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Second time unlucky for Firefly as an Alpha rocket stage explodes

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 19:15
Company faces a setback on the test stand

Firefly Aerospace's run of bad luck has continued after the first stage of its Alpha Flight 7 rocket was lost during testing.…

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IBM killing mainframe coding kit for PCs this year

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 18:46
Linux-based System z emulator will go away on Dec. 31, replaced by cloud-based solution from ISVs

IBM is killing off a mainframe coding toolkit for PCs and withdrawing all support, directing developers to instead use a cloud-hosted environment for dev and test purposes.…

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Windows 11's 2025 Update Arrives

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 18:27
Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 version 25H2 today, delivering the annual update as a compact enablement package to users who enable the "get the latest updates as soon as they're available" toggle in Windows Update. The company tested the release in its Windows Insider Release Preview ring during the previous month before the broader rollout.Version 25H2 shares its code base and servicing branch with the existing 24H2 release. Both versions will receive identical monthly feature updates going forward. The update removes PowerShell 2.0 and the Windows Management Instrumentation command-line tool to reduce the operating system's footprint. John Cable, vice president of program management for Windows servicing and delivery, said the release includes advancements in build and runtime vulnerability detection paired with AI-assisted secure coding. Microsoft designed the version to address security threats under its security development lifecycle policy requirements. The company plans to expand availability over the coming months and will document known compatibility issues on its Windows release health hub. Devices with detected application or driver incompatibilities will receive safeguard holds that delay the update until resolution.

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Blood-red bot stalks the burbs armed with . . . groceries

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 18:20
DashCam's autonomous vehicle may strike fear into the hearts... of delivery drivers

Rise of the machines Machines may soon be taking over the mean streets of suburban America . . . in the form of Dot by DoorDash. However, it'll be groceries and take-outs that it delivers rather than justice.…

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California lawmakers pretend to regulate AI, create a pile of paperwork

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 18:07
LLM makers have to file a steady stream of reports in the name of transparency

A year after vetoing a tougher bill, California Gov Gavin Newsom has signed the nation's first AI transparency law, forcing big model developers to publish frameworks and file incident reports, but critics argue it's more paperwork than protection.…

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Imgur Pulls Out of UK as Data Watchdog Threatens Fine

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 17:30
Imgur, a popular image hosting platform with more than 130 million users, has stopped being available in the UK after regulators signalled their intention to impose penalties over concerns around children's data. From a report: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said that it has reached provisional findings in an investigation in the parent company of image hosting site, Imgur. Its probe was launched earlier this year, as part of the regulator's Children's Code strategy, which is intended to set the standards for how online services handle the personal information of young people. BBC adds: The UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), said it recently notified the platform's parent company, MediaLab AI, of plans to fine Imgur after probing its approach to age checks and use of children's personal data.

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China Hackers Breached Foreign Ministers' Emails, Palo Alto Says

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 16:55
Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. From a report: Attackers accessed Microsoft Exchange email servers, gaining the ability to search for information at some foreign ministries, said the team at Unit 42, the threat intelligence division of Palo Alto Networks, which has been tracking the group for nearly three years. Hackers specifically searched in the email servers for key terms related to a China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022, said Lior Rochberger, senior researcher at the company. They also searched for names such as including Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, in the context of that summit, the researchers said. The researchers declined to specifically identify which countries had their systems breached in the hacking campaign, but wrote in the report that the group's targeting patterns "align consistently with the People's Republic of China (PRC) economic and geopolitical interests."

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Senators rail against Tesla AI's apparent inability to detect train crossings

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 16:54
Full Self-Driving mode could be on-track to cause serious accidents

A pair of US senators is asking the federal traffic safety agency to look into Tesla's self-driving software in response to complaints that it fails to stop for trains at railroad crossings.…

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What Researchers Suspect May Be Fueling Cancer Among Millennials

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 16:10
Cancer rates among people aged 15 to 49 have increased 10% since 2000 even as rates have fallen among older populations. Young women face an 83% higher cancer rate than men in the same age range. A 150,000-person study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting found millennials appear to be aging biologically faster than previous generations based on blood biomarkers. That acceleration was associated with up to 42% increased risk for certain cancers including lung, gastrointestinal and uterine malignancies. Researchers are examining the "exposome" -- the full range of environmental exposures across a person's life. Studies have linked early-onset cancers to medications taken during pregnancy, ultra-processed foods that now account for more than half of daily calorie intake in the United States, circadian rhythm disruption from artificial light and shift work, and chemical exposures. Gary Patti at Washington University is using zebrafish exposed to known and suspected carcinogens to track tumor development. His lab has developed systems to scan blood samples for tens of thousands of chemicals simultaneously to identify signatures appearing more frequently in early-onset cancer patients.

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Warnings about Cisco vulns under active exploit are falling on deaf ears

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 16:09
50,000 firewall devices still exposed

Nearly 50,000 Cisco ASA/FTD instances vulnerable to two bugs that are actively being exploited by "advanced" attackers remain exposed to the internet, according to Shadowserver data.…

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Kindle Scribe Redesign Adds Color Model and AI-powered Notebook Features

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 15:29
Amazon today announced three new Kindle Scribe models, its e ink-featuring tables designed for note-taking and reading. The lineup includes the standard Kindle Scribe and a version without a front light alongside the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The new devices feature an 11-inch glare-free E Ink screen compared to the 10.2-inch display on previous models. Amazon has reduced the weight to 400 grams from 433 grams and made the devices 5.4mm thin. The company added a quad-core processor and additional memory to deliver writing and page turns that are 40% faster than earlier versions. The Colorsoft model uses custom-built display technology to offer 10 pen colors and five highlighter colors. Amazon redesigned the software to include AI-powered notebook search and summaries. The devices will support Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive for document access and allow users to export notes as editable text to OneNote. The standard Kindle Scribe will start at $499.99 and the Colorsoft at $629.99 when they become available later this year. The version without a front light will cost $429.99 and arrive early next year.

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Pop! System76's 24.04 beta is here – complete with a beta of polarizing COSMIC

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 15:22
Twice the betas and twice the crashes means twice the fun, right?

It's September 2025 and the beta of the April 2024 release of Pop!_OS is here. It's fast, fluid – and fallible.…

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Boeing Has Started Working on a 737 MAX Replacement

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 14:56
An anonymous reader shares a report: Boeing is planning a new single-aisle airplane that would succeed the 737 MAX, according to people familiar with the matter, a long-term bid to recover business lost to rival Airbus during its series of safety and quality problems. Earlier this year, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg met with officials from Rolls-Royce in the U.K., two of the people said, where they discussed a new engine for the aircraft. Ortberg appointed a new senior product chief in Boeing's commercial plane business, whose prior role was developing a new type of aircraft. Boeing has also been designing the flight deck of a new narrow-body aircraft, according to a person familiar with the plans. This new aircraft is in early-stage development and plans are still taking shape, some of the people said. Boeing's plans represent a shift for the company, which had put some new aircraft development work on the back burner while it navigated multiple challenges. They are also a sign that the company is betting that a cutting-edge plane design could power its business for the next few decades.

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Logitech's MX Master 4 mouse buzzes with haptic feedback but lacks lefty love

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 14:38
Ergonomic, feature-packed, and still right-handed only

(Right) Hands On Logitech has unveiled its latest MX Master mouse, filled with impressive new productivity features, including an added button and haptic feedback. However, like most mice on the market, it's right-handed only.…

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'America's Elite Universities Have Lost Their Way'

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 14:06
Trust in America's elite universities has declined sharply over the past decade [non-paywalled source]. A Manhattan Institute survey conducted in June 2025 found that only 42% of Americans have significant trust in higher education, down 15 percentage points from a decade earlier. Trust in Ivy League institutions stands at just 15%. Harvard is considering building trade schools as part of a settlement with the Trump administration. The proposal comes as elite universities face criticism for shifting focus from academic excellence to shaping students' political and moral values. Princeton changed its informal motto in 2016 to "In the Nation's Service and the Service of Humanity." Grade inflation has become prevalent at elite schools. A Bloomberg column argues universities should adopt more objective admissions criteria, reduce grade inflation, and make education their primary mission again rather than attempting to fix societal problems.

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Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead? No, wait – it's on Windows

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 13:25
Rust-coded editor beta arrives with general availability promised in October

Zed Industries has released a public beta of its code editor for Windows, marking a significant milestone for the Rust-based VS Code alternative that has until now been limited to macOS and Linux users.…

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ServiceNow thinks you're doing AI fast and wrong

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 13:01
And of course thinks it can help you do it right, once it gets around to delivering

Three weeks after releasing one of its biannual platform upgrades, ServiceNow has started delivering an "AI Experience."…

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Swift To Build a Global Financial Blockchain

Slashdot - Tue, 2025-09-30 13:00
Camembert writes: In a move that is sure to make Ripple nervous, traditional financial network Swift announced yesterday that it is partnering with Consensys and more than 30 global banks to build a blockchain based network that will run in parallel with its traditional network. Interestingly, unlike XRP, there is no native coin, rather it aims for interoperability (probably using Chainlink with whom the company did case studies for a few years already). There is also a strong focus on regulatory compliance. There are several news articles and opinion pieces on this event; I linked the Reuters article.

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NASA's deep-space laser comms demo has left the chat

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 12:12
DSOC hit record speeds beaming data from Psyche before going dark

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) demonstration has completed its final pass, although there is a chance the system might be reactivated in the second half of 2026.…

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'Money-saving' UK procurement platform racks up monster tab

TheRegister - Tue, 2025-09-30 10:44
Projected £1.5M running costs balloon to £12M under new contracts

The UK government is set to see annual spending on a procurement portal designed to help save money increase by more than eight times compared to projected plans.…

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