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Linus Torvalds recently defended Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death during a video with Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips, where the two built a PC together. It’s FOSS reports: In that video, Sebastian discussed Torvalds’ fondness for ECC (Error Correction Code). I am using their last name because Linus will be confused with Linus. This is where Torvalds says this: “I am convinced that all...
This premium gaming handheld loads up with features, but Windows still holds it back from being the easy option.
Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.
Plus: The Trump administration declines to issue sanctions over Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree, officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, and more.
Canyon’s latest off-road helmet is the first bike helmet in the United States to feature RLS’s game-changing safety tech.
This no-frills device is good, but chintzy accessories and a borderline dangerous frother keep it from being great.
The CEO of Canal+ Africa’s SA Pay-TV business has spent a lot of time talking to customers in person to try and understand their needs and frustrations.
Plus: Samsung’s tri-folding phone unfurls to the size of a tablet, and Kobo has a new remote page-turner.
Longtime Slashdot reader sinij shares a report from the BBC: Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year. It is a term that describes manipulative tactics used to drive engagement online, with usage of it increasing threefold...
The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users.
Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development
Gabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Does the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to...
An SIU investigation has found extensive fraud and maladministration within Driving Licence Testing Centres.
Meta has officially confirmed it is shifting investment away from the metaverse and VR toward AI-powered smart glasses, following a Bloomberg report of an up to 30% budget cut for Reality Labs. “Within our overall Reality Labs portfolio we are shifting some of our investment from Metaverse toward AI glasses and Wearables given the momentum there,” a statement from Meta reads. “We aren’t...
Bullish developments tend to push cryptocurrency prices higher. This can be seen in Ethereum (ETH), which reclaimed the $3,100 level after completing the much-anticipated Fusaka upgrade. While this is a laudable feat, Ethereum is still down 36% from its August 24, 2025, ATH. As ETH struggles to climb higher, investors seeking to hedge against further […]
Bitcoin has climbed back above $92,000, and big names in the industry are already predicting where it could go next. At Binance Blockchain Week, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Bitcoin could reach $180,000 by 2026, pointing to progress on U.S. regulation as a possible catalyst. Others on the same panel shared similar expectations. But while […]
Ⅰ. The Call of Long-Termism: Why Newstar Becomes the New Paradigm Amid increasing global market volatility, rising geopolitical uncertainty, and frequent failures of traditional models, leading global asset management institutions have emphasized: The rise of systemic risk Strengthened cross-market structural correlations Tail events becoming the norm rather than the exception Transparent and...
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Scientists have developed algorithms that give predictive scores for a host of physical and mental traits
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
The Guardian has learned that couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ. But what is polygenic screening and...
British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysis
What is polygenic embryo screening in IVF and does it work?
Couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ, height and health, the Guardian has learned.
The controversial screening...
Nu Metro says the cinema complex takeover from Ster-Kinekor “redefines the rules of movie magic”.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out a task and (most of the time) owns up to any bad behavior. Figuring out why large language models...