Collaborate Disseminate
Startup Ampera has unveiled what it calls the first 3D-printed nuclear reactor module, built around a silicon-carbide core and pressure vessel designed for a thorium-based microreactor. The company says future systems could deliver 15 or 30 megawatts f… Continue reading Startup Targets Datacenters With 3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Module
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechSpot: Video Game History Foundation founder Frank Cifaldi recently supported claims that piracy is the only effective way to preserve video games. The comments lay the blame squarely on game companies’ refus… Continue reading Video Game History Foundation Says Piracy Remains the Only Viable Preservation Method
Alibaba has reportedly banned employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code and directed them to its own Qoder platform amid a growing dispute over features that can help identify China-linked users. Reuters reports: The ban is part of a deepening spat … Continue reading Alibaba To Ban Claude Code In Workplace Over Alleged Backdoor Risks
Valve has open-sourced the design for a customizable e-ink front panel for the Steam Machine, dubbed the “Inkterface.” “All of it is available on their GitLab under the MIT license, which goes over everything you need to make your own and stick it on t… Continue reading Valve Open-Sources Steam Machine’s E-Ink Display
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers have found a never-before-seen piece of macOS malware that combines a series of clever tradecraft to infect Macs with stealthy, custom-developed credential-stealing code. The malware is… Continue reading New PamStealer macOS Malware Uses Clever Tradecraft To Remain Stealthy
The US age-adjusted death rate fell to a record low in 2025, likely pushing life expectancy to a record high as overdose deaths declined and mortality improved across all age groups. CNN reports: There were about 689 deaths for every 100,000 people in … Continue reading US Life Expectancy On Track To Reach Record High
Amazon says its Leo satellite network now has enough spacecraft in orbit to begin limited commercial internet service, with 396 satellites providing “continuous service across initial latitudes.” Early performance will likely be uneven, however, and we… Continue reading Amazon Has Enough Satellites To Launch Its Starlink Competitor
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Researchers who tracked more than 90,000 people over a decade found that sitting or lying down while awake for more than 30 minutes in one period each day was associated with an increased risk of c… Continue reading Sitting For More Than 30 Minutes At a Time Linked To Higher Risk of Cancer Death
The US unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in June largely because 720,000 people left the labor force, pushing participation to 61.5%. Excluding the Covid-era jobs market, that’s the lowest participation rate since June 1976. CNBC reports: The decline in t… Continue reading Labor Force Participation Rate Falls To Lowest In 50 years
Sysdig says it has documented the first ransomware attack carried out end to end by an AI agent, which autonomously exploited exposed systems, stole credentials, established persistence, compromised a production database, and destroyed data. The resear… Continue reading AI Agent Executes ‘First’ End-To-End Ransomware Attack