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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-is-shutting-down-its-dark-web-report-feature-in-january/

upstart writes:Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills:

An Anonymous Coward writes:GenTabs processes everything you do through your open tabs and chat history to automatically create interactive apps for that task:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://thenaturenetwork.co.uk/the-secret-life-of-moles-what-theyre-really-up-to-underground/

canopic jug writes:It is that time of the year again and as the new year starts, Duke University's Center for the Study of the Public Domain reminds us that works from 1930 ascend to public domain. These works become available for use by any and all in any manner they may wish.

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/home-depot-exposed-access-to-internal-systems-for-a-year-says-researcher/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/ventoy-1-1-09-released-with-experimental-btrfs-support/

hubie writes:Research reveals that artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation cause cellular mutations that can be the seeds of future cancers, including highly deadly melanoma:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/labs/fake-leonardo-dicaprio-movie-torrent-agent-tesla-powershell

As described by https://www.motortrend.com/news/nissan-personalized-sound-app-audio-enhancement Nissan USA has updated their car audio--

iRobot Bankruptcy: Roomba Maker Files for Chapter 11, Picea Robotics to Acquire and Take Company Privateupstart writes:iRobot Bankruptcy: Roomba Maker Files for Chapter 11, Picea Robotics to Acquire and Take Company Private:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/google-sans-flex-font-ubuntu

janrinok writes:https://gizmodo.com/this-star-is-being-eaten-alive-and-its-explosive-death-will-be-visible-in-broad-daylight-2000698104

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.osnews.com/story/144027/mozillas-new-ceo-firefox-will-become-an-ai-browser/

hubie writes:Resolving to spend less time on your smartphone? Understanding your travel habits can help:

hubie writes:Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/12/google-translate-learns-slang-and-idioms-expands-live-translation-beyond-pixel-buds/

turgid writes:As reported in The Guardian, billboards that monitor people's responses have been installed inside apartment blocks in twenty British cities.The billboards are supplied by 30Seconds Group who say there could be such billboards installed in the communal areas of a thousand buildings by the end of the year.The billboards are placed in locations where people have no option but to be observed, such as areas where they wait for lifts (elevators) to arrive.Jake Hurfurt from Big Brother Watch was quoted as saying, "We should all be able to move around the buildings we live in without being scanned against our will to monitor our personal characteristics or if we paid attention to an advert, and it is even more galling that residents of some buildings have to pay to be watched."Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

janrinok writes:https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/uk-strengthens-subsea-cables-against-russian-interference

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.npr.org/2025/12/11/nx-s1-5637486/ancient-heat-producing-plants-glow-infrared-scent-not-color

janrinok writes:https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/14/foxconn-is-building-a-massive-factory-in-ky-but-probably-not-for-apple

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://itsfoss.com/news/tor-rust-rewrite-progress/

fliptop writes:The American consumer is speaking clearly and they want the benefits of electrification like instant torque and mobile power. But they also demand affordability:

janrinok writes:After 50 Years, MIT Chemists Finally Synthesize Elusive Anti-Cancer Compound

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/fulu-repair-bounties-nest-molekule/

upstart writes:Norovirus Cases Surging in U.S.:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/verizon-refused-to-unlock-mans-iphone-so-he-sued-the-carrier-and-won/

janrinok writes:https://scitechdaily.com/a-simple-pill-could-replace-injections-for-treating-gonorrhea/

c0lo writes:Cheaper and faster than building a nuclear reactor

janrinok writes:https://scitechdaily.com/breaking-a-50-year-law-new-evidence-challenges-fundamental-black-hole-physics/

hubie writes:A program of smell screening, awareness campaigns and health policies could improve the mental and physical health of millions:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49

janrinok writes:Scientists Discover Early Alzheimer's Warning Sign Hiding in Routine Brain Scans

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-approves-first-device-to-treat-depression-with-brain-stimulation-at-home/

hubie writes:Specific musical features have the power to make people bounce or sway:

hubie writes:Researchers exploit gravitational lensing to see how fast the universe is really expanding:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

hubie writes:The State of Open Source Software in 2025:

hubie writes:NIST scientists have calculated that clocks on Mars will tick an average of 477 millionths of a second faster than clocks on Earth per day:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The new COSMIC desktop environment is written in the Rust programming language, designed and developed by System76 for all GNU/Linux distributions:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The Agentic AI Foundation launches to support MCP, AGENTS.md, and goose:

Calibre Now Lets You Chat About Your E-Books Using Local AIAn Anonymous Coward writes:You can ask questions about any book in your library and run AI models locally via LM Studio:

janrinok writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-12-ultra-thin-nanomembrane-device-soft.html

jelizondo writes:The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published a report on the possible crash of the AI bubble:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service-without knowing almost anything about you:

janrinok writes:https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-finally-uncover-why-the-worlds-most-common-heart-drug-causes-muscle-pain/

upstart writes:Germany Might Have Just Saved Gas Engines From A European Ban:

hubie writes:NASA's 1969-71 design process offers a road map for today's breakthrough inventions, from rockets to new drugs:

An Anonymous Coward has submitted the following news:https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/us-politics-live/live-coverage/ae8338db24bcd7f86abbc6a1650db724The USA is kicking up border checks for foreigners with a plan to take a copy of the last five years worth of social media posts for prospective travellers.This is assuming people actually continue to visit the USA for a holiday. Anyone seeking to enter the United States may very well need to go back over their online social activity and review their publicly posted thoughts. No word on what the USA will do with this data. At this time it is only a plan to collect it.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive: