Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: A coalition of Washington state business leaders — which includes Microsoft President Brad Smith and Amazon Chief Legal Officer David Zapolsky — released a letter Wednesday urging state lawmakers to reconsider recently proposed tax and budget measures. “I actually think it’s an almost unprecedented outpouring of support from across the
Read MoreAndroid 16 introduces a new API called SettingsPreferenceService that lets apps contribute their preferences to the Android Settings app. This API lets apps declare which of their own preferences can be read or written by Android Settings, which currently has no ability to control app settings. It’s debatable whether Android developers will actually take advantage
Read MoreIt’s not often you’ll see us singing the praises of Microsoft on these pages, but credit where credit is due, this first-person account of how the software giant got its foot in the proverbial door by Bill Gates himself is pretty slick. Now it’s not the story that has us excited, mind you. It’s the
Read MoreExecutive summary Many networks have a gap in their defenses for detecting and blocking a malicious technique known as “fast flux.” This technique poses a significant threat to national security, enabling malicious cyber actors to consistently evade detection. Malicious cyber actors, including cybercriminals and nation-state actors, use fast flux to obfuscate the locations of malicious
Read MoreToday, CISA—in partnership with the National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), and New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ)—released joint Cybersecurity Advisory Fast Flux: A National Security Threat (PDF, 841 KB). This advisory warns organizations, internet service
Read MoreIt’s not often you’ll see us singing the praises of Microsoft on these pages, but credit where credit is due, this first-person account of how the software giant got its foot in the proverbial door by Bill Gates himself is pretty slick. Now it’s not the story that has us excited, mind you. It’s the
Read MoreThe European Space Agency’s short film Space Debris: Is it a Crisis? highlights the growing danger of orbital clutter, warning that “70% of the 20,000 satellites ever launched remain in space today, orbiting alongside hundreds of millions of fragments left behind by collisions, explosions and intentional destruction.” Inkl reports: The approximately eight-minute-long film “Space Debris:
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile is giving $300 and $300 virtual repair Mastercards to customers switching to its home internet plans. When you switch, the carrier will also cover up to $750 of early termination fees from a previous internet service provider. The offer is valid for a limited time. T-Mobile has built
Read MoreCredit: Weibo/Qualcomm Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. The new chipset doesn’t have any little CPU cores, suggesting good multi-core performance. There’s no word on the first phones with this processor just yet. We’ve been hearing about a new Snapdragon 8s processor for a while now, and we expected it to slot
Read MoreCredit: Weibo/Qualcomm Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. The new chipset doesn’t have any little CPU cores, suggesting good multi-core performance. There’s no word on the first phones with this processor just yet. We’ve been hearing about a new Snapdragon 8s processor for a while now, and we expected it to slot
Read MoreFrom recycling batteries to fusion energy, these German start-ups are capitalising on emerging tech to make their mark. Read more: 5 start-ups powering Munich’s sci-tech scene
Read MoreSmartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving. Researchers borrowed
Read MoreSmartphone apps that track our driving behavior may be the key to safer road conditions. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety just published a study that found that using smartphone apps to monitor driver behavior, and then providing summaries of that behavior via text message or a data dashboard, leads to safer driving. Researchers borrowed
Read MoreYou can customize the macOS Console’s log window to change the way it behaves. Here’s how to adjust it for your needs. Customizing ‘s Console log window. macOS’s Console app is a utility that allows you to view system-wide logs, crash reports, diagnostics, and more. By using Console, you can view what has been going
Read MoreRobotics and machine learning engineer Naveen Kul developed WattWise, a lightweight open-source CLI tool that monitors power usage via smart plugs and throttles system performance based on electricity pricing and peak hours. Tom’s Hardware reports: The simple program, called WattWise, came about when Naveen built a dual-socket EPYC workstation with plans to add four GPUs.
Read MoreA joint investigation found that at least five popular VPN apps on the App Store and Google Play have ties to Qihoo 360, a Chinese company with military links. Apple has since removed two of the apps but has not confirmed the status of the remaining three, which 9to5Mac notes have “racked up more than
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Are you looking for a monitor? Samsung has some of the most popular ones, and contrary to popular belief, they don’t have to be crazy expensive. You can get some really nice monitors at a reasonable price, especially if you wait for some sweet deals like these. Today, we have a few offers
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority If you’re looking for a great set of earbuds, the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are among our favorites. They are usually pretty expensive at $249.99, though. Deals pop up from time to time, though, and this is definitely one of the best ones we’ve seen. You can currently
Read MoreNaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)is shutting down after more than 20 years of hosting its annual challenge for writers. In a video and an email sent to community members, the nonprofit organization explains that it can no longer continue “after years of financial struggles.” Before officially becoming a nonprofit in 2006, NaNoWriMo started out with
Read MoreThe latest version of the Python web framework features an automatic model-importing capability in the shell. This release also spells the end of support levels for previous version 5.x releases. Unveiled April 2 by the Django Software Foundation, the Django 5.2 release supports Python versions 3.10 to 3.13. This latest release features a shell management
Read MoreAndroid 16 is nearing the end of its testing period, with Beta 3 arriving last month. Since then, Google has already shared an additional point release, addressing extant bugs. Now Beta 3.2 is landing to fix a few more glitches, including issues with haptics and power consumption. Before you know it, Android 16 is going
Read MoreTikTok delete After President Donald Trump pushed back a deadline for banning TikTok in January, the 75-day delay will run out on April 5th, but there’s still no word on a deal that could satisfy the law by shifting control of TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The Information reports that later today,
Read MoreFollowing the release of iOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, and other updates to the public, Apple has started up a new round of developer betas for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5. Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. On March 31, Apple released its updates for iOS 18.4, iPadOS
Read MoreDuring today’s big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo showed off a whole bunch of games coming to the system. Many will launch on June 5th alongside Switch 2, including Mario Kart World, enhanced editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, and new chapters in Toby Fox’s Deltarune. I think it’s a
Read MoreSony has a replacement for its current flagship QD-OLED TV, the extremely well-received A95L. That’s the model that was crowned “King of TV” at last year’s Value Electronics TV Shootout, which Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel served on the judging panel for. The new model is called the Bravia 8 II. Sony claims that it has
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