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quietus writes:Ah, nostalgia. The taste of Mum's secret-sauce pasta, the endless summers, that one time Fat Nadya was going to show her boobs in the bushes behind Ms Wolowitz house ... and soon, dear reader, the undescribable pleasure of wasting time selecting cars, fire hydrants, traffic lights and the like for the fourteenth time just to read or buy something online.For Google has declared that the Olden Ways are over, as these are agentic times, and it is necessary to let your computer do the routine stuff for you, like booking a month-long cruise in the Caribbean or something. So, no more old captcha: it's ReCaptcha Version II now, and you, yes you, will from now on be obligated to proof you're not (another) machine by taking a picture with your smartphone (machine) which, ofcourse, must be authenticated itself to the Google Machine, to proof you're not a, you guessed it, machine. (Oblig funny monkey clip here [Video not reviewed. -Ed])Somehow I got the feeling that the only purpose of a human in the not so distant future will be to sign off (minute 21 and beyond) for a machine, and pay its bills.I guess that's called winning -- by the machines.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

owl writes:https://archive.ph/TCsXg (Actually a NYT article)

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/russias-censor-body-roskomnadzor-wants-to-block-92-percent-of-vpn-apps-by-2030-and-its-investing-20-billion-rubles-a-year-to-build-a-permanent-vpn-censorship-system

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:A new sound-based laser could measure gravity with unprecedented precision and reshape navigation technology:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The company that wanted AI regulation under Biden may have gotten its wish, just not on its own terms:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/mozilla-says-271-vulnerabilities-found-by-mythos-have-almost-no-false-positives/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/starbucks-ceo-defends-9-coffee-a-really-affordable-premium-experience/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronomers-pin-down-origins-planetary-odd-couple-0505

fliptop writes:Nissan has reversed course on plans to build electric vehicles at its Mississippi assembly plant and will instead equip the factory to produce a range of body-on-frame trucks and SUVs, a shift that changes the company's manufacturing footprint and signals a renewed focus on larger, conventional vehicles. The decision affects local supply chains, workforce planning, and Nissan's place in the broader auto market as demand patterns evolve:

canopic jug writes:Research scientist and avid skier Erik Johannes Husom has built his own pair of wooden skis from scratch and documented the process in images. That includes felling the tree and splitting it. He has a short video demonstrating the effectiveness of his new skis in actual use.

An Anonymous Coward writes:Investigators spent weeks unravelling enthusiast's bedroom project

hubie writes:Nvidia is also resurrecting a very old GPU to cope with VRAM supply woes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.slashgear.com/2165779/us-lithium-discovery-appalachia-rival-china/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The biggest risk often now comes from inside:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Experts warn that the legislation could lead to websites banning all VPN addresses due to technical limitations:

An Anonymous Coward writes:References to goblins and gremlins spiked with the release of GPT-5.1's 'Nerdy' personality, and then spread to other models:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Curiosity just found molecules on Mars tied to the chemistry of life, hinting at a more habitable past:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Apple processors are made by TSMC, but that could change:

https://insideevs.com/news/794295/chinese-ev-headlight-movie-projectors/Huawei showed off the newest version of its headlight tech, XPixel, at the Huawei Qiankun Technology Conference at the Beijing Auto Show last week. The headlights now have the ability to project a full range of colors like a giant movie projector mounted to the front of the car. That means the ability to park your car and use the nearest wall to watch your favorite show or movie like it's some sort of personal drive-in movie theater.The actual XPixel tech that Huawei is using to underpin the new full-color projection feature has been around for about three years now. Vehicles like the Huawei Stelato S9 already use it, and what's particularly cool is how the tech is neatly tied into the car's driver assistance features- meaning that it can help to assist with lane changing by showing a guided path, or even direct pedestrians when to cross in front of the car. It's can also project interactive games for kids (like hopscotch).Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/05/inside-toyotas-10b-private-utopia-big-ideas-few-people-cameras-everywhere/

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hubie writes:Research finds how consumers' comparison across products can erode total profit from more differentiated pricing:

The NetHack DevTeam is announcing the release of NetHack 5.0.0 on May 2, 2026An Anonymous Coward writes:https://nethack.org/v500/release.html

hubie writes:Researchers emphasize fructose's unique role in obesity, metabolic syndrome and other chronic diseases:

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hubie writes:Anthropic silently installed a spyware bridge on my machine:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://lwn.net/Articles/1070864/

canopic jug writes:Rightscon, a world summit on human rights in the digital age, has been canceled at the last minute through actions by its host nation's government:

"Fnord666" writes:A ChatGPT AI has proved a conjecture with a method no human had thought of. Experts believe it may have further uses:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Meet The Mushroom That Makes People Have The Exact Same Hallucination

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Nearly-40M

"Fnord666" writes:There's A Good Reason Semi Trucks Don't Use V8s:

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Devuan developer creates GTK2 forkAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20175

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"Fnord666" writes:Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles:

Linux cryptographic code flaw offers fast route to rootAn Anonymous Coward writes:Patches land for authencesn flaw enabling local privilege escalationhttps://hackread.com/linux-kernel-vulnerability-copy-fail-full-root-access/

An Anonymous Coward writes:Apple wants to kill your Time Capsule, but they run NetBSD so they can't:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The classified deal apparently doesn't allow Google to veto how the government will use its AI models:

owl writes:https://read.thecoder.cafe/p/linux-broke-postgresql

TheDeadDontDie writes:Colorado has led the US on legislation that ensures people can fix their stuff. Manufacturers tried to claw back that control but ultimately failed-for now:

AnonTechie writes:An interesting essay about the issues with vibe coding ...

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fliptop writes:Microsoft, long a symbol of American innovation, is now offering a voluntary early retirement program that targets thousands of its most seasoned U.S. employees. Framed as a generous opportunity for longtime workers, the move instead reveals a deeper corporate calculus: trimming payroll of experienced Americans to redirect resources toward artificial intelligence infrastructure and, likely, a younger, often less expensive workforce:

anubi writes:The ability to Side load Android may be going awayI just ran across this while bringing up another Android phone:It is linked from the F-Droid website:

anubi writes:I thought you guys might like this ..Somebody has some 'splainin' to do!https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue

HowdyDoody writes:University of Oregon scientists repurposed battery-testing tool to better measure coffee's flavor profile: