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Longtime Slashdot reader regoli shares an obituary from the Wall Street Journal: When Alan Ashton was a computer-science professor at Brigham Young University in the mid-1970s, the director of the school’s marching band knocked on his door and said he … Continue reading Bruce Bastian, WordPerfect Co-Creator, Dies At 76
Two weeks ago today, Microsoft and its PC maker partners launched the first Snapdragon X-based PCs, kicking off a new era for Windows and the PC with the unfortunately named Copilot+ PCs. Opinions are like, well, you know: Everyone has one. But what th… Continue reading They Did It (Premium)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification to access online pornography, which opponents argue violates the First Amendment by discouraging adults from viewing such material due to privacy concerns. A fed… Continue reading Supreme Court to Hear Case on Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn
Can you improve Google’s default security settings? You sure can! Lock down your laptop with these quick and easy tweaks. Continue reading 5 ChromeOS settings you should change for a more secure Chromebook – here’s how
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Human Rights Watch (HRW) continues to reveal how photos of real children casually posted online years ago are being used to train AI models powering image generators — even when platforms prohibit… Continue reading AI Trains On Kids’ Photos Even When Parents Use Strict Privacy Settings
It’s official: [Engineer Bo] wins the internet with a video titled “Finding NEMA 17,” wherein he builds a dynamometer to find the best stepper motor in the popular NEMA 17 frame …read more Continue reading Putting Some Numbers on Your NEMAs
Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, we’re already seeing tons of early deals on laptops from brands like Apple, Samsung, and Lenovo. Here are the best deals we’ve found so far. Continue reading The best early Amazon Prime Day laptop deals
If you’re an Android and Linux user, you’ll be glad to know there’s an easy way to integrate the two systems for better syncing and interaction. Continue reading How to connect Linux and Android – and why you should
Nearly half of Americans are using third-party antivirus software and the rest are either using the default protection in their operating system — or none at all. From a report: In all, 46 percent of almost 1,000 US citizens surveyed by the reviews si… Continue reading Despite OS Shielding Up, Half of America Opts For Third-Party Antivirus
Apple may go back to using the same generation of A-series chips on its upcoming iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models this year, according to code discovered in Apple’s backend.
The post Apple’s Full iPhone 16 Lineup May Use the Same Generation of … Continue reading Apple’s Full iPhone 16 Lineup May Use the Same Generation of A-Series Chips