Microsoft Linux Repos Suffered 22-Hour Outage

"Everything from Visual Studio Code to Microsoft Edge and Teams package links were affected," reports Windows Central. They note A...

A Rural County's New Universal Basic Income Experiment - and the Case Against It

Amid worries that technological advances may someday eliminate jobs, the Associated Press reports on a new experimental universal basic inco...

A Real Estate Mogul Will Spend $100 Million to Fix Social Media Using Blockchain

"Frank McCourt, the billionaire real estate mogul and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is pouring $100 million into an attempt ...

Report: Hackers Breached More US Water Treatment Plants

"On January 15, a hacker tried to poison a water treatment plant that served parts of the San Francisco Bay Area," reports NBC New...

As Lockdowns End, Some Want to Continue Working From Inside Their Vans

During the lockdowns I edited dozens of Slashdot posts from the front-passenger seat of my car (using a cellphone for a mobile hotspot). But...

'Google's No-Click Searches -- Good Or Evil?'

"That Google is the dominant force in web and mobile search won't surprise you," write a columnist at Forbes. "What might...

New Trailers: LFG, Summer of Soul, Titans, The Morning Show, and more

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