English Has Become Easier To Read
English Has Become Easier To Read - Slashdot
The conventional wisdom that English prose has gotten easier to read because sentences have gotten shorter is wrong, according to a new analysis pu...
FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn't Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement
FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in his Wednesday Senate testimony that the agency he governs "is not an independent agency, formally speaking.&#...
How We Ingest Plastic Chemicals While Consuming Food
How We Ingest Plastic Chemicals While Consuming Food - Slashdot
A comprehensive database built by scientists in Switzerland and Norway has catalogued 16,000 chemicals linked to plastic materials, and the finding...
Coursera Acquires Udemy For $930 Million
Coursera Acquires Udemy For $930 Million - Slashdot
Coursera announced on Wednesday that it will acquire rival online learning platform Udemy in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at ...
Google Sues Alleged Chinese Scam Group Behind Massive US Text Message Phishing Ring
Google Sues Alleged Chinese Scam Group Behind Massive US Text Message Phishing Ring - Slashdot
Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent to Americans this year,...
Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Links
Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Links - Slashdot
Meta is informing some users that they will soon be restricted in how many link posts they can share each month, unless they pay for its Meta Verif...
Warner Bros Discovery Board Rejects Rival Bid From Paramount
Warner Bros Discovery Board Rejects Rival Bid From Paramount - Slashdot
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OpenAI in Talks With Amazon About Investment That Could Exceed $10 Billion
OpenAI in Talks With Amazon About Investment That Could Exceed $10 Billion - Slashdot
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and an agreement to use its AI chips, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. From the report:...
Uber and DoorDash Try To Halt NYC Law That Encourages Tipping
Uber and DoorDash Try To Halt NYC Law That Encourages Tipping - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Two of the largest food-delivery app companies have made a last-ditch effort to overtu...
Senators Count the Shady Ways Data Centers Pass Energy Costs On To Americans
Senators Count the Shady Ways Data Centers Pass Energy Costs On To Americans - Slashdot
U.S. senators are probing whether Big Tech data centers are driving up local electricity bills by socializing grid upgrade costs onto residents. So...