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OceanGate Titan sub: Key update on submersible investigation ahead of anniversary of tragedy that...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe US Coast Guard has issued an update on the investigation into the Titan submersible disaster...
Ubuntu 24.10 to Default to Wayland for NVIDIA Users - Slashdot
Slashdot· 7 days agoAn anonymous reader shared this report from the blog OMG Ubuntu: Ubuntu first switched to using Wayland as its default display server in 2017 before reverting the following year. This is because ...
CFPB Says Buy Now, Pay Later Firms Must Comply With US Credit Card Laws - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau declared on Wednesday that customers of the burgeoning buy now, pay later industry have the same federal protections as users of credit cards. From a ...
US Securities Regulator Urges Against Crypto Bill Adoption - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThe U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday urged U.S. lawmakers not to adopt a bill that aims to create a new legal framework for digital currencies, saying it would undermine existing legal ...
EPA Says It Will Step Up Enforcement To Address 'Critical' Vulnerabilities Within Water Sector -...
Slashdot· 5 days agoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday urged water utilities to take action to improve their digital defenses, following a spate of recent cyberattacks. From a report: The agency's ...
Microsoft Launches Free AI Assistant For All Educators in US in Deal With Khan Academy - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoMicrosoft is partnering with tutoring organization Khan Academy to provide a generative AI assistant to all teachers in the U.S. for free. From a report: Khanmigo for Teachers, which helps teachers ...
Julian Assange Wins High Court Victory in Case Against Extradition To US - Slashdot
Slashdot· 6 days agoJulian Assange has won a victory in his ongoing battle against extradition from the UK after judges at the high court in London granted him leave to appeal. From a report: Two judges deferred ...
Top Oil Firms' Climate Pledges Failing on Almost Every Metric, Report Finds - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoMajor oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand ...
US Lawmakers Advance Bill To Make It Easier To Curb Exports of AI Models - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThe House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill that would make it easier for the Biden administration to restrict the export of AI systems, citing concerns ...
'Never-Ending' UK Rain Made 10 Times More Likely By Climate Crisis, Study Says - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThe seemingly "never-ending" rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a study has found. The level of rain ...