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Phone footage taken by a plane passenger captured the moment Nasa’s Artemis II mission launched on Wednesday evening, carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years. It is the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 that humans have left lower Earth orbit
Artemis II astronauts pass 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon
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The Wall Street Journal shares the “wild behind-the-scenes story” of how the world’s largest and most destructive botnet was uncovered and taken down, writes Slashdot reader sturgeon. “At times, the network known as Kimwolf included more than a million compromised home Android devices and digital photo frames — enough DDoS firepower to disrupt internet traffic across the U.S. and beyond.” From...
Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.
Tony Isaac shares a report from NPR: When it comes to using AI, it seems some lawyers just can’t help themselves. Last year saw a rapid increase in court sanctions against attorneys for filing briefs containing errors generated by artificial intelligence tools. The most prominent case was that of the lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who were fined $3,000 each for filing briefs containing...
The crypto market is sending mixed signals as traders keep an eye on both established coins and new tokens. The latest XRP price prediction shows that if it can push above $1.40, we might see a bullish upswing, but if it struggles, support levels around $1.25 and even $1.00 could come into play. At the […]
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Artemis II has successfully taken off to begin its journey to the far side of the moon (Report, 2 April). Meanwhile, this bank holiday, our grandson has been unable to travel by train from Manchester to Luton to support Peterborough United without multiple changes and replacement...
Despite hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, nearly half of planned U.S. data center projects are being delayed or canceled. “One major reason behind these setbacks is the availability of key electrical components — such as transformers, switchgear, and batteries — that are used both at data center sites and outside of them,” reports Tom’s Hardware. “Meanwhile, grid infrastructure is...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity’s AI search engine encourages users to go deeper with their prompts by engaging in chat sessions that a lawsuit has alleged are often shared in their entirety with Google and Meta without users’ knowledge or consent. “This happened to every user regardless of whether or not they signed up for a Perplexity account,” the lawsuit...
Watching Love Story brought back a surreal evening in 1994.
The four astronauts on Nasa’s lunar mission have spoken about their experience of the journey so far via video. Their Orion capsules is approaching 100,000 miles from Earth as it heads towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled in space
Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon
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Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for money
The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.
The warning comes after the Guardian revealed the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties last month by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower...
Protect your new Samsung phone with the help of these cases and screen protectors.
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We break down the current iPad lineup to help you figure out which of Apple’s tablets is best for you.
The General Services Administration is hiring “approximately 400 positions,” according to an internal email viewed by WIRED. Last year the agency lost thousands of workers as part of DOGE’s rampage.
“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot writes: CU Boulder researchers are reporting that they have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The findings were published in the journal Natural Metabolism on March 19, 2026. Pythons can grow as big as a telephone pole,...
Nutrition tracking? Gear tracking? Garmin’s latest software updates aim to add value to the company’s line of premium sports watches.
A great gamepad instantly levels up your play. These are our top picks for Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
The new crop of portable jump starters means you’ll never be stuck waiting on a tow. Here are the devices we’d trust.
Amid the latest economic downturn, sugar babies are asking their daddies for stock market advice and taking on vanilla jobs to recession-proof their incomes.
Samsung leans into its artistic side with its newest TVs.