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New Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Would Be Huge Waste of Court’s Time, Judge Says

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, calling his claims of DOJ witness intimidation “wildly conspiratorial” and unsupported by the record. Judge Lewis Kaplan said (PDF) the FTX founder’s motion appeared tied to a pre-indictment plan to recast himself as a Republican victim of Biden’s DOJ in hopes of gaining sympathy, leniency, or even a Trump pardon. Ars Technica...

Ubuntu’s AI Plans Have Linux Users Looking For a ‘Kill Switch’

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Canonical’s plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has sparked pushback from users who are concerned it could follow Windows 11’s AI-heavy direction. “After Canonical’s announcement earlier this week that it’s bringing AI features to Ubuntu, replies included requests for an AI ‘kill switch’ or a way to disable the upcoming features,” reports The Verge. Canonical says it has no plans for a “global AI...

Trump hosts crew of historic Artemis mission: ‘I would have had no trouble making it’

Yesterday at 23:41 PM, via The Guardian

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself

Donald Trump hosted the crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission at the White House on Wednesday.

The four astronauts – commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen – joined the president in the Oval Office for a...

Joby Demos Its Air Taxi In NYC

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Joby Aviation has completed demonstration flights of its electric air taxi over New York City, testing real routes between JFK and Manhattan helipads as it prepares for a future commercial service. The company says its eVTOL could turn a 60- to 120-minute airport trip into a flight of under 10 minutes, though commercial launch still depends on FAA certification. Electrive reports: To launch...

Knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients, study suggests

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via The Guardian

People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not

A common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests.

The study tracked outcomes for patients treated for a meniscus tear, who were given a partial meniscectomy, one of the most common...

Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse

Yesterday at 22:45 PM, via Wired

“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.

A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight

Yesterday at 22:35 PM, via New York Times

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.

Apple Gives Up On the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

MacRumors reports that Apple has effectively paused work on Vision Pro after the M5 refresh failed to revive demand. The team has reportedly been reassigned and the company is now shifting focus toward smart glasses instead. From the report: The Vision Pro has been criticized for its high price tag and its uncomfortable weight. The device is over 1.3 pounds, and even with the more comfortable...

California High-Speed Rail Price Tag Jumps To $231 Billion

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is now facing renewed scrutiny after state leaders revealed a dramatically higher price tag, now estimated at roughly $231 billion, nearly seven times the original $33 billion projection approved by voters in 2008. The revised figures have reignited talks in Sacramento over whether the project can...

Astrophysics wasn’t Carole Jordan’s only legacy | Letter

Yesterday at 19:04 PM, via The Guardian

Gillian Morriss-Kay explains why she was also a formidable advocate for women

Your obituary of the astrophysicist Carole Jordan (31 March) describes a life dedicated to making important discoveries about the complex nature of the universe. These inspiring discoveries could not have been made by sending rockets to the moon, but perhaps the excitement generated by the latter will encourage more...

GitHub ‘No Longer a Place For Serious Work’, Says Hashicorp Co-Founder

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

Hashicorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto says GitHub’s frequent outages have made it “no longer a place for serious work,” prompting him to move his Ghostty terminal emulator project elsewhere after 18 years on the platform. The Register reports: “I’ve been angry about it. I’ve hurt people’s feelings. I’ve been lashing out. Because GitHub is failing me, every single day, and it is personal. It...

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