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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:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://mashable.com/article/nasa-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-explained

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Azure-Linux-Fedora-Based

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/chinas-biggest-streaming-platform-wants-most-of-its-new-films-to-be-ai-generated-2000748454

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificates

"c0lo" writes:Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded:

fliptop writes:Meta Platforms and Amazon.com agreed to a multibillion-dollar deal over several years in which the social-media company will usetens of millions of Amazon Web Services' Graviton chip cores to support its AI agents and other AI initiatives:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Engineers are working on a long-term plan to keep the iconic spacecraft alive:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/someone-made-a-windows-95-subsystem-for-linux/

hubie writes:A UBC study finds raccoons solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and information-seeking:

hubie writes:Hydrogen atmosphere could keep exomoons habitable for billions of years:

hubie writes:Smart ceramics reveal a new way to control heat transfer, boosting thermal conductivity nearly threefold:

JoeMerchant writes:https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/federal-surveillance-tech-becomes-mandatory-161321992.htmlSection 24220 of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, requires NHTSA to finalize rules forcing all new passenger vehicles to include "advanced impaired driving prevention technology": infrared cameras and sensors which perform a constant biometric assessment of driver alertness and sobriety.The tech involves infrared cameras mounted on steering columns or A-pillars, tracking eye movement, pupil dilation, and drowsiness patterns. Your car watches and decides whether you're fit to drive.Timeline for ImplementationThe surveillance rollout targets late 2026 to 2027 for all new passenger vehicles.While NHTSA's final rule faced delays beyond the November 2024 deadline, automakers will still get 2-3 years for full implementation once regulations are finalized.The timing coincides with broader automotive software integration, making these systems potentially updatable through over-the-air patches-expanding monitoring capabilities post-purchase.-----My deepest apologies to the world for any small part I may have played in this development. In 2012 I submitted an "idea" paper to an anonymous solicitor asking for ways to better integrate smartphones with in-vehicle systems. In that paper (which I wrote carelessly off the top of my head) I suggested that automobiles should abandon the then current practice of using under-powered embedded systems and instead install a desktop level capability computer utilizing standard development tools. I also pointed out the ability of such a system to use OpenCV to perform this kind of monitoring as an opt-in, or parental control type of system - not really thinking through the (not obvious at the time) future of insurance and federally mandated continuous monitoring of all drivers (as Elmo has already demonstrated broad popular compliance with in his Tesla products...) They awarded me 3rd place in the competiton and sent me a check for $2000, which came at a very good time for the family - having been laid off in the post-Afghanistan pullout techonomic upheaval. I'm sure I'm not the only one to point out these things around that time...Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

fliptop writes:An Apple-backed trade group prematurely published a press release on April 12th praising a yet-to-be-introduced Senate bill, raising questions about coordination between Big Tech companies and lawmakers on child safety legislation:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://itsfoss.com/news/tuta-drive-closed-beta/

"c0lo" writes:The practice impacts consumers beyond the grocery store. Car dealerships can be dynamic pricing traps, too, the FTC said last year:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:It adds to the body of evidence that the Red Planet once contained the building blocks of life:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The influencers claim that products such as patches, gums and pouches utilize the 'natural' product and that it has been unfairly condemned by the medical establishment: