OK
https://slashdot.org/
Websites
Runtime: 4.2s
On November 12, 2024, 11:01 PM UTC, https://slashdot.org/ was accessible when tested on AS24691 in Togo.
Failures
HTTP Experiment
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DNS Queries
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Query:
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The genetic testing company 23andMe announced it will <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9z7m2nljyo">cut 40% of its workforce</a>, or 200 jobs, and halt the work on therapies it was developing. As the BBC notes, the company is fighting for survival after hackers gained access to personal information of <a href="https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/12/04/1911229/23andme-confirms-hackers-stole-ancestry-data-on-69-million-users">millions of its users</a>, causing the stock to crater by <a href="https://slashdot.org/story/24/01/31/1532255/23andmes-fall-from-6-billion-to-nearly-0">more than 70%</a>. All seven of its independent directors also <a href="https://slashdot.org/story/24/09/18/1931220/23andme-board-resigns-in-new-blow-to-dna-testing-company">resigned in September</a>, following a protracted negotiation with founder and Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki over her plan to take the company private. The BBC reports: <i> On Tuesday, the company warned investors of "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue operating, as it reported that revenue had fallen to $44 million between July and September compared to $50 million in the same period last year. Losses fell to $59 million from $75 million. The job cuts are expected to lead to one-off costs of $12 million, including severance pay, for the plan that will result in savings of $35 million. "We are taking these difficult but necessary actions as we restructure 23andMe and focus on the long-term success of our core consumer business and research partnerships," Ms Wojcicki said.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: <i>Flock is one of the largest vendors of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) in the country. The company markets itself as having the goal to fully "eliminate crime" with the use of ALPRs and other connected surveillance cameras, a target experts say is impossible. [...] Flock and automated license plate reader cameras owned by other companies are now in thousands of neighborhoods around the country. Many of these systems talk to each other and plug into other surveillance systems, making it possible to track people all over the country.
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"It went from me seeing 10 license plate readers to probably seeing 50 or 60 in a few days of driving around," [said Alabama resident and developer Will Freeman]. "I wanted to make a record of these things. I thought, 'Can I make a database of these license plate readers?'" And so he made a map, and called it <a href="https://deflock.me/">DeFlock</a>. DeFlock runs on Open Street Map, an open source, editable mapping software. He began <a href="https://deflock.me/deflock-poster.pdf">posting signs for DeFlock</a> (PDF) to the posts holding up Huntsville's ALPR cameras, and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/1g40bv3/whats_with_all_the_new_license_plate_readers/">made a post</a> about the project to the Huntsville subreddit, which got good attention from people who lived there. People have been plotting not just Flock ALPRs, but all sorts of ALPRs, all over the world. [...]
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People who submit cameras to DeFlock have the ability to note the direction that they are pointing in, which can help people understand how these cameras are being positioned and the strategies that companies and police departments are using when deploying them. For example, all of the cameras in downtown Huntsville are pointing away from the downtown core, meaning they are primarily focused on detecting cars that are entering downtown Huntsville from other areas.</i><br>
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The percentage of workers in the U.S. who say they are using AI at work has <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/12/ai-adoption-slows-slack-study">remained largely flat over the last three months</a>, according to a new study commissioned by Slack. From a report:<i> If AI's rapid adoption curve slows or flattens, a lot of very rosy assumptions about the technology -- and very high market valuations tied to them -- could change. Slack said its most recent survey found 33% of U.S. workers say they are using AI at work, an increase of just a single percentage point. That represents a significant flattening of the rapid growth noted in prior surveys.<br> <br>
Global adoption of AI use at work, meanwhile, rose from 32% to 36%.
Between the lines: Slack also found that globally, nearly half of workers (48%) said they were uncomfortable telling their managers they use AI at work. Among the top reasons cited were a fear of being seen as lazy, cheating or incompetent.</i><br>
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Microsoft is planning to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294652/microsoft-windows-11-mail-calendar-apps-end-of-support">no longer support</a> the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The Verge:<i> The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to the new Outlook for Windows app in recent months, and now it has set an end of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.<br> <br>
Once the apps reach end of support later this year, Microsoft warns that users who haven't moved to the new Outlook app "will no longer be able to send and receive email using Windows Mail and Calendar."<br> <br>
Microsoft has been rolling out the new Outlook for Windows app for years, with it officially reaching the general availability stage in August. The new web-based Outlook is designed to eventually replace the full desktop version of Outlook too, and Microsoft plans to provide enterprise customers a 12-month notice before it starts to move people away from the desktop version of Outlook.</i><br>
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40% of AI data centers will face operational constraints due to power shortages by 2027 as AI drives unprecedented energy consumption, research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. <br> <br>
Data center power requirements for AI-optimized servers are projected to reach 500 terawatt-hours annually by 2027, more than double 2023 levels, as companies rapidly expand facilities to handle large language model training and implementation. <br> <br>
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A crucial Senate Committee is on the cusp of voting on two bills that would resurrect some of the most egregious software patents and embolden patent trolls. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), S. 2140, would dismantle vital safeguards that prohibit software patents on overly broad concepts. If passed, courts would be compelled to approve software patents on mundane activities like mobile food ordering or basic online financial transactions. This would unleash a torrent of vague and overbroad software patents, which would be wielded by patent trolls to extort small businesses and individuals.<br> <br>The EFF is <a href="https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents">inviting</a> members of the public to contact their Senators.</i><br>
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The notification comes as Apple is facing the first-ever fine under the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, for failing to allow app developers to steer users to cheaper deals, Bloomberg News reported last week. That penalty is set to come months after the Cupertino, California-based company was hit with a $1.9 billion fine for similar abuses under the bloc's traditional competition rules.<br> <br>
The geo-locating investigation was conducted together with a network of national consumer authorities and found Apple media services only allow users to use payment cards issued in the countries they registered their Apple accounts, according to the statement. The App Store also blocks users from downloading apps offered in other countries, the investigation found.</i><br>
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A single J-35A soared over crowds of spectators in a brief flypast on the opening day of Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai, making a steep climb with afterburners before rolling away and streaking out of view, state television footage showed. Other new weapons -- including the "Jiu Tian" reconnaissance and attack drone and the HQ-19 anti-ballistic-missile system -- were also prominent in ground displays at the biennial airshow, as examples of the PLA's growing prowess in aerial warfare and air defense. Much remains unclear about these systems and their capabilities. Even so, Chinese officials and state media say the new armaments reflect the significant advances that Beijing has made in developing its air power and enhancing its ability to defend China's strategic interests.</i><br>
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