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Britain's Universities in Existential Crisis? - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoBritain's university sector, a key contributor to the country's economy and global standing, is facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens its very existence, according to an analysis by ...
Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoCybercriminals are demanding payments of between $300,000 and $5 million apiece from as many as 10 companies breached in a campaign that targeted Snowflake customers, according to a security ...
AI in Finance is Like 'Moving From Typewriters To Word Processors' - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThe accounting and finance professions have long adapted to technology -- from calculators and spreadsheets to cloud computing. From a report: Research last year by investment bank Evercore ...
London Underground Hosts Tests For 'Quantum Compass' That Could Replace GPS - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Dr Joseph Cotter takes some unusual pieces of luggage on his trips on the London underground. While not the average kit you would expect ...
Astronomers Detect Sudden Awakening of Black Hole For First Time - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoAstronomers are observing the sudden awakening of a giant black hole in the constellation of Virgo. "Decades of observations found nothing remarkable about the distant galaxy in the constellation ...
How the Recycling Symbol Lost Its Meaning - Slashdot
Slashdot· 7 days agoThe iconic recycling symbol, invented 20 years before Earth Day 1990, has become omnipresent on products, often misleading consumers about what can be recycled, according to experts cited in ...
AMD Is Investigating Claims That Company Data Was Stolen In Hack - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoAMD said on Tuesday it was looking into claims that company data was stolen in a hack by a cybercriminal organization called "Intelbroker". "The alleged intrusion, which took place in June 2024 ...
Apple's Battery Supplier TDK Says It Made a Big Breakthrough - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoRocio Fabbro reports via Quartz: TDK, the largest maker of smartphone batteries in the world, said Monday that it has successfully developed a material that could be used in a new battery with ...
Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used To Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThousands of people catching trains in the United Kingdom likely had their faces scanned by Amazon software as part of widespread artificial intelligence trials, new documents reveal. Wired: ...
YouTube Introduces Experimental 'Notes' for Users To Add Context To Videos - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoYouTube is piloting a new feature called "Notes" that allows viewers to add context and information under videos. The move comes as YouTube aims to minimize the spread of misinformation on its ...