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An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Iceland's frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes...

alternative_right shares a report from France 24: [Sweden's] latest contribution to the war effort is Glimt, an innovative project launched by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) earlier this year. Glimt is an ...

The Commodore 64 is back in black, sort of. Retro Games and Plaion Replai released a limited edition redesign of the best-selling computer, called THEC64 - Black Edition. Like its name suggests, the console is a moderniz...

An anonymous reader shares this report from the Associated Press: Myanmar's military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of S...

Monday's AWS outage took Eight Sleep Pod user offline who spent the night hot, cold, or in an elevated position.

Security expert Troy Hunt just added a huge new dataset to the Have I Been Pwned database containing 183 million new email accounts with leaked login details. It was collected with the help of Synthient, a security produ...

Here's where 5 of NASA's most famous spacecraft can be found in the October sky.

WhatsApp told SecurityWeek that the two low-impact vulnerabilities cannot be used for arbitrary code execution. The post $1M WhatsApp Hack Flops: Only Low-Risk Bugs Disclosed to Meta After Pwn2Own Withdrawal appeared fir...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our species to develop language - giving us a key advantage over our Neanderthal cousins, scientists cl...

Microsoft reports Storm-2657 cybercriminals sent phishing emails to 6,000 addresses at 25 universities to steal payroll credentials and redirect funds.

Texas's electricity demand has surged to record highs in 2025 but renewable energy is meeting the challenge. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, solar output has quadrupled since 2021, w...

Apple has begun shipping U.S.-made AI servers from a new factory in Houston, Texas - part of its $600 billion investment in American manufacturing and supply chains. CNBC reports: Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a "universal thermal performance curve" that governs how all living organisms respond to temperature. This finding reveals that ...

Metalworking enthusiasts can find several lathe options at Home Depot. Learn which brands make them and how pricing compares across models.

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp took a good look at the images on a promotional web page for Databricks' "context-aware AI assistant": If there was an AI Demo Hall of Shame, the first inductee would have to ...

There's a good chance that there's something on this list for the person who has everything.

There's a lot to consider when buying new tires. Priorities will differ between drivers, but there's one feature that seems to top the list for many.

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. It's been a packed week with lots of tasty new games arriving, and news and reveals of upcoming projects. So, let's take a look at a b...

The League Championship Series are history, and the final two teams have emerged: The 2025 Fall Classic will see the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Toronto Blue Jays. Game 2 of the 2025 MLB World Series begins tonight - Sa...

Depending on if you have symmetrical or directional tires, the sidewalls could be different, and the procedure for rotating them is different.

A new study shows that eating more fruits and vegetables during the day can significantly improve sleep that same night. Researchers found a clear link between diet quality and sleep depth, with participants who met the ...