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A potential tragedy was narrowly averted at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan when two volunteer editors tackled an armed man who stormed the stage and threatened to kill himself during a keynote speech (source paywall...

Precision-guided weapons, such as missiles or rockets, can be wildly inaccurate when subjected to GPS jamming by opposition forces

To meet its massive energy demand for its AI and cloud services, Amazon is investing in nuclear power as a cleaner option. After signing agreements to help build nuclear energy projects last year, the tech giant revealed...

Ford recalls nearly 750,000 vehicles, including Mustang and Super Duty models, over critical safety defects involving rearview cameras, steering control, and seatbelts. Experts warn these issues could heighten accident r...

Astronomers have uncovered the source of a strange, repeating signal nestled within a powerful cosmic explosion.

The threat actors behind a malware family known as Winos 4.0 (aka ValleyRAT) have expanded their targeting footprint from China and Taiwan to target Japan and Malaysia with another remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as H...

The breakthrough redefines how physicists imagine engine builds.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Conversation: When teachers rely on commonly used artificial intelligence chatbots to devise lesson plans, it does not result in more engaging, immersive or effective learning...

The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a lot of interest lately, especially after the 2022 Decadal Survey from the National Academies name...

Yu Menglong's death has continued to spark dark theories, with one expert suggesting that his demise had some similarities to a ritual.

We might think of microwaves as residing in the kitchen, but they can be used for military applications. One weapon using the tech just countered 49 drones.

Social media posts claim archaeologists found proof of an ancient kingdom called Torenza that vanished before Christ and reappeared in modern times.

Influencers are promoting the weight-loss drug Retatrutide online, but it's an unapproved medication. Learn about the dangers of fake versions and when the real drug might actually be available.

If you're a parent of a young child, getting through the summer can be hard, but this fan might help.

Researchers have unveiled a new model for the universes birth that replaces cosmic inflation with gravitational waves as the driving force behind creation. Their simulations show that gravity and quantum mechanics may al...

Long-time Slashdot reader fjo3 shares an announcement from the U.S.-based nonprofit Consumer Reports: Protein powders still carry troubling levels of toxic heavy metals, according to a new Consumer Reports (CR) investiga...

Testing vehicles is an essential part of any carmaker's development program, and Toyota has its own massive facility that not everyone will be aware of.

Apple kept the camera resolution exactly where it was. What changed is the way the Mac processes your face. The new M5-based MacBook Pro routes the same 1080p sensor through an updated image pipeline that uses Apples ISP...

Mars has experienced multiple ice ages, with each one leaving less ice than the last. By studying craters that serve as ice archives, researchers traced how the red planet stored and lost its water over hundreds of milli...

When it comes to tech, most don't think too much about how things like NPUs and GPUs work. But the differences between them is more important than you think.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 still carries the familiar six-speaker array with force-cancelling woofers, wide stereo sound, and built-in Spatial Audio support. Apples own specs confirm the hardware layout remains the ...

Here are some recently released titles to add to your reading list. This week, we read Near Flesh, a collection of short stories by the late Katherine Dunn, and 30 Days of Night: Falling Sun, the revival of the hit horro...