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An anonymous reader shared this article from the Washington Post: A student taking an online quiz sees a button appear in their Chrome browser: "homework help." Soon, Google's artificial intelligence has read...

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.

The consumer advocacy nonprofit PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) is now petitioning Microsoft to reconsider pulling support for Windows 10 in 2025, since "as many as 400 million perfectly good computers that can...

"On a recent assignment to test defenses, Dave Brauchler of the cybersecurity company NCC Group tricked a client's AI program-writing assistant into executing programs that forked over the company's databases...

NASA is apparently giving its ice-scouting moon rover mission another try. The space agency has announced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project - which was called off last year after a ...

Just who everyone wanted.

Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shared this report from ZME Science Researchers from the University of Turku, in collaboration with Aalto University and Wageningen University, have developed a bio-based UV protecti...

Pentagon announced new media restrictions that would make it harder for journalists to distribute even unclassified information, sparking press freedom concerns.

Guided Learning's road blocks ultimately hamper the educational experience.

Claims say Jimmy Kimmel's suspension wiped $3.87B off Disney's value overnight. Our report checks the facts behind the viral figure.

See the moon phase expected for September 21, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanitys quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, the diversity of discov...

We may use the internet every day, but we take the massive resource for granted. How much data is actually on the internet and how is it quantified?

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 22, No. 364.

Think the HEMI under your Charger is identical to the one in a Ram or Durango? The reality is more nuanced and there are differences.

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: Over at the Communications of the ACM, Bard College CS Prof Valerie Barr explains why she's Feeling Cranky About AI and CS Education. Having seen CS education go through a num...

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Sept. 22.

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 21, No. 363.

Celebrating the SUV's heritage, the Ford Bronco 60th Anniversary trim features an incredible new paint job, but has several new details and easter eggs as well.

Users have tried the various torque wrench offerings from Harbor Freight to general approval. Some have even put the tools through rigorous testing.

Optus was unaware network changes caused a problem, and ignored some customer complaints Australian telco Optus says its staff may not have followed established processes when a firewall upgrade they conducted resulted i...

DeWalt sells a extraordinarily wide variety of power tools. Of course, there's the usual drills and saws, but it also makes stuff with far more specific uses.