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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 19:40 EDT

Intel's Dow Status Under Threat As Struggling Chipmaker's Shares Plunge

Intel's slumping share price could cost it a spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Reuters reports: Analysts and investors said Intel was likely to be removed from the Dow, pointing to a near 60% decline in the company's shares this year that has made it the worst performer on the index and left it with the lowest stock price on the price-weighted Dow. The chipmaker's shares slid about 7%... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 19:00 EDT

Bluesky Adds 2 Million New Users After Brazil's X Ban

In the days following Brazil's shutdown of X, the decentralized social networking startup Bluesky added over 2 million new users, up from just half a million as of Friday. "This rapid growth led some users to encounter the occasional error that would state there were 'Not Enough Resources' to handle requests, as Bluesky engineers scrambled to keep the servers stable under the influx of new sign-ups," reports TechCrunch's Sarah Perez.... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 18:20 EDT

Oprah's Upcoming AI Television Special Sparks Outrage Among Tech Critics

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Thursday, ABC announced an upcoming TV special titled, "AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special." The one-hour show, set to air on September 12, aims to explore AI's impact on daily life and will feature interviews with figures in the tech industry, like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Bill Gates. Soon after the announcement, some AI critics... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 17:40 EDT

M4 Mac Mini Likely To Lose Support For USB-A, Keep Internal Power Supply

According to Mark Gurman, Apple's upcoming M4 Mac mini will undergo a major redesign, dropping USB-A ports entirely in favor of five USB-C ports. The new design will also feature front ports for the first time, an internal power supply, and retain Ethernet, HDMI, and the headphone jack. "As I've been reporting for several months now, the Mac is in for a big transition to M4 chips -- starting around... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 17:20 EDT

Nvidia Hit With DOJ Subpoena In Escalating Antitrust Probe

According to Bloomberg (paywalled), Nvidia has received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice as the regulator seeks evidence that the AI computing company violated antitrust laws. "The antitrust watchdog had previously delivered questionnaires to companies, and is now sending legally binding requests," notes Reuters. "Officials are concerned that the chipmaker is making it harder to switch to other suppliers and penalizes buyers that do not exclusively use its... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 17:00 EDT

Clearview AI Fined $33.7 Million Over 'Illegal Database' of Faces

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of $33.7 million over its creation of what the agency called an "illegal database" of billion of photos of faces. The Netherlands' Data Protection Agency, or DPA, also warned Dutch companies that using Clearview's services is also banned. The data agency said that New... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 15:25 EDT

Sony Pulls Concord From Sale After Disastrous Launch

PlayStation hero shooter Concord will be taken offline on September 6, 2024 and all players will receive a full refund, Sony announced Tuesday. From a report: Announced on the PlayStation Blog, director Ryan Ellis said "while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn't land the way we'd intended." Concord will therefore be taken offline so... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 14:45 EDT

Google Releases Android 15 To Developers

Google has released Android 15 for developers, with support for Pixel phones expected in the coming weeks. The update will roll out to compatible devices from Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and other manufacturers in the following months. Key features of Android 15 include single-tap passkeys, theft detection, improved multitasking for large-screen devices, and app access limitations. The update also enhances TalkBack, Android's screen reader, with Gemini AI integration for audio descriptions... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 14:10 EDT

YubiKeys Are Vulnerable To Cloning Attacks Thanks To Newly Discovered Side Channel

The YubiKey 5, the most widely used hardware token for two-factor authentication based on the FIDO standard, contains a cryptographic flaw that makes the finger-size device vulnerable to cloning when an attacker gains brief physical access to it, researchers said Tuesday. ArsTechnica: The cryptographic flaw, known as a side channel, resides in a small microcontroller that's used in a vast number of other authentication devices, including smartcards used in banking,... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 13:30 EDT

Halliburton Says Hackers Removed Data in August Cyberattack

U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton said on Tuesday an unauthorized third party had accessed and removed data from its systems, providing details regarding the cyberattack in August. From a report: The company said it is evaluating the nature and scope of information that was removed, but added that the incident is not reasonably likely to have a material impact. Halliburton declined to comment in response to Reuters' requests for additional... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 12:50 EDT

Intel Launches Lunar Lake: Claims Arm-Beating Battery Life, World's Fastest Mobile CPU Cores

Intel launched its new Core Ultra 200V-series processors on Tuesday, promising significant improvements in power efficiency, performance, and battery life over competitors and previous generations. The company claims the chips offer "historic x86 power efficiency" and the "world's fastest mobile CPU cores." The processors, available for pre-order in OEM systems and shipping September 24, feature four Lion Cove P-cores and four Skymont E-cores with boost speeds up to 5.1 GHz.... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 12:10 EDT

Mobile Phones Not Linked To Brain Cancer, Biggest Study To Date Finds

Mobile phones are not linked to brain and head cancers, a comprehensive review of the highest quality evidence available commissioned by the World Health Organization has found. From a report: Led by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (Arpansa), the systematic review examined more than 5,000 studies from which the most scientifically rigorous were identified and weak studies were excluded. The final analysis included 63 observational studies in... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 11:40 EDT

Japan Swelters Through Hottest Summer While Parts of China Log Warmest August on Record

Japan has recorded its hottest summer on record after a sweltering three months marked by thousands of instances of "extreme heat," with meteorologists warning that unseasonably high temperatures will continue through the autumn. From a report: The average temperature in June, July and August was 1.76C higher than the average recorded between 1991 and 2020, the Japan meteorological agency said, according to Kyodo news agency. It was the hottest summer... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 10:40 EDT

Nvidia Takes an Added Role Amid AI Craze: Data-Center Designer

Nvidia dominates the chips at the center of the AI boom. It wants to conquer almost everything else that makes those chips tick, too. From a report: Chief Executive Jensen Huang is increasingly broadening his company's focus -- and seeking to widen its advantage over competitors -- by offering software, data-center design services and networking technology in addition to its powerful silicon brains. More than a supplier of a valuable... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 10:00 EDT

How Do Gold Nuggets Form? Earthquakes May Be the Key

Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery about the geologic process behind these large pieces of gold found in quartz rock. From a report: Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn't too tricky: Much of the world's gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large chunks of Earth's squashed-up crust. But the geologic process that put... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 08:55 EDT

Canva To Hike Subscription Prices Up To 300% Amid AI Push

Canva, a popular online design platform, plans to significantly increase prices for some of its business subscriptions next year, citing the addition of generative AI features. The company's Teams subscription, which supports multiple users, will see price hikes of up to 300% in some regions. From a report: Subscribers to Canva Teams, which is targeted at businesses with several users, were emailed late last week to notify them of the... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 06:30 EDT

Star Wars Outlaws Is A Crappy Masterpiece

Kotaku reviews Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft's latest AAA title: I was staring at a wall. It was an early mission in Ubisoft's latest behemothic RPG, Star Wars Outlaws, in which I was charged with infiltrating an Empire base to recover some information from a computer, and this wall really caught my attention. It was a perfect wall. It absolutely captured that late-70s sci-fi aesthetic of dark gray cladding broken up... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 05:01 EDT

No Screens Before Age of Two, Swedish Health Authority Tells Parents

Children under the age of two should not be exposed to any screens whatsoever and teenagers should have no more than three hours of screen time a day, according to guidelines announced by health authorities in Sweden. From a report: Parents and guardians should think about how they use screens with their children and tell them what they are doing on their phones when they use them in their presence,... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 03:20 EDT

Europe Jumps On the Train

Night trains are experiencing a resurgence across Europe as travelers seek more environmentally friendly alternatives to flying. European Sleeper, a Dutch cooperative, recently launched a new overnight route from Brussels to Prague, extending its existing service to Berlin. The 13-hour journey traverses Germany in refurbished 1970s-era carriages, accommodating up to 600 passengers. Bart Poels, head of service, reports high demand with most routes fully booked through September. Passengers are citing... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 09/03/2024 01:11 EDT

Elasticsearch Will Be Open Source Again as CTO Declares Changed Landscape

Elastic, creator of popular search engine Elasticsearch and visualization tool Kibana, plans to introduce the AGPL open-source license alongside its existing licenses. The move comes three years after Elastic ditched the Apache 2.0 license, sparking controversy in the tech community. Founder Shay Banon says the change aims to clarify Elastic's market position following AWS's creation of OpenSearch, a fork of Elasticsearch. Despite initial friction, Banon claims Elastic's relationship with AWS... Read more ›

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