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Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Seagate says it is now shipping its Mozaic 4+ HAMR-based hard drives at up to 44TB per drive,” writes Slashdot reader BrianFagioli, “with production deployments already underway at two hyperscale cloud providers. “The company claims the platform is the only heat-assisted magnetic recording [HAMR] implementation currently operating at scale, and it is targeting a path from today’s 4+TB per disk...

First Solar Car Rolls Off Validation Assembly Line At Aptera

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Reservation holders, it’s finally time to get ready,” writes long-time Slashdot reader AirHog. The EV news site Electrek reports:Aptera Motors, “the little startup that could,” announced another important milestone… completing the first example of its flagship solar EV on its validation assembly line in Southern California… While the validation line at its headquarters remains a low-volume...

Prediction Market ‘Kalshi’ Sued for Not Paying $54 Million for Bets on Khamenei’s Death

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Independent:A popular predictions market app will not pay out the $54 million some of its users believed they were owed after correctly forecasting the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a report. Kalshi, which allows players to gamble on real-world events, offered customers favorable odds on Khamenei, 86, being “out as Supreme Leader”...

Indonesia To Ban Social Media For Children Under 16

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Indonesia will ban children under 16 from having accounts on major social media platforms as part of a government push to protect minors from harmful content, addiction, and online threats. The rule will roll out starting March 28 and makes Indonesia the first country in Southeast Asia to impose such a restriction. The Guardian reports: Meutya Hafid said in a statement to media said that she...

China Releases First Homegrown Quantum Computing OS

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

The Global Times reports: China’s first domestically developed quantum computer operating system, Origin Pilot, has been made available for online download, the Global Times learned from the Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center on Wednesday. A Chinese scientist said while several quantum computing operating system efforts are underway worldwide, this is the first developed in...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Impact the Moon

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Ancient Slashdot reader alanw shares a report from the European Space Agency (ESA): Last year, an approximately 60 meter near-Earth object captured global attention. For a brief period, asteroid 2024 YR4 became the most dangerous asteroid discovered in the last 20 years. While an Earth impact was soon ruled out, the asteroid faded from view with a lingering 4% chance of striking the Moon on 22...

Zoomex & UR Debut Transparent Multi-Currency Virtual Card

Today at 06:38 AM, via Tech Financials

Mahe, Seychelles – In an era where the cryptocurrency industry has been thoroughly tested and user demand for “transparency” has reached its peak, the world-leading digital asset exchange platform, Zoomex, announces the official launch of its long-awaited flagship financial product Zoomex Card (Virtual Mastercard). The launch of Zoomex Card is not merely a business expansion, […]

Trump Administration Says It Can’t Process Tariff Refunds Because of Computer Problems

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a filing on Friday that it currently cannot process billions in tariff refunds because its import-processing system is “not well suited to a task of this scale.” The Verge reports: The CBP’s admission comes after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs imposed by Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) last month....

Oura Buys Gesture-Navigation Startup DoublePoint

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a Finnish startup specializing in gesture recognition technology for wearables. Engadget reports: The Finnish startup uses smartwatches and wristbands as examples of products that benefit from its technology, but Oura will clearly be looking to incorporate it into its rings, in theory allowing you to control your connected devices with hand...

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