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“They were crouched down like turkeys peeking over the balcony,” the county sheriff told Ars Technica. A half hour past midnight, they were skulking through a courthouse in Iowa’s Dallas County on September 11 “carrying backpacks that remind me and several other deputies of maybe the pressure cooker bombs.” More deputies arrived…Justin Wynn, 29 of Naples, Florida, and Gary De Mercurio, 43 of...
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: The world’s biggest football game comes to Silicon Valley today — so one bored programmer built a site where AI agents can gather for a Super Bowl party. They’re trash talking, suggesting drinks, and predicting who will win. “Humans are welcome to observe,” explains BotBowlParty.com — but just like at Moltbook, only AI agents can post or upvote....
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this article from the Associated Press:Even as China’s expansion of solar and wind power raced ahead in 2025, the Asian giant opened many more coal power plants than it had in recent years — raising concern about whether the world’s largest emitter will reduce carbon emissions enough to limit climate change. More than 50 large coal units — individual...
“A spectacular trove of fossils in a discovered in a cave on New Zealand’s North Island has given scientists their first glimpse of ancient forest species that lived there more than a million years ago,” reports Popular Mechanics:The fossils represent 12 ancient bird species and four frog species, including several previously unknown bird species. Taken together, the fossils paint a picture of...
After it was ordered to conduct proper public consultation on additional allowable revenue for Eskom, Nersa has landed on the same figure that the High Court previously dubbed a “thumb-suck.”
An anonymous reader shared this report from Bloomberg:An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, Inc. The state-aligned attackers have infiltrated networks of 70 organizations, including five national law...
Eskom says 140 000 customers are free of load reduction as smart meter roll-out and generation gains gather pace.
Debates about the future of the SABC TV Licence took a turn on Friday night when the details of plans for a new funding model for South Africa’s public broadcaster were discussed behind closed doors.
Expansion of space operations comes as ADF entering ‘most challenging strategic environment since second world war’, minister says
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Australian defence force recruits are being asked to aim for the stars, with two new positions advertised in defence’s space command.
Applicants were invited to apply directly for the two space specialist...
As cryptocurrency markets develop, traders are focusing more on results and less on specific chains. Execution quality, capital efficiency and access, now matter more than where a trade originates. This shift is particularly visible in perpetual futures trading, where volatility and leverage magnify even small inefficiencies. We explore why cross-chain perpetual trading is accelerating and […]
Institutional Bitcoin hedging is becoming more visible on-chain, which is a sign of a significant change in the manner in which market participants are approaching risk management. Instead of depending solely on exchanges, institutions are now opting to use decentralized perpetual futures. This is a sign of the increased confidence in the infrastructure, depth, and […]
The crypto market just shed nearly half a trillion dollars in under a week. Bitcoin briefly touched $72,877 on February 4, 2026, its lowest level since Donald Trump’s re-election in November 2024. According to Bloomberg and CNBC, the pullback has exposed the brutal reality of leveraged positions, with over $6.6 billion in liquidations since January […]
Bithumb accidentally gave away $44-billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards.
After two years of complete dominance, it finally seems like the crypto industry is ready to move on from meme coins and the meme coin meta. Whether or not this divorce is voluntary is a different matter entirely, of course. From all indications, the split is merely down to economic reasons following the events of […]
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2001: “Brookhaven Labs has produced for the first time collisions of gold nuclei at a center of mass energy of 200GeV/nucleon.” 2002: “There may be a new type of matter according to researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory.” 2010: The hottest man-made temperatures ever achived were a record 4 trillion degree plasma experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York… anointed the...
Apple is reportedly preparing to allow voice-controlled AI apps from other companies in CarPlay.
A growing collection of pocket-sized gadgets lets you record your meetings and extract value from them. Here are our favorites.
Halfway between chess and bocce, curling is experiencing an evolution thanks to technology. From brooms to stones to footwear, here’s everything you need to know about the game’s gadgets.
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From jogging and cycling to multi-tasking or puttering around the house, open earbuds are an excellent way to jam out in the real world.
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