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Slashdot readers jkister and databasecowgirl share the news of President Donald Trump issuing a pardon to Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. An anonymous reader shares a report from the BBC: US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Trump posted on his Trut
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Netflix announced an instant price hike for all of its plans in the US, Canada, Portugal and Argentina. Read more ›
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Meta execs meet advertisers to discuss changes in content policies, including removal of third-party fact-checkers. Read more ›
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No need to buy an air fryer and a toaster oven separately -- these air fryer toaster ovens handle both tasks with ease. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans could have a significant economic side effect: draining Social Security funding. Read more ›
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Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president." Read more ›
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Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community. Read more ›
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The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world. Read more ›
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OPM asked federal agencies to compile lists of workers to consider terminating, reflecting DOGE's goals to cut the government workforce. Read more ›
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Ryt Bank aims to address financial gaps in Malaysia. Bank simplifies transactions and broadens access to digital services. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved a digital banking licence for YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea Limited. The bank, known as Ryt Bank, has been cleared... Read more » Read more ›
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A senior DHS official said her removal was due to a range of alleged problems, including DEI initiatives and border security issues. Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is raising prices yet again. In its latest earnings report released Tuesday, the streaming service announced that “we are adjusting prices today across most plans” in the US, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report that its ad-supported tier is increasing from $6.99 to $7.99 per month, while the standard ad-free tier will go from $15.49 to $17.99... Read more ›
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The world’s richest man doesn’t have time to level his characters but wants people to see him as a ‘living god of video games.’ Read more ›
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IntelliProve, a Belgian software startup, has raised €1.25M in seed funding from Belgian VC/Venture Studio Miles Ahead, Wit-Gele Kruis, imec.istart Fund, and tech entrepreneurs Jeroen De Wit, Louis Jo... Read more ›
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The anti-Academy Awards 'celebrate' the mid to meh to just plain unwatchable from 2024's film releases. Read more ›
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Whether you're playing as the King of the Monsters or running away from him, Fortnite's latest crossover understands awe in the face of God(zilla). Read more ›
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Climate tech fund Regeneration.VC, backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, is doubling down in Europe as the continent attracts more climate tech funds. Read more ›
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18 states sued to block Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which could impact as many as 250,000 children each year. Read more ›
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Image: The White House (YouTube) A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, with Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison joining Donald Trump to announce The Stargate Project. Their companies, Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle (respectively), along with MGX are listed as “initial equity funders” for $500 billion in investments over the next four years, “building new... Read more ›
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Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday in a ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda, returning to the White House after defeating Joe Biden in a historic rematch that saw an incumbent president denied a second consecutive term. Trump, 78, took the oath of office before a packed crowd of lawmakers, dignitaries, and supporters, with Chief Justice John Roberts administering the ceremony.... Read more ›
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Hackers could steal sensitive personal data from former startup employees by exploiting abandoned company domains and Google login systems, security researcher Dylan Ayrey revealed at ShmooCon conference. The vulnerability particularly affects startups that relied on "Sign in with Google" features for their business software. Ayrey, CEO of Truffle Security, demonstrated the flaw by purchasing one failed startup's domain and accessing ChatGPT, Slack, Notion, Zoom and an HR system containing Social... Read more ›
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A new law is being considered by New York's state legislature, reports a local news outlet. "if passed, will require anyone buying a 3D printer to pass a background check. If you can't legally own a firearm, you won't be able to buy one of these printers..." It is illegal to print most gun parts in New York. Attorney Greg Rinckey believes the proposal is an overreach. "I think this... Read more ›
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Ars Technica's Jon Brodkin reports: AT&T has stopped offering its 5G home Internet service in New York instead of complying with a new state law that requires ISPs to offer $15 or $20 plans to people with low incomes. New York started enforcing its Affordable Broadband Act yesterday after a legal battle of nearly four years. [...] The law requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in New York to offer... Read more ›
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The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial uses, the EU's environment chief told Reuters. From a report: PFAS, or Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, do not break down in the environment, raising concerns about the consequences of them building up in ecosystems, drinking water and the human body. They are used in thousands of... Read more ›
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A county transit police detective fed a poor-quality image to an AI-powered facial recognition program, remembers the Washington Post, leading to the arrest of "Christopher Gatlin, a 29-year-old father of four who had no apparent ties to the crime scene nor a history of violent offenses." He was unable to post the $75,000 cash bond required, and "jailed for a crime he says he didn't commit, it would take Gatlin... Read more ›
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SpaceX conducted its seventh test flight of the Starship rocket on Thursday with mixed results. The upper stage was lost nine minutes after launch, but the Super Heavy booster successfully landed back at the launch site, marking a second successful recovery. CNBC reports: SpaceX said in a post on X that the ship broke up during its ascent burn and that it would "continue to review data from today's flight... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A powerful AI tool can predict with high accuracy the location of photos based on features inside the image itself -- such as vegetation, architecture, and the distance between buildings -- in seconds, with the company now marketing the tool to law enforcement officers and government agencies. Called GeoSpy, made by a firm called Graylark Technologies out of Boston, the tool... Read more ›
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Roseltorg, Russia's main electronic trading platform for government and corporate procurement, confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack claimed by the pro-Ukraine hacker group Yellow Drift. The group allegedly deleted 550 terabytes of data, causing significant operational delays and client concerns. The Record reports: The company initially confirmed last Thursday that its services had been temporarily suspended, without providing further details. In a recent Telegram statement, Roseltorg disclosed that i Read more ›
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Executives and researchers leading Meta's AI efforts obsessed over beating OpenAI's GPT-4 model while developing Llama 3, according to internal messages unsealed by a court in one of the company's ongoing AI copyright cases, Kadrey v. Meta. From a report: "Honestly... Our goal needs to be GPT-4," said Meta's VP of Generative AI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, in an October 2023 message to Meta researcher Hugo Touvron. "We have 64k GPUs coming!... Read more ›
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