Mormon Church Donates $1 Million to Fight Idaho Abortion Rights Ballot Measure
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of several religious institutions taking a stance on the initiative.
Google's Fitbit Edge Debuts a Replaceable Battery, Brings Back the Screen
Google has introduced the $179 Fitbit Edge, a new fitness tracker with a 1.34-inch OLED display, built-in GPS, ECG support, week-long battery life, and Fitbit's first…
Coalition Files Emergency Petition to Stop Trump FCC’s Media Consolidation Spree
“The FCC simply cannot ignore the laws Congress makes,” said one of the advocates behind the motion.
Blade Runner, Star Trek, Godzilla, Star Wars + Marvel (and Legos): News From New York Comic-Con
There was some Blade Runner news at New York Comic-Con this weekend — and also some news about Godzilla. Ars Technica reports: We got our first look at Prime Video's new sci-fi…
Trump Health Officials Have Been Consulting AI Executives in a Private Chatroom
Tech leaders have been working with the administration to integrate AI into health care and medical record systems.
Original RFC1149 Packet Up For Auction At Christies
Long-time Slashdot reader badger.foo writes: As some of you may remember, in 2001 RFC1149 (TCP/IP over carrier pigeon) was implemented. Now one of the packets preserved from that…
Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds of Billions. Let’s Make Polluters Pay.
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
'The Social Reckoning' Bombs with $5.5 Million Opening
Why didn't The Social Reckoning enjoy the box office success of 2010's The Social Network, asks IndieWire/A>: [T]here wasn't the same urgency in the story being told. The Social…
How many shots are in the average movie? How does it...
How many shots are in the average movie? How does it compare to the past? “You might expect the editor to be the most important factor in the number of shots, but in fact, knowing…
Weball allows you to roll up websites into a Katamari...
Weball allows you to roll up websites into a Katamari ball. You can even roll up KDO . This is too much fun. See also Destroy Any Website .
I just went down a rabbit hole of incense seals. So cool.
I just went down a rabbit hole of incense seals . So cool.
KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
KDE celebrates 30 years with a new Plasma release, a farewell to X11, and a movie.
Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late
After months of questions from The Intercept, the U.S. military finally acknowledged the March death of Maj. Sorffly Davius. The post Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death —…
ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers
But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.
F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now
Also, F1’s final sprint saw our first real wet racing of the year.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ranking Celebrity Responses to the Gaza Genocide
Three years on, how have celebrities responded to Israel’s genocide in Gaza? It’s a weirdly mixed bag.