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The Apple-OpenAI Alliance is Fraying, Setting Up a Possible Legal Fight

16 May at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

Bloomberg reports that Apple’s two-year-old partnership with OpenAI “has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter.” Bloomberg describes OpenAI as “failing to see the expected benefits from the deal and now preparing possible legal action.”OpenAI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options that could be formally executed in the near future,...

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia

16 May at 22:12 PM, via The Guardian

The person was onboard the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three lives

Canadian officials said on Saturday that a test for one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred indicated a positive result.

Speaking at a news conference, Dr Bonnie Henry, British...

California Law Limits ‘Recyling’ Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste

16 May at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol,” writes the Washington Post’s “climate coach.”The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades. The majority of the items emblazoned...

California Law Limits ‘Recycling’ Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste

16 May at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol,” writes the Washington Post’s “climate coach.”The “chasing arrows” symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades. The majority of the items emblazoned...

Anthropic’s Mythos Helped Build a Working macOS Exploit in Five Days

16 May at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

“The vulnerability is simple in practice,” writes Tom’s Hardware: “run a command as a standard user and gain root (administrator) access to the machine.”And it was Mythos Preview that helped the security researchers at Palo Alto-based Calif bypass a five-year Apple security effort in just five days. The blog 9to5Mac reports:Last year, Apple introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a...

The Search for the Next ‘James Bond’ Actor Has Begun

16 May at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Variety reports:Amazon MGM Studios started auditioning actors for the part of 007 in the past few weeks, Variety has learned… The next James Bond film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker behind the “Dune” franchise, “Arrival” and “Sicario.” Amy Pascal of the “Spider-Man” films and David Heyman of the “Harry Potter” series will produce the picture, which will feature a script...

Fedora’s AI Developer Desktop Initiative Blocked by Community Backlash

16 May at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

The blog It’s FOSS has an update on the Fedora AI Developer Desktop Initiative, a proposed platform for AI/machine learning workloads on Fedora. It’s now been blocked “after two Fedora Council members retracted their earlier approval votes.”The initiative was proposed by Red Hat engineer Gordon Messmer, aiming to deliver an Atomic Desktop with accelerated AI workload support, covering developer...

Trump Phones Start Shipping – But Were There Really 600,000 Preorders?

16 May at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

USA Today reports:Trump Mobile phones are being shipped this week, the company exclusively confirmed to USA TODAY in an email May 11…. The company’s first smartphone — the T1 Phone — was originally scheduled for release in August. However, the golden gadget’s release was later delayed to October before being pushed back again to this week. Now, Trump Mobile CEO Pat O’Brien told USA TODAY,...

Why Is the US Job Market So Tough, Especially for Recent College Grads?

16 May at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

What’s going on with the U.S. job market? “The economy is growing. Unemployment is low,” notes the Washington Post. “And yet, for millions of workers, finding a job has become harder than at almost any other point in decades,” with the hiring rate “well below pre-pandemic levels for more than a year.” Part of the problem? “Of the net 369,000 positions added across the entire economy since the...

Linux Kernel Outlines What Qualifies As A Security Bug, Responsible AI Use

16 May at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

The Linux 7.1 kernel has added new documentation clarifying what qualifies as a security bug and how AI-assisted vulnerability reports should be handled. Phoronix reports: Stemming from the recent influx of security bugs to the Linux kernel as well as an uptick in bug and security reports from discoveries made in full or in part with AI, additional documentation was warranted. Longtime Linux...

Japan Runs Out of Robot Wolves In Fight Against Bears

16 May at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Japan’s worsening bear problem has created a shortage of handmade “Monster Wolf” robots, which are $4,000 solar-powered scarecrow-like devices with glowing eyes, sensors, and blaring sounds designed to frighten the animals away. “We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months,” company president Yuji Ohta recently told the AFP....

Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast

16 May at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

The US supreme court dealt a devastating blow to the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states cannot consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority-Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright talks to Stacey Abrams, a voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority...

Ice vests or daily cold showers could help people lose weight, study finds

15 May at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers say daily exposure to cold activates brown fat and could help speed up body’s burning of calories

Wearing an ice vest or taking daily cold showers could help people lose weight, according to researchers.

Despite the growing popularity of cold-water swimming and freezing plunges, to date there is minimal data on the health benefits of cold exposure. But a study of 47 adults with...

Eskom Marks Full Year Without Loadshedding At Midnight Tonight

15 May at 16:14 PM, via Tech Financials

Eskom’s power system continues to demonstrate improved resilience as colder temperatures drive higher evening demand. The sustained performance underscores the impact of the Generation Recovery Plan, reinforcing Eskom’s Winter Outlook projection of no loadshedding. Exactly at 24:00 tonight, Eskom will complete a year without the need to implement loadshedding, which was last implemented on a […]

Why GoTyme Bank Is Making Employees Shareholders As Part Of Its Next Growth Phase

15 May at 14:53 PM, via Tech Financials

GoTyme Bank has announced that its employees will now become shareholders in the business, a meaningful step as the bank moves into its next phase of growth. The decision comes at a time when GoTyme is evolving beyond its early days as a challenger brand, following strong customer growth, a growing physical presence, and its […]

Gurhan Kiziloz’s Spartans Casino Registers $1 Billion+ in Wagered Bets While Still in Beta Phase

15 May at 13:53 PM, via Tech Financials

The online gaming industry is highly competitive, with established companies frequently launching new digital platforms to capture market share. Recently, Nexus International, founded by its founder Gurhan Kiziloz, introduced a new online casino platform named Spartans. While new product launches are common, the trajectory of this specific platform is highly unusual. Spartans is currently...

Gurhan Kiziloz’s Nexus International Closes 2025 With $1.2 Billion Inflows & Industry-Leading Margins

15 May at 13:51 PM, via Tech Financials

The global online gambling industry is entering a phase of consolidation. Margins are compressing across the major publicly traded operators. Customer acquisition costs continue to rise. Regulatory frameworks tighten across both fiat and crypto-native platforms. Against this backdrop, Nexus International, the privately held gaming group founded and wholly owned by Gurhan Kiziloz, has delivered...

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