Chicago hedge-fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin said he won a $43.2 million first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution at a Sotheby’ s auction on Thursday — and now he intends to lend it to a free Arkansas art museum. From a report: The 53-year old fo…
Ask Slashdot: What’s a 2021 Movie or TV Show That You Enjoyed Watching?
An anonymous reader writes: Haven’t seen discussion on movie and TV shows recommendations on Slashdot of late. Could the fellow readers share some movies and TV shows and documentaries from this year that they really liked watching?
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Disney Adds Disney+ And ESPN+ To Hulu + Live TV, Raises Bundle Monthly Price By $5
Softening the blow of a monthly price hike, Disney is offering subscribers to Hulu’s live TV service access to Disney+ and ESPN+ at no extra charge. From a report: Beginning on December 21, the Hulu + Live TV package will cost $5 more each month. It wi…
Facebook Tells LA Police To Stop Spying on Users With Fake Accounts
Facebook has written to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), demanding that it stop setting up fake profiles to conduct surveillance on users. From a report: This comes after the Guardian revealed that the US police department had been working wit…
Pentagon Asks Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for Bids on New Cloud Contracts
The U.S. General Services Administration said Friday that the Defense Department has solicited bids from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for cloud contracts. From a report: The outreach comes after the Pentagon set aside a highly contested $10 bil…
Adults Who Microdose Psychedelics Report Health-related Motivations and Lower Levels of Anxiety and Depression, Paper Finds
Abstract of a paper published on Nature: The use of psychedelic substances at sub-sensorium ‘microdoses,’ has gained popular academic interest for reported positive effects on wellness and cognition. The present study describes microdosing practices, m…
The Amazon Lobbyists Who Kill US Consumer Privacy Protections
In recent years, Amazon has killed or undermined privacy protections in more than three dozen bills across 25 states, as the e-commerce giant amassed a lucrative trove of personal data on millions of American consumers. From a report: Amazon executives…
Visions of a US Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling
Many local governments see a silver lining in the shortage of semiconductor chips that has contributed to a slowdown in the global economy. From a report: The shortage of computer chips has zapped energy from the global economy, punishing industries as…
Singapore’s Tech-utopia Dream is Turning Into a Surveillance State Nightmare
In the “smart nation,” robot dogs enforce social distancing and flying taxis are just over the horizon. The reality is very different. From a report: Singapore is often rendered as an aspiring techno-utopia. In World Economic Forum videos, in-flight ma…
Tor Project Sees Decline in Server Numbers, Will Offer Rewards for New Bridge Operators
The Tor Project said this week that it has seen a drop in the number of Tor relays and bridge servers and is now offering various rewards to users who help bring the number back up. From a report: Rewards include the likes of hoodies, t-shirts, and sti…