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Pine64's Linux-Powered E-Ink Tablet is Making a Return - Slashdot
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"Pine64 has confirmed that its open-source e-ink tablet is returning," reports the blog OMG Ubuntu: The [10.1-inch e-ink display] PineNote was announced in 2021, building on the success of its non-SBC devices like the PinePhone (and later Pro model), the PineTab, and PineBook devices. Like most of ...
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License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars - Slashdot
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Wired reports on "AI-powered cameras mounted on cars and trucks, initially designed to capture license plates, but which are now photographing political lawn signs outside private homes, individuals wearing T-shirts with text, and vehicles displaying pro-abortion bumper stickers — all while re...
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The British Post Office scandal "was first exposed by Computer Weekly in 2009, revealing the stories of seven subpostmasters and the problems they suffered due to Horizon accounting software," remembers Computer Weekly, "which led to the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history." ...
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Hobbyist Builds a Modern System That Still Runs MS-DOS - Slashdot
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He's the long-time Slashdot reader who installed Linux on a 1993 PC — and then installed a 1994 version of MS-DOS on a modern Thinkpad X13. (And somewhere along the way, he even built a ChatGPT client for DOS...) But in a new blog post, yeokm1 reveals "I recently built myself a PC," salvag...
11h ago
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iOS and Android Security Scare: Two Apps Found Supporting 'Pig Butchering' Scheme - Slashdot
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"Pig Butchering Alert: Fraudulent Trading App targeted iOS and Android users." That's the title of a new report released this week by cybersecurity company Group-IB revealing the official Apple App Store and Google Play store offered apps that were actually one part of a larger fraud campaign. "...
22h ago
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New JWST Data Explores 'Hubble Constant' Tension for Universe's Expansion Rate - Slashdot
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"Scientists can't agree on the exact rate of expansion of the universe, dictated by the Hubble constant," a new article at Space.com reminds us: The rate can be measured starting from the local (and therefore recent) universe, then going farther back in time — or, it can be calculated startin...
8h ago
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Google Starts Adding Anti-Theft Locking Features to Android Phones - Slashdot
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An anonymous reader shared this report from Engadget: Three new theft protection features that Google announced earlier this year have reportedly started rolling out on Android. The tools — Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock — are aimed at giving users a way to qu...
9h ago
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Brazil's Top Court Says X Paid Pending Fines to Wrong Bank - Slashdot
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An anonymous reader shared this report from Reuters: Brazil's Supreme Court said on Friday that lawyers representing social media platform X did not pay pending fines to the proper bank, postponing its decision on whether to allow the tech firm to resume services in Brazil. The payment of the fin...
13h ago
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China Trained a 1-Trillion-Parameter LLM Using Only Domestic Chips - Slashdot
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"China Telecom, one of the largest wireless carriers in mainland China, says that it has developed two large language models (LLMs) relying solely on domestically manufactured AI chips..." reports Tom's Hardware. "If the information is accurate, this is a crucial milestone in China's attempt at beco...
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Can Amazon Spread Its Cashierless 'Just Walk Out' Technology to Other Stores? - Slashdot
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Amazon launched "cashierless checkout" stores In 2018, reports CNBC — but by 2020 it was licensing the "Just Walk Out" technology to other stores in airports, hospitals, and stadiums. In April, Amazon announced it was removing cashierless checkout from its U.S. Fresh stores and Whole Foods l...
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Akamai Warns CUPS-Browsed Vulnerability Also Brings New Threat of DDoS Attacks - Slashdot
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Last week the Register warned "If you're running the Unix printing system CUPS, with cups-browsed present and enabled, you may be vulnerable to attacks that could lead to your computer being commandeered over the network or internet." (Although the CEO of cybersecurity platform watchTowr told them ...
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U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack - Slashdot
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"A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers," reports the Wall Street Journal, "potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests. "For months or longer, the ...
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