Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader shares a Reuters report:Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in w… Continue reading Belgians Are Hunting Books, Instead Of Pokemon
Mark Chediak, reporting for Bloomberg:Alphabet Inc’s Nest Labs is looking to enlist enough customers in California to free up as much power as a small natural gas-fired plant produces, helping alleviate potential energy shortages in the region followin… Continue reading Alphabet’s Nest Wants to Build a ‘Citizen-Fueled’ Power Plant
Dropbox is forcing a number of users to change their passwords after the cloud storage company found some account details linked to an old data breach. “The next time you visit dropbox.com, you may be asked to create a new password. We proactively init… Continue reading Dropbox Is Urging Users To Reset Their Passwords
An anonymous reader writes: Girls given imitation babies to look after in an effort to deter teenage pregnancy could actually be more likely to get pregnant, according to a study. Researchers in Australia found 8% of girls who used the dolls were expec… Continue reading Robot Babies Not Effective Birth Control, Australian Study Finds
You asked, he answered! VideoLan President and Lead Developer of VLC Jean-Baptiste Kempf has responded to questions submitted by Slashdot readers. Read on to find out about the upcoming VideoLAN projects; how they keep VLC sustainable; what are some mi… Continue reading The Slashdot Interview With VideoLAN President and Lead VLC Developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf
The other day at an event, public relation officials were handing out press kit (it usually contains everything the company announced, photos from the event, and contact information of the company) to journalists. When I reached office and opened the k… Continue reading Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media?
An anonymous reader writes: The Japan Times reports another death. This time a 20 year old woman has died after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle. The man driving the car claimed he was distracted changing the battery because it was nearly fl… Continue reading Second Confirmed Death In Japan Involving Pokemon Go
Sam Gustin, writing for Motherboard: Facebook’s decision to begin harvesting data from its popular WhatsApp messaging service provoked a social media uproar on Thursday, and prompted leading privacy advocates to prepare a federal complaint accusing the… Continue reading Facebook’s WhatsApp Data Gambit Faces Federal Privacy Complaint
Rescue teams searching for earthquake survivors in central Italy have asked locals to unlock their Wifi passwords. The Italian Red Cross says residents’ home networks can assist with communications during the search for survivors, reports BBC. From the… Continue reading Italy Quake Rescuers Ask Locals To Unlock Their Wi-Fi
Karl Bode, reporting for DSLReports:Telecom lobbyists are pushing hard for a rewrite of the Telecom Act, this time with a notable eye on cutting FCC funding and overall authority. AT&T donated at least $70,000 to back Republican House Speaker Paul … Continue reading ISP Lobbyists Pushing Telecom Act Rewrite