Proton Mail CEO Calls New Address Verification Feature 'Blockchain in a Very Pure Form' (tech.slashdot.org)
Proton Mail, the leading privacy-focused email service, is making its first foray into blockchain technology with Key Transparency, which will allow users to verify email addresses. From a report: In an interview with Fortune, CEO and founder Andy Yen made clear that although the new feature uses blockchain, the key technology...
Reddit Is Taking Over Google (tech.slashdot.org)
Reddit, Quora, and other internet forums that have climbed up through the traditional set of Google links. Data analysis from Semrush, which predicts traffic based on search ranking, shows that traffic to Reddit has climbed at an impressive clip since August 2023. Semrush estimated that Reddit had over 132 million visitors in...
Software Vendors Dump Open Source, Go For the Cash Grab (tech.slashdot.org)
Meta Will Nuke Your Instagram Account If You Delete Threads Profile (tech.slashdot.org)
China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot a Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky (tech.slashdot.org)
Google's Dysfunctional AR Division Plans Apple Vision Pro Clone With Samsung (tech.slashdot.org)
For Data-Guzzling AI Companies, the Internet Is Too Small (tech.slashdot.org)
Messaging Service ICQ To Shut Down Next Month After Nearly 30 Years (tech.slashdot.org)
ICQ, a once-popular IM, is shutting down on June 26, it says on its website. It once served tens of millions of users daily.
'Women Who Code' Shuts Down Unexpectedly (tech.slashdot.org)
Women Who Code (WWC), a U.S.-based organization of 360,000 people supporting women who work in the tech sector, is shutting down due to a lack of funding.
Microsoft May Bring AI Capabilities To Apps Like Paint and Photos On Windows 11 (tech.slashdot.org)
Archie, the Internet's First Search Engine, Is Rescued and Running (tech.slashdot.org)
Quantum Internet Draws Near Thanks To Entangled Memory Breakthroughs (tech.slashdot.org)
Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find (tech.slashdot.org)
American Radio Relay League Confirms Cyberattack Disrupted Operations (tech.slashdot.org)
Multinational ISP Offers $206M In Secured Notes Backed By IPv4 Addresses - Slashdot (tech.slashdot.org)
CircleID reports that Multinational internet service provider Cogent recently announced that it was offering $206 million in secured notes (a corporate bond backed by assets). "The unusual part is what it's using as security: some of its IPv4 addresses and the leases on those IPv4 addresses." All......
Meta Launches VR Subscription Service (tech.slashdot.org)
I bet they are trying to go even further in the future… say a subscription to even use your Quest. I hope not.
American Radio Relay League Confirms Cyberattack Disrupted Operations (tech.slashdot.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/16261310...
Satya Nadella Says Microsoft's AI-Focused Copilot+ Laptops Will Outperform Apple's MacBooks - Slashdot (tech.slashdot.org)
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Minor Car Crashes Mean High Tech Repairs - Slashdot (tech.slashdot.org)
"With all the improvements in car safety over the decades, the recent addition of a plethora of high tech sensors and warnings comes with increased costs," writes longtime Slashdot reader smooth wombat. "And not just to have to have them on your car. Any time you get into an accident, even a minor ......
Intel Discloses $7 Billion Operating Loss For Chip-Making Unit - Slashdot (tech.slashdot.org)
Intel on Tuesday disclosed $7 billion in operating losses for its foundry business in 2023, "a steeper loss than the $5.2 billion in operating losses the year before," reports Reuters. "The unit had revenue of $18.9 billion for 2023, down 31% from $63.05 billion the year before." From the report: I......