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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 12:50 EDT

Graduate Job Postings Plummet, But AI May Not Be the Primary Culprit

Job postings for entry-level roles requiring degrees have dropped nearly two-thirds in the UK and 43% in the US since ChatGPT launched in 2022, according to Financial Times analysis of Adzuna data. The decline spans sectors with varying AI exposure -- UK graduate openings fell 75% in banking, 65% in software development, but also 77% in human resources and 55% in civil engineering. Indeed research found only weak correlation between... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 12:13 EDT

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

Microsoft used China-based engineering teams to maintain cloud computing systems for multiple federal departments including Justice, Treasury, and Commerce, extending the practice beyond the Defense Department that the company announced last week it would discontinue. The work occurred within Microsoft's Government Community Cloud, which handles sensitive but unclassified federal information and has been used by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division for criminal and civil investigations, as well as pa Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 11:21 EDT

'We're Not Learning Anything': Stanford GSB Students Sound The Alarm Over Academics

Stanford Graduate School of Business students have publicly criticized their academic experience, telling Poets&Quants that outdated course content and disengaged faculty leave them unprepared for post-MBA careers. The complaints target one of the world's most selective business programs, which admitted just 6.8% of applicants last fall. Students described required courses that "feel like they were designed in the 2010s" despite operating in an AI age. They cited a curriculum structure... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 10:40 EDT

'Call of Duty' Maker Goes To War With 'Parasitic' Cheat Developers in LA Federal Court

A federal court has denied requests by Ryan Rothholz to dismiss or transfer an Activision lawsuit targeting his alleged Call of Duty cheating software operation. Rothholz, who operated under the online handle "Lerggy," submitted motions in June and earlier this month seeking to dismiss the case or move it to the Southern District of New York, but both were rejected due to filing errors. The May lawsuit alleges Rothholz created... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 10:00 EDT

Indian Studio Uses AI To Change 12-Year-Old Film's Ending Without Director's Consent in Apparent First

Indian studio Eros International plans to re-release the 2013 Bollywood romantic drama "Raanjhanaa" on August 1 with an AI-generated alternate ending that transforms the film's tragic conclusion into a happier one. The original Hindi film, which starred Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor and became a commercial hit, ended with the protagonist's death. The AI-altered Tamil version titled "Ambikapathy" will allow the character to survive. Director Aanand L. Rai condemned the decision... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 09:00 EDT

College Grads Are Pursuing a New Career Path: Training AI Models

College graduates across specialized fields are pursuing a new career path training AI models, with companies paying between $30 to $160 per hour for their expertise. Handshake, a university career networking platform, recruited more than 1,000 AI trainers in six months through its newly created Handshake AI division for what it describes as the top five AI laboratories. The trend stems from federal funding cuts straining academic research and a... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 08:00 EDT

American Airlines Chief Blasts Delta's AI Pricing Plans as 'Inappropriate'

American Airlines Chief Executive Robert Isom criticized the use of AI in setting air fares during an earnings call, calling the practice "inappropriate" and a "bait and switch" move that could trick travelers. Isom's comments target Delta Air Lines, which is testing AI to help set pricing on about 3% of its network today with plans to expand to 20% by year-end. Delta maintains it is not using the technology... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 06:00 EDT

Mercedes-Benz Is Already Testing Solid-State Batteries In EVs With Over 600 Miles Range

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: The "holy grail" of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner than you'd think. Mercedes-Benz is testing EVs with solid-state batteries on the road, promising to deliver over 600 miles of range. Earlier this year, Mercedes marked a massive milestone, putting "the first car powered by a lithium-metal solid-state battery on the road" for testing. Mercedes has been testing prototypes in... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/25/2025 03:00 EDT

Largest-Ever Supernova Catalog Provides Further Evidence Dark Energy Is Weakening

Scientists using the largest-ever catalog of Type 1a supernovas -- cosmic explosions from white dwarf "vampire stars" -- have uncovered further evidence that dark energy may not be constant. While the findings are still preliminary, they suggest the mysterious force driving the universe's expansion could be weakening, which "would have ramifications for our understanding of how the cosmos will end," reports Space.com. From the report: By comparing Type 1a supernovas... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 23:30 EDT

Two Major AI Coding Tools Wiped Out User Data After Making Cascading Mistakes

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Two recent incidents involving AI coding assistants put a spotlight on risks in the emerging field of "vibe coding" -- using natural language to generate and execute code through AI models without paying close attention to how the code works under the hood. In one case, Google's Gemini CLI destroyed user files while attempting to reorganize them. In another, Replit's AI... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 21:40 EDT

UK Student Jailed For Selling Phishing Kits Linked To $135M of Fraud

A 21-year-old student who designed and distributed online kits linked to $175 million worth of fraud has been jailed for seven years. From a report: Ollie Holman created phishing kits that mimicked government, bank and charity websites so that criminals could harvest victims' personal information to defraud them. In one case a kit was used to mimic a charity's donation webpage so when someone tried to give money, their card... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 21:00 EDT

Scientists Are Developing Artificial Blood That Could Save Lives In Emergencies

Scientists at the University of Maryland are developing ErythroMer, a freeze-dried artificial blood substitute made from hemoglobin encased in fat bubbles, designed to be shelf-stable for years and reconstituted with water in emergencies. With promising animal trial results and significant funding from the Department of Defense, the team aims to begin human testing within two years. NPR reports: "The No. 1 cause of preventable death on the battlefield is hemorrhage... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 19:42 EDT

Intel Will Shed 24,000 Employees This Year, Retreat In Germany, Poland, Costa Rica, and Ohio

Intel announced it will cut approximately 24,000 jobs in 2025 and cancel or scale back projects in Germany, Poland, Costa Rica, and Ohio as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan's sweeping restructuring efforts. By the end of the year, the struggling chipmaker plans to have "just around 75,000 'core employees' in total," according to The Verge. "It's not clear if the layoffs will slow now that we're over halfway through the... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 18:40 EDT

AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC's US Plant Costing 5%-20% More

AMD CEO Lisa Su said that chips produced at TSMC's new Arizona plant will cost 5-20% more than those made in Taiwan, but emphasized that the premium is worth it for supply chain resilience. Bloomberg reports: AMD expects its first chips from TSMC's Arizona facilities by the end of the year, Su said. The extra expense is worth it because the company is diversifying the crucial supply of chips, Su... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 18:00 EDT

Trump, Who Promised To Save TikTok, Threatens To Shut Down TikTok

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Donald Trump vowed to save TikTok before taking office, claiming only he could make a deal to keep the app operational in the US despite national security concerns. But then, he put Vice President JD Vance in charge of the deal, and after months of negotiations, the US still doesn't seem to have found terms for a sale that the Chinese... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 17:20 EDT

Google URL Shortener Links Will Stop Working Next Month

New submitter davecotter writes: So Google's staring at its old goo.gl links and thinking, "Why is this perfectly functioning service still even a thing?" After many businesses and users adopted it like it was the second coming of the way-too-long hyperlink, Google's now decided to yank the plug. Starting August 23, 2024, you'll get a flashy "don't say we didn't warn you" pop-up, and by August 25, 2025, goo.gl links... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 16:40 EDT

Apple Releases Public Betas of Its New Software Updates With Liquid Glass

Apple has released the first public betas of its upcoming operating systems with its new design language called Liquid Glass. The list of new betas includes iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26. The Verge's Jay Peters reports: The design language is inspired by visionOS and, as the name implies, features a lot of transparency. I felt it was a wild change to my iPhone... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 16:24 EDT

Starlink Suffers Worldwide Outage

New submitter gbkersey writes: Elon Musk's satellite internet Starlink has been hit with a global outage preventing thousands of users from accessing the internet. According to DownDetector, reports of issues began to surge around 8pm GMT, with nearly 60,000 global users affected at the peak of the outage. "Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution," the company said in a post on X.... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 16:03 EDT

Google's New 'Web Guide' Uses AI To Organize the Search Results Page

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: Beyond AI Overviews and AI Mode, Google is working on "Web Guide" to better organize Search results into categories with additional context and insights. Simply, "Web Guide groups web links in helpful ways." There are headers and summaries before you see two or so links, with the ability to load "More." The goal is to make it "easier to find information and... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/24/2025 14:07 EDT

Microsoft CEO Addresses 'Enigma' of Layoffs

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed growing internal unease at the company Thursday morning in a company-wide memo that acknowledged the "uncertainty and seeming incongruence" of conducting layoffs while achieving record profits and AI investments. The tech giant has eliminated more than 15,000 positions in 2025, including 9,000 cuts in early July alone, marking one of the most aggressive periods of job reductions in Microsoft's history. Nadella described this as the... Read more ›

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