PGP Turns 30
prz writes: PGP just hit its 30th birthday. Before 1991, the average person had essentially no tools to communicate securely over long distances. That changed with PGP, which sparked the Crypto Wars of the 1990s. "Here we are, three decades later, an.....»»
Walgreens Turns To Robots To Fill Prescriptions
Walgreens Boots Alliance is opening robot-powered micro-fulfillment centers across the U.S. to fill customers' prescriptions as the role of stores and pharmacists change. CNBC reports: Inside of a large facility in the Dallas area, they fill thousand.....»»
"Trash has value": Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
"Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs and other trash being shredded into colourful flakes at her Nairobi factory......»»
IC designer Amlogic turns to automotive, Wi-Fi chips
China's IC designer Amlogic Inc expects Wi-Fi and automotive chips to further spur its growth, after the smart TV market gets more competitive, according to the company......»»
How the FTC"s Children"s Data Collection Complaint Against WW Impacts Marketers
How does the FTC's decision against WW International for targeting children under 13 affect marketers? More ways than one, it turns out. Continue reading........»»
Is Burnout Just a Sign of a Broken Labor System?
A new essay from The Baffler suggests burnout is "a personal malady that indexes a broken labor system," rather than a trendy term that "resonates with affluent professionals who fetishize overwork." And then the essay turns to Jonathan Malesic's n.....»»
OneWeb to fly on competitor SpaceX"s rockets
The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit......»»
iCub Is Growing Up
It’s a little weird to think that iCub, the first version of which was released in 2008, is now a full-on teenager—after all, the robot was originally designed after a three year old child, and it hasn’t grown all that much. But as it turns ou.....»»
OneWeb turns to a competitor—SpaceX—to complete its constellation
"We’re on track to finish building out our full fleet of satellites." Enlarge / A stack of OneWeb satellites is shown before a launch at Baikonur in Kazakhstan. (credit: OneWeb) OneWeb announced on Monday that it has reached.....»»
Developers Debate Denying Updates for Open Source Software to Russia
Russia's invasion of Ukraine turns up in Mike Melanson's column "This Week in Programming": While the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) definition of open source software is quite clear on the matter — there must be "no discrimination against pers.....»»
After 17 Years and 265 Scripts, Microsoft Finally Turns "Halo" Into a $90M TV Show on Paramount+
Variety takes a long look at Halo, the new nine-episode TV show on Paramount+ adapting "Microsoft's crown jewel Xbox franchise": When the show premieres on March 24, it will be the culmination of 17 years of false starts and dogged striving, includ.....»»
Netflix is missing the biggest TV trend of 2022
The biggest TV trend of 2022 turns the tables on tech CEOs – but Netflix's list of scintillating corporate dramas has been paper-thin......»»
Blindspots on SUVs, vans, and pickups are bad for pedestrian health
Thick A-pillars cause large blindspots when vehicles are turning. Enlarge / A driver turns left at an intersection. (credit: ImageegamI/Getty Images) It's a dangerous time to be on American roads, and that's especially true i.....»»
Exclusive: Morbius Director Took Inspiration From Pokémon
It looks as though Morbius took inspiration from an unlikely source - Pokémon.He may be a creature of the night, but it turns out that Morbius was inspired by Pokémon.During an interview with IGN, director Daniel Espinosa revealed that he found ins.....»»
Stephen Colbert reacts to the world"s biggest potato actually being a fraud
This just in: big potato actually big fraud.The world's largest potato, dug up by New Zealand couple Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, has, in fact, been found to be a gourd tuber, in one of the most shocking u-turns in vegetable related news this week. A.....»»
LimeWire Founder "Not Thrilled" That "Strangers" Are Exploiting the Brand for NFT Marketplace
Several outlets -- including Slashdot -- reported last week that LimeWire is making a comeback as an NFT marketplace. But as it turns out, the new LimeWire project has absolutely nothing to do with the team that originally developed the file-sharing.....»»
Fast-melting alpine permafrost may contribute to rising global temperatures
From the ancient sludge of lakebeds in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, scientists can decipher a vision of Earth's future. That future, it turns out, will look very similar to the mid-Pliocene warm period—an epoch 3.3 million to 3 million years ago when th.....»»
Arch Linux Turns 20
"Arch Linux, the rolling Linux distribution that powers Valve's Steam Deck is now 20 years old," reports Neowin. Slashdot reader segaboy81 writes that "What's cool to see here is that everything changed behind the scenes, but on the surface, things.....»»
Samuel L. Jackson has a very blunt reaction to being third on the list of sweariest movie stars
There aren't many moviestars who can deliver a swear word quite like Samuel L. Jackson, but it turns out there are some who can deliver more swear words than Samuel L. Jackson.Two, to be exact: Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio, at least according a s.....»»
The Adam Project review: A mixed bag of saccharine sci-fi
With Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, The Adam Project has all the ingredients of a fun sci-fi adventure, but the recipe never quite turns out right......»»
Google TV"s latest app update could help it one-up Roku
Google TV is getting a feature called Highlights that turns the app on your phone into a news feed for your favorite shows......»»