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Linux Finally Starts Removing Support for Intel’s 37-Year-Old i486 Processor

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

“It’s finally time,” writes Phoronix — since “no known Linux distribution vendors are still shipping with i486 CPU support.” “A patch queued into one of the development branches ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window is set to finally begin the process of phasing out and ultimately removing Intel 486 CPU support from the Linux kernel.” More details from XDA-Developers:Authored by Ingo...

7 Mistakes That Cancel Out Credit Card Promo Benefits—and What to Do

Today at 12:55 PM, via Tech Financials

Credit card promos can be an appealing way to get more value from your spending. Whether it’s extra cashback, bonus miles, or limited-time discounts, the right offer can make everyday purchases go further. Top providers like Maya will also run the occasional free Maya card promo to bring more users on board free of charge. […]

Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

Today at 12:30 PM, via Wired

With the rise of affordable and effective robot mowers, maintaining a pristine lawn has never been easier.

Russia’s VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outages, Telegram Founder Says

Today at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

Russia’s “great crackdown” on VPNs — and a clampdown on Telegram’s messaging platform — had an unintended side effect, reports Bloomberg. It “triggered the widespread banking outage seen across the country this week, Telegram’s billionaire founder Pavel Durov said.””Telegram was banned in Russia, yet 65 million Russians still use it daily via VPNs,” Durov said Saturday in a post on...

Monday briefing: Can human-based space exploration still be meaningful?

Today at 07:46 AM, via The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: Far from Earth and out of contact, the four‑person crew ​of Artemis II​ continues a journey designed ​to test​ endurance and the limits of deep‑space exploration

Good morning. For a short period today, the four-person crew of the Artemis II mission will be alone in space, unable to contact anyone on Earth. Facing the far side of the moon, the astronauts will be further...

Boötes the herdsman rises to prominence in the northern sky

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

How to watch the spring constellation defined in ancient Babylon, where it was associated with the god Enlil

Several weeks past the equinox, the northern spring constellation of Boötes, the herdsman, is rising to prominence in the eastern sky after dusk.

The chart shows the view looking east from London at 21.00 BST on 6 April, although the view will be essentially unchanged all week. By this...

Artemis II crew enters moon’s ‘sphere of influence’ ahead of historic flyby

Today at 06:51 AM, via The Guardian

Astronauts on Nasa’s Orion capsule made transition about 39,000 miles from the moon, meaning they feel its gravitational pull more strongly than that of the Earth

The four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have entered the moon’s “sphere of influence”, where its gravity has a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth’s.

The crew made the transition, four days, six hours and two minutes...

Artemis Astronauts Enter Moon’s Gravitational Pull, Catch First Glimpses of Far Side

Today at 06:41 AM, via Slashdot

NASA’s Artemis astronauts are now entering “the lunar sphere of influence,” reports NBC News, “meaning the pull of the moon’s gravity will become stronger than Earth’s.” Now as they begin their swing around the moon, the Artemis astronauts “are chasing after Apollo 13’s maximum range from Earth,” reports the Associated Press, hoping to beat its distance from Earth by more than 4,100 miles...

Internet Bug Bounty Pauses Payouts, Citing ‘Expanding Discovery’ From AI-Assisted Research

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

The Internet Bug Bounty program “has been paused for new submissions,” they announced last week. Running since 2012, the program is funded by “a number of leading software companies,” reports InfoWorld, “and has awarded more than $1.5m to researchers who have reported bugs “Up to now, 80% of its payouts have been for discoveries of new flaws, and 20% to support remediation efforts. But as...

Claude Code Leak Reveals a ‘Stealth’ Mode for GenAI Code Contributions – and a ‘Frustration Words’ Regex

Today at 01:41 AM, via Slashdot

That leak of Claude Code’s source code “revealed “all kinds of juicy details,” writes PC World. The more than 500,000 lines of code included: – An ‘undercover mode’ for Claude that allows it to make ‘stealth’ contributions to public code bases- An ‘always-on’ agent for Claude Code- A Tamagotchi-style ‘Buddy’ for Claude “But one of the stranger bits discovered in the leak is that Claude Code is...

Hundreds of Theatres Show Apocalyptic-Yet-Optomistic New Movie, ‘The AI Doc’

Today at 00:39 AM, via Slashdot

Hundreds of theatres are now showing a new documentary called The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist. Variety calls it “playful and heady,”edited “with a spirit of ADHD alertness.” The New York Times suggests it “tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.” But the Los Angeles Times calls it an “aggravating soup of information...

Hundreds of Theatres Show Apocalyptic-Yet-Optimistic New Movie, ‘The AI Doc’

Today at 00:39 AM, via Slashdot

Hundreds of theatres are now showing a new documentary called The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist. Variety calls it “playful and heady,”edited “with a spirit of ADHD alertness.” The New York Times suggests it “tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.” But the Los Angeles Times calls it an “aggravating soup of information...

Will ‘AI-Assisted’ Journalists Bring Errors and Retractions?

Yesterday at 23:22 PM, via Slashdot

Meet the “journalist” who “uploads press releases or analyst notes into AI tools and prompts them to spit out articles that he can edit and publish quickly,” according to the Wall Street Journal. “AI-assisted stories accounted for nearly 20% of Fortune’s web traffic in the second half of 2025.” And most were written by 42-year-old Nick Lichtenberg, who has now written over 600 AI-assisted...

Crooks Behind $27M in ‘Refund’ Scams Busted By YouTube Pranksters After Being Lured to Fake Funeral

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

One crime ring scammed 2,000 elderly people of more than $27 million between 2021 and 2023 using tech support/bank impersonation/refund scams. “Victims were in their 70s and 80s,” reports the U.S. Attorney’s office for California’s southern district. Victims were first told they’d received a refund (either online or via phone), but then told they’d been “over-refunded” a massive amount, and...

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