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The Highest Observatory On Earth Is Now Open - Slashdot
Slashdot· 1 hour agoSpace.com reports: The Japanese University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, or TAO, which was first conceptualized 26 years ago to study the evolution of galaxies and exoplanets, is perched on ...
Geek-Friendly 'Free Comic Book Day' Titles Include Two Star Wars Books for May the Fourth - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 hours agoThis year's Free Comic Book Day coincided with Star Wars Day. So there's two new free Star Wars titles being handed out today in comic shops around the world. They're among several geek-friendly ...
Extremist Militias Are Coordinating In More Than 100 Facebook Groups - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 hours agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Join your localMilitia or III% Patriot Group," a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. Accompanied ...
Lithium-Free Sodium Batteries Exit the Lab, Enter US Production - Slashdot
Slashdot· 7 hours agoNatron Energy, a pioneer in sodium-ion battery technology, has officially commenced mass production of its lithium-free sodium batteries in its Holland, Michigan facility, offering an alternative ...
Star Wars Day 2024 Celebrated With Videogames, Movie Marathons, Cartoons, and Mark Hamill - Slashdot
Slashdot· 10 hours ago"It all started with the fans," says 72-year-old actor Mark Hamill, in a montage of fans and actors in a newly-released video commemorating this year's Star Wars day. Lucasfilm and its owner ...
Back From the Dead: Amarok 3.0 Music Player Released - Slashdot
Slashdot· 1 day ago"Aamrok 3.0, ported to Qt5/KDE Frameworks 5, has been released," writes Slashdot reader serafean. "With the heavy lifting being done, the Qt6/KF6 version is expected later ...
Methane Emissions From Gas Flaring Being Hidden From Satellite Monitors - Slashdot
Slashdot· 13 hours agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants ...
Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Ex-Chess Champion Garry Kasparov - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoLongtime Slashdot reader ArchieBunker shares a report from The Mirror: The city court in Syktyvkar, the largest city in Russia's northwestern Komi region, announced it had ...
US Official Urges China, Russia To Declare AI Will Not Control Nuclear Weapons - Slashdot
Slashdot· 16 hours agoSenior Department arms control official Paul Dean on Thursday urged China and Russia to declare that artificial intelligence would never make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons. Washington ...
Apple Announces Largest-Ever $110 Billion Share Buyback As iPhone Sales Drop - Slashdot
Slashdot· 17 hours agoApple reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that topped estimates, despite a 10% drop in iPhone sales. The company also announced that its board had authorized $110 billion in share repurchases ...