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• Apollo For Reddit Dev Christian Selig To Join Digg As an Advisor

  21-05-2025 23:20 via tech.slashdot.org
  Christian Selig, developer of the popular third-party Reddit app Apollo, is joining the rebooted Digg as an advisor alongside Digg founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. TechCrunch reports: Earlier this year, Digg's original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian acquired what was left of Digg in an attempt to revitalize what was formerly known as "the internet's homepage." Rose and Ohanian were already a fascinating pairing -- the two had previously seen each
  
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• Android XR Glasses Get I/O 2025 Demo

  21-05-2025 22:40 via slashdot.org
  At I/O 2025, Google revealed new details about Android XR glasses, which will integrate with your phone to deliver context-aware support via Gemini AI. 9to5Google reports: Following the December announcement, Google today shared how all Android XR glasses will have a camera, microphones, and speakers, while an "in-lens display" that "privately provides helpful information right when you need it" is described as being "optional." The glasses will "work in tandem with your phone, giving you access
  
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• Microsoft Says 394,000 Windows Computers Infected By Lumma Malware Globally

  21-05-2025 22:00 via it.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Microsoft said Wednesday that it broke down the Lumma Stealer malware project with the help of law enforcement officials across the globe. The tech giant said in a blog post that its digital crimes unit discovered more than 394,000 Windows computers were infected by the Lumma malware worldwide between March 16 through May 16. The Lumma malware was a favorite hacking tool used by bad actors, Microsoft said in the post. Hackers used the malware to ste
  
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• AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says

  21-05-2025 20:45 via hardware.slashdot.org
  New analysis by MIT Technology Review reveals AI's rapidly growing energy demands, with data centers expected to triple their share of US electricity consumption from 4.4% to 12% by 2028. According to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory projections, AI alone could soon consume electricity equivalent to 22% of all US households annually, driven primarily by inference operations that represent 80-90% of AI's computing power.
  The carbon intensity of electricity used by data centers is 48% higher
  
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• Why Does the US Always Run a Trade Deficit?

  21-05-2025 20:05 via news.slashdot.org
  The U.S. trade deficit persists due to fundamental macroeconomic imbalances rather than just export shortfalls, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York economist Thomas Klitgaard. His analysis shows the deficit reflects a persistent gap between domestic saving and investment spending, with the U.S. borrowing from foreign sources to fund domestic investment when savings fall short.
  This macroeconomic reality means targeting specific trade categories won't resolve the overall imbalance -- ev
  
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• OpenAI Acquires Jony Ive's Startup in $6.5 Billion Deal To Create AI Devices

  21-05-2025 19:10 via slashdot.org
  Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, said Wednesday his firm was paying $6.5 billion to buy io, a one-year-old start-up created by Jony Ive, a former top Apple executive who designed the iPhone. From a report: The deal, which effectively unites Silicon Valley royalty, is intended to usher in what the two men call "a new family of products" for the age of artificial general intelligence, or A.G.I., which is shorthand for a future technology that achieves human-level intelligence.
  The deal, which
  
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• Windows 11 To Get Apple-Style App Continuity

  21-05-2025 18:44 via tech.slashdot.org
  Microsoft is introducing a new "Cross Device Resume" feature for Windows 11, enabling app developers to let users seamlessly continue activity between devices in a manner closely mirroring Apple's Handoff for Macs and iPhones. Unveiled at Build 2025 during a session titled "Create Seamless Cross-Device Experiences with Windows for your app," the feature was demonstrated -- before the session was quietly edited to remove this segment -- by showing Spotify playing a song on an Android phone, then
  
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• Meta Targets More 'Underperformers' in Mid-Year Reviews

  21-05-2025 18:01 via tech.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader shares a report: Meta is expanding the ranks of its lowest-rated employees in mid-year performance reviews, a move that could lead to more performance-based cuts. Meta is telling managers to put more employees in "Below Expectations", the lowest performance bucket during this year's mid-year performance reviews, according to a memo shared on Meta's internal forum on May 14, which was viewed by Business Insider. For teams of 150 or more, Meta wants managers to put 15-20% of em
  
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• Google's Brin: 'I Made a Lot of Mistakes With Google Glass'

  21-05-2025 17:22 via tech.slashdot.org
  Google co-founder Sergey Brin candidly addressed the failure of Google Glass during an unscheduled appearance at Tuesday's Google I/O conference, where the company announced a new smart glasses partnership with Warby Parker. "I definitely feel like I made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass, I'll be honest," Brin said.
  He noted several key issues that doomed the $1,500 device launched in 2013, including a conspicuous front-facing camera that sparked privacy concerns. "Now it looks like normal gl
  
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• Amazon Gives Refunds for Years-Old Returns

  21-05-2025 16:45 via slashdot.org
  Amazon customers are suddenly getting refunds for products they purchased and returned as far back as 2018, along with apologies from the online retailer after it discovered "unresolved" issues. From a report: The precise scope of the refunds issued isn't clear but executives hinted it may be hundreds of millions of dollars. Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky, speaking on a conference call after the company released earnings May 1, said Amazon took a one-time charge of approximately $1.1 bil
  
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• Microsoft Blames Apple for Xbox Mobile Store Delay

  21-05-2025 16:10 via games.slashdot.org
  Microsoft has officially cited Apple's App Store policies as the roadblock preventing its Xbox mobile store launch promised for July 2024. In an amicus brief supporting Epic Games filed this week, Microsoft alleged that Apple's "anti-steering policies" have "stymied" its mobile store ambitions despite a court injunction allowing developers to advertise alternative payment methods.
  The brief challenges Apple's attempt to overturn this crucial ruling, which enabled Fortnite's App Store return with
  
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• Google Is Baking Gemini AI Into Chrome

  21-05-2025 15:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCWorld: Microsoft famously brought its Copilot AI to the Edge browser in Windows. Now Google is doing the same with Chrome. In a list of announcements that spanned dozens of pages, Google allocated just a single line to the announcement: "Gemini is coming to Chrome, so you can ask questions while browsing the web." Google later clarified what Gemini on Chrome can do: "This first version allows you to easily ask Gemini to clarify complex information on an
  
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• Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure with LummaC2 Malware

  21-05-2025 14:00 via cisa.gov
  Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, LummaC2 Malware Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure Sectors.
  This advisory details the tactics, techniques, and procedures, and indicators of compromise (IOCs) linked to threat actors deploying LummaC2 malware. This malware poses a serious threat, capable of infiltrating networks and exfiltrating sensitive information, to vulnerable individuals’ and organizations’ computer networks across
  
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• Russian GRU Cyber Actors Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Tech Companies

  21-05-2025 14:00 via cisa.gov
  Today, CISA, the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other U.S. and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, Russian GRU Targeting Western Logistics Entities and Technology Companies.  
  This advisory details a Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage-oriented campaign targeting technology companies and logistics entities, including those involved in the coordination, transport, and delivery of foreign assistance to Ukraine.
  Russian Genera
  
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• Starfish Space Announces Plans For First Commercial Satellite Docking

  21-05-2025 12:00 via science.slashdot.org
  Starfish Space plans to perform the first commercial satellite docking in orbit with its Otter Pup 2 mission, aiming to connect to an unprepared D-Orbit ION spacecraft using an electrostatic capture mechanism and autonomous navigation software. NASASpaceFlight.com reports: This follows the company's first attempt, which saw the Otter Pup 1 mission unable to dock with its target due to a thruster failure. The Otter Pup 2 spacecraft will be deployed from a quarter plate on the upper stage adapter
  
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• Jupiter Was Formerly Twice Its Current Size and Had a Much Stronger Magnetic Field

  21-05-2025 09:00 via science.slashdot.org
  A new study reveals that about 3.8 million years after the solar system's first solids formed, Jupiter was twice its current size with a magnetic field 50 times stronger, profoundly influencing the structure of the early solar system. Phys.Org reports: [Konstantin Batygin, professor of planetary science at Caltech] and [Fred C. Adams, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Michigan] approached this question by studying Jupiter's tiny moons Amalthea and Thebe, which orbit even cl
  
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• Fortnite Returns To Apple US App Store After 5-Year Ban

  21-05-2025 06:35 via apple.slashdot.org
  Fortnite has returned to Apple's App Store in the United States after a nearly five-year absence, marking a significant victory for Epic Games in its protracted legal battle against Apple's App Store policies. The return follows an April 30 ruling where a federal judge determined Apple violated a court order requiring the company to allow greater competition for app downloads and payment methods, referring Apple to federal prosecutors for a criminal contempt investigation.
  Epic CEO Tim Sweeney c
  
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