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Slashdot reader Bruce66423 writes: A German court this week sentenced a member of the Red Army Faction — a far-left terrorist organisation that operated in West Germany in the 1970s and 1980s — to jail. [67-year-old Daniela Klettewas was se… Continue reading Journalist Spots Fugitive Terrorist Using Facial Recognition Software
The Linux kernel mailing list has a new patch proposing the retirement of the x32 ABI, reports Phoronix:
The Linux x32 ABI for x86_64 processors allow making use of the full 64-bit register file and wide data path but retaining 32-bit pointers to pro… Continue reading Linux Developers Consider Retiring The x32 ABI
Call Of Duty: Warzone is shutting down on PS4 and Xbox One later this year, reports Kotaku.
As Call of Duty fully transitions to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S (and Switch 2), its popular battle royale spin-off, Warzone, is also ditching the old consoles. La… Continue reading ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Is Shutting Down On PS4 And Xbox One
“A security researcher published a series of unpatched bugs in Microsoft products,” reports TechCrunch, “along with code to exploit them.”
Microsoft’s response to the researcher? “Threatening to take legal action and call the cops on them.”
On We… Continue reading Microsoft Criticized for Threatening Legal Action Against Security Researcher
Researchers have identified a ring of minerals around the largest basin in the northern hemisphere of Mars (which past research suggests held a large body of water). Phys.org says the research provides new clues on when life may have been possible on M… Continue reading Mars Minerals Reveals an Ancient Ocean’s Potential For Life – and a Possible Way to Make Oxygen
After Google announced AI-emphasizing changes to its search results, many web surfers began defecting to DuckDuckGo, reports TechCrunch. (They describe DuckDuckGo as “a privacy-focused alternative” that accounts for around 2% of the U.S. search market…. Continue reading DuckDuckGo Installs Up 30% After Google Announced AI Search
A research team found “extensive changes” on brain scans of 13 young women taking
GLP-1 drugs, reports the Washington Post:
Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied… [“We … Continue reading Ozempic May Be Reshaping the Brain, Scientists Say
Security company Okta shot up 30% Friday, reported CNBC, while data platform provider Snowflake jumped 50% this week.
They see it as part of a larger trend where software stocks “soared this week,” signaling “some companies are navigating their way … Continue reading Software Stocks Have Best Month Since 2001. Talk of ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Subsides
“`Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 brings word that Marcia Lucas, part of the editing team for both Star Wars and Return of the Jedi, has died at age 80 after a battle with metastatic cancer.
Married to George Lucas from 1969 to 1983, Marcia is rem… Continue reading RIP: Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning Star Wars Editor, Dies At 80
Dell’s stock skyrocketed 32.76% on Friday, “its best day ever,” reports CNBC, after Dell “reported its fastest pace for revenue growth for any period since returning to the public market in 2018…”
“Shares are now up 234% in 2026.”
Dell, which repo… Continue reading Dell Stock Surges 32% in One Day. Big Revenue From AI Servers Stuns Analysts