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Updated 2025-09-14 08:46
Skype is Officially Dead
Skype Shuts Down Today [May 5], Marking The End Of An Internet EraArthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
openSUSE Removes Deepin After Long String of Security Issues and Unauthorised Security Bypass
An Anonymous Coward writes:openSUSE removes Deepin from its repositories after long string of security issues and unauthorised security bypassThom Holwerda - 2025-05-07
The Bayeux Penis Count
looorg writes:Just how many penises are there on the Bayeux tapestry? The previous count was 93. Now they claim to have found another one. So is it 93 or 94? Most of them belong to horses. So it's a Oxford professor showdown in how many penises they can see in a tapestry. Nobs for History!
Curl Project Founder Snaps over Deluge of Time-Sucking AI Slop Bug Reports
Fnord666 writes:Curl project founder snaps over deluge of time-sucking AI slop bug reports
Sunscreen Might Have Helped Early Humans Outlive Neanderthals
upstart writes:Sunscreen might have helped early humans outlive Neanderthals:
How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death
upstart writes:Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning 'beige' fat. Once implanted, How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death:
Kuwait Declares Cryptocurrency Mining Illegal Amid Power Crisis Crackdown
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Astronomers Used Old 'Maps' to Find What Could be a 9th Planet in Our Solar System
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Washington the Eighth State to Pass ‘Right to Repair’ Law
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Mathematical Beauty, Truth and Proof in the Age of AI
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DOJ Confirms It Wants To Break Up Google's Advertising Tech Monopoly
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Software Bloat and Security: have we all Gone Mad?
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The Future of Data Storage Might be Ceramic Glass That Can Last Thousands of Years
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Federal Court Says Cell Tower Dumps Violate the Fourth Amendment
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We Have Reached the “Severed Fingers and Abductions” Stage of the Crypto Revolution
NotSanguine writes:From Nate Anderson over at Ars Technica:
OpenSUSE Joins the End of 10 Campaign
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Building Custom Atomic Distributions - a Step-by-Step Guide
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Nvidia Warns US AI Hardware Export Rules Could Backfire Empowering Huawei To Define Global Standards
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Hacker Breaches Telemessage System Used By US Officials, Raising Security Concerns
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People Trust Legal Advice Generated by ChatGPT More Than a Lawyer
hubie writes:People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer - new study:
The First Driverless Semis Have Started Running Regular Longhaul Routes
hubie writes:Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston:
Scientists Build First-Ever 'Black Hole Bomb' Analog
upstart writes:Black hole analogs are one of our best tools for understanding how they work:
UK Could Require Solar Panels on Most New Homes by 2027
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Hackers Abuse IPv6 Networking Feature to Hijack Windows Software Updates
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-ipv6-networking-feature-to-hijack-software-updates/
Mathematicians Just Solved a 125-Year-Old Problem, Uniting 3 Theories in Physics
upstart writes:A breakthrough in Hilbert's sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math:
PA’s Largest Coal Plant to Become 4.5GW Gas-Fired AI Hub
upstart writes:Seven gas turbines planned to juice datacenter demand by 2027:
Who's in?
DECbot writes:As first seen in @Day of the Dalek's journal, and suggested to be posted as a Meta story on the Main page by @quietus, here is a call for volunteers:
Adventure – March 1980
owl writes:https://www.atariarchive.org/blog/adventure-march-1980/
Soviet-Era Spacecraft Expected to Plunge Uncontrolled to Earth Next Week
upstart writes:Kosmos 482, weighing 500kg, was meant to land on Venus in the 1970s but it never made it out of orbit because of a rocket malfunction:
Backstage Access: Spotify’s Dev Tools Side-Hustle is Growing Legs
upstart writes:Backstage access: Spotify's dev tools side-hustle is growing legs:
Microsoft Finally Launches its Controversial Recall Feature
upstart writes:Microsoft Finally Launches Its Controversial Recall Feature:
Software Dev Fortifies His Blog With 'Zip Bombs' - Attacking Bots Meet Their End With Software
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Plastic-Eating Mealworms Native to Africa Discovered
upstart writes:Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered:
You Have Two Months Left to Update Your Old LG Phone
upstart writes:The final farewell for LG's phone business:
China Successfully Reloads a Running Thorium Reactor
upstart writes:China may have achieved a "Sputnik moment" in the clean energy technology race by successfully reloading a nuclear reactor that runs on thorium:
The Absurdly Complicated Circuitry for the 386 Processor's Registers
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2025/05/intel-386-register-circuitry.html
Why Do So Many AI Company Logos Look Like Buttholes?
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Largest Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter Achieves First Light
upstart writes:Largest Imaging Spectro-Polarimeter Achieves First Light at the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope - NSO - National Solar Observatory:
janrinok - Resignation
I am resigning with immediate effect from SoylentNews. I no longer have the trust of all of the community and my position is untenable.I wish the site and the community all the very best for the future. I have enjoyed being a part of the last 11 years and I will be leaving behind many friends.Some might say "Break out the flags and let the party commence!"JanAddendumI have been asked by the Chairman of the Board to publicise an email that I sent to him in response to him asking me what way my departure will affect the site's operation in the immediate future.
Microsoft: Windows Server Hotpatching to Require Subscription
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Just Had A Close Call On Mars
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TSMC Breaks Ground On Third Plant In Arizona
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Another Periodic Suggestion to Try, Just Try, Switching to Kagi for Search
upstart writes:Another Periodic Suggestion to Try, Just Try, Switching to Kagi for Search:
The 35th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
owl writes:https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/04/photos-35th-anniversary-hubble-space-telescope/682628/
Let's Remember That Extraordinary Claims Need Extraordinary Evidence
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A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, but Why?
upstart writes:A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why?:
"Aerial Urination"
Snotnose writes:According to Popular Science some dolphins have an unusual way to attract a mate.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Turns 50
upstart writes:Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50:
Flying Squirrel-Inspired Drone With Foldable Wings Demonstrates High Maneuverability
taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-flying-squirrel-drone-foldable-wings.html
China's '2D' Chip Could Soon be Used to Make Silicon-Free Chips
upstart writes:China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips:
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