According to Bloomberg, the U.K. is considering blocking a takeover of Arm by Nvidia due to potential risks to national security. SoftBank announced plans to sell Arm to U.S. chip company Nvidia last September for more than $40 billion. It’s been under…
A Magnetic Helmet Shrunk a Deadly Tumor In World-First Test
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: As part of the latest neurological breakthrough, researchers used a helmet that generates a magnetic field to shrink a deadly tumor by a third. The 53-year-old patient who underwent the treatment ultim…
Facebook Users Are Buying Oculus VR Headsets To Get Customer Service Prioritization
Some Facebook users are so desperate to retrieve their hacked accounts that they’re buying Oculus VR headsets to get prioritized by customer service. NPR reports: When Marsala got hacked, she tried dialing Facebook’s headquarters in Silicon Valley. But…
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Will Premiere In September 2022
One of Amazon’s most anticipated originals to date, a yet-unnamed Lord of the Rings original series, will officially debut on Prime Video on Friday, September 2nd, 2022. The Verge reports: Along with a premiere date, Amazon Studios released an official…
In the US, Life Cycle Emissions For EVs Are Already 60-68% Lower Than Gasoline, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Today in the US market, a medium-sized battery EV already has 60-68 percent lower lifetime carbon emissions than a comparable car with an internal combustion engine. And the gap is only going to in…
Pegasus Spyware Found On Journalists’ Phones, French Intelligence Confirms
French intelligence investigators have confirmed that Pegasus spyware has been found on the phones of three journalists, including a senior member of staff at the country’s international television station France 24. Pegasus is the hacking software — …
Pentagon Believes Its Precognitive AI Can Predict Events ‘Days In Advance’
The Drive reports that US Northern Command recently completed a string of tests for Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE), a combination of AI, cloud computing and sensors that could give the Pentagon the ability to predict events “days in ad…
Steam Survey Shows Linux Marketshare Hitting 1.0%
According to Steam Survey numbers for July 2021, Steam on Linux hit a 1.0% marketshare, or a +0.14% increase over the month prior. Phoronix reports: This is the highest we have seen the Steam on Linux marketshare in a number of years and well off the l…
The Rise of Never-Ending Job Interviews
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Every jobseeker welcomes an invitation to a second interview, because it signals a company’s interest. A third interview might feel even more positive, or even be the precursor to an offer. But what hap…
Australian Court Rules An AI Can Be Considered An Inventor On Patent Filings
An Australian Court has decided that an artificial intelligence can be recognized as an inventor in a patent submission. The Register reports: In a case brought by Stephen Thaler, who has filed and lost similar cases in other jurisdictions, Australia’s…