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China Launches An Emergency Lifeboat To Bring Three Astronauts Back To Earth

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/005203/china-launches-an-emergency-lifeboat-to-bring-three-astronauts-back-to-earth?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
China Launches An Emergency Lifeboat To Bring Three Astronauts Back To Earth
China launched an uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to serve as an emergency lifeboat for three astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station after a docked return craft was found to have a cracked window likely caused by space debris. "A Long March 2F rocket fired its engines and lifted off with the S...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Britain Plots Atomic Reboot As Datacenter Demand Surges

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/231251/britain-plots-atomic-reboot-as-datacenter-demand-surges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Britain Plots Atomic Reboot As Datacenter Demand Surges
The UK is seeking to fast-track new atomic development to meet soaring energy demands driven by AI and electrification. According to a new report published by the government's Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, excessive regulation has made Britain the most expensive place in the world to build nuclear p...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Plex Is Now Enforcing Remote Play Restrictions On TVs

https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/239252/plex-is-now-enforcing-remote-play-restrictions-on-tvs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Plex Is Now Enforcing Remote Play Restrictions On TVs
Plex is beginning to enforce new restrictions on remote streaming for its TV apps, requiring either a Plex Pass or the cheaper Remote Watch Pass to watch media from servers outside your home network. How-To Geek reports: Plex is now rolling out the remote watch changes to its Roku TV app. This mean...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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HP To Cut About 6,000 Jobs By 2028, Ramps Up AI Efforts

https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/2319238/hp-to-cut-about-6000-jobs-by-2028-ramps-up-ai-efforts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
HP To Cut About 6,000 Jobs By 2028, Ramps Up AI Efforts
HP plans to cut 4,000-6,000 jobs by 2028 "as part of a plan to streamline operations and adopt artificial intelligence," reports Reuters. From the report: HP's teams focused on product development, internal operations and customer support will be impacted by the job cuts, CEO Enrique Lores said dur...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Warner Music Group Partners With Suno To Offer AI Likenesses of Its Artists

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/2240236/warner-music-group-partners-with-suno-to-offer-ai-likenesses-of-its-artists?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Warner Music Group Partners With Suno To Offer AI Likenesses of Its Artists
Warner Music Group has reached a licensing deal with Suno that will let users create AI-generated music using the voices and likenesses of artists who opt in. WMG says participating artists will have "full control" over how their likeness and music are used. "These will be new creation experiences f...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/2221221/google-maps-will-let-you-hide-your-identity-when-writing-reviews?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Four new features are coming to Google Maps, including a way to hide your identity in reviews. Maps will soon let you use a nickname and select an alternative profile picture for online reviews, so you can rate a business without linking it to full nam...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Unpowered SSDs in Your Drawer Are Slowly Losing Data

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/1511242/unpowered-ssds-in-your-drawer-are-slowly-losing-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Unpowered SSDs in Your Drawer Are Slowly Losing Data
An anonymous reader shares a report: Solid-state drives sitting unpowered in drawers or storage can lose data over time because voltage gradually leaks from their NAND flash cells, and consumer-grade drives using QLC NAND retain data for about a year while TLC NAND lasts up to three years without po...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Singapore Orders Apple, Google To Prevent Government Spoofing on Messaging Platforms

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/1446250/singapore-orders-apple-google-to-prevent-government-spoofing-on-messaging-platforms?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Singapore Orders Apple, Google To Prevent Government Spoofing on Messaging Platforms
An anonymous reader shares a report: Singapore's police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The order under the nation's Online Criminal Harms Act came after the police observed scams on...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Microsoft To Preload File Explorer in Background For Faster Launch in Windows 11

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/140253/microsoft-to-preload-file-explorer-in-background-for-faster-launch-in-windows-11?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Microsoft To Preload File Explorer in Background For Faster Launch in Windows 11
In the latest Windows Insider beta update, Microsoft has announced that it is exploring preloading File Explorer in the background to improve launch performance. The feature will load File Explorer silently before users click on it and can be toggled off for those who prefer not to use it. Microsoft...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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EPA Approves New 'Forever Chemical' Pesticides For Use On Food

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/0252230/epa-approves-new-forever-chemical-pesticides-for-use-on-food?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
EPA Approves New 'Forever Chemical' Pesticides For Use On Food
The EPA has approved new pesticides that qualify as PFAS "forever chemicals" (paywalled; alternative source), sparking criticism from scientists and environmental groups who warn these decisions could increase Americans' exposure through food and water at a time when many states are moving to restri...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Ozone Hole Ranked As 5th Smallest In More Than 30 Years

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/0236221/ozone-hole-ranked-as-5th-smallest-in-more-than-30-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Ozone Hole Ranked As 5th Smallest In More Than 30 Years
Scientists report that the Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 is the fifth-smallest since 1992, thanks largely to decades of global restrictions on ozone-depleting chemicals under the Montreal Protocol. ABC News reports: The ozone hole reached its greatest one-day extent for 2025 in early September, meas...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/0024229/hacker-conference-installed-a-literal-antivirus-monitoring-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Hacker conferences -- like all conventions -- are notorious for giving attendees a parting gift of mystery illness. To combat "con crud," New Zealand's premier hacker conference, Kawaiicon, quietly launched a real-time, room-by-room carbon dioxide moni...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Mind-Altering 'Brain Weapons' No Longer Only Science Fiction, Say Researchers

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/0030245/mind-altering-brain-weapons-no-longer-only-science-fiction-say-researchers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Mind-Altering 'Brain Weapons' No Longer Only Science Fiction, Say Researchers
Researchers warn that rapid advances in neuroscience, pharmacology, and AI are bringing "brain weapons" out of science fiction and into real-world plausibility. They argue current arms treaties don't adequately cover these emerging tools and call for a new, proactive framework to prevent the weaponi...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Trump Launches Genesis Mission, a Manhattan Project-Level AI Push

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/009227/trump-launches-genesis-mission-a-manhattan-project-level-ai-push?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Trump Launches Genesis Mission, a Manhattan Project-Level AI Push
BrianFagioli writes: President Trump has issued a sweeping executive order that creates the Genesis Mission, a national AI program he compares to a Manhattan Project level effort. It centralizes DOE supercomputers, national lab resources, massive scientific datasets, and new AI foundation models int...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Jony Ive and Sam Altman Say They Finally Have an AI Hardware Prototype

https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/006212/jony-ive-and-sam-altman-say-they-finally-have-an-ai-hardware-prototype?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Jony Ive and Sam Altman Say They Finally Have an AI Hardware Prototype
Sam Altman and Jony Ive say they've settled on a prototype for OpenAI's first hardware device that could ship in "less than" two years. The Verge reports: In an interview with Laurene Powell Jobs at Emerson Collective's 2025 Demo Day, they said they are currently prototyping the device, and when as...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Japan's High-Stakes Gamble To Turn Island of Flowers Into Global Chip Hub

https://slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/2248212/japans-high-stakes-gamble-to-turn-island-of-flowers-into-global-chip-hub?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Japan's High-Stakes Gamble To Turn Island of Flowers Into Global Chip Hub
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The island of Hokkaido has long been an agricultural powerhouse -- now Japan is investing billions to turn it into a global hub for advanced semiconductors. More than half of Japan's dairy produce comes from Hokkaido, the northernmost of its main isl...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The Slow Transformation of Notepad Into Something Else Entirely Continues

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/1512259/the-slow-transformation-of-notepad-into-something-else-entirely-continues?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The Slow Transformation of Notepad Into Something Else Entirely Continues
Microsoft is rolling out yet another update to Notepad for Windows 11 Insiders that adds table support and faster AI-generated responses, continuing a transformation of the once-minimal text editor that has drawn sustained criticism from users who preferred its original simplicity. The update, versi...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Lenovo Stockpiling PC Memory Due To 'Unprecedented' AI Squeeze

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/154202/lenovo-stockpiling-pc-memory-due-to-unprecedented-ai-squeeze?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Lenovo Stockpiling PC Memory Due To 'Unprecedented' AI Squeeze
Lenovo is stockpiling memory and other critical components to navigate a supply crunch brought on by the boom in AI. From a report: The world's biggest PC maker is holding on to component inventories that are roughly 50% higher than usual, [non-paywalled source] Chief Financial Officer Winston Cheng...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Apple iOS 27 to Be No-Frills 'Snow Leopard' Update, Other Than New AI

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/1457245/apple-ios-27-to-be-no-frills-snow-leopard-update-other-than-new-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Apple iOS 27 to Be No-Frills 'Snow Leopard' Update, Other Than New AI
Apple's next major iPhone software update will prioritize stability and performance over flashy new features, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who reports that iOS 27 is being developed as a "Snow Leopard-style" release [non-paywalled source] focused on fixing bugs, removing bloat and improving...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Ubisoft Shows Off New AI-Powered FPS And Hopes You've Forgotten About Its Failed NFTs

https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/1431236/ubisoft-shows-off-new-ai-powered-fps-and-hopes-youve-forgotten-about-its-failed-nfts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Ubisoft Shows Off New AI-Powered FPS And Hopes You've Forgotten About Its Failed NFTs
Ubisoft has revealed Teammates, a first-person shooter built around AI-powered squadmates that the company is calling its "first playable generative AI research project" -- not long after the publisher went all-in on NFTs and the metaverse only to largely move on from both. Built in the Snowdrop Eng...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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How Google Finally Leapfrogged Rivals With New Gemini Rollout

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/141259/how-google-finally-leapfrogged-rivals-with-new-gemini-rollout?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
How Google Finally Leapfrogged Rivals With New Gemini Rollout
An anonymous reader shares a report: With the release of its third version last week, Google's Gemini large language model surged past ChatGPT and other competitors to become the most capable AI chatbot, as determined by consensus industry-benchmark tests. [...] Aaron Levie, chief executive of the c...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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New Mars Orbiter Manuever Challenges Theory: That May Not Be an Underground Lake on Mars

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/0623250/new-mars-orbiter-manuever-challenges-theory-that-may-not-be-an-underground-lake-on-mars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
New Mars Orbiter Manuever Challenges Theory: That May Not Be an Underground Lake on Mars
In 2018 researchers claimed evidence of a lake beneath the surface of Mars, detected by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument (or Marsis for short). But new Mars observations "are not consistent with the presence of liquid water in this location and an alternati...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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How An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study - Until It All Fell Apart

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/0429245/how-an-mit-student-awed-top-economists-with-his-ai-study---until-it-all-fell-apart?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
How An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study - Until It All Fell Apart
In May MIT announced "no confidence" in a preprint paper on how AI increased scientific discovery, asking arXiv to withdraw it. The paper, authored by 27-year-old grad student Aidan Toner-Rodgers, had claimed an AI-driven materials discovery tool helped 1,018 scientists at a U.S. R&D lab. B...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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'We Could've Asked ChatGPT': UK Students Fight Back Over Course Taught By AI

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/0523258/we-couldve-asked-chatgpt-uk-students-fight-back-over-course-taught-by-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
'We Could've Asked ChatGPT': UK Students Fight Back Over Course Taught By AI
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Guardian: James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at the University of Staffordshire last year, hoping to change careers through a government-funded apprenticeship programme designed to help them become cybersecurity experts or ...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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New Research Finds America's Top Social Media Sites: YouTube (84%) Facebook (71%), Instagram (50%)

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/24/0016243/new-research-finds-americas-top-social-media-sites-youtube-84-facebook-71-instagram-50?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
New Research Finds America's Top Social Media Sites: YouTube (84%) Facebook (71%), Instagram (50%)
Pew Research surveyed 5,022 Americans this year (between February 5 and June 18), asking them "do you ever use" YouTube, Facebook, and nine of the other top social media platforms. The results? YouTube 84% Facebook 71% Instagram 50% TikTok 37% WhatsApp 32% Reddit 26% Snapcha...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM