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Science/Tech

Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Wired

In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated.

UK Police Blame Microsoft Copilot for Intelligence Mistake

Yesterday at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

The chief constable of one of Britain’s largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. From a report: The report, which led to Israeli football fans being banned from a match last year, included a nonexistent match between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Copilot hallucinated the game and West Midlands Police...

Eskom shoots the lights out

Yesterday at 17:01 PM, via MyBroadband

Eskom’s power system is more stable and predictable than it has been for the past half-decade.

Europe is Rediscovering the Virtues of Cash

Yesterday at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

After spending years pushing digital payments to combat tax evasion and money laundering, European Union ministers decided in December to ban businesses from refusing cash. The reversal comes as 12% of European businesses flatly refused cash in 2024, up from 4% three years earlier. Over one in three cinemas in the Netherlands no longer accept notes and coins. Cash usage across the euro area...

Nuclear Weapons Are Now ESG Compliant

Yesterday at 16:04 PM, via Slashdot

The European Union published guidance on December 30 that reclassified nuclear weapons as acceptable investments under its sustainable finance framework, completing a policy change approved in November that narrowed the definition of banned armaments from “controversial” to “prohibited.” The shift addresses earlier vagueness that the Commission said hindered efforts to raise $932 billion in...

The company slashing petrol bills in South Africa

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via MyBroadband

South Africa’s oldest and largest electric vehicle (EV) leasing and management fleet operator Everlectric is seeing increased demand for its offering and plans to radically expanding its model line-up in 2026.

Never-Before-Seen Linux Malware Is ‘Far More Advanced Than Typical’

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen framework that infects Linux machines with a wide assortment of modules that are notable for the range of advanced capabilities they provide to attackers. The framework, referred to as VoidLink by its source code, features more than 30 modules that can be used to customize capabilities to meet...

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