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What if Tech Company Layoffs Aren’t All About AI?

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Running a Big Tech company during Silicon Valley’s AI mania may not necessarily require fewer workers or cost less,” writes the Washington Post:Amazon, Google and Meta together have roughly the same number of employees now as they did during an industry-wide hiring binge in 2022, company disclosures show. Growing costs for technical workers and related expenses have often outpaced sales...

An Amateur Just Solved a 60-Year-Old Math Problem – by Asking AI

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader joshuark writes: Scientific American reports that a ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had developed. A 23-year-old student Liam Price just cracked a 60-year-old problem that world-class mathematicians have tried and failed to solve. The new solution that Price got in response to a single prompt to GPT-5.4 Pro was posted on www.erdosproblems.com, a website...

Costumed Crowd ‘Speedruns’ Scientology Building For Social Media Trend

Yesterday at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Last Saturday someone dressed as Jesus “was among the dozens of people in costumes and masks seen on a video forcing open the door of a Scientology building on Hollywood Boulevard,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “after a tug-of-war with a security guard.”The footage posted on TikTok and Instagram shows the group sprinting up and down stairs and clashing with black-shirted security guards,...

Retina Scan for Diabetes Could Also Reduce Deaths During Pregnancy in Developing Countries

Yesterday at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

This week Bill Gates wrote a blog post about a special camera from medtech startup Remidio, which delivers high-resolution images of a patient’s retina in seconds. The camera plugs into a phone running an AI system that watches for early signs of diabetes — all without needing a blood draw, eye dilation, or a dibetes specialist. It’s already been used in 40 countries for more than 15 million...

Linux Percentage of Steam Users Doubled in One Year

Yesterday at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Steam on Linux use in March “had skyrocketed to 5.33%…” reports Phoronix, “easily the highest level we’ve seen Steam on Linux at since its inception more than a decade ago.” So what happened in April?[April’s results] point to Linux having a 4.52% marketshare on Steam, a drop of 0.81% compared to March. Year-over-year it’s roughly double with Steam on Linux in April 2025 being at 2.27%. Or two...

Marvel, DC, Game Publishers Launch Rival Events Saturday for Free Giveaways

Yesterday at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

The once-a-year free comic book giveaway “is splitting in two,” according to a local news report. Launched in 2002 by Diamond Comic Distributor, comic book giants like Marvel and DC have historically participated together. But things changed after Diamond Comic Distributors went bankrupt in 2025, “leaving other companies to swoop in and pick up where Diamond left off.”The rights to the “Free...

GameStop Is Preparing Offer For eBay

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

GameStop is reportedly preparing a potential offer for eBay, an unusually ambitious move given that eBay’s roughly $46 billion market value is nearly four times GameStop’s. Reuters reports: GameStop is preparing an offer for eBay as CEO Ryan Cohen pursues plans to boost the struggling videogame retailer’s market value more than tenfold, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Shares of...

German museum to return rare Irritator dinosaur skull to Brazil

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Spinosaurid fossil bought by Stuttgart institution in 1991 has been the subject of a long restitution campaign

It is a 113-million-year-old bone of contention.

After Stuttgart’s museum of natural history bought a fossilised dinosaur skull in 1991, researchers found it was the most complete spinosaurid skull known to date, belonging to a previously unknown genus of the huge meat-eating...

How to Buy a Bike That’s the Right Size for You

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

Shopping for a bike that fits your body and suits your needs typically involves a lot of trial and error. Here’s our advice on how to make the process—and your ride—as painless as possible.

New Lithium-Plasma Engine Passes Key Mars Propulsion Test

Yesterday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

NASA engineers have tested a next-generation lithium-plasma electric propulsion system that reached 120 kilowatts, a new U.S. record and about 25 times the power of the electric thrusters on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. “Designing and building these thrusters over the last couple of years has been a long lead-up to this first test,” said James Polk, who is a senior research scientist at NASA Jet...

What Makes a Personal Injury Law Firm Truly Effective for Clients

Yesterday at 08:52 AM, via Tech Financials

In North Carolina, where growing cities, expanding highways, and active communities shape daily life, accidents and injuries can happen when least expected. From busy urban centers to quieter suburban roads, individuals facing unexpected harm often find themselves navigating not just recovery but a complex legal landscape. In such moments, the strength and approach of a […]

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