Binance Temporarily Paused Bitcoin Transactions Over Network Congestion, Also Faces Government Scrutiny

CoinDesk reports that Binance "temporarily paused bitcoin withdrawals Sunday morning U.S. time as the Bitcoin blockchain became overwhe...

Yet Another Problem with Recycling: It Spews Microplastics

"An alarming new study has found that even when plastic makes it to a recycling center, it can still end up splintering into smaller bi...

Binance Temporarily Pausesd Bitcoin Transactions Over Network Congestion, Also Faces Government Scrutiny

CoinDesk reports that Binance "temporarily paused bitcoin withdrawals Sunday morning U.S. time as the Bitcoin blockchain became overwhe...

America's FTC Warns Businesses Not to Use AI to Harm Consumers

America's consumer-protecting federal agency has a division overseeing advertising practices. Its web site includes a "business gui...

Florida EVs May Be Charged 'Inductively' By One Mile of Highway

A Norwegian company named ENRX "wants to inductively charge electric vehicles with 200 kW while driving on a section of highway in Flor...

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...