Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot quotes the New York Times: Two red things are hiding in a part of the solar system where they shouldn’t be. The space rocks may have come from beyond Neptune, and potentially offer hints at the chaos of the early solar syste…
Russia’s ‘Nonsensical, Impossible Quest’ to Create Its Own Domestic Internet
“It was pretty strange when Russia decided to announce last week that it had successfully run tests between June 15 and July 15 to show it could disconnect itself from the internet,” writes an associate professor of cybersecurity policy at Tufts Fletch…
YouTube Bans Sky News Australia for One Week Over Misinformation
“YouTube has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for a week, saying it had breached rules on spreading Covid-19 misinformation,” writes the BBC.
Long-time Slashdot reader Hope Thelps shares their report:
YouTube issued a “strike” und…
Amazon Now Employs Almost 1 Million People in the US – or 1 in Every 169 Workers
“Amazon now employs almost 1 million people in the U.S. — or 1 in every 169 workers,” reports NBC News:
Amazon has revealed for the first time the number of people it employs in the U.S., putting the figure at 950,000, according to the e-commerc…
Remote Work Without VPN Patches? Govt Security Agencies Reveal Most Exploited Vulnerabilities
Slashdot reader storagedude quotes eSecurityPlanet : The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined counterparts in the UK and Australia Wednesday to announce the top 30 vulnerabilities exploited since the start of …
Jodie Whittaker and Showrunner Chris Chibnall To Leave ‘Doctor Who’
Slashdot reader Dave Knott quotes the BBC’s Doctor Who site: Having been in charge of the TARDIS since filming for the Thirteenth Doctor began in 2017, Showrunner Chris Chibnall and the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, have confirmed they will be mo…
UK Pharmaceutical Firm Fined For Hiking Drug Price 6,000%
Slashdot reader Bruce66423 shares a report from the Guardian:
The UK’s competition watchdog has imposed fines of more than £100m on the pharmaceutical company Advanz and its former private equity owners after it was found to have inflated the pri…
Is Remote Work Forcing Smaller Cities to Compete With Big Tech Salaries?
Remote working seems like a boon to smaller cities, Reuters reports:
About 30 per cent of remote workers plan on moving, according to two recent surveys: an April poll of 1,000 tech workers by nonprofit One America Works and a June survey of 1,006 nati…
It’s the Hottest Job Market in 20 Years for Tech Workers
Tribune News Services says we’re now experiencing the “hottest job market for tech workers since dot-com era”
There’s an air of desperation among tech employers this summer. Software talent, it seems, is in such high demand that companies are morphing …
In Hawaii, Robot Dogs Join the Police Force
“If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever,” reports the Associated Press:
That’s just one of the ways public safety a…