PayPal Applies To Become a Bank As US Loosens Regulatory Reins
PayPal Applies To Become a Bank As US Loosens Regulatory Reins - Slashdot
PayPal has applied to become a US bank by forming a Utah-chartered industrial loan company, signaling a push to deepen its financial services "...
Glaciers To Reach Peak Rate of Extinction In the Alps In Eight Years
Glaciers To Reach Peak Rate of Extinction In the Alps In Eight Years - Slashdot
A new study warns that glaciers in the European Alps will hit their peak extinction rate within eight years, with global glacier loss accelerating ...
Microsoft Will Finally Kill Obsolete Cipher That Has Wrecked Decades of Havoc
Microsoft Will Finally Kill Obsolete Cipher That Has Wreaked Decades of Havoc - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has suppo...
Lidar-Maker Luminar Files For Bankruptcy
Lidar-Maker Luminar Files For Bankruptcy - Slashdot
Once a star of the self-driving hype cycle, lidar maker Luminar has filed for bankruptcy amid legal turmoil, layoffs, and a cooling autonomous-vehi...
Google Search Homepage Adds a 'Plus' Menu
Google Search Homepage Adds a
After introducing an AI Mode shortcut earlier this year, Google has now added a new "plus" menu to its Search homepage, highlighting option...
China, Iran Are Having a Field Day With React2Shell, Google Warns
China, Iran Are Having a Field Day With React2Shell, Google Warns - Slashdot
A critical React vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) is being actively exploited at scale by Chinese, Iranian, North Korean, and criminal groups to gain...
JPMorgan Steps Further Into Crypto With Tokenized Money Fund
JPMorgan Steps Further Into Crypto With Tokenized Money Fund - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: JPMorgan Chase is joining the list of traditional financial firms seeking to brin...
Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year Is 'Slop'
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster crowned "slop" its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting growing public awareness and and fatigue around low-quality, AI-genera...
Ford Ends F-150 Lightning Production, Starts Battery Storage Business
Ford Ends F-150 Lightning Production, Starts Battery Storage Business - Slashdot
Ford has effectively pulled the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning, pivoting away from full-size BEV pickups toward hybrids, range-extended E...
Russian Ban On Roblox Gaming Platform Sparks Rare Protest
Russian Ban On Roblox Gaming Platform Sparks Rare Protest - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia