Ask Slashdot: Should Libraries Eliminate Fines for Overdue Books?

Fines for overdue library books were eliminated more than three years ago in Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco — as well as at the Los Ang...

Racehorse Owned by 391 Users of a Sports-Investment App Wins Kentucky Derby

This year's Kentucky Derby was won by a 15-to-1 longshot named Mage, reports sports magazine the Athletic. It was only the horse's t...

Bill Gates Visits Planned Site of 'Most Advanced Nuclear Facility in the World'

Friday Bill Gates visited Kemmerer, Wyoming (population: 2,656) — where a coal plant was shutting down after 50 years. But Gates was there &...

Will Remote Working Lead Millennials to Buy Homes in Affordable Remote Suburbs?

An anonymous reader shared this report from Fortune: For eight years now, as millennials have entered their thirties and forties, also known...

Nvidia Details 'Neural Texture Compression', Claims Significant Improvements

Slashdot reader indominabledemon shared this article from TechSpot: Games today use highly-detailed textures that can quickly fill the frame...

Safari Beats Edge as Second-Most Used Browser in April

An anonymous reader shared this report from BGR: Last year, Microsoft Edge surpassed Safari as the second most popular desktop browser. Now,...

Ocean Temperatures Break Records. Scientists are Alarmed

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN: Ocean surface heat is at record-breaking levels. Temperatures began climbing in mid-March a...