Which Energy Future: Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels (and Storage Batteries)?

The New York Times reports on "an intense policy struggle" in America's national and state governments: -On one side, large el...

Ask Slashdot: Because of Social Media, Are We Reading Fewer Books?

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Twitter did something that I would not have thought possible: It stole reading from me," ...

Google CEO Grilled Over Using a $20 Billion Tax Shelter in 2017

The BBC put some tough questions to Google CEO Sundar Pichai: in 2017, Google moved more than $20 billion to Bermuda through a Dutch shell c...

Ukraine Police Bust Massive Crypto Mining Operation Stealing Electricity

Business Insider reports: A huge underground cryptocurrency mining operation has been busted by Ukraine police for allegedly stealing electr...

Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, from GIFs shared by leaker Evan Blass. | Images: Evan Blass on Twitter We might now know a lot of what...

Some Industrial Bitcoin Miners are Moving to Cheap-Energy Texas

North America's largest crypto mine is six miles outside Rockdale, Texas, "a four-square-mile town that hosts a Walmart, one other ...

How Many Atoms Are In the Observable Universe?

Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot quotes LiveScience's exploration of the math: To start out 'small,' there are around 7 oct...