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WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, 00:40

Science/Tech

Internal Messages May Doom Meta At Social Media Addiction Trial

Today at 00:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, the first high-profile lawsuit — considered a “bellwether” case that could set meaningful precedent in the hundreds of other complaints — goes to trial. That lawsuit documents the case of a 19-year-old, K.G.M, who hopes the jury will agree that Meta and YouTube caused psychological harm by designing features like infinite scroll...

Citigroup Mandates AI Training For 175,000 Employees To Help Them ‘Reinvent Themselves’

Yesterday at 23:25 PM, via Slashdot

Citigroup has rolled out mandatory AI training for all 175,000 of its employees across 80 locations worldwide, a sweeping initiative that CEO Jane Fraser describes as helping workers “reinvent themselves” before the technology permanently alters what they do for a living. The $205 billion bank sent out an internal memo last year requiring staffers to learn prompting skills specifically. Fraser...

Mozilla is Building an AI ‘Rebel Alliance’ To Take on Industry Heavweights OpenAI, Anthropic

Yesterday at 22:43 PM, via Slashdot

Mozilla, the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser that has spent two decades battling tech giants over control of the internet, is now turning its attention to AI and deploying roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to fund what president Mark Surman calls a “rebel alliance” of startups focused on AI safety, transparency and governance. The organization released a report Tuesday...

Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp To Test Premium Subscriptions

Yesterday at 22:02 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on its apps, the company told TechCrunch on Monday. The tech giant said the new subscriptions will unlock more productivity and creativity, along with expanded AI capabilities. In the coming months, Meta said it will offer a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and...

Android Phones Are Getting More Anti-Theft Features

Yesterday at 21:22 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and others introduced in 2024, the newly launched updates include stronger authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools, the...

Eskom thief gets 20 years in prison

Yesterday at 21:17 PM, via MyBroadband

Eskom welcomed the sentencing, describing it as a decisive warning that theft and tampering of essential infrastructure will be met with uncompromising justice.

France To Ditch US Platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom For ‘Sovereign Platform’ Amid Security Concerns

Yesterday at 20:45 PM, via Slashdot

France will replace the American platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestically developed video conferencing platform, which will be used in all government departments by 2027, the country said. From a report: The move is part of France’s strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, especially those from the United States, and regain control over critical digital...

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

Yesterday at 20:35 PM, via Wired

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

New Data Shows Robotaxis Competing on Price—and Speed

Yesterday at 20:31 PM, via Wired

Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Tesla, which operates a ride-hail service with human drivers, is winning the price wars.

Microsoft Was Routing Example-Domain Traffic To a Japanese Cable Company for Five Years

Yesterday at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft has quietly suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined for example.com — a domain reserved under RFC2606 specifically for testing purposes and not obtainable by any party — to sei.co.jp, a domain belonging to Japanese electronics cable maker Sumitomo Electric. The misconfiguration meant anyone attempting to set up an Outlook account using an...

Watermark Investments Establishes Long-Horizon Capital Strategy Framework for Institutional Portfolios

Yesterday at 19:36 PM, via Tech Financials

Watermark Investments has formalized a long-horizon capital strategy framework designed to support institutional and professional investors seeking stability, regulatory clarity, and disciplined growth in an increasingly interconnected global financial system. The framework reflects the firm’s view that capital allocation decisions must be guided by structural realities rather than short-term...

Doomsday Clock Ticks To 85 Seconds Before Midnight, Its Closest Ever

Yesterday at 19:21 PM, via Slashdot

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Tuesday set their symbolic Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight — the closest the timepiece has ever been to the theoretical point of annihilation since scientists created it during the Cold War in 1947. The clock now stands four seconds nearer than last year’s setting, and this marks the third time in four years that the Bulletin has moved it...

Amazon To Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores

Yesterday at 18:40 PM, via Slashdot

Amazon is closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores in a shift to focus on its online same-day delivery service and new big-box retail stores. From a report: The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that some of its shuttered Amazon-branded brick-and-mortar stores would be converted into Whole Foods Market locations. Amazon said its branded stores failed to deliver the right...

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