FSF Prioritizes Creation of a Free-Software eBook Reader, Urges Avoiding DRM eBooks

Since most ebook readers run some version of the kernel Linux (with some even run the GNU/Linux operating system), "This puts ebook rea...

When a 'Wildly Irrational' Algorithm Makes Crucial Healthcare Decisions

"Thousands of disabled and elderly people in more than a dozen states have had to fight against decisions made by an algorithm to get t...

After Billionaire Abuse of Retirement Accounts, US Considers New Regulations

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said last week "he is revisiting proposed legislation that would crack down on the gia...

Summer Camp For Children Includes Classes on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

A Los Angeles summer camp is offering children as young as 5 "a crash course in all things crypto," reports NBC News: In a sign of...

Huge 'Eye of Fire' Burning in Gulf of Mexico Extinguished

"The Gulf of Mexico was on fire," quips a headline at Jalopnik. Long-time Slashdot reader phalse phace explains that "A ruptu...

Enjoy these tech deals for your Fourth of July weekend

If you’re in the US, you might be prepping for some exciting Independence Day plans. Whatever you’re getting up to — whether it be drinks w...

Elon Musk’s Boring Company pitches underground transit loop to Fort Lauderdale

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, pitched an underground transit system to Fort Laude...