SATURDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2025, 22:37
“A structure designed to prevent radioactive leakage at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine is no longer operational,” reports Politico, “after Russian drones targeted it earlier this year, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has found.”[T]he large steel structure “lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability” when its outer cladding was set ablaze after being...
To build three-wheeled, solar electric vehicles, Aptera has now launched its “validation” vehicle assembly line, reports the San Diego Business Journal. “The validation line will set a technical foundation for the company’s eventual low-volume assembly line, ensuring that manufacturing processes are optimized and refined, particularly for the company’s composite body structure.”To date, Aptera...
What happened when a school in Los Angeles gave a sixth grader an iPad for use throughout the school day? “He used the iPad during school to watch YouTube and participate in Fortnite video game battles,” reports NBC News. His mother has now launched a coalition of parents called Schools Beyond Screens “organizing in WhatsApp groups, petition drives and actions at school board meetings and...
What happened when a school in Los Angeles gave a sixth grader an iPad for use throughout the school day? “He used the iPad during school to watch YouTube and participate in Fortnite video game battles,” reports NBC News. His mother has now launched a coalition of parents called Schools Beyond Screens “organizing in WhatsApp groups, petition drives and actions at school board meetings and...
While Netflix hopes to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion, CNBC reports a senior official in America’s federal government said the administration was viewing the deal with “heavy skepticism. And that’s not the only hurdle:On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount, in a letter to lawyers for Warner Bros. Discovery [WBD], had warned that a sale to Netflix likely would...
CNN’s prediction for 2026? “Any device that uses memory, from phones to tablets and smartwatches, could get pricier.” But will it be a little or a lot? The article cites an analysis from multinational strategy/management consulting firm McKinsey & Company which found America’s data center demand could continue growing by 20 to 25 percent per year” through 2030. “That’s prompted memory...
Stranger Things, The Beast in Me, and Last Samurai Standing are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Frankenstein, Troll 2, and A House of Dynamite are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
One of Makate’s former backers says he originated the idea that became Please Call Me, but did not invent it.
Linus Torvalds recently defended Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death during a video with Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips, where the two built a PC together. It’s FOSS reports: In that video, Sebastian discussed Torvalds’ fondness for ECC (Error Correction Code). I am using their last name because Linus will be confused with Linus. This is where Torvalds says this: “I am convinced that all...
This premium gaming handheld loads up with features, but Windows still holds it back from being the easy option.
Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.
Plus: The Trump administration declines to issue sanctions over Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree, officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, and more.
Canyon’s latest off-road helmet is the first bike helmet in the United States to feature RLS’s game-changing safety tech.
This no-frills device is good, but chintzy accessories and a borderline dangerous frother keep it from being great.
The CEO of Canal+ Africa’s SA Pay-TV business has spent a lot of time talking to customers in person to try and understand their needs and frustrations.
Plus: Samsung’s tri-folding phone unfurls to the size of a tablet, and Kobo has a new remote page-turner.
Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from the BBC: Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year. It is a term that describes manipulative tactics used to drive engagement online, with usage of it increasing threefold...
The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users.
Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development
Gabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Does the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to...
An SIU investigation has found extensive fraud and maladministration within Driving Licence Testing Centres.