Why didn’t the European Union drop its annual observation of Daylight Saving Time? ABC News reports:
[I]n 2018, the European Parliament voted to end the practice after a poll of 4.8 million Europeans showed overwhelming support for scrapping it. Critic…
70 Countries Set Their Clocks Back an Hour Tonight. But Why?
Tonight 70 countries around the world set their clocks back an hour — including most of the United States, Canada, the EU and the UK.
Yet “The practice has drawn complaints about its disruptive effects on sleep and schedules,” reports UPI, addi…
Exploding Drone Used in Assassination Attempt on Prime Minister of Iraq
“A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday,” reports Reuters, “in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.”
The attack,…
Missing 16-Year-Old Rescued After Driver Recognizes Her Viral ‘Distress’ Hand Gesture From TikTok
“Authorities were able to find a missing 16-year-old girl after she caught the attention of a driver by using hand gestures popularized on the social media platform TikTok,” reports NBC News:
According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky…
FSF Celebrates New Copyright Exemptions, But Renews Call For Repealing all DRM Laws
After the U.S. Copyright Office’s once-every-three-years review of allowed exemptions, “We have some good news to share….” reads a new announcement this week from the Free Software Foundation:
The FSF was one of several activist organizations pushin…
Arm CEO Says Industry is Spending $2B a Week to Address Chip Crisis
Talking at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Arm CEO Simon Segars said this chip-supply crisis was the worst he’d ever seen (according to an EE Times article shared by Slashdot reader dkatana):
The most important thing to do to get out of the woods in this si…
‘The Problem with the Big Bang Theory’
So how exactly did the universe come into existence? “A recent astronomical measurement recorded in a laboratory at the South Pole is causing scientists to revisit their theories…” writes Don Lincoln, a senior scientist at the Fermi National Accelera…
The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Bomb
“In the early hours of October 30, 1961, a bomber took off from an airstrip in northern Russia and began its flight through cloudy skies over the frigid Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya,” writes the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Slashdot reader DanD…
As Demand for Green Energy Grows, Solar Farms Face Local Resistance
Hecate Energy’s plans for a 500-acre solar farm in upstate New York were cut by 50% “after facing an outcry from some in the community who feared the installation would mar the bucolic setting,” reports the New York Times. (Alternate URL here.)
The Cop…
Peloton Joins Companies Blaming Lower Earnings on Apple’s Tracking Restrictions
Peloton, the makers of an internet-connected exercise bike, saw their stock price drop 35% overnight on Thursday, reports CNBC. “At least four Wall Street investment firms downgraded the stock following Peloton’s dismal fiscal first-quarter financial r…