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In July Google promised to scale the CO2 batteries of “Energy Dome” as a long-duration energy storage solution. Now IEEE Spectrum visits its first plant in Sardinia, where 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide power a turbine generating 20 MW over 10 hours &m… Continue reading Google Launches CO2 Battery Plants for Long-Duration Storage of Renewable Energy
PLUS: Debian supports Chinese chips ; Hong Kong’s Christmas Karaoke crackdown; Asahi admits it should have prevented hack; And more! APAC in Brief Google and Apple last week started to allow developers of mobile applications to distribute their wares … Continue reading Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan
PLUS: Texas sues alleged TV spies; The Cloud is full of holes; Hospital leaked its own data; And more Infosec In Brief Google will soon end its “Dark Web Report”, an email service that alerts users when their personal information appears on the intern… Continue reading Google sends Dark Web Report to its dead services graveyard
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland wonders if “gifts for geeks” is the next big consumer demographic:
For this year’s holiday celebrations, Hallmark made a special Christmas tree ornament, a tiny monitor displaying screens from the classic video g… Continue reading Are ‘Geek Gifts’ Becoming Their Own Demographic?
“On Saturday, videos shared widely on social media showed Waymo vehicles stopped mid-intersection with hazard lights flashing, forcing other cars to maneuver around them,” reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Independent notes that “Without worki… Continue reading ‘Confused’ Waymos Stopped in Intersections During San Francisco Power Outage
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How café televisions get hacked in the same time , how the original signal is cut off , and how an image or video is displayed on the TV in the same time , it’s hard ? Is the iss… Continue reading how , u did it?
“Perhaps no group of fans, industry workers, and consumers is more intense about AI use than gamers….” writes New York magazine’s “Intelligencer” column:
Just this month, the latest Postal game was axed by its publisher, which was “overwhelmed wit… Continue reading Do Gamers Hate AI? Indie Game Awards Disqualifies ‘Clair Obscur’ Over GenAI Usage
An anonymous reader shared this report from the site It’s FOSS:
Linux gives you plenty of ways to install software: native distro packages, Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, source builds, even curl-piped installers. The catch is that each one solves a differe… Continue reading Package Forge: The Lesser Known Snap/Flatpak Alternative Without Distro Lock-In
The Delta Airlines SkyMiles website has an unusual set of password restrictions:
MUST CONTAIN
Between 8 and 20 characters
At least 1 number
At least 1 uppercase letter
At least 1 lowercase letter
CANNOT CONTAIN
The ‘@’ or ‘<‘ symbol… Continue reading What are the reasons behind the Delta Skymiles website password restrictions?