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Netflix Wants Plots Explained Multiple Times Because Viewers Are on Their Phones, Matt Damon Says

Yesterday at 19:08 PM, via Slashdot

Netflix has begun asking filmmakers to adjust their storytelling approach to account for viewers who are scrolling through their phones while watching, according to Matt Damon. The traditional action movie formula involves three major set pieces distributed across the first, second, and third acts. Netflix now wants a large action sequence in the opening five minutes to hook viewers. The...

Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists

Yesterday at 18:08 PM, via The Guardian

Study suggests being optimistic produces more antibodies, hinting at future healthcare potential of mental techniques

Being optimistic may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body’s natural defences.

Scientists have found people who used positive thinking to boost activity in the brain’s reward system responded better to...

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for tool use.

Witgar Wiegele, an organic farmer and baker from a small town in Carinthia near the Italian...

NYSE Eyes 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading With Weekend Access and Same-Day Settlement

Yesterday at 17:43 PM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: The New York Stock Exchange, owned by Intercontinental Exchange, is developing a platform for trading tokenized versions of U.S. listed stocks and ETFs around the clock, pending regulatory approval. The system would combine the NYSE’s existing matching engine with blockchain-based settlement, enabling 24×7 trading, instant settlement, and fractional share purchases priced...

IMF Warns Global Economic Resilience at Risk if AI Falters

Yesterday at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

The “surprisingly resilient” global economy is at risk of being disrupted by a sharp reversal in the AI boom, the IMF warned on Monday, as world leaders prepared for talks in the Swiss resort of Davos. From a report: Risks to global economic expansion were “tilted to the downside,” the fund said in an update to its World Economic Outlook, arguing that growth was reliant on a narrow range of...

China Birth Rate Falls To Lowest Since 1949

Yesterday at 16:04 PM, via Slashdot

China’s birth rate fell to 5.6 per 1,000 people in 2025, the lowest figure since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, and the country’s total population contracted by 3.39 million, the sharpest decline since the Mao Zedong era. The drop marks the fourth straight year of population decline and comes despite government efforts to encourage childbearing, including subsidies of about $500...

Are DJI Drones Still Banned? (2026)

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Wired

Can you still buy a DJI drone in the US? (Yes.) Will you be able to buy future drones? (Maybe.) Here are the current DJI dos and don’ts.

China Consumed 10.4 Trillion Kilowatt-Hours of Electricity In 2025 – Double the US

Yesterday at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader hackingbear summarizes this report from Bloomberg: China consumed totally 10.4 trillion kilowatt hours (10.4 petaWh) in 2025 according to data from the National Energy Administration. That’s the highest annual electricity use ever recorded by a single country, and doubled the amount used by the US and surpassed the combined annual total of the EU, Russia, India and Japan. The...

Strange car sales secret in South Africa

Yesterday at 14:07 PM, via MyBroadband

The world’s largest fully-electric and plug-in hybrid carmaker has not shared any details about its sales in South Africa since launching locally in mid-2023.

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