Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
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Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.
Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance
“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event.
Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC
Sony is reportedly abandoning its recent push to bring major PlayStation games to PC and will instead keep most single-player titles exclusive to the PlayStation 5. According to Bloomberg, the shift back toward console exclusivity may be driven by weaker PC sales and concerns about diluting the PlayStation brand. From the report: Online games such as Marathon and Marvel Tokon will still be...
Scientists laud life-changing drug for children with resistant form of epilepsy
Preliminary trials into Zorevunersen find drug to be safe and well tolerated by those with Dravet syndrome
Scientists have hailed a potentially life-changing drug for children with a hard to treat form of epilepsy, after promising early clinical trial results.
Dravet syndrome is a genetic disorder which causes treatment resistant epilepsy and is often accompanied by speech and developmental...
What AI Models for War Actually Look Like
While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations.
Computer Scientists Caution Against Internet Age-Verification Mandates
fjo3 shares a report from Reason Magazine: Effective January 1, 2027, providers of computer operating systems in California will be required to implement age verification. That’s just part of a wave of state and national laws attempting to limit children’s access to potentially risky content without considering the perils such laws themselves pose. Now, not a moment too soon, over 400 computer...
USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026
Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options.
Vehicle Tire Pressure Sensors Enable Silent Tracking
Longtime Slashdot reader linuxwrangler writes: Dark Reading reports that a team of researchers has determined that signals from tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMSs), required in U.S. cars since 2007, can be used to track the presence, type, weight, and driving pattern of vehicles. The researchers report (PDF) that the TPMS data, which includes unique sensor IDs, is sent in clear text...
Which iPhone 17 Model Should You Buy?
The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple’s smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these iPhones can help you shop.
The Ultimate Guide to Online Sports Betting: Why TrustDice is the Future
An earthquake is hitting the world of online sports betting. As the usual barriers have fallen, a revolution is starting in speed, privacy and efficiency. One of the pioneering organizations in this evolution is TrustDice, an elite level sportsbook for all cryptocurrency enthusiasts which combines everyone’s favorite worldwide sporting event with blockchain’s revolutionary benefits. If […]
Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers
The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season.
Emails To Outlook.com Rejected By Faulty Or Overzealous Blocking Rules
Microsoft spent much of the past week rejecting legitimate emails sent to Outlook.com, Live, and Hotmail accounts due to what appears to be overly aggressive IP reputation filtering or faulty blocklist rules. According to The Register, many senders received 550 errors claiming their networks were blocked, preventing delivery of invoices, notifications, and authentication emails. From the...
This 5.1 Soundbar Bundle Is $100 Off
Sony’s upgraded Bravia Theater System 6 packs a complete home audio setup into a single box.
‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society
Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people
The final module in the long-running Covid-19 inquiry has concluded, marking the end of public hearings that began almost three years ago.
While other sections of the inquiry have focused on specific areas of the pandemic, such as the care sector, economy, vaccines and...
Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firm
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.
Optimism Price Prediction 2026: OP Consolidates as Web3 Gaming Presale $EV2 Attracts Early Buyers
Optimism (OP) has entered a consolidation phase in late February 2026, trading around EV2 by Funtico—an upcoming AAA sci-fi MMO shooter that’s already drawing substantial capital commitments ahead of its Q2 2026 token generation event. What You’ll Learn Current technical setup and price support/resistance levels for Optimism (OP) Near-term price targets and market sentiment for […]
TikTok Says End-To-End Encryption Makes Users Less Safe
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) — the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals — arguing it makes users less safe. E2EE means only the sender and recipient of a direct message can view its contents, making it the most secure form of communication available to the general public. Platforms such as...
PZXM Privacy Compute Network Launches: Reshaping Biological Data Sovereignty and Decentralized Science (DeSci) Infrastructure
New York, USA: Against the backdrop of exponential growth in healthcare data tokenization and Decentralized Science (DeSci), the PZXM protocol officially announces the launch phase of its underlying data architecture and privacy compute network. Currently, modern biomedicine faces a structural contradiction between data silos and privacy breaches, with highly valuable health data often locked...
WQZT: Omnichain Liquidity Engine Deployment Establishes Institutional RWA Market Structure
New York, USA – As the digital asset sector transitions into a post-ambiguity regulatory environment, the structural immobility of traditional private markets presents a critical infrastructure gap. Addressing the liquidity fragmentation that characterized the first wave of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, the WQZT Protocol has deployed a comprehensive four-layer technical stack. This...
NQXY Protocol Releases Whitepaper: Launching the Economic Operating System and Coordination Layer for Autonomous AI Agents
New York, USA – NQXY has officially released its V1.0 Whitepaper , detailing a decentralized, four-layer infrastructure protocol designed to serve as the economic operating system for autonomous AI agents. As AI transitions from passive tools to active, decision-making entities , traditional human-centric financial rails and blockchains have proven insufficient for high-frequency,...