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Apple Asks Indian Court to Block Antitrust Law Allowing $38 Billion Fine
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2352256/apple-asks-indian-court-to-block-antitrust-law-allowing-38-billion-fine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Apple Asks Indian Court to Block Antitrust Law Allowing $38 Billion Fine
Apple is challenging a new Indian antitrust law that would let regulators calculate penalties based on global revenue -- a change that could expose the company to a fine of roughly $38 billion in its dispute with Tinder owner Match. The 2022 antitrust case centers on accusations that Apple abused it...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Apple Asks Indian Court to Block Antitrust Law Allowing $38 Billion Fine
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2352256/apple-asks-indian-court-to-block-antitrust-law-allowing-38-billion-fine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
China's Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Releases Its First Results
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2337257/chinas-giant-underground-neutrino-observatory-releases-its-first-results?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
China's Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Releases Its First Results
China's new JUNO neutrino observatory has delivered world-leading measurements after just 59 days, offering the most precise readings yet of two key neutrino oscillation parameters. "The physics result is already world-leading in the areas that it touches," says particle physicist Juan Pedro Ochoa-R...
science.slashdot.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
China's Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Releases Its First Results
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2337257/chinas-giant-underground-neutrino-observatory-releases-its-first-results?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Mexico Unveils Plans To Build Most Powerful Supercomputer In Latin America
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2330218/mexico-unveils-plans-to-build-most-powerful-supercomputer-in-latin-america?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Mexico Unveils Plans To Build Most Powerful Supercomputer In Latin America
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America's most powerful supercomputer -- a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exp...
hardware.slashdot.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Mexico Unveils Plans To Build Most Powerful Supercomputer In Latin America
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2330218/mexico-unveils-plans-to-build-most-powerful-supercomputer-in-latin-america?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Amazon Faces FAA Probe After Delivery Drone Snaps Internet Cable In Texas
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2326203/amazon-faces-faa-probe-after-delivery-drone-snaps-internet-cable-in-texas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Amazon Faces FAA Probe After Delivery Drone Snaps Internet Cable In Texas
Amazon's drone-delivery program is under federal scrutiny after an MK30 aircraft clipped an internet cable in Texas. CNBC reports: The incident occurred on Nov. 18 around 12:45 p.m. Central in Waco, Texas. After dropping off a package, one of Amazon's MK30 drones was ascending out of a customer's y...
tech.slashdot.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Amazon Faces FAA Probe After Delivery Drone Snaps Internet Cable In Texas
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2326203/amazon-faces-faa-probe-after-delivery-drone-snaps-internet-cable-in-texas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/227244/greek-cybercrime-unit-shuts-down-iptv-pirates-68-end-users-face-fines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines
Greek authorities shut down an IPTV piracy operation on Santorini, arresting a reseller and referring 68 end users for prosecution. TorrentFreak reports: A new legal framework to tackle online infringement in Greece went live just a couple of months ago, and reports of prosecutions are already comi...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Greek Cybercrime Unit Shuts Down IPTV Pirates, 68 End Users Face Fines
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/227244/greek-cybercrime-unit-shuts-down-iptv-pirates-68-end-users-face-fines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Google's AirDrop Support For Pixel 10 Likely Exists Because of EU's Apple Ruling
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2155234/googles-airdrop-support-for-pixel-10-likely-exists-because-of-eus-apple-ruling?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Google's AirDrop Support For Pixel 10 Likely Exists Because of EU's Apple Ruling
Last week, Google surprised the tech world when it announced AirDrop support on Pixel 10 devices -- all without Apple's involvement. "While it initially seemed like this was a rogue move made by Google to coerce Apple into another boundary-breaking decision, it might actually be part of the repercus...
apple.slashdot.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Google's AirDrop Support For Pixel 10 Likely Exists Because of EU's Apple Ruling
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2155234/googles-airdrop-support-for-pixel-10-likely-exists-because-of-eus-apple-ruling?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
OpenAI Says Dead Teen Violated TOS When He Used ChatGPT To Plan Suicide
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2012215/openai-says-dead-teen-violated-tos-when-he-used-chatgpt-to-plan-suicide?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
OpenAI Says Dead Teen Violated TOS When He Used ChatGPT To Plan Suicide
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Facing five lawsuits alleging wrongful deaths, OpenAI lobbed its first defense Tuesday, denying in a court filing that ChatGPT caused a teen's suicide and instead arguing the teen violated terms that prohibit discussing suicide or self-harm with...
yro.slashdot.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
OpenAI Says Dead Teen Violated TOS When He Used ChatGPT To Plan Suicide
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/2012215/openai-says-dead-teen-violated-tos-when-he-used-chatgpt-to-plan-suicide?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The Underwater Cables That Carry the Internet Are in Trouble
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/1448212/the-underwater-cables-that-carry-the-internet-are-in-trouble?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The Underwater Cables That Carry the Internet Are in Trouble
The roughly 500 fiber-optic cables lying on the ocean floor carry more than 95% of all internet data -- not satellites, as many might assume -- and they face growing threats from natural disasters, terrorists and nation-states capable of disrupting global communications by dragging anchors or deploy...
tech.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Underwater Cables That Carry the Internet Are in Trouble
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/1448212/the-underwater-cables-that-carry-the-internet-are-in-trouble?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Malaysia's Johor Bans Low-Tier Data Centers Over Water Strain
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/1332218/malaysias-johor-bans-low-tier-data-centers-over-water-strain?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Malaysia's Johor Bans Low-Tier Data Centers Over Water Strain
Malaysia's Johor, one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing data center hubs, has announced it will no longer approve applications for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers because of their enormous water consumption -- up to 50 million liters daily, or roughly 200 times what higher-tier facilities require. ...
news.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Malaysia's Johor Bans Low-Tier Data Centers Over Water Strain
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/1332218/malaysias-johor-bans-low-tier-data-centers-over-water-strain?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Texas Buys $5 Million In BTC ETF As States Edge Toward First Government Crypto Reserves
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/0010222/texas-buys-5-million-in-btc-etf-as-states-edge-toward-first-government-crypto-reserves?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Texas Buys $5 Million In BTC ETF As States Edge Toward First Government Crypto Reserves
Texas has purchased $5 million worth of BlackRock's bitcoin ETF as an initial step toward creating the first state-level bitcoin reserve in the U.S.
"[O]ther states having previously invested in such funds with public-employee retirement money," notes CoinDesk. "Michigan has been building such an in...
yro.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Texas Buys $5 Million In BTC ETF As States Edge Toward First Government Crypto Reserves
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/0010222/texas-buys-5-million-in-btc-etf-as-states-edge-toward-first-government-crypto-reserves?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Study Claims To Provide First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/0018227/study-claims-to-provide-first-direct-evidence-of-dark-matter?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
Study Claims To Provide First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Nearly a century ago, scientists proposed that a mysterious invisible substance they named dark matter clumped around galaxies and formed a cosmic web across the universe. What dark matter is made from, and whether it is even real, are still ope...
science.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Study Claims To Provide First Direct Evidence of Dark Matter
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/26/0018227/study-claims-to-provide-first-direct-evidence-of-dark-matter?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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...
science.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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
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...
news.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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
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...
entertainment.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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
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...
slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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
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...
yro.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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
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...
yro.slashdot.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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
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...
hardware.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
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...
apple.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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
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...
tech.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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
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...
news.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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
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...
news.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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
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...
it.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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
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...
science.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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
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...
yro.slashdot.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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