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hubie writes:Researchers use archaeological-textual tool to uncover global spread of democracies-and autocracies-in early societies:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-say-recent-rash-of-meteor-sightings-warrants-serious-investigation-2000738638

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://techtoday.co/googles-new-compression-drastically-shrinks-ai-memory-use-while-quietly-speeding-up-performance-across-demanding-workloads-and-modern-hardware-environments/

hubie writes:Sediment cores from North Atlantic reveal pole reversal dragged on for 70,000 years-far longer than previously known:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:$500 fiber optic HDMI cable delivers flawless 48 Gbps performance across a staggering 990 feet - crushes 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz over long distancesAn expensive HDMI cable that's not snake oil?:

hubie writes:Contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the brain perceive depth-a finding that could enhance virtual reality:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Apple has finally discontinued its tower workstation:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The Pentagon is spending $13.4 billion on AI this year alone:

Claude source code leaked?coolgopher writes:The date makes it suspicious, but both the accidental publishing of source and the tear down sounds all too plausible.https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116324676116121930

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:New fossils from the Ediacaran Period show that some animal groups are older than we thought:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Turns out massive caches are good for more than games. House of Zen boasts 5-13% perf boost over prior-gen part:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The science of smartphone addiction:

"c0lo" writes:'Shockingly bad': Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown:

fliptop writes:The data centers at the heart of the AI boom are producing so much heat that they're spiking land temperatures for miles around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, new research suggests. The effect is so pronounced that the researchers say they're creating entire "heat islands:"

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/security_boffins_harvest_bumper_crop/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/vitruvianos-0-3-debuts-as-haiku-inspired-linux-os/

The 2nd crew member of the F15E shot down over Iran has been successfully rescued. The Pentagon has released that he is a colonel and was the Weapons Systems Officer on board the aircraft. He has suffered 'minor injuries' but is otherwise reported to be in good condition.A large operation involving over a 'dozen' aircraft was mounted and he was recovered from high ground in a mountainous region. The rescue was conducted under fire from Iranian forces. No casualties have been reported.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ul-research-aeronautical-engineering-3d-metals

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/apple-requires-device-level-age-verification-in-the-uk-now-could-the-us-be-next-2000738481

Artemis II Astronaut: 'I Have Two Microsoft Outlooks, and Neither One of Those Are Working'hubie writes:In space no one can hear you scream -- at Microsoft:

owl writes:https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/

hubie writes:GitHub will now use developer data to train its AI models by default:

canopic jug writes:The Vatican has published a document asking about the future of humanity. It is now in several languages, including English, and there is a summary in English. Issues like AI, LLMs, transhumanism, posthumanism, social control media, and digital technology in general are raised in 164 points.

"c0lo" writes:Scientists Just Spotted a Black Hole Collision That Defies All Odds:

hubie writes:40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/attorney-hit-with-historic-fine-for-citing-ai-generated-cases-2000738651

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.engadget.com/ai/wikipedia-has-banned-ai-generated-articles-173641377.html?src=rss

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ancient-alphabets-insights-uncover-hidden.html

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-october-1-2026-could-be-the-day-ssl-tls-certificates-break-the-internet

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-mate-founder-steps-back-after-12-years/

"c0lo" writes:Euro-Office is a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Docs:

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hubie writes:Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want toDescribed as an attempt to balance openess with safety:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-6-introduces-automatic-tor-bridges-to-bypass-censorship/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://phys.org/news/2026-03-graphene-oxide-bacteria-human-cells.html

Freeman informs us of:Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon - here's the science they'll do

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:See: The US Bans All New Foreign-Made Network Routers (https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/03/26/0219214)https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/professor_criticizes_fcc_router_ban/

hubie writes:Can it Resolve DOOM? Game Engine in 2,000 DNS Records:

fliptop writes:Surveillance is becoming a defining feature of modern cities, but the level of monitoring varies significantly from one urban center to the next:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/china_ai_regulation/

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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:A judge has granted Anthropic's request for preliminary injunction in its court battle against the US government:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The polish registers as touch by disrupting the screen's electric field:

Are US-Based VPN Users at Risk of Being Treated as Foreign Surveillance Targets?Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Even lawmakers want to know:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:AI accountability is worryingly low:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Supercooled water exists in two liquid forms that become indistinguishable under the right conditions:

owl writes:https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The Drone Swarm is Coming, and NATO Air Defenses Are Too Expensive to Cope

AnonTechie writes:[Source]: TechCrunch

hubie writes:GNU inetutils Telnetd CVE-2026-32746 Pre-Auth RCE: