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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 02:20:12 JST Slashdot :verified:

MIT Undergrads With Family Income Below $200K Can Attend Tuition-free In 2025 https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/1651224/mit-undergrads-with-family-income-below-200k-can-attend-tuition-free-in-2025?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  MIT Undergrads With Family Income Below $200K Can Attend Tuition-free In 2025 - Slashdot
  
  schwit1 writes: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall, thanks to newly expanded financial aid. Eighty percent of American households meet this income threshold. And for the 50 percent of American families with income below $100,0...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 09:24:36 JST Slashdot :verified:

Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/0014203/z-library-helps-students-to-overcome-academic-poverty-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds - Slashdot
  
  A new study reveals that many users, particularly students and Redditors, view Z-Library as a vital resource for overcoming economic barriers to education, reflecting a "Robin Hood" mentality that prioritizes access to knowledge over copyright concerns. TorrentFreak reports: The research looks at t...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 11:06:53 JST Slashdot :verified:

Linux Kernel 6.12 Has Been Released https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/11/18/0142252/linux-kernel-612-has-been-released?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Linux Kernel 6.12 Has Been Released - Slashdot
  
  Slashdot unixbhaskar writes: Linus has released a fresh Linux kernel for public consumption. Please give it a try and report any glitches to the maintainers for improvement. Also, please do not forget to express your appreciation to those tireless folks who did all the hard work for you. The blog ...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 15-Nov-2024 22:13:50 JST Slashdot :verified:

Australia To Make Big Tech Liable For Citizens' Online Safety https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/15/0114233/australia-to-make-big-tech-liable-for-citizens-online-safety?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Australia To Make Big Tech Liable For Citizens' Online Safety - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The Australian government plans to enact laws requiring big tech firms to protect its citizens online, the latest move by the center-left Labor administration to crack down on social media including through age limits and curbs on misinformation. C...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 15-Nov-2024 12:38:53 JST Slashdot :verified:

Half-Life 2 Celebrates 20th Anniversary https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/2230244/half-life-2-celebrates-20th-anniversary?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Half-Life 2 Celebrates 20th Anniversary - Slashdot
  
  Each day leading up through the 16th (the official day Half-Life 2 was launched), Ars Technica will be publishing a new article looking back at the game and its impact. Here's an excerpt from an article published today by Ars Technica's Kyle Orland: When millions of eager gamers first installed Hal...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 08:46:58 JST Slashdot :verified:

The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/12/2022205/the-us-has-a-cloned-sheep-contraband-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem - Slashdot
  
  Federal authorities are grappling with the aftermath of an illegal sheep cloning operation that has scattered hundreds of contraband hybrid animals across multiple states, following the sentencing of the scheme's mastermind. Montana rancher Arthur Schubarth received a six-month prison term for cloni...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 07:43:39 JST Slashdot :verified:

Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/12/2115209/open-source-project-deflock-is-mapping-license-plate-surveillance-cameras-all-over-the-world?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Flock is one of the largest vendors of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the country. The company markets itself as having the goal to fully "eliminate crime" with the use of ALPRs and other connected surveillance cameras, a target experts...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:16:51 JST Slashdot :verified:

Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail,' Dies At 74 https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/2347232/elwood-edwards-voice-of-aols-youve-got-mail-dies-at-74?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail,' Dies At 74 - Slashdot
  
  Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's "You've Got Mail" greeting, has died at age 74 following a long illness, according to local Ohio news station WKYC. "He worked at 3News for many years as graphics guru, camera operator, and general jack-of-all-trades, yet it was a somewhat random opportunity in 198...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 08:41:32 JST Slashdot :verified:

GIMP 3.0 Enters RC Testing After 20 Years https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/2144232/gimp-30-enters-rc-testing-after-20-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  GIMP 3.0 Enters RC Testing After 20 Years - Slashdot
  
  GIMP 3.0, the long-awaited upgrade from the popular open-source image editor, has entered the release candidate phase, signaling that a stable version may be available by the end of this year or early 2025. Tom's Hardware reports: So, what has changed with the debut of GIMP 3? The new interface is ...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 19:23:02 JST Slashdot :verified:

Firefox Gets More Investment in New Features, Prioritizing People (and Privacy) Over Profit https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/0148222/firefox-gets-more-investment-in-new-features-prioritizing-people-and-privacy-over-profit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Firefox Gets More Investment in New Features, Prioritizing People (and Privacy) Over Profit - Slashdot
  
  On its 20th anniversary, Firefox "is still going strong, and it is a better browser today than it ever was," according to TechCrunch. In an interview, Mozilla's interim CEO says one of the first things they did when was to "unlock a bunch of money towards Firefox product development... I've been i...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 08:00:12 JST Slashdot :verified:

Generative AI Doesn't Have a Coherent Understanding of the World, MIT Researchers Find https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/10/1911204/generative-ai-doesnt-have-a-coherent-understanding-of-the-world-mit-researchers-find?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Generative AI Doesn't Have a Coherent Understanding of the World, MIT Researchers Find - Slashdot
  
  Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis writes: Despite its impressive output, a recent study from MIT suggests generative AI doesn't have a coherent understanding of the world. While the best-performing large language models have surprising capabilities that make it seem like the models are impli...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Sunday, 10-Nov-2024 20:51:23 JST Slashdot :verified:

Aaron Swartz Day Commemorated With 'Those Carrying on the Work' https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/10/0242215/aaron-swartz-day-commemorated-with-those-carrying-on-the-work?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Aaron Swartz Day Commemorated With 'Those Carrying on the Work' - Slashdot
  
  Friday "would have been his 38th birthday," writes the EFF, remembering Aaron Swartz as "a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open..." And they add that today the official web site for Aaron Swartz Day honored his memory with a special podcast "featuring those carryi...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 09:05:46 JST Slashdot :verified:

Claude AI To Process Secret Government Data Through New Palantir Deal https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/2229258/claude-ai-to-process-secret-government-data-through-new-palantir-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Claude AI To Process Secret Government Data Through New Palantir Deal - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Anthropic has announced a partnership with Palantir and Amazon Web Services to bring its Claude AI models to unspecified US intelligence and defense agencies. Claude, a family of AI language models similar to those that power ChatGPT, will work ...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 02:31:24 JST Slashdot :verified:

FBI Says Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People's Private Information https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/170208/fbi-says-hackers-are-sending-fraudulent-police-data-requests-to-tech-giants-to-steal-peoples-private-information?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  FBI Says Hackers Are Sending Fraudulent Police Data Requests To Tech Giants To Steal People's Private Information - Slashdot
  
  The FBI is warning that hackers are obtaining private user information -- including emails and phone numbers -- from U.S.-based tech companies by compromising government and police email addresses to submit "emergency" data requests. From a report: The FBI's public notice filed this week is a rare a...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 12:53:35 JST Slashdot :verified:

Australia Proposes Ban On Social Media For Those Under 16 https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/07/0019205/australia-proposes-ban-on-social-media-for-those-under-16?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Australia Proposes Ban On Social Media For Those Under 16 - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading. "Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on ...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 08:34:29 JST Slashdot :verified:

Interpol Disrupts Cybercrime Activity On 22,000 IP Addresses, Arrests 41 https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/2211252/interpol-disrupts-cybercrime-activity-on-22000-ip-addresses-arrests-41?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Interpol Disrupts Cybercrime Activity On 22,000 IP Addresses, Arrests 41 - Slashdot
  
  During an operation across 95 countries from April to August 2024, Interpol arrested 41 individuals and dismantled over 1,000 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime. BleepingComputer reports: Interpol said its enforcement action was backed by intelligence ...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Nov-2024 04:15:54 JST Slashdot :verified:

AMD Overtakes Intel in Datacenter Sales For First Time https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/05/1818222/amd-overtakes-intel-in-datacenter-sales-for-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  AMD Overtakes Intel in Datacenter Sales For First Time - Slashdot
  
  AMD has surpassed Intel in datacenter processor sales for the first time in history, marking a dramatic shift in the server chip market. AMD's datacenter revenue hit $3.549 billion in Q3, edging out Intel's $3.3 billion, according to SemiAnalysis. The milestone ends Intel's decades-long dominance...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Nov-2024 07:01:38 JST Slashdot :verified:

Windows 11 Continues To Creep Up Behind Windows 10 https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/04/1917205/windows-11-continues-to-creep-up-behind-windows-10?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Windows 11 Continues To Creep Up Behind Windows 10 - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader shares a report: With Windows 11 still failing to set the world alight, campaigners are warning that millions of perfectly good PCs could become landfill fodder when support for Windows 10 runs out in eleven and a bit months. Figures compiled by StatCounter show that Windows 1...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 23:14:39 JST Slashdot :verified:

Meta's Plan For Nuclear-Powered AI Data Centre Thwarted By Rare Bees https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/04/1356218/metas-plan-for-nuclear-powered-ai-data-centre-thwarted-by-rare-bees?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  Meta's Plan For Nuclear-Powered AI Data Centre Thwarted By Rare Bees - Slashdot
  
  An anonymous reader shares a report: Plans by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to build an AI data centre in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter. Zuckerberg had p...
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Slashdot :verified: (slashdot@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 05:46:34 JST Slashdot :verified:

As Data Centers for AI Strain the Power Grid, Bills Rise for Everyday Customers https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/02/0427238/as-data-centers-for-ai-strain-the-power-grid-bills-rise-for-everyday-customers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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  As Data Centers for AI Strain the Power Grid, Bills Rise for Everyday Customers - Slashdot
  
  While Amazon, Google, and other companies build new data centers — sometimes for their AI projects — parts of America "are facing higher electric bills," reports the Washington Post: The facilities' extraordinary demand for electricity to power and cool computers inside can drive up the...

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