Collaborate Disseminate
Berlin-based T2 Linux developer René Rebe (long-time Slashdot reader ReneR) is announcing that their Xorg display server has now restored its XAA acceleration architecture, “bringing fixed-function hardware 2D acceleration back to many older gra… Continue reading T2 Linux Restores XAA In Xorg, Making 2D Graphics Fast Again
Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: The Salvation Army has launched what it calls the world’s first digital thrift store inside Roblox, an experience named Thrift Score that lets players browse virtual racks and buy digital fashion for their avatars. … Continue reading The Salvation Army Opens a Digital Thrift Store On Roblox
Researchers at CyberProof have identified a new fake captcha campaign linked to the ClickFix operation. This stealthy infostealer targets over 25 browsers, cryptocurrency wallets like MetaMask, and gaming accounts by tricking users into executing malic… Continue reading New ClickFix Attack Targets Crypto Wallets and 25+ Browsers with Infostealer
Although digital computers are – much like their human computer counterparts – about performing calculations, another crucial element is that of memory. After all, you need to fetch values from …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Bleeding-Edge Memory Devices of 1959
CNN reports on a 13,000-year-old glacier in a Romanian cave, where scientists say a bacterial strain they thawed and analyzed “is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics used to treat diseases such as urinary tract infections and tuberculosis.”
But there’… Continue reading Researchers Discover Ancient Bacteria Strain That Resists 10 Modern Antibiotics
Can being “very online” really affect our brains, asks the Washington Post:
Research suggests that scrolling through short videos on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts is affecting our attention, memory and mental health. A recent meta-analysis of t… Continue reading Is ‘Brain Rot’ Real? How Too Much Time Online Can Affect Your Mind.
This week the Python Software Foundation explained how they keep Python secure. A new blog post recognizes the volunteers and paid Python Software Foundation staff on the Python Security Response Team (PSRT), who “triage and coordinate vulnerability re… Continue reading How Python’s Security Response Team Keeps Python Users Safe
Your project doesn’t necessarily have to be a refined masterpiece to have an impact on the global hacker hivemind. Case in point: this great demo of using a 64-point time-of-flight …read more Continue reading In Praise of the Proof of Concept
A Russian-speaking, financially motivated threat actor has been observed taking advantage of commercial generative artificial intelligence (AI) services to compromise over 600 FortiGate devices located in 55 countries.
That’s according to new findings … Continue reading AI-Assisted Threat Actor Compromises 600+ FortiGate Devices in 55 Countries
As seen on InformNapalm: On February 18, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. One of the sta… Continue reading Ukrainian hackers uncover how Russian drone operators are using Belarus