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EU Moves To Ease 2035 Ban On Internal Combustion Cars
Slashdot - 17 Dec 2025 01:30
The EU is moving to soften its planned 2035 ban on internal combustion cars by allowing a small share of low-emission engines. "The less stringent limit would leave room for automakers to continue selling some plug-i...
Meta Tolerates Rampant Ad Fraud From China To Safeguard Billions In Revenue
Slashdot - 17 Dec 2025 00:50
A Reuters investigation found that Meta knowingly tolerated large volumes of scam and illegal ads from China worth billions in revenue. Reuters reports: Though China's authoritarian government bans use of Meta social...
Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA DiskSat experiment
Space News - 17 Dec 2025 00:15
The STP-S30 mission will test flat, disk-shaped smallsat design for sustained operations in very low orbit The post Rocket Lab set to launch Space Force and NASA DiskSat experiment appeared first on SpaceNews.
Apple Silicon chip packaging may expand into India's iPhone supply chain
AppleInsider - 17 Dec 2025 14:30
The production of iPhones in India is just going to get larger and larger, with a new report saying that Apple has entered into preliminary talks to start packaging chips in the country.Silicon wafer - Image Credit: Laur...
GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads
The Hacker News - 17 Dec 2025 13:44
A new campaign named GhostPoster has leveraged logo files associated with 17 Mozilla Firefox browser add-ons to embed malicious JavaScript code designed to hijack affiliate links, inject tracking code, and commit click a...
Not just electronics - Food packaging & medical firms are getting on-site help from Apple
AppleInsider - 17 Dec 2025 12:59
Firms that attended Apple's Manufacturing Academy say the two-day training isn't all they got. It's been followed by months of Apple engineers joining their factories to solve business problems.Apple's Ma...
People Are Paying to Get Their Chatbots High on Drugs
Wired - 17 Dec 2025 12:00
An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.
X was spooked enough by new Twitter to change its terms of service
Engadget - 17 Dec 2025 00:13Fossilized Bee Nests Inside Skeletons Are Unlike Anything Weve Seen Before
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2025 00:05
In a first, burrowing bees have been discovered nesting inside the fossil remains of other mammals.
China reportedly has a prototype EUV machine built by ex-ASML employees
Engadget - 17 Dec 2025 23:58AI detects cancer but its also reading who you are
Science Daily - 17 Dec 2025 23:53
AI tools designed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples are quietly learning more than just disease patterns. New research shows these systems can infer patient demographics from pathology slides, leading to biased resu...
ServiceNow unworried by Salesforce firing shots across its bow
The Register - 17 Dec 2025 23:52
Believes it can translate workflow smarts into AI ROI In October, Salesforce debuted Agentforce IT in a direct challenge to ServiceNows ITSM product, and analyst firm Forresters vice president and principal analyst Charl...
SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances
The Hacker News - 17 Dec 2025 23:47
SonicWall has rolled out fixes to address a security flaw in Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40602 (CVSS score...
It sure looks like Tesla wants to put Starlink satellite antennas into its EVs
Mashable - 17 Dec 2025 23:37
Tesla has filed a patent for a new roof structure that would allow satellite signals to pass through. Are Starlink antennas coming to Tesla cars?
This Welcome to Derry Figure Is Festively, Gloriously Gory
Gizmodo - 17 Dec 2025 23:30
NECA's 'Ultimate Blood Pennywise' will let you act out the events of the HBO show's season one finale-fog machine not included.
Meta 'Pauses' Third-Party Headset Program
Slashdot - 17 Dec 2025 23:30
Meta has paused its third-party Horizon OS headset program, effectively canceling planned VR headsets from Asus and Lenovo as it refocuses on "building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to adva...
Apple Music now available as an app on ChatGPT, heres how to use it
9 to 5 Mac - 17 Dec 2025 23:29
Following yesterdays announcement that Apple Music would soon be available on ChatGPT, the app is now live. Heres what you can do with it. more
Purdue makes 'AI working competency' a graduation requirement
The Register - 17 Dec 2025 23:28
GPT-before-GPA plan has faculty and students scratching their heads Purdue University last week said it will require incoming undergraduate students to meet an "AI working competency" requirement in order to grad...
The ChatGPT app store is here
The Verge - 17 Dec 2025 23:27
On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened its SDK for developers to build new interactive experiences that operate within the bot's UI. OpenAI CEO S...
This tiny protein helps control how hungry you feel
Science Daily - 17 Dec 2025 23:18
Researchers have identified a previously overlooked protein that helps regulate appetite and energy use in the body. This helper protein supports a key system that decides whether the body burns energy or stores it, and ...
What Is 'NGate'? The Android Phone ATM Scam You Need To Know About
BGR - 17 Dec 2025 23:17
Unsuspecting users are losing money from ATMs despite not losing their cards, due to this new scam. Here's how scammers use your Android Phone for it.
These Crashed US Navy Aircraft Were Too Dangerous To Leave On The Seafloor: Here's Why
Slash Gear - 17 Dec 2025 23:15
Millions in military hardware fell to the seabed after a rare double mishap. Why did the Navy move so fast to retrieve it? And what was at risk if it didn't?