Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VICE: It’s early on a Sunday morning in late 1994, and you’re shuffling your way through Fitzrovia in Central London, bloodstream still rushing after a long night at Bagley’s. The sun comes up as you come down. … Continue reading Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe
As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may …read more Continue reading Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light on The Great Dying
Longtime Slashdot reader mspohr shares a report from Gizmodo: Hackers for the Chinese government were able to deeply penetrate U.S. telecommunications infrastructure in ways that President Joe Biden’s administration hasn’t yet acknowledged, according t… Continue reading China Wiretaps Americans in ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’
Longtime Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes: Economist Phillip Kobernick makes the case that the emphasis on fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the U.S. is misplaced. According to an article from CleanTechnica, he argues that, from an … Continue reading Economist Makes the Case For Slow Level 1 EV Charging
Longtime Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes: Economist Phillip Kobernick makes the case that the emphasis on fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the U.S. is misplaced. According to an article from CleanTechnica, he argues that, from an … Continue reading Economist Makes the Case For Slow Level 1 EV Charging
“Steven Adair, of cybersecurity firm Veloxity, revealed at the Cyberwarcon security conference how Russian hackers were able to daisy-chain as many as three separate Wi-Fi networks in their efforts to attack victims,” writes Longtime Slashdot reader sm… Continue reading Russian Spies Jumped From One Network To Another Via Wi-Fi
“Steven Adair, of cybersecurity firm Veloxity, revealed at the Cyberwarcon security conference how Russian hackers were able to daisy-chain as many as three separate Wi-Fi networks in their efforts to attack victims,” writes Longtime Slashdot reader sm… Continue reading Russian Spies Jumped From One Network To Another Via Wi-Fi
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google has sued one of its former engineers in Texas federal court, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to its chip designs and sharing them publicly on the internet. The lawsuit, filed on Tu… Continue reading Google Sues Ex-Engineer In Texas Over Leaked Pixel Chip Secrets
The latest Steam client drops support for operating systems older than Windows 10 or macOS 10.15 Catalina. “That means Mac users can’t run 32-bit games anymore, as all macOS versions from Catalina onward only run 64-bit binaries,” reports The Register…. Continue reading Steam Cuts the Cord For Legacy Windows, macOS
Baidu’s new Apollo Go robotaxi brings significant advances in affordability and scalability that should make U.S. competitors like Waymo a bit nervous, according to The Verge’s Andrew J. Hawkins. From the report: The RT6 is the sixth generation of Apol… Continue reading Baidu’s Supercheap Robotaxis Should Scare the Hell Out of the US