by Nvidia. The layoffs will affect approximately 1,040 employees of its 26,000-strong workforce reported at the end of 2023. CNBC adds: AMD produces powerful AI accelerators for data centers, including the MI300X, which companies such as Meta and Microsoft purchase as an alternative to Nvidia-based systems. But Nvidia... Read more ›
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Android Authority's Rita El Khoury argues that the decline in punctuation use and capitalization in social media writing, especially among younger generations, can largely be attributed to the iPhone keyboard. "By hiding the comma and period behind a symbol switch, the iPhone keyboard encourages the biggest grammar fiends to be lazy and skip punctuation," writes El Khoury. She continues: Pundits will say that it's just an extra tap to add... Read more ›
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The UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, mysteriously shifted from its original orbit above East Africa to a new position over the Americas, likely due to a mid-1970s command whose origins remain unknown. "The question is who that was and with what authority and purpose?" asks the BBC. From the report: "It's still relevant because whoever did move Skynet-1A did us few favours," says space consultant Dr Stuart Eves. "It's now in... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: After dragging its feet for years, Microsoft has finally released the first official Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor. This means users can now clean install Windows 11 using official offline media on an Arm64-based PC, including the latest Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs. The ISOs contain version 24H2 can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website, and are around 5GB in... Read more ›
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