Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative - now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined:
fliptop writes:OpenAI has postponed the launch of its controversial "adult mode" feature following intense pushback from its own advisory council and concerns about technical safeguards failing to protect minors:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades:
"c0lo" writes:A Serbo-Croatian-speaking agent and his Russian handler turned to Google Translate to ensure smooth operational communication. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was reading the logs in real-time:
fliptop writes:There was a time when downloading a video game felt like harmless fun. Today, it can feel a lot closer to opening a suspicious email attachment in 2005:
TrueNAS Deprecates Public Build Repository and Raises Transparency Concernshubie writes:TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Many activists and lobbyists had called for a European company register as part of EU Inc. Today's EU legislative proposal has indeed included one:
fliptop writes:Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for defendtheatlantaforest@protonmail.com - the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier:
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/tech-hobbyist-makes-shoulder-mounted-guided-missile-prototype-with-usd96-in-parts-and-a-3d-printer-diy-manpads-includes-wi-fi-guidance-ballistics-calculations-optional-camera-for-tracking
fliptop writes:Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on March 17 that the company is in the process of resuming production of its H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips due to demand from customers in China:
hubie writes:You've done it too, haven't you? Or maybe you know someone who has? Stuck their tongue to a piece of frozen metal in the winter, even though they know it's cold? But is it dangerous?
Afroman Wins 'Lemon Pound Cake' Lawsuit Over Raid-Turned-Music-Videocanopic jug writes:Rollingstone and Techdirt are covering the court decision regarding Joseph Foreman, whose stage name is Afroman, over his rights to free speech and musical expression. The background was a botched raid on his home in 2022 which happened while he was out. Among other things the deputies destroyed his gate and front door and "miscounted" $400 of his cash and, almost, a lemon pound cake.
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/malicious-packages-using-invisible-unicode-found-in-151-github-repos-and-vs-code
canopic jug writes:Over 15 years ago software engineer, Vincent Driessen, had published a mighty fine, illustrated explanation of Git branching only to find that recently Microsoft used its AI to not just plagiarize it but misrepresent it.
canopic jug writes:Software engineer, Blain Smith, was written an essay discussing the role of a well-rounded education has had in creating the ICT ecosystem we have today. In it he describes quite a few luminaries, although he did miss Perl's creator, linguist Larry Wall. He is highly relevant because, for a couple of decades, Perl was the glue that held the Internet together which enabled the explosive growth from the mid-90s through the mid-00s.
hubie writes:Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious awareness, showing that these memories persist even when we think they have been forgotten: