PolygamousRanchKid shares a report from the BBC: Rolls-Royce has been backed by a consortium of private investors and the UK government to develop small nuclear reactors to generate cleaner energy. The creation of the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor …
Disney+ Will Slash Your HDTV’s Black Bars With IMAX Digital Update
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Disney+’s next major app update, coming to all devices later this week, continues the service’s latest efforts to please nitpicky A/V obsessors with a new screen ratio format meant to fill more of …
Slashdot Asks: Which Bookmark Manager Is Your Favorite?
In case you missed it, Google officially ended support for its Bookmarks service on September 30, 2021. But fear not, you can still export your bookmarks if you haven’t already. Long-time Slashdot reader GPS Pilot writes: Google has dropped support for…
The First Cracks In Sony’s PS5 Firmware
Over the weekend, the hacking group Fail0verflow claimed to have obtained PS5 root keys allow them to decrypt the console’s firmware. “Additionally, Andy Nguyen (a security engineer at Google who’s better known under his handle, theflow0) managed to ac…
France To Build New Nuclear Energy Reactors
France will start building its first new nuclear reactors in decades as part of efforts to meet its promises to reduce planet-warming emissions, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday. The Associated Press reports: He spoke as climate negot…
Portugal Makes It Illegal For Your Boss To Text You After Work
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Portuguese parliament has passed new labour laws to give workers a healthier work-life balance and to attract “digital nomads” to the country. Employers could face penalties for contacting emplo…
FDA Approves First Psilocin Clinical Trial
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Green Market Report: Exclusively-natural psychedelic drug discovery company Filament Health Corp. received authorization from the FDA authorization to initiate the first clinical trial using naturally-sourced ps…
SolarWinds Investors Allege Board Knew About Cyber Risks
SolarWinds investors have sued the software company’s directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead of a breach that created a vulnerability in thousands of its customers’ systems. Reuters reports: T…
Hackers Are Stealing Data Today So Quantum Computers Can Crack It In a Decade
While they wrestle with the immediate danger posed by hackers today, US government officials are preparing for another, longer-term threat: attackers who are collecting sensitive, encrypted data now in the hope that they’ll be able to unlock it at some…
Linux Foundation Adds Software Supply Chain Security To LFX
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: LFX supports projects and empowers open source teams by enabling them to write better, more secure code, drive engagement, and grow sustainable software ecosystems,” the Linux Foundation says. Now, to add…