TUESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2025, 14:49
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Clean Energy Wire: Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany’s gross electricity consumption in 2025, according to preliminary figures by energy industry group BDEW and research institute ZSW. Despite a ‘historically weak’ first quarter of the year for wind power production and a significant drop in hydropower output, the...
Instagram is awash with Asian firms showing how they can remake old Broncos, Defenders, and other whole classic cars—better and much cheaper than in the US.
eSIM technology is reshaping mobile connectivity in South Africa, offering instant activation, reduced travel costs, and superior global coverage compared to traditional SIM cards. The Shift in Mobile Connectivity in South Africa South Africa is undergoing a major transformation in how users connect to mobile networks. The rising demand for instant, versatile, and cost-effective data […]
MultiChoice’s new owner, Groupe Canal+, is planning several significant changes at DStv to arrest the decline of the African pay-TV giant.
Eskom has quietly taken an important step in the rollout of a long-awaited product that could transform South Africa’s electricity sector.
A former Chinese official who fled to the U.S. says Beijing has used advanced surveillance technology from U.S. companies to track, intimidate, and punish him and his family across borders. ABC News reports: Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he got an urgent call: Don’t return to China, a friend warned. You’re now a fugitive. Days...
The debate around financial access reached a new level this week after a major U.S. banking regulator warned large Wall Street banks that “debanking” customers may be unlawful. The message landed in a tense market, where many individuals and small businesses already feel locked out of traditional services. At the same time, projects offering open […]
Many projects talk about deflation as a future idea. Milk Mocha applies it immediately during the presale itself. Every week, any unsold supply is removed forever, reducing availability long before the platform becomes active. This approach places $HUGS in a rare category where supply control is not promised later but enforced now. With constant participation […]
Diesel drivers are likely to see the biggest increase in road travelling costs relative to last year.
As Bitcoin trades around $90K, the market is questioning whether major upside still remains, or whether early-stage opportunities such as Digitap’s crypto presale offer stronger 2026 ROI potential. The Puell Multiple chart shows that BTC is no longer in deep-value territory, and with Digitap ($TAP) rising from a $0.0125 starting price to $0.0371 today, many […]
The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by the Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed a series of lawsuits in Texas this week, accusing some of the biggest US chip firms of negligently failing to track chips that evaded export curbs. Those chips were ultimately used to power Russian and Iranian weapon systems, causing wrongful deaths last year. Their complaints alleged that for years,...
Chandler, Arizona unanimously rejected a proposed AI data center despite heavy lobbying from Big Tech interests and former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Politico reports: The Chandler City Council last night voted down a request by a New York developer to rezone land to build a data center and business complex. The local battle escalated in October after Sinema showed up at a planning commission meeting...
Framework Computer raised DDR5 memory prices for its Laptop DIY Editions by 50% due to industry-wide memory shortages. Phoronix reports: Framework Computer is keeping the prior prices for existing pre-orders and also is foregoing any price changes for their pre-built laptops or the Framework Desktop. Framework Computer also lets you order DIY laptops without any memory at all if so desired for...
id Software employees voted to form a wall-to-wall union with the CWA, covering all roles at the Doom studio. “The vote wasn’t unanimous, though a majority did vote in favor of the union,” notes Engadget. From the report: The union will work in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which is the same organization involved with parent company ZeniMax’s recent unionization...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. government will require artificial intelligence vendors to measure political “bias” to sell their chatbots to federal agencies, according to a Trump administration statement (PDF) released on Thursday. The requirement will apply to all large language models bought by federal agencies, with the exception of national security systems,...
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
The pro-Russian CyberVolk group resurfaced with a Telegram-based ransomware-as-a-service platform, but fatally undermined its own operation by hardcoding master encryption keys in plaintext. The Register reports: First, the bad news: the CyberVolk 2.x (aka VolkLocker) ransomware-as-a-service operation that launched in late summer. It’s run entirely through Telegram, which makes it very easy for...
Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates’ youngest daughter, has raised $30 million for the AI shopping app she built in her Stanford dorm room with classmate Sophia Kianni. The app is called Phia and is pitched as a way to simplify price comparison and secondhand shopping. “Its AI-powered search engine — available as an app and as a browser extension for Chrome and Safari — pulls listings from more than...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google has increasingly moved toward keeping features locked to its hardware products, but the Translate app is bucking that trend. The live translate feature is breaking out of the Google bubble with support for any earbuds you happen to have connected to your Android phone. The app is also getting improved translation quality across...
A deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.