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BleepingComputer reports:
Microsoft says ongoing issues causing games to crash or fail to launch after installing the August 2026 Windows updates may be caused by peripherals with RGB lighting.
As Microsoft explained when it confirmed it’s investi… Continue reading Microsoft Blames Windows Gaming Issues On RGB Lighting Devices
Wrongly discarded lithium batteries, such as those in vapes, are causing more than 10 fires a week at U.K. recycling centers, according to figures shared with the Guardian:
The Environment Services Association (ESA), the trade body for waste managemen… Continue reading Battery Fires At Recycling Centres Are Costing the UK £1bn a Year
“AI went from being very terrible to seemingly genuinely quite good at a professional level in a very short space of time…” says the Verge’s AI reporter.
But AI systems “are still truly, truly terrible at some areas of math… even the days of the w… Continue reading How Will AI Change the Field of Mathematics?
Remember that rush rescue mission for NASA’s $500M space telescope? It failed, reports CNN, and the LINK satellite won’t be able to boost the telescope’s orbit. NASA says its decades-old Swift telescope will now continue losing altitude, until it reach… Continue reading Rush Rescue Mission for NASA’s $500M Space Telescope Fails
Slashdot reader fjo3 shared this article from Wired:
[Flock] has told the public for years that its technology “cannot recognize, identify, or track individuals.” It has now built a system that does both, an artificial intelligence tool for police tha… Continue reading Flock is Secretly Building a Powerful New Prompt-Based AI Tool for Police
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from the Guardian:
Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before … Continue reading Low Emission Zone Led To Better Lung Size, Function Among London Children
Reuters reports “a major success in a new field of cancer treatment this week, as Moderna and Merck announced a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine “reduced the risk of recurrence and spread of melanoma in a late-stage trial”. The vaccine was tested with … Continue reading Moderna-Merck Vaccine Cuts Recurrence And Spread of Melanoma, Raises New Treatment Hope
47% of recent graduates say AI has already impacted hiring in their field, according to an April survey from ZipRecruiter.
“But is AI really the problem, or is it more complicated?” asks NPR. “Here’s what economists have to say.”
According to the Fe… Continue reading Is AI Really to Blame for High Unemployment Among Recent Graduates? What Economists Say
Firefox 154 “brings a number of usability improvements,” writes PC World:
The free built-in VPN, introduced with Firefox 149, continues to offer a selection of virtual locations — temporarily extended to 28 countries until the end of August… … Continue reading Firefox Announces Free VPN and ‘Startpage’ Search Engine Rolling Out to Android, iOS – Plus GeForce NOW Support
Some take their criticism even further. Reacting to Flock’s changes, an EFF statement calls it “Too little, too late,” while calling it Flock’s admission that their technology needs reforms. But…
To be clear, our position has long been that police, … Continue reading EFF’s Position on Flock Camera Database Searches: ‘Get a Warrant First’ – and Police Use Should Be Restricted By Law