Senate Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman As New NASA Chief
Senate Confirms Billionaire Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman As New NASA Chief - Slashdot
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Politico: The Senate on Wednesday approved Jared Isaacman for the top job at NASA -- an unpre...
The Oscars Will Abandon Broadcast TV For YouTube In 2029
The Oscars Will Abandon Broadcast TV For YouTube In 2029 - Slashdot
The Academy has struck a multi-year deal to move the Oscars to YouTube starting in 2029, ending decades on ABC and making the ceremony free to stre...
Meta 'Pauses' Third-Party Headset Program
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Meta has paused its third-party Horizon OS headset program, effectively canceling planned VR headsets from Asus and Lenovo as it refocuses on "...
Netflix To Add Soccer Video Game Based On FIFA World Cup Next Year
Netflix To Add Soccer Video Game Based On FIFA World Cup Next Year - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Netflix on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the s...
GitHub Is Going To Start Charging You For Using Your Own Hardware
GitHub Is Going To Start Charging You For Using Your Own Hardware - Slashdot
GitHub will begin charging $0.002 per minute for self-hosted Actions runners used on private repositories starting in March. "At the same time,...
Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability
Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability - Slashdot
Longtime Linux developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that the Linux kernel has received its first CVE tied to Rust code. Phoronix reports: This f...
Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash, Promising Improved Intelligence and Efficiency
Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash, Promising Improved Intelligence and Efficiency - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google began its transition to Gemini 3 a few weeks ago with the launch of the Pro model, an...
Browser Extensions With 8 Million Users Collect Extended AI Conversations
Browser Extensions With 8 Million Users Collect Extended AI Conversations - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Browser extensions with more than 8 million installs are harvesting complete and extended conversations from u...
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.&#...