“As free software activists, we ought to take the opportunity to look at the situation and see how things could have gone differently,” writes FSF campaigns manager Greg Farough: Let’s be clear: in principle, there is nothing ethically wrong with automatic updates so long as the user has made an informed choice to receive them…
Read More“As free software activists, we ought to take the opportunity to look at the situation and see how things could have gone differently,” writes FSF campaigns manager Greg Farough: Let’s be clear: in principle, there is nothing ethically wrong with automatic updates so long as the user has made an informed choice to receive them…
Read MoreApple products are attractive crime targets, and their ubiquity makes them ever-present in other crimes. In this week’s roundup, the mastermind of a massive iPhone theft ring has been arrested, a London man filmed and published an attempted iPhone theft, and more! The Apple Store in downtown Nashville The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series,
Read MoreApple products are attractive crime targets, and their ubiquity makes them ever-present in other crimes. In this week’s roundup, the mastermind of a massive iPhone theft ring has been arrested, a London man filmed and published an attempted iPhone theft, and more! The Apple Store in downtown Nashville The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from PC World: According to a tweet sent out by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire division (spotted by Tom’s Hardware), a small band of burglars is using Wi-Fi jamming devices to nullify wireless security cameras before breaking and entering. The thieves seem to be well above the level
Read MoreCNET visits a leading-edge company making an implantable brain-computer-interface that’s “experimenting with ChatGPT integration…” We previously covered Synchron’s unique approach to implanting its brain-computer-interface (BCI) without the need for open brain surgery. Now the company has integrated OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its software, something it says is a world’s first for a BCI company… Typing out
Read MoreApple Vision Pro isn’t easy to transport thanks to its size and fragility, but Waterfield offers an excellent Backpack purpose-built to safely and inconspicuously carry the expensive device. Backpack for Apple Vision Pro review When I tested the Apple Vision Pro Travel Case when it released, a lot of thoughts came to mind, but two
Read MoreBitTorrent Classic is a great tool for downloading torrent content from the web. However, recently, a few Windows 11 users were found to be facing problems with it. According to the users, the BitTorrent classic client doesn’t open after installing the latest Windows 11 update. If you have been facing the same problem, here’s how
Read MoreBitTorrent Classic is a great tool for downloading torrent content from the web. However, recently, a few Windows 11 users were found to be facing problems with it. According to the users, the BitTorrent classic client doesn’t open after installing the latest Windows 11 update. If you have been facing the same problem, here’s how
Read More“Lenacapavir is not a new drug,” reports NPR. “It’s been approved by the FDA in the United States for multi-drug resistant HIV treatment since 2022.” But instead of treating HIV, what if it were used for preventing infections? The treatment consists of a twice-yearly injection… Early trial results were released in June and generated great
Read MoreApple Vision Pro isn’t easy to transport thanks to its size and fragility, but Waterfield offers an excellent Backpack purpose-built to safely and inconspicuously carry the expensive device. Backpack for Apple Vision Pro review When I tested the Apple Vision Pro Travel Case when it released, a lot of thoughts came to mind, but two
Read MoreLet’s admit that privacy is a bigger deal now than ever before. Everything you do on the internet is somehow tracked. For example, websites that you visit daily log your browsing activity to show you relevant ads. Security experts recommend using a VPN or a private browser to deal with web trackers. There are plenty
Read MoreThe smaller sibling to UE’s Epicboom offers plenty of punch for its size. But it’s a little thin on features to justify $250. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani The pursuit of modularity in smartphones isn’t new. As far back as 2010, I remember being wowed by the Modu T and its jackets that added features like a 5MP camera or a power bank to the not-quite-smartphone. A few years later, Moto Mods
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani The pursuit of modularity in smartphones isn’t new. As far back as 2010, I remember being wowed by the Modu T and its jackets that added features like a 5MP camera or a power bank to the not-quite-smartphone. A few years later, Moto Mods
Read MoreAn interesting finding in fields like computer science is that much of what is advertised as new and innovative was actually pilfered from old research papers submitted to ACM and others. Which is not to say that this is necessarily a bad thing, as many of such ideas were not practical at the time. Case
Read MoreAn interesting finding in fields like computer science is that much of what is advertised as new and innovative was actually pilfered from old research papers submitted to ACM and others. Which is not to say that this is necessarily a bad thing, as many of such ideas were not practical at the time. Case
Read MoreAn interesting finding in fields like computer science is that much of what is advertised as new and innovative was actually pilfered from old research papers submitted to ACM and others. Which is not to say that this is necessarily a bad thing, as many of such ideas were not practical at the time. Case
Read MoreTuesday Meta released Llama 3.1, its largest open-source AI model to date. But just one day Mistral released Large 2, notes this report from TechCrunch, “which it claims to be on par with the latest cutting-edge models from OpenAI and Meta in terms of code generation, mathematics, and reasoning… “Though Mistral is one of the
Read MoreIf you have a late-model laptop, you’ve probably seen how the chargers magnetically snap into place. In theory, this should be easy to recreate for your own purposes. But why reinvent the wheel when [DarthKaker] has already done the work for you — assuming you only need two conductors. The 3D-printed shells take the usual
Read MoreIf you have a late-model laptop, you’ve probably seen how the chargers magnetically snap into place. In theory, this should be easy to recreate for your own purposes. But why reinvent the wheel when [DarthKaker] has already done the work for you — assuming you only need two conductors. The 3D-printed shells take the usual
Read MoreAs Comic-Con hits San Diego, “part of the big news in 2024 is that the con won’t have a corresponding virtual or online event this year,” according to Polygon, “for the first time since 2019.” But there’s still some big scifi media news, according to CNET’s Comic-Con coverage: Disney revealed a new Doctor Who addition
Read MoreRockDoctor (Slashdot reader #15,477) writes: The BBC are reporting sharks have tested positive for cocaine. Thirteen sharpnose sharks which were captured off the coast near Rio de Janeiro. They were tested for the drug in liver and muscle tissue samples — and returned positive results at concentrations as much as 100 times higher than previously
Read MoreWe all love a nice strip or grid of addressable LEDs. It can add flair or an artistic touch to many projects, and it can make gaming computers look extra 1337. However, providing enough current to a long strip of addressable LEDs can sometimes be difficult. Often a separate voltage rail is needed to supply
Read MoreWe all love a nice strip or grid of addressable LEDs. It can add flair or an artistic touch to many projects, and it can make gaming computers look extra 1337. However, providing enough current to a long strip of addressable LEDs can sometimes be difficult. Often a separate voltage rail is needed to supply
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