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YouTube Rolls Out Age-Estimation Tech To Identify US Teens, Apply Additional Protections

Wednesday at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

YouTube is rolling out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. TechCrunch reports: When YouTube identifies a user as a teen, it introduces new protections and experiences, which include disabling personalized advertising, safeguards that limit repetitive viewing of certain types of content, and enabling digital...

Minnesota Activates National Guard After St. Paul Cyberattack

Wednesday at 02:20 AM, via Slashdot

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the National Guard to assist the City of Saint Paul after a cyberattack crippled the city’s digital services on Friday. “The city is currently working with local, state, and federal partners to investigate the attack and restore full functionality, and says that emergency services have been unaffected,” reports BleepingComputer. “However, online...

Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support

Wednesday at 01:40 AM, via Slashdot

ZDNet’s Steven Vaughan-Nichols shares his list of “what’s new and improved” in the latest Linux 6.16 kernel. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report: First, the Rust language is continuing to become more well-integrated into the kernel. At the top of my list is that the kernel now boasts Rust bindings for the driver core and PCI device subsystem. This approach will make it easier...

Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth Messaging App Bitchat Now On App Store

Wednesday at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Jack Dorsey’s new app Bitchat is now available on the iOS App Store. The decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app uses Bluetooth mesh networks for encrypted, ephemeral chats without requiring accounts, servers, or internet access. Dorsey said he built it over a weekend and cautioned that it “has not received external security review and may contain vulnerabilities…” TechCrunch reports: The...

Cisco Donates the AGNTCY Project to the Linux Foundation

Wednesday at 00:20 AM, via Slashdot

Cisco has donated its AGNTCY initiative to the Linux Foundation, aiming to create an open-standard “Internet of Agents” to allow AI agents from different vendors to collaborate seamlessly. The project is backed by tech giants like Google Cloud, Dell, Oracle and Red Hat. “Without such an interoperable standard, companies have been rushing to build specialized AI agents,” writes ZDNet’s Steven...

ChatGPT’s New Study Mode Is Designed To Help You Learn, Not Just Give Answers

Tuesday at 23:40 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The rise of large language models like ChatGPT has led to widespread concern that “everyone is cheating their way through college,” as a recent New York magazine article memorably put it. Now, OpenAI is rolling out a new “Study Mode” that it claims is less about providing answers or doing the work for students and more about helping them...

EPA Moves To Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation

Tuesday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

skam240 writes: President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule would rescind a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and...

Opera Accuses Microsoft of Anti-Competitive Edge Tactics

Tuesday at 22:20 PM, via Slashdot

Opera will file a complaint against Microsoft to Brazilian antitrust authority CADE on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant gives its Edge browser an unfair advantage over competitors. Opera claims Microsoft pre-installs Edge as the default browser across Windows devices and prevents rivals from competing on product merits. The company’s general counsel Aaron McParlan said Microsoft locks browsers...

Apple Loses Fourth AI Researcher in a Month To Meta

Tuesday at 21:06 PM, via Slashdot

Apple has lost its fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta [non-paywalled source], marking the latest setback to the iPhone maker’s AI efforts. From a report: Bowen Zhang, a key multimodal AI researcher at Apple, left the company on Friday and is set to join Meta’s recently formed superintelligence team, according to people familiar with the matter. Zhang was part of the Apple foundation models...

Marvel Animation’s “Eyes Of Wakanda” To Stream Exclusively On Disney+

Tuesday at 19:44 PM, via Tech Financials

 Following its exciting unveiling at Annecy International Animation Festival last month, Marvel Animation’s “Eyes of Wakanda” will now be available for fans to enjoy on Disney+ earlier than anticipated. The all-new series, which features four episodes, will debut on 1 August, 2025. The new action-adventure series, which was produced in partnership with Proximity Media’s Zinzi […]

60% of Americans Use AI for Search, Only 37% for Workplace Tasks, New Poll Finds

Tuesday at 19:22 PM, via Slashdot

60% of American adults use AI to search for information, but far fewer have adopted the technology for workplace productivity, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. Only 37% of respondents reported using AI for work tasks, while 40% said they use it for brainstorming ideas. The survey of 1,437 adults, conducted July 10-14, reveals a significant...

Anthropic Nears Deal To Raise Funding at $170 Billion Valuation

Tuesday at 18:42 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise as much as $5 billion in a new round of funding that would value the AI startup at $170 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Investment firm Iconiq Capital is leading the round, which is expected to total between $3 billion and $5 billion, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss...

Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target

Tuesday at 18:10 PM, via Wired

Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.

The World’s Biggest Passenger Planes Keep Breaking Down

Tuesday at 18:08 PM, via Slashdot

The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet, faces mounting maintenance challenges as regulatory authorities issue an increasing number of safety directives. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has listed 95 airworthiness directives for the A380 since January 2020, approximately double the number issued for large Boeing aircraft during the same period. The directives...

Apple Opens Manufacturing Academy in Detroit

Tuesday at 17:25 PM, via Slashdot

schwit1 writes: The Apple Manufacturing Academy will be located in downtown Detroit and will be administered by Michigan State University. The academy will offer workshops on manufacturing and artificial intelligence to small and medium-sized businesses, Apple said. Trump has called for Apple to move iPhone production to the U.S. and is implementing tariffs that will likely raise the company’s...

Africa’s First Cell & Gene Therapy Startup Altera Biosciences Raises R29M

Tuesday at 17:23 PM, via Tech Financials

Altera Biosciences, Africa’s first dedicated cell and gene therapy biotech company, has announced the successful close of a groundbreaking R29 million pre-seed funding round. Led by founders Alexandra Miszewski and Professor Michael Pepper, this milestone positions Altera at the forefront of biotech innovation on the continent, with a mission to revolutionise healthcare through the development […]

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