A new article in the Washington Post argues that a phenomenon called “Quiet vacationing” has “joined ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘quiet firing’ as the latest (and least poetic) scourge of the modern workplace. “Also known as the hush trip, workcation, hush-cation, or bleisure travel — you get the idea — quiet vacationing refers to workers taking
Read MoreHow will Apple protect user data while their requests are being processed by AI in applications like Siri? Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from Apple Insider: According to sources of The Information [four different former Apple employees who worked on the project], Apple intends to process data from AI applications inside a virtual
Read MoreBest Buy’s blowout deal on the M2 15-inch MacBook Air knocks $400 off a loaded configuration with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. Save $400 on Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air. The steep markdown is available this weekend only, with the loaded M2 15-inch MacBook Air dropping to $1,499 at Apple Authorized Reseller Best Buy. At
Read MoreCredit: Google To celebrate Pride Month 2024, Google and GLAAD have partnered to create a curated list of LGBTQ+ content. This content will be promoted on Google TV in its own section so you don’t need to hunt for it on your streaming services. Google TV will also have free, ad-supported live coverage of Pride
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: Twice before, this Virginia carpenter had awoken in the predawn to start his work day only to find one of his vans broken into. Tools he depends on for a living had been stolen, and there was little hope of retrieving them. Determined to shut
Read MoreData breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered.
Read MoreA U-shaped toothbrush tray is good for a quick clean, but you need a regular toothbrush too. The DuoBrush has both options.
Read MoreOne UI has really grown on me after almost four years of using Samsung Galaxy phones. It’s a great skin overall, but there’s one thing about it that I truly hate, and that’s bloatware — and it seems to be getting worse each year. Samsung One UI’s bloatware problem All smartphones come with pre-installed apps,
Read MoreStompers, where hitting your co-workers will not end in an HR violation. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Violence is never the answer. That said, it was fun when I opened a walking app and whacked a Verge editor with a baseball bat and made another slip on a banana peel. After, I
Read MorePlus: A whistleblower claims the Biden administration falsified a report on Gaza, “Operation Endgame” disrupts the botnet ecosystem, and more.
Read MoreTin Man Games has announced that it is to launch its turn-based VR game Neon Squad Tactics will launch in the Meta Quest store on June 13th. You will soon be able to immerse yourself in the heart of a cyberpunk metropolis as one of the elite Operators, Retro-looking games tend to do well on
Read MoreTin Man Games has announced that it is to launch its turn-based VR game Neon Squad Tactics will launch in the Meta Quest store on June 13th. You will soon be able to immerse yourself in the heart of a cyberpunk metropolis as one of the elite Operators, Retro-looking games tend to do well on
Read MoreOn June 3, a “planet parade” of six planets — Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn — will form a straight line through the pre-dawn sky. Astronomy.com reports: Some 20 minutes before sunrise, all six planets should be visible, though note that Uranus (magnitude 5.9) and Neptune (magnitude 7.8) will be too faint for
Read More[Carl Bugeja] finds the engineering behind the Las Vegas Sphere fascinating, and made a video all about the experience of designing and building a micro-sized desktop version. [Carl]’s version is about the size of a baseball and crams nearly a thousand RGB pixels across the surface. A four-layer flexible PCB is the key to routing
Read MoreSharing this solar generator’s batteries with a 3-in-1 solar fridge, freezer, and ice-making combo is a good idea that might get better. Continue reading…
Read More[Carl Bugeja] finds the engineering behind the Las Vegas Sphere fascinating, and made a video all about the experience of designing and building a micro-sized desktop version. [Carl]’s version is about the size of a baseball and crams nearly a thousand RGB pixels across the surface. A four-layer flexible PCB is the key to routing
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of Australia. They were in search of a fern called Tmesipteris oblanceolata. Standing just a few inches tall, it was not easy to find on
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Last year, Jaume Pellicer led a team of fellow scientists into a forest on Grande Terre, an island east of Australia. They were in search of a fern called Tmesipteris oblanceolata. Standing just a few inches tall, it was not easy to find on
Read MoreRejoice, those of us who have purchased a Nice-Power lab PSU from an Eastern source. Yes, the name might sound like a re-brand of a generic product, maybe you will even see this exact PSU on a shelf at a physical store near you, under a more local brand name and with a fair markup.
Read MoreLondon’s famed Evening Standard newspaper has announced plans to end its daily outlet, “bringing an end to almost 200 years of publication in the capital,” reports The Guardian. Going forward, the company plans to launch “a brand new weekly newspaper later this year and consider options for retaining ES Magazine with reduced frequency,” while also
Read MoreLast than two weeks after it was announced, “Windows enthusiasts have managed to crack Microsoft’s flagship AI-powered Recall feature to run on unsupported hardware,” reports The Verge. From the report: Recall leverages local AI models on new Copilot Plus PCs to run in the background and take snapshots of anything you’ve done or seen on
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Starting in July, you won’t be able to add items to lists on third-party apps like Todoist and AnyList with Alexa voice control through their existing Skills. A post on Amazon’s developer site says it’s shutting down access to Alexa Shopping and To-Do lists on July 1st. List
Read MoreThe Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provided monthly internet bill credits for low-income Americans, will officially end on June 1 due to a lack of additional funding from Congress. This termination threatens nearly 60 million Americans with increased financial hardship, as the program’s lapse leaves them without the subsidies that made internet access affordable. CNN
Read MoreOne of the biggest shopping events of the year is fast approaching, but when is Amazon Prime Day 2024, and how can you make the most of it? This short guide will answer your questions and have you fully prepared to save big in the sale. You probably know this already, but Amazon Prime Day
Read MoreFrom games to consoles to accessories, Sony PlayStation gear is heavily discounted through June 12.
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