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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 19:20 EDT

IKEA Ditches Zigbee For Thread Going All In On Matter Smart Homes

IKEA is relaunching its smart home line with over 20 new Matter-over-Thread devices that will work across ecosystems such as Apple Home and Amazon Alexa, with or without IKEA's own hub. This marks a major shift toward openness, affordability, and interoperability, and positions IKEA as one of the first major retailers to bring Matter to the mainstream while maintaining backward compatibility with Zigbee products. The Verge reports: We don't have... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 18:40 EDT

UK Full-Fiber Broadband Coverage Jumps From 12% to 78% in Five Years

The UK has transformed its broadband infrastructure in five years -- with full-fiber coverage jumping from 12% of properties in January 2020 to more than 78% by 2025, according to communications regulator Ofcom and ThinkBroadband data. Northern Ireland leads with 96% of premises in postcodes served with full-fiber connections. The rollout accelerated after Ofcom's May 2021 regulatory framework gave other providers access to BT's Openreach ducts and poles while promising... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 18:00 EDT

Samsung Launches Three New Foldable Smartphones As It Fends Off Chinese Rivals

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled three new foldable smartphones at a time when the company is facing increased competition from Chinese rivals such as Honor and Oppo, reports CNBC. The company's share of the global foldable phone market slipped to 45% in 2024, down from 54% a year earlier. Today's new devices include the ultra-thin Galaxy Z Fold 7, the clamshell-style Galaxy Z Flip 7, and the more affordable Flip 7... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 17:20 EDT

McDonald's AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data To Hackers

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: If you want a job at McDonald's today, there's a good chance you'll have to talk to Olivia. Olivia is not, in fact, a human being, but instead anAI chatbotthat screens applicants, asks for their contact information and resume, directs them to a personality test, and occasionally makes them "go insane" by repeatedly misunderstanding their most basic questions. Until last week, the... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 16:41 EDT

AMD Warns of New Meltdown, Spectre-like Bugs Affecting CPUs

AMD is warning users of a newly discovered form of side-channel attack affecting a broad range of its chips that could lead to information disclosure. Register: Akin to Meltdown and Spectre, the Transient Scheduler Attack (TSA) comprises four vulnerabilities that AMD said it discovered while looking into a Microsoft report about microarchitectural leaks. The four bugs do not appear too venomous at face value -- two have medium-severity ratings while... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 16:02 EDT

Microsoft Touts $500 Million in AI Savings While Slashing Jobs

Microsoft is keen to show employees how much AI is transforming its own workplace, even as the company terminates thousands of personnel. From a report: During a presentation this week, Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff said artificial intelligence tools are boosting productivity in everything from sales and customer service to software engineering, according to a person familiar with his remarks. Althoff said AI saved Microsoft more than $500 million last... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 15:25 EDT

Western Europe Sees Hottest June on Record Amid Extreme Heatwaves

Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday. From a report: Globally, this past June was the third warmest on record, continuing a blistering heat streak in recent years as the planet warms as a result of humanity's emissions of greenhouse gases. The previous hottest June was in 2024 and... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 14:40 EDT

OpenAI To Release AI Web Browser in Challenge To Chrome

OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge market-dominating Google Chrome, Reuters reported Wednesday. From the report: The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web. It will give OpenAI more direct access to a cornerstone of Google's success: user data. Read more of this story... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 14:05 EDT

Apple Working on Updated Vision Pro With M4 Chip as Early as 2025

Apple plans to release its first Vision Pro upgrade as early as this year, according to Bloomberg. The updated $3,499 headset will feature an M4 processor, replacing the current M2 chip, and components designed to better handle AI tasks. The company is also developing new straps to reduce neck strain and head pain from the 1.4-pound device. The Vision Pro launched in February 2024 but has sold only hundreds of... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 13:25 EDT

Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion for AI Education Training Programs

Microsoft has pledged more than $4 billion in cash and technology services to train millions of people in AI use, targeting schools, community colleges, technical colleges and nonprofits. The company said it will launch Microsoft Elevate Academy to help 20 million people earn AI certificates. Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company would "serve as an advocate to ensure that students in every school across the country have access to... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 12:48 EDT

Animal Diseases Leapt To Humans When We Started Keeping Livestock

Researchers analyzing DNA from 1,313 ancient humans across Eurasia found that zoonotic pathogens first appeared in human populations around 6,500 years ago, coinciding with the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to livestock farming. The genomic study, published in Nature, identified 5,486 DNA sequences from bacteria, viruses and parasites in blood remnants from bones and teeth spanning 37,000 years. Zoonotic pathogens were detected only in remains 6,500 years old or younger, peaking... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 12:05 EDT

Restaurants, Bars Say They're Getting Squeezed by Rising Music Licensing Costs

Restaurants and bars face mounting financial pressure from music licensing fees as the number of Performing Rights Organizations has expanded from three dominant players to at least six nationwide. The National Restaurant Association reports members pay an average of $4,500 annually for music licenses, representing 0.5% of total sales for small establishments. Hotels have experienced even steeper increases, with one major chain seeing costs rise 200% from 2021-2025, and some... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 11:25 EDT

Court Nullifies 'Click-To-Cancel' Rule That Required Easy Methods of Cancellation

A federal appeals court struck down a "click-to-cancel" rule that would have required companies to make cancelling services as easy as signing up. The Federal Trade Commission rule was scheduled to take effect on July 14 but was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. The three-judge panel ruled unanimously that the Biden-era FTC failed to follow the full rulemaking process required under US law. The... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 10:45 EDT

Teachers Urge Parents Not To Buy Children Smartphones

Monmouthshire schools have launched what they believe is the first countywide policy in the UK asking parents not to give smartphones to children under 14, affecting more than 9,000 students across state and private schools. The initiative follows rising cyber-bullying reports and concerns that some children spend up to eight hours daily on devices, with students reportedly online at 2, 3, and 4 in the morning. Hugo Hutchinson, headteacher at... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 10:09 EDT

Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion Market Cap, First Company To Do So

Nvidia shares jumped more than 2% on Wednesday, topping a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors scooped stock in the tech giant building the hardware for the generative AI boom. From a report: The chipmaker is the first company to ever achieve this market value. Nvidia is the world's most valuable company, surpassing Microsoft and Apple, both of which hit the $3 trillion mark before Nvidia.... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 09:00 EDT

Record-Setting Dark Matter Detector Comes Up Empty -- and That's Good News

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles) are one of the most serious contenders for dark matter -- the "missing" mass supposedly constituting 85% of our universe. Given its elusiveness, dark matter tests the patience and creativity of physicists. But the latest results from LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), the South Dakota-based detector, may have brought scientists a small step closer to catching WIMPs in action. In... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 06:00 EDT

UK Police Dangle $102 Million To Digitize Its VHS Tape Archives

The UK police plan to spend up to 75 million pounds ($102 million) to digitize their vast archive of VHS tapes, aiming to preserve evidence by converting analog media into digital files integrated with evidence management systems. The procurement includes both in-house solutions and outsourced services, with additional funding earmarked for converting other legacy formats like microfiche and DVDs. The Register reports: According to a tender notice published last week,... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/09/2025 03:00 EDT

Chinese Satellites Complete First High-Altitude Rendezvous For Possible Groundbreaking Refueling

Two Chinese satellites, SJ-25 and SJ-21, have reportedly completed the first autonomous high-altitude orbital docking. "Although unconfirmed, this is thought to be the first orbital refueling at such a height -- the two satellites are currently over 20,000 miles from Earth," reports ExtremeTech. From the report: Orbital refueling is an important component in keeping satellites and space stations in low Earth orbit flying, but any efforts beyond that have been... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 23:30 EDT

Peter Jackson Backs Long Shot De-Extinction Plan, Starring New Zealand's Lost Moa

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species. On Tuesday, Colossal Biosciences announced an effort to genetically engineer... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 21:25 EDT

Hybrid Model Reveals People Act Less Rationally In Complex Games, More Predictably In Simple Ones

alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Researchers at Princeton University, Boston University and other institutes used machine learning to predict the strategic decisions of humans in various games. Their paper, published in Nature Human Behavior, shows that a deep neural network trained on human decisions could predict the strategic choices of players with high levels of accuracy. [...] Essentially, the team suggests that people behave more rationally while playing games... Read more ›

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