canopic jug writes:The Creative Commons has become an unofficial UNESCO NGO partner. UNESCO is the part of UN which advances international cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture, and communication.
fliptop writes:Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick delivered major news on Friday, confirming that the United States has finalized an investment deal with Intel, securing a 10% ownership stake in the semiconductor powerhouse. This development marks a significant step in bolstering America's position in global technology amid ongoing concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities and competition from abroad:
upstart writes:'Quiet cracking' is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it's costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss:
canopic jug writes:Designer, anthropologist, and developer, Maggie Appleton has written a treatise on howchatbot sycophancy and passivity undermine the Enlightenment by undermining the original values of active intellectual engagement, skeptical inquiry, and challenging received wisdom.
JoeMerchant writes:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-security-updates-break-windows-recovery-reset/Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11."After installing the August 2025 Windows security update [..] on any of the client versions mentioned below in the 'Affected platforms' section, attempts to reset or recover the device might fail," the company said in a new Windows release health update.Installing this month's security updates will cause issues for users who want to reinstall their system while keeping their files using the Reset my PC feature, or reinstall it and keep their files, apps, and settings using the Fix problems using Windows Update tool.The known issue may also impact users who want to remotely reset devices using the RemoteWipe configuration service provider (RemoteWipe CSP).According to Redmond, the bug only impacts client platforms after installing the following updates, including:
looorg writes:SlowTV. When they need to move a 600-tonne church to the other side of town.As interesting as it was I still prefer 'The Great Moose Migration' (x) they have on TV instead. It's more relaxing.This is just unnerving.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde3xp4xlw9o
An Anonymous Coward writes:Sni5Gect research crew targets sweet spot during device / network handshake pausehttps://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/sni5gect/
turgid writes:An article in The Conversation discusses a scientific paper which looks at a "gravitational bounce" from the Quantum Exclusion Principle which may take place inside black holes. The speculation is that this may form new universes.The article states:
day of the dalek writes:Per Bloomberg (Alternate sources: CNBC and Reuters), the Trump Administration is weighing the US government potentially buying a stake in Intel. As CNBC reports: