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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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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 20:45 EDT

The Military Might Finally Win the Right To Repair

Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the bipartisan "Warrior Right to Repair Act," which would guarantee the military's right to repair its own equipment. The bill builds on a previous Army directive and has broad public support, with nearly 75% of Americans in favor, according to a PIRG poll. Engadget reports: The Department of Defense has not been immune from restrictive practices set forth by manufacturers, and much... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 20:02 EDT

Gmail's New 'Manage Subscriptions' Tool Will Help Declutter Your Inbox

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google announced on Tuesday that it's launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inboxes. The new "Manage subscriptions" tool is rolling out on the web, Android, and iOS in select countries. With the new feature, users can view and manage their subscription emails in one place and quickly unsubscribe from the... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 19:20 EDT

Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in World's Largest Eye-Wear Maker in AI Glasses Push

Meta has acquired a $3.5 billion stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, "a deal that increases the U.S. tech giant's financial commitment to the fast-growing smart glasses industry," reports Bloomberg. From the report: Meta's investment in the eyewear giant deepens the relationship between the two companies, which have partnered over the past several years to develop AI-powered smart glasses. Meta currently sells a pair of Ray-Ban glasses, first debuted in 2021,... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 18:40 EDT

Apple Taps Sabih Khan As New COO As Jeff Williams Plans Retirement

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: Apple is making a high-level leadership change that could significantly shape its future behind the scenes. The company has announced that longtime executive Jeff Williams will step down from his role as Chief Operating Officer later this month. His successor will be Sabih Khan, Apple's Senior Vice President of Operations and a key player in the company's global supply chain strategy. Williams isn't leaving... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 18:20 EDT

Intel Cuts Over 500 Jobs in Oregon as Part of Layoff Plan

Intel is laying off over 500 employees in Oregon as part of a broader restructuring plan expected to impact about 20% of its workforce. Bloomberg reports: The Oregon job reduction will hit facilities in Aloha and Hillsboro starting on July 15, Intel said in a regulatory filing. The layoffs are expected to eliminate about 529 employees on a permanent basis. The latest disclosure follows an announcement in California, where 107... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 18:02 EDT

Linux Foundation Adopts A2A Protocol To Help Solve One of AI's Most Pressing Challenges

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: The Linux Foundation announced at the Open Source Summit in Denver that it will now host the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol. Initially developed by Google and now supported by more than 100 leading technology companies, A2A is a crucial new open standard for secure and interoperable communication between AI agents. In his keynote presentation, Mike Smith, a Google staff software engineer, told the... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 17:25 EDT

UN Passes Climate Change Motion After Marshall Islands Drops Fossil Fuels Focus

The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a motion on climate change and human rights by consensus Tuesday after the Marshall Islands withdrew a divisive amendment calling for states to recommit to a fossil fuel phase-out. The motion calls on countries "to contribute to the global efforts" against climate change and follows the council's 2021 recognition of access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right. Oil-producing countries including... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 16:45 EDT

Activision Took Down Call of Duty Game After PC Players Hacked

Activision removed "Call of Duty: WWII" from Microsoft Store and Game Pass after hackers exploited a security vulnerability that allowed them to compromise players' computers, TechCrunch reported Tuesday, citing a source. The gaming giant took the 2017 first-person shooter offline last week while investigating what it initially described only as "reports of an issue." Players posted on social media claiming their systems had been hacked while playing the game. The... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 16:02 EDT

Amazon Asks Corporate Workers To 'Volunteer' Help With Grocery Deliveries as Prime Day Frenzy Approaches

Corporate employees of Amazon have been asked to volunteer their time to the company's warehouses to assist with grocery delivery as it heads into its annual discount spree known as Prime Day. From a report: In a Slack message reviewed by the Guardian that went to thousands of white-collar workers in the New York City area from engineers to marketers, an Amazon area manager called for corporate "volunteers to help... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 15:27 EDT

Music Pioneer Napster Tries Again, This Time With AI Chatbots

Napster has returned with an AI-powered reinvention, launching a platform of specialized chatbots and holographic avatars. The former dot-com music file-sharing pioneer now offers dozens of "AI companions" trained as experts in fields from therapy to business strategy, plus the View device for 3D holographic video chats, FastCompany reports. Infinite Reality acquired Napster for $207 million in March and rebranded itself under the nostalgic name. The platform charges $19 monthly... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 14:40 EDT

Thunderbird 140 Released

An anonymous reader shares a blog post: Version 140 of the Thunderbird mail client has been released. Notable features include "dark message mode" to adapt message content to dark mode, the ability to easily transfer desktop settings to the mobile Thunderbird client, experimental support for Microsoft Exchange, as well as global controls for message threading and sort order. Thunderbird 140 is an extended-support release (ESR) which will be supported for... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 14:01 EDT

What is AGI? Nobody Agrees, And It's Tearing Microsoft and OpenAI Apart.

Microsoft and OpenAI are locked in acrimonious negotiations partly because they cannot agree on what artificial general intelligence means, despite having written the term into a contract worth over $13 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. One definition reportedly agreed upon by the companies sets the AGI threshold at when AI generates $100 billion in profits. Under their partnership agreement, OpenAI can limit Microsoft's access to future technology once... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 13:20 EDT

Georgia Court Throws Out Earlier Ruling That Relied on Fake Cases Made Up By AI

The Georgia Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court's order after finding it relied on court cases that do not exist, apparently generated by AI. The appellate court vacated the ruling in a divorce case involving Nimat Shahid's challenge to a divorce order granted to her husband Sufyan Esaam in July 2022. "We are troubled by the citation of bogus cases in the trial court's order," the appeals court... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 12:40 EDT

SUSE Launching Region-Locked Support For the Sovereignty-Conscious

SUSE has unveiled a new support package aimed at customers concerned about data sovereignty. From a report: Called "SUSE Sovereign Premium Support," the service geo-pins support to a given region rather than adopting the traditional follow-the-sun model, where support comes from whatever region is online. The latter approach could break sovereignty regulations or policies, as it might involve transferring data out of a region. Ensuring that support is available from... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 12:05 EDT

A Marco Rubio Impostor is Using AI Voice To Call High-Level Officials

An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress by sending them voice and text messages that mimic Rubio's voice and writing style using AI-powered software, Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable. From the report: U.S. authorities do not know who is behind the string of impersonation attempts but they... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/08/2025 11:25 EDT

X Says It's 'Deeply Concerned' About India Press Censorship

X said Tuesday it is "deeply concerned about ongoing press censorship in India" after the Indian government ordered the platform to block 2,355 accounts on July 3, including two Reuters news agency handles. The social media company said the order came under India's Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, with non-compliance risking criminal liability. The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology demanded immediate action within one hour without... Read more ›

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