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aliks writes:Glyn Moody writing for the techdirt.com site has a good summary of the status of Deepseek - with an added bonus of lots of links to his source material. Longish article, covering a lot of ground including usage of AI for social surveillance by the Chinese governmenthttps://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/deepseek-is-already-being-applied-widely-across-chinas-industries-and-used-for-government-surveillance-and-propaganda/

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upstart writes:Google introduces Firebase Studio, an end-to-end platform that builds custom apps in-browser, in minutes:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.htmlPope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Intel agrees to sell controlling stake in Altera chip business:

upstart writes:Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules:

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upstart writes:Taking a jolt of lightning also kills parasitic vines:

upstart writes:The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department's "blacklist," has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/heres-how-a-satellite-ended-up-as-a-ghostly-apparition-on-google-earth/

upstart writes:The new general AI agent from China had some system crashes and server overload-but it's highly intuitive and shows real promise for the future of AI helpers:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis's potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says:

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upstart writes:Modern science wouldn't exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can't let it go.:

Tech Review has a short article that attempts to describe "vibe coding" and discuss some of the ramifications, https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1115135/what-is-vibe-coding-exactly/

upstart writes:UK founders grow frustrated over dearth of funding: 'the problem is getting worse':

owl writes:https://nurpax.github.io/posts/2019-08-18-dirty-tricks-6502-programmers-use.html

upstart writes:States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Industry Is Fighting Back:

AnonTechie writes:An interesting article about the decline in friendships.

owl writes:https://marylandmatters.org/2025/04/14/end-of-an-era-the-last-radioshack-in-maryland-is-closing-its-doors/

upstart writes:Oxygen discovered in most distant known galaxy:

upstart writes:Phase two of military AI has arrived:

upstart writes:Disasters spur investment in flood and fire risk tech:

fliptop writes:Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), said on Tuesday its key processor chips would soon be made at TSMC's (2330.TW), opens new tab new production site in Arizona, marking the first time that its products will be manufactured in the United States:

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/a-history-of-the-internet-part-1-an-arpa-dream-takes-form/

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NotSanguine writes:From Brian Krebs on Infosec.Exchange:

upstart writes:Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world's energy needs, and lower global temperatures:

upstart writes:'We don't want to build an ecosystem that shuts the door':

upstart writes:Microsoft has begun the rollout of an AI-powered tool which takes snapshots of users' screens every few seconds.The Copilot+ Recall feature is available in preview mode to some people with Microsoft's AI PCs and laptops.It is the relaunch of a feature which was dubbed a "privacy nightmare" when it was first announced last year.Microsoft paused the rollout in 2024, and after trialling the tech with a small number of users, it has begun expanding access to those signed up to its Windows Insider software testing programme.The BBC has approached Microsoft for comment.Microsoft says Recall will be rolled out worldwide, but those based in the EU will have to wait until later in 2025.Users will opt in to the feature and Microsoft says they can "can pause saving snapshots at any time".The purpose of Recall is to allow PC users to easily search through their past activity including files, photos, emails and browsing history.For example, Microsoft says a person who saw a dress online a few days ago would be able to use the feature to easily locate where they saw it.Privacy campaigner Dr Kris Shrishak - who previously called Recall a "privacy nightmare" - said the opt-in mechanism is "an improvement", but felt it could still be misused."Information about other people, who cannot consent, will be captured and processed through Recall," he said.The feature is able to save images of your emails and messaging apps such as WhatsApp - meaning pictures and messages from others will be saved.This is no different to a user taking a screenshot themselves when they receive a message."Think of disappearing messages on Signal that is stored on Recall forever," he said.And he said he was concerned that malicious actors could exploit the images saved by Recall if they gained login access to a device.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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upstart writes:Progress for progress's sake?

upstart writes:NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating 'Differential Privacy' Guarantees to De-Identify Data:

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upstart writes:Ethically sourced "spare" human bodies could revolutionize medicine:

upstart writes:Google's new Ironwood chip is 24x more powerful than the world's fastest supercomputer:

aliks writes:ArsTechnica has a story about a painted altar in the mesoAmerican city of Tikal, revealing clues about the Aztec takeover of Tikal a couple of thousand years ago.https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/painted-altar-in-maya-city-of-tikal-reveals-the-aftermath-of-an-ancient-coup/LIDAR scans effectively strip away the jungle revealing the ruins of ancient buildings and this has triggered a whole mass of new information. The original article is in Antiquity magazine for those who want more detail [link below]:Here is a quick summary:

owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2025/04/commodore-pet-repair.html

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upstart writes:Puzzling observation by JWST: Galaxies in the deep universe rotate in the same direction:

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anubi writes:Marketing professionals are always looking for that "edge" that gets them noticed instead of automatically being kicked out by spam filters which were put in place specifically to handle exactly what they are doing.Here is how AI is learning about individual targets in order to craft specifically worded unique business communication designed to appeal to maybe even one decision-maker in a corporate environment.https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/openais-gpt-helps-spammers-send-blast-of-80000-messages-that-bypassed-filters/

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taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/learning-memory/tapping-finger-hearing-comprehension/

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taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-rare-crystal-strength-3d-metal.html

aliks writes:For the first time, scientists map the half-billion connections that allow mice to see