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Google Workspace Promo Code: Up to 14% Off in 2026

Today at 08:00 AM, via Wired

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Why is the Market Down Today? 5 Reasons to Buy Digitap ($TAP) Instead

Today at 07:00 AM, via Tech Financials

The cryptocurrency market experienced another uneasy episode after Christmas, with most tokens sliding. At the end of every year, liquidity is thin, the risk appetite is weak, and investor confidence is tested considerably. The situation was worsened by the Trust Wallet breach, which resulted in $7 million in user losses.   Market downturns may cause panic […]

City Power’s IT systems suffer outages

Today at 06:34 AM, via ITWeb

The system disruption affects the logging of service queries, outage reports, dispatching of technical teams, and access to customer account information.

Xgram.io Enhances Secure and Private Cryptocurrency XMR to USDT Swaps

Today at 06:14 AM, via Tech Financials

Xgram.io, a leading non-custodial multichain cryptocurrency exchange platform specializing in instant and private swaps, today highlighted its robust support for secure exchanges between Monero (XMR) and Tether (USDT). As demand grows for privacy-focused digital asset transactions in the fintech sector, Xgram.io continues to deliver reliable, user-controlled solutions that prioritize security...

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: South Africans … have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun. These aren’t the tiny, old-school solar lanterns that once powered a lightbulb or TV in rural communities....

‘Foreign Tech Workers Are Avoiding Travel To the US’

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

In an opinion piece for Computerworld, columnist Steven Vaughan-Nichols argues that restrictive visa policies and a hostile border climate under the Trump administration are driving foreign tech workers, researchers, and conference speakers away from the U.S. The result, he says, is a gradual shift of talent, events, and long-term innovation toward more welcoming regions such as Europe, Canada,...

First Gaming Handheld With a Folding Screen

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

One-Netbook has unveiled the OneXSugar Wallet, the first gaming handheld with a folding OLED display. The Verge reports: The OneXSugar Wallet was announced on China’s Weibo yesterday, but with few details about its features and capabilities. That folding OLED screen has a resolution of 2480 x 1860 pixels, and the handheld will be powered by an unspecified “Qualcomm gaming platform flagship...

‘2025 Was the Year of Creative Bankruptcy’

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

PC Gamer argues that 2025 was a year full of high-profile AI embarrassments across games and entertainment, with Disney and Lucasfilm serving as the “opening salvo.” From the report: At a TED talk back in April, Lucasfilm senior vice president of creative innovation Rob Bredow presented a demonstration of what he called “a new era of technology.” Across 50 years of legendary innovation in...

India Overtakes Japan As 4th-Largest Economy

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from DW: India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, according to calculations in the Indian government’s end-of-year economic review. On current trends, India is expected to overtake Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next three years, the review said. The review said India’s gross domestic product has...

Groq Investor Sounds Alarm On Data Centers

Today at 01:20 AM, via Slashdot

Axios reports that venture capitalist Alex Davis is warning that a speculative rush to build data centers without committed tenants could trigger a financing crunch by 2027-2028. “This critique is coming from inside the AI optimist camp,” notes Axios, as Davis’ firm, Disruptive, “recently led a large investment in AI chipmaker Groq, which then signed a $20 billion licensing deal with Nvidia....

China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule For Chipmakers

Today at 00:40 AM, via Slashdot

China is quietly mandating that chipmakers use at least 50% domestically made equipment when expanding capacity, “as Beijing pushes to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain,” according to Reuters. From the report: The rule is not publicly documented, but chipmakers seeking state approval to build or expand their plants have been told by authorities in recent months that they must...

Toronto Man Outruns Streetcars To Show Up Sluggish Transit Network

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Mac Bauer is fast, but the city’s trams, weighing more than 100,000lbs and traveling at a maximum speed of nearly 45mph, should be far faster than him. And yet as of late December, in head-to-head races against streetcars, the 32-year-old remains undefeated in his quest to highlight how sluggish the trams, used by 230,000 people daily,...

Cybersecurity Employees Plead Guilty To Ransomware Attacks

Yesterday at 23:21 PM, via Slashdot

Two cybersecurity professionals who spent their careers defending organizations against ransomware attacks have pleaded guilty in a Florida federal court to using ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware to extort American businesses throughout 2023. Ryan Goldberg, a 40-year-old incident response manager from Georgia, and Kevin Martin, a 36-year-old ransomware negotiator from Texas, admitted to conspiring to...

Despite a Record Year, Airlines Are Grappling With Big Challenges

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via Slashdot

The global airline industry is on track to post an all-time profit high of nearly $40 billion in 2025, according to trade group IATA, surpassing the pre-pandemic 2019 figure of $26 billion, but carriers are still managing a net margin of just 4% — roughly $7.90 per passenger. Economist adds: Not everything has been in the ascent. European and North American airlines, which account for...

Singapore Study Links Heavy Infant Screen Time To Teen Anxiety

Yesterday at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

A study by a Singapore government agency has found that children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed brain development changes linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety in adolescence, adding to concerns about early digital exposure. From a report: The study was conducted by a team within the country’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the...

France Pushes Back Plastic Cup Ban By Four Years

Yesterday at 21:21 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The French government on Dec 30 postponed a ban on plastic throwaway cups by four years to 2030 because of difficulties finding alternatives. The ban was meant to start on Jan 1. But the Ministry for Ecological Transition said the “technical feasibility of eliminating plastic from cups” following a review in 2025 justified pushing back the deadline. It said...

New York’s MetroCard Era Ends After 31 Years

Yesterday at 20:41 PM, via Slashdot

After more than three decades of service, New York City’s iconic MetroCard is about to retire, as December 31, 2025 marks the final day commuters can purchase or refill the gold-hued plastic cards that replaced subway tokens back in 1994. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been transitioning to OMNY, a contactless payment system introduced in 2019 that lets riders tap a credit card,...

Who Are the Leading Live Dealer Game Aggregator Providers? 

Yesterday at 20:08 PM, via Tech Financials

Live casino has evolved from a niche add‑on to a core revenue driver for many online casinos. Industry research suggests that the global live casino segment is already worth well over ten billion US dollars in annual revenue and is forecast to grow at a double‑digit compound annual rate over the coming years, outpacing many […]

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