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Rust's Foundation Announces a New 'Safety-Critical Rust Consortium' - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoThis week the Rust Foundation jointly announced "the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium" with industry partners including Arm, AdaCore, Lynx Software Technologies, and Toyota's mobility tech subsidiary ...
Apple's Battery Supplier TDK Says It Made a Big Breakthrough - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 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 ...
London Underground Hosts Tests For 'Quantum Compass' That Could Replace GPS - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 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 ...
Surgeon General Wants Tobacco-Style Warning Applied To Social Media Platforms - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media platforms. In ...
An AI-Generated Candidate Wants to Run For Mayor in Wyoming - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoAn anonymous reader shared this report from Futurism: An AI chatbot named VIC, or Virtually Integrated Citizen, is trying to make it onto the ballot in this year's mayoral election for Wyoming's ...
YouTube Introduces Experimental 'Notes' for Users To Add Context To Videos - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 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 ...
ASUS Releases Firmware Update for Critical Remote Authentication Bypass Affecting Seven Routers - ...
Slashdot· 3 days agoA report from BleepingComputer notes that ASUS "has released a new firmware update that addresses a vulnerability impacting seven router models that allow remote attackers to log in to devices ...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoBloomberg reports: A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions. Cases of streptococcal ...
Police Arrest Conti and LockBit Ransomware Crypter Specialist - Slashdot
Slashdot· 6 days agoThe Ukraine cyber police, supported by information from the Dutch police, arrested a 28-year-old Russian man in Kyiv for aiding Conti and LockBit ransomware operations by making their malware ...
The Stanford Internet Observatory is Being Dismantled - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoAn anonymous reader shares a report: After five years of pioneering research into the abuse of social platforms, the Stanford Internet Observatory is winding down. Its founding director, Alex ...