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William Shatner Celebrates 95th Birthday, Smokes Cigar, Revisits ‘Rocket Man’ and Tests X Money

Sunday at 19:55 PM, via Slashdot

It was 60 years ago when William Shatner — born in 1931 — portrayed Captain Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. Shatner turns 95 today — and celebrated by posting a picture of himself smoking a cigar. “At 95, I’m still smokin’!” Shatner joked, adding that in life he’d learned two things. “Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.'” For more celebrations,...

A CNN Producer Explores the ‘Magic AI’ Workout Mirror

Sunday at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

CNN looks at “the Magic AI fitness mirror,” a new product “watching you, and giving you feedback automatically,” while sometimes playing footage of a recorded personal trainer. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland describes CNN’s video report:CNN says the device “tracks form, counts reps, and corrects technique in real-time — and it doesn’t go easy on you.” (Although the company’s...

Google Search Is Now Sometimes Using AI To Replace Headlines

Sunday at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated,” reports the Verge:After doing something similar in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the traditional “10 blue links,” too. We’ve found multiple examples where Google replaced headlines we wrote with ones we did not, sometimes changing their meaning in the...

Suspected meteorite crashes into Houston home, officials say

Sunday at 17:18 PM, via The Guardian

Nasa confirms meteor after residents reported hearing thunder-like noises about the time the fireball was visible

A suspected meteorite crashed into a home in suburban Houston on Saturday night, according to local residents and officials.

Speaking to the local news outlet KHOU11 over the weekend, Spring area resident Sherrie James recalled the incident, saying: “My grandson went to check and...

Amazon Plans to Test Four-Legged Robots on Wheels for Deliveries

Sunday at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

CNBC reports:Amazon has acquired Rivr, a Swiss robotics company developing machines for “doorstep delivery,” the company confirmed Thursday… It announced the deal in a notice sent to third-party delivery contractors… “We believe this technology, when working alongside your [delivery associates], has the potential to further improve safety outcomes and the overall customer experience,...

Is time a figment of our imaginations?

Sunday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Cosmologists and physicists come up empty handed when they attempt to pin down time. So what, exactly, is it?

When was the last time you raced against an unforgiving clock? Perhaps you skipped breakfast, broke a sweat, shelled out for a taxi or missed time with your family. Many of us have become slaves to time, with huge portions of our day spent chasing appointments and deadlines. But what...

US Cable TV Industry Faces ‘Dramatic Collapse’ as Local Operators Shut Down – or Become ISPs

Sunday at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

America’s cable TV industry “is undergoing its most dramatic collapse in history,” reports Cord Cutters News, “with operators large and small waving the white flag on traditional TV service and pointing their customers toward streaming platforms instead.” Just in 2025 Comcast lost 1.25 million pay-TV subscribers (ending the year with just 11.3 million), while Charter Spectrum also lost hundreds...

Which Instax Camera Should You Buy? (2026)

Sunday at 13:30 PM, via Wired

Should you buy an Instax Mini or Mini Evo? Instax Square or Wide? We demystify Fujifilm’s Instax lineup to help you find the perfect instant camera (or printer).

Meteor Rumbles Over Houston, as Six-Pound Fragment Crashes Into a Texas Home

Sunday at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

“It is the talk of the town today — the loud boom, the flash of light in the sky experienced by a lot of folks across the Houston area this afternoon,” says a local Texas newscaster. “And then there was this — a home in northwest Harris county hit by something that crashed through their roof.” Travelling at very high speed, the six-pound meteorite crashed through their roof and through...

Tesla’s Upcoming Electric Big Rig Is Already a Hit with Truckers

Sunday at 06:34 AM, via Slashdot

“After nearly a decade of delays and industry skepticism, Tesla’s electric big rig is finally rolling out of Nevada’s Gigafactory for mass production starting summer 2026,” writes Gadget Review. And some truckers who tested the vehicles already love them (as reported by the Wall Street Journal):Dakota Shearer and Angel Rodriguez, among other pilot drivers, rave about the centered cab that...

Trivy Supply Chain Attack Spreads, Triggers Self-Spreading CanisterWorm Across 47 npm Packages

Sunday at 02:42 AM, via Slashdot

“We have removed all malicious artifacts from the affected registries and channels,” Trivy maintainer Itay Shakury posted today, noting that all the latest Trivy releases “now point to a safe version.” But “On March 19, we observed that a threat actor used a compromised credential…” And today The Hacker News reported the same attackers are now “suspected to be conducting follow-on attacks that...

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