FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026, 21:03
Two scientists have described the bright fireball, crackling noise and sonic boom of the impact 66m years ago
What would it have been like to have lived through the meteorite impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66m years ago? Writing in the Conversation, Michael Benton, of the University of Bristol, and Monica Grady, of the Open University, describe in vivid detail how it might have felt.
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PwC says African firms must spend more on AI, but extra investment does not guarantee returns.
A government-brokered deal has averted an 18-day strike but exposed a deep pay rift across Samsung’s divisions.
SK Hynix has topped $1-trillion in market value, a day after rival Micron Technology achieved the same milestone.
The advertising watchdog said the adverts featuring top footballers had a strong appeal to under-18s.
The Holy Father referenced The Lord of the Rings in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.
‘Gender attractiveness gap’ appears across cultures and over centuries but difference fades away with age
Women’s faces are rated as more attractive than men’s, even by other women, but the perceived gap declines with age and all but vanishes by the time people reach their 80s, researchers have said.
The work appears to confirm the existence of a “gender attractiveness gap”, an observation...
Hobbyist CNCDan is trying to build a real-world version of Windows’ classic 3D Pinball for Windows — Space Cadet, using 3D-printed flippers, bumpers, LEDs, slingshots, and a raised playfield modeled after the original virtual table. But in bringing the digital table into the real world, CNCDan has already run into several physical challenges the software never had to contend with… Ars Technica...
Experts say climate change linked to 10% rise in salmonella antibiotic resistance genes between 1940 and 2023
The climate crisis is accelerating a global increase in antibiotic resistance that poses a serious threat to human health, experts have said as figures show a rise in salmonella antibiotic resistant genes.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the fastest-growing threats to global health. It...
wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Anthropic says its Claude Mythos model discovered thousands of severe vulnerabilities across more than 1,000 open source software (OSS) projects. According to the AI giant, Mythos Preview has identified more than 23,000 potential vulnerabilities. Of these, 1,900 have been reviewed by external security firms, and 1,726 have been confirmed, including...
Pope Leo’s first encyclical marks an unprecedented alliance between the Church and Silicon Valley.
Bugonia, Good Boy, and Send Help are among the films deserving of your eyeballs this month.
In Magnifica Humanitas, the Pope decries the concentration of technological power in a few global players.
Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base
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Nasa announced on Tuesday ambitious plans for three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart construction of a $20bn moon base, and said it had chosen Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to conduct...
Spain has temporarily blocked Polymarket and Kalshi while it investigates whether the prediction-market platforms are violating gambling laws by operating without a license. Engadget reports: The country’s ministry in charge of consumer affairs said it blocked the websites as a precautionary measure pending an official investigation. This investigation will determine if the platforms violate...
Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers. The newly formed App Drivers Union received certification from the Massachusetts Department of Labor...
The crypto presale landscape in 2026 keeps producing the same lesson, entry price and utility depth determine everything. BlockchainFX crypto presale is closing at $0.035, nearly at its $15M hard cap with days remaining. Pepenode crypto presale wrapped in January 2026 at $0.0012, raised $2.4 million, and offers modest projected multiples with no live ecosystem […]
“Following months of public debate and protests against American IT giant Kyndryl’s proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch cloud provider that hosts the Netherlands’ online identity platform, the Dutch government has decided to block the acquisition,” writes longtime Slashdot reader rastakid. “The deal triggered fears that it would mean that ‘DigiD’ data would fall under foreign control,...
Some internet connectivity is returning in Iran after nearly 90 days offline, web monitoring groups say. But it isn’t clear if the reconnection is permanent.
Nowadays, all online platforms are expected to function instantly. Be it a registration procedure, update checking or money deposit, speed is crucial in providing good user experience. That is why many users are now discussing the efficiency of the Fairplay app and how quick it is with everyday tasks. This paper analyzes the performance of […]