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Besides administering standardized pre-college tests, America’s nonprofit College Board designs college-level classes that high school students can take. But now they’re also crafting courses “not just with higher education at the table, but industry partners such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the technology giant IBM,” reports Education Week. “The organization hopes the effort will make...
The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore “are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions,” reports TechCrunch, “according to a new technical report by a renowned digital security lab.”On Wednesday, The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and security researchers housed at the University of Toronto that has investigated the spyware industry for...
This week the “Old Vintage Computing Research” blog published a 21,000-word exploration of the DEC PDP-11, the 16-bit minicomputer sold by Digital Equipment Corporation. Slashdot reader AndrewZX calls the blog post “an excellent deep dive” into the machine’s history and capabilities “and the classic Venix UNIX that it ran.” The blogger still owns a working 1984 DEC Professional 380, “a tank of...
Was the cutting of undersea cables part of a larger pattern? Russia and its proxies are accused by western officials of “staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago,” reports the Associated Press. That includes cyberattacks and committing acts of sabotage/vandalism/arson, as well as spreading propaganda and even plotting killings,...
Slashdot reader Required Snark shared this article from Phys.org:In the realm of science fiction, [sun-energy capturing] Dyson spheres and ringworlds have been staples for decades. But it is well known that the simplest designs are unstable against gravitational forces and would thus be torn apart. Now a scientist from Scotland, UK has shown that certain configurations of these objects near a...
“I intend to sue the National Archives,” said Joseph diGenova, an 80-year-old former Trump campaign lawyer (and a U.S. Attorney from 1983 to 1988). While releasing 63,000 unredacted pages about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, the U.S. government erroneously “made public the Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information of potentially hundreds of former...
Public consulted after concerns over children removed from parents on evidence of psychologists without right qualifications
Unregulated experts could be banned from the family courts under new proposals for proceedings involving children in England and Wales.
The Family Procedure Rule Committee, which sets the rules in family court cases, has proposed changes to the rules, which are now out...
Founded in 1979, the Association for the Advancement of AI is an international scientific society. Recently 25 of its AI researchers surveyed 475 respondents in the AAAI community about “the trajectory of AI research” — and their results were surprising. Futurism calls the results “a resounding rebuff to the tech industry’s long-preferred method of achieving AI gains” — namely, adding more...
Imperial College project could lead to less invasive testing and combat increase in antibiotic resistance
Jodie is a canine with special powers, scientists have discovered. The golden labrador can smell and identify particular bacteria and could soon play a key role in helping researchers develop a programme in which dogs could sniff out individuals infected with dangerous microbes.
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Two “groundbreaking research reports” on open source security were announced this week by the Linux Foundation in partnership with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and Linux Foundation Europe. The reports specifically address the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (or CRA) and “highlight knowledge gaps and best practices for CRA compliance.” “Unaware and Uncertain: The Stark Realities of...
Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of refueling your phone, wireless earbuds, and watch.
Looking to step up to the TV big leagues? These are the best OLED TVs you can buy.
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane inherited a utility that had its worst operational year on record and was tasked with turning the company around — something his 14 predecessors could not do.
Computer programming jobs in the US have declined by more than a quarter over the past two years, placing the profession among the 10 hardest-hit occupations of 420-plus jobs tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and potentially signaling the first concrete evidence of artificial intelligence replacing workers. The timing coincides with OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in late 2022. Anthropic...
Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.
Done wisely, naps can be a valuable way to boost your focus and energy. A sleep researcher explains how to get it right.
Apple’s latest iOS 18.3.2 update is automatically re-enabling its Apple Intelligence feature even for users who previously disabled it, adding to mounting concerns about the company’s AI strategy. The update presents a splash screen with no option except to tap “Continue,” which activates the feature. Users must then manually disable it through settings, with the AI consuming up to 7GB of...
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In the digital economy, data is more than just information — it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned?
Stardust, an Israeli–US startup, intends to patent its unique aerosol technology for temporarily cooling the planet.
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Adolescence, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Squid Game are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.