Collaborate Disseminate
Slashdot reader king*jojo shared this article from The Register:
A 23-year-old side-channel attack for spying on people’s web browsing histories will get shut down in the forthcoming Chrome 136, released last Thursday to the Chrome beta channel. At le… Continue reading Chrome To Patch Decades-Old ‘Browser History Sniffing’ Flaw That Let Sites Peek At Your History
America’s Justice Department “has shut down its unit that investigates cryptocurrency fraud,” reports USA Today.
A Monday night memo from U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the shut down was “effective immediately.”
Blanche directed the … Continue reading America’s Justice Department Shuts Down Its Cryptocurrency Fraud Unit
Lots of people swear by large-language model (LLM) AIs for writing code. Lots of people swear at them. Still others may be planning to exploit their peculiarities, according to [Joe …read more Continue reading Vibe Check: False Packages a New LLM Security Risk?
Black holes “often exhibit long periods of dormancy,” writes Popular Science, adding that astronomers had never witnessed a black hole “wake up” in real time. “Until now…”
In February of 2024 X-ray bursts were spotted coming out of a black hole nam… Continue reading For the First Time Astronomers Watch a Black Hole ‘Wake Up’ in Real-Time
People “are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments,” reports CNN, citing results from a recent experiment in Germany (discussed on Slashdot in 2020):
Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic… Continue reading Germany’s ‘Universal Basic Income’ Experiment Proves It Doesn’t Encourage Unmployment
The White House announced a temporary exemption for smartphones, laptops, and other consumer electronics from the steep tariffs that would hike up prices for many products. Continue reading New White House tariff exemptions for electronics could offer temporary break for tech
SK Inc. invests heavily in the U.S. It claims to be investing $50 billion in U.S. businesses, with investment in electric vehicle batteries, life sciences, technology solutions, semiconductors, and sustainable energy. The firm has a presence in more th… Continue reading SK.com allegedly hacked by Qilin
The Washington Post reports:
The United States urgently needs more energy to fuel an artificial intelligence race with China that the country can’t afford to lose, industry leaders told lawmakers at a House hearing on Wednesday. “We need energy in all… Continue reading AI Industry Tells US Congress: ‘We Need Energy’
It started when [Mitxela] was faced with about a hundred incorrectly-placed 0603 parts. Given that he already owned two TS101 soldering irons, a 3D printer, and knows how to use …read more Continue reading DIY Soldering Tweezers, Extra Thrifty
Skype is shutting down after two decades on May 5th, notes the Washington Post.
But the bigger problem for retired attorney Karen Griffin is that Microsoft won’t refund the money they paid into a Skype account for cheap international phone calls:
“Th… Continue reading Microsoft is Killing Skype – and Refusing Refunds for Prepaid International Calls