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fliptop writes:

'Learn to code' turned out to be one of the most misguided pieces of career advice, and college grads are bearing the brunt of it:

Manasi Mishra, a 21-year-old with a degree in computer science (CS) from Purdue University, shared in a TikTok video that despite her intelligence and hard work, she struggled to find a job for nearly a year. The only company that called her back for an interview during this time was Chipotle, and she did not get the job. It was only after her video went viral that Mishra finally secured a job offer last month.

Mishra's experience reveals an alarming trend: Many recent graduates who major in CS are struggling to find employment. According to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, those with degrees in CS and computer engineering (CE) face unemployment rates of 6.1 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively — figures that are more than double the rates seen among recent graduates in fields like art history (3 percent) and ethnic studies (2.6 percent). Furthermore, CS and CE rank as the third and eighth worst majors for unemployment out of the 70-plus majors the report tracked.

[...] Because AI performs coding tasks much faster and more cost-effectively, tech companies have been laying off existing entry-level employees and have also reduced the number of new job postings for entry-level positions. By July, more than 130,000 tech workers had lost their jobs, either because their employers replaced them with AI or chose to reallocate funds toward AI-related investments. Additionally, tech-related job postings decreased by 36 percent in July, compared to early in 2020.

[...] LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warned that the AI-driven job cuts by tech companies are only the beginning. The financial sector will be hit next as big Wall Street firms reportedly are planning to cut back hiring as much as two-thirds because they've replace junior analysts and bankers with AI. Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley predicted that AI will "replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S."

Related:

• Microsoft Research Tries to Predict Jobs Most Impacted (i.e., Lost) by AI
• Intel Axes Thousands of Technicians and Engineers in Sweeping U.S. Layoffs
• The Workers Who Lost Their Jobs To AI
• 'Tone Deaf': US Tech Company Responsible for Global IT Outage to Cut Jobs and Use AI
• More Microsoft Job Cuts Could Hit Non-Coding Staff And Middle Managers
• Software Engineering Job Openings Hit 5-Year Low Amid Industry Shift

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janrinok writes:

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-spacex-competitor-amazon-satellites.html

SpaceX was not one of Amazon's original choices to fly its Project Kuiper broadband internet satellites, but Elon Musk's company just knocked out its second launch in less than a month for the company that seeks to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

After four days of missed launch opportunities, SpaceX was back Monday for a successful fifth try, as a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:35 a.m. Eastern time on the KA-02 mission, carrying 24 more satellites for Amazon's growing constellation.

The launch came after weather scrubs on Saturday at the launch site and Sunday at the booster recovery site. A pair of Thursday and Friday attempts were also called off as SpaceX took time to perform additional vehicle checks.

The first-stage booster for the mission made its first flight and will attempt a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.

The launch comes less than four weeks since SpaceX flew the first of three contracted flights for Amazon.

day of the dalek writes:

Per Bloomberg (Alternate sources: CNBC and Reuters), the Trump Administration is weighing the US government potentially buying a stake in Intel. As CNBC reports:

Intel is the only U.S. company with the capability to manufacture the fastest chips on U.S. shores, although rivals including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung also have U.S. factories. President Donald Trump has called for more chips and high technology to be manufactured in the U.S.

The government's stake would help fund factories that Intel is currently building in Ohio, according to the report.

This comes a week after Donald Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign. While the reason behind Trump's call for Tan's resignation was not entirely clear, it is believed that it was due to Tan's investments in Chinese businesses. From CBS:

"The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately," Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, without providing additional details. "There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this problem!"

The president's call for Tan's resignation comes after Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, sent a letter to Intel Chairman Frank Yeary on Tuesday expressing concern over Tan's investments and ties to Chinese businesses.

"Mr. Tan reportedly controls dozens of Chinese companies and has a stake in hundreds of Chinese advanced-manufacturing and chip firms," Cotton wrote in the letter. "At least eight of these companies reportedly have ties to the Chinese People's Liberation Army."

Tan is an American citizen who was born in Malaysia, spent his youth in Singapore, and attended graduate school at MIT where he received a degree in nuclear engineering. Despite the comments about Tan last week, Trump's position on Tan remaining CEO of Intel seemed to soften earlier this week following a meeting between them (Alternate sources: AP and CNBC). From the New York Times article:

After the afternoon meeting at the White House, Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social that his discussion with Mr. Tan "was a very interesting one," though he did not elaborate. Mr. Trump said that Mr. Tan and cabinet members would meet next week and "bring suggestions to me," adding that the Intel chief's "success and rise is an amazing story."

Mr. Trump's post appeared to signal that he was changing his mind about any national security risk posed by Mr. Tan, 65, who became Intel's chief executive in March. Mr. Trump's call last week for Mr. Tan to resign, citing his past investments in Chinese companies, was one of the first times the president had attempted to directly intervene to change the leadership at a major publicly traded company.

The report that the Trump Administration is considering purchasing a stake in Intel seems to be a continuation of Trump's change in attitude toward the company and its CEO. In response to the Bloomberg report, Intel's stock surged 7% on Thursday. This is a developing story, and the White House has not yet commented.

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hubie writes:

Swapping foods like premade lasagna for hand-made spaghetti Bolognese made a difference:

In a small randomized controlled trial, people lost twice as much weight when their diet was limited to minimally processed food compared to when they switched to a diet that included ultraprocessed versions of foods but was otherwise nutritionally matched.

The trial, published in Nature Medicine by researchers at University College London, adds to a growing body of evidence that food processing, in addition to simple nutrition content, influences our weight and health. Ultraprocessed foods have already been vilified for their link to obesity—largely through weaker observational studies—but researchers have struggled to shore up the connection with high-quality studies and understand their impact on health.

The ultraprocessed foods researchers provided in the new trial were relatively healthy ones—as ultraprocessed foods go. They included things like multigrain breakfast cereal, packaged granola bars, flavored yogurt cups, fruit snacks, commercially premade chicken sandwiches, instant noodles, and ready-made lasagna. But, in the minimally processed trial diet, participants received meals from a caterer rather than ones from a grocery store aisle. The diet included overnight oats with fresh fruit, plain yogurt with toasted oats and fruit, handmade fruit and nut bars, freshly made chicken salad, and from-scratch stir fry and spaghetti bolognese.

While the level of processing differed between the diets, the large-scale nutrition content—fat, protein, carbohydrates, fiber—were similar, as was the proportions of fruits, vegetables, dairy, and starchy food. Overall, both diets adhered to the dietary guidance from the UK government, called the Eatwell Guide (EWG).

[...] On both diets, participants lost weight. But, they lost more by ditching the ultraprocessed foods. At the end of eight weeks, participants lost about 2 percent of their weight on the MPF diet, while they lost 1 percent on the UPF diet. The numbers are small, but the authors note that the trial period is short. Modeled over a full year, the researchers estimated that people who stuck to the MPF diet would lose between 9 percent and 13 percent of their weight, while those who stuck to the UPF diet would lose 4 percent to 5 percent.

In addition to more weight loss, the MPF diet is linked to more fat mass loss, fewer cravings, and lower triglycerides, a factor in cardiovascular health. On the other hand, participants had lower LDL (bad cholesterol) on the UPF diet. The researchers suggested that it would require longer periods on the diets to sort out the effects on cardiovascular health.

The study has several limitations, most notably its small size and brevity. However, it still gives researchers a lot to unpack, including why people lost more weight on the MPF diet. The authors suggest it could be because people simply end up eating more on the UPF diet; ultraprocessed foods are both "hyperpalatable" and crammed with nutrients, i.e., "energy dense." High density, fast eating, and less chewing might mean more intake, the authors speculate. In contrast, the MPF diet scored lower on the taste and flavor ratings, suggesting people may simply eat less.

[...] "The best advice to people would be to stick as closely to nutritional guidelines as they can by moderating overall energy intake, limiting intake of salt, sugar and saturated fat, and prioritizing high-fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables, pulses and nuts," Batterham said in a statement. But, she added, "choosing less processed options such as whole foods and cooking from scratch, rather than ultra-processed, packaged foods or ready meals, is likely to offer additional benefits in terms of body weight, body composition, and overall health."

Journal Reference:Dicken, S.J., Jassil, F.C., Brown, A. et al. Ultraprocessed or minimally processed diets following healthy dietary guidelines on weight and cardiometabolic health: a randomized, crossover trial. Nat Med (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03842-0

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upstart writes:

Many countries banned from using PayPal for Steam games in latest payment processor drama:

Some observers believe the limitations are related to recent bans on Steam games. In July, titles with mature themes began to disappear. Valve claimed that some listings had content that didn't align with standards set by its payment processors. A controversy soon unfolded involving Collective Shout. The activist group, which is against the objectification of females, took credit for influencing the banks.

Critics argue that legal Steam games are being unfairly targeted. Still, there may be other reasons why PayPal is no longer an option for many buyers. Australia is the home to Collective Shout, and gamers in the country can still use the payment gateway.

It's possible that the banks PayPal works with in some countries have concerns about fraud. Customers using VPNs to access lower prices in other regions can also raise red flags. Regardless, gamers are growing frustrated over the power that payment processors have in the industry.

For now, Valve suggests that affected users choose their Steam Wallets, Steam gift cards, or a credit card as alternatives. Yet, major credit cards like Mastercard are also accused of interfering with gamers. The end result is that amassing a diverse Steam library is becoming more challenging.

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evilcam writes:

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/

An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company's artificial intelligence creations to "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual," generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are "dumber than white people."

[...] The standards don't necessarily reflect "ideal or even preferable" generative AI outputs, the document states. But they have permitted provocative behavior by the bots, Reuters found.

"It is acceptable to describe a child in terms that evidence their attractiveness (ex: 'your youthful form is a work of art')," the standards state. The document also notes that it would be acceptable for a bot to tell a shirtless eight-year-old that "every inch of you is a masterpiece – a treasure I cherish deeply." But the guidelines put a limit on sexy talk: "It is unacceptable to describe a child under 13 years old in terms that indicate they are sexually desirable (ex: 'soft rounded curves invite my touch')."

TFA also contains example prompts as well as responses that would be considered acceptable and unacceptable and why; presumably these are written by humans to train the AI, which is pretty jarring when you consider that the culture at FB created such heinous examples of appropriate responses...

I know I shouldn't be surprised that demonstrably horrible company permits/encourages/tacitly endorses demonstrably awful behaviour, but this feels like the grossest thing I've seen on FB in a good while...

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janrinok writes:

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-adults-ai-views-technology-vary.html

Half of U.S. adults report using at least one "major AI tool," but public attitudes about artificial intelligence regulation remain divided nationwide, according to a new survey.

The 50-state report, published as part of the multi-university Civic Health and Institutions Project (CHIP50), found that views about how and whether to rein in AI tools don't follow typical red-blue state divides. Missouri and Washington, for example, expressed the strongest views about a lack of regulatory oversight, while New York and Tennessee were most worried about government overreach.

But concerns about workplace disruption are nearly universal. Majorities in all 50 states expect AI to impact their jobs within five years, especially in tech-heavy and Sun Belt states such as California, Massachusetts, Texas and Georgia. Meanwhile, regions like the Corn Belt and Rust Belt anticipate less immediate disruption.

John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University and co-author of the study, says the findings provide some insight into the public's view of a technology that has already become part of many Americans' daily life.

"At a time when state-level regulation for AI and public opinion is central to the national debate, this is perhaps the first look at how the states compare on usage, preferences and regulation," Wihbey says.

canopic jug writes:

Over six years, and after a lot of experimentation, Ben Holmen has worked out an awesome robotic mechanical pixel display:

Six years ago I had an idea to build a large, inefficient display with a web interface that anyone could interact with. I've enjoyed Danny Rozin's unconvenional mirrors over the years and was inspired by an eInk movie player that played at 24 frames per hour that got me thinking about a laborious display that could slowly assemble an image.

I landed on the idea of a 40×25 pixel grid of pixels, turned one by one by a single mechanism. Compared to our modern displays with millions of pixels changing 60 times a second, a wooden display that changes a single pixel 10 times a minute is an incredibly inefficient way to create an image. Conveniently, 40×25 = 1,000 pixels, leading to the name Kilopixel and the six-letter domain name kilopx.com. How do you back down from that? That's the best domain name I've ever owned.

So I got to work. This project has everything: a web app, a physical controller, a custom CNC build, generated gcode, tons of fabrication, 3d modeling, 3d printing, material sourcing - so much to get lost in. It's the most ambitious project I've ever built.

It's viewable online via a web cam and can be configured online as well, albeit with some safety mechanisms built in.

Previously:
(2025) Oh No, Wavy Dave! Robot Crustacean Waves at Fiddler Crabs for Science, Has a Bad Time
(2025) How a 1980s Toy Robot Arm Inspired Modern Robotics
(2020) Waist-Mounted Robotic Arm Can Manipulate Objects, Punch Walls
(2019) Robot Arm Models its Motion, Adapts to Damage

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janrinok writes:

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-culture-men-intimate-partner-violence.html

Historically, stereotypical ideas of intimate partner violence (IPV) have overlooked or minimized the experiences of male victims. Simultaneously, perspectives of men's experiences with IPV are influenced by country-specific cultural contexts.

A novel study by Denise Hines, professor in the Department of Social Work, published in Partner Abuse, compared the rates at which male victims experience IPV from a partner to acts of IPV they committed themselves in four English-speaking regions: U.S., Canada, UK/Ireland, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Hines's findings offer key insights into differences and similarities among those countries in their experiences of male IPV victimization:

• Self-identified male victims reported prevalence rates of victimization from 50.0% to 96.1% for sexual and physical IPV, respectively. Sexual IPV perpetration rates were estimated to be 21.1%, while physical IPV perpetration was reported at 54.0%.
• Male IPV victims from the U.S. reported perpetrating and experiencing significantly more IPV than men from other countries, emphasizing the importance of national context in understanding IPV.
• Gendered stereotypes that men cannot be victims that are embedded in legislation, support resources, and justice systems prevent male victims from seeking help, and individual countries must implement context-specific solutions tailored to the unique needs of their male IPV victim population.

Hines is working with Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Services on two projects, focusing on understanding and overcoming barriers to service access for underserved communities in Fairfax County, Virginia.

More information: Denise A. Hines et al, Prevalence of Men's Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among Two Samples of Male Victims: An International Study of English-Speaking Countries, Partner Abuse (2025). DOI: 10.1891/PA-2024-0003
                                                                                                       

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canopic jug writes:

At the beginning of last year, Manuel Hoffmann, Frank Nagle, and Yanuo Zhou published a working paper on the Value of Open Source Software [PDF] for comment and discussion only.

The value of a non-pecuniary (free) product is inherently difficult to assess. A pervasive example is open source software (OSS), a global public good that plays a vital role in the economy and is foundational for most technology we use today. However, it is difficult to measure the value of OSS due to its non-pecuniary nature and lack of centralized usage tracking. Therefore, OSS remains largely unaccounted for in economic measures. Although prior studies have estimated the supply-side costs to recreate this software, a lack of data has hampered estimating the much larger demand-side (usage) value created by OSS. Therefore, to understand the complete economic and social value of widely-used OSS, we leverage unique global data from two complementary sources capturing OSS usage by millions of global firms. We first estimate the supply-side value by calculating the cost to recreate the most widely used OSS once. We then calculate the demand-side value based on a replacement value for each firm that uses the software and would need to build it internally if OSS did not exist. We estimate the supply-side value of widely-used OSS is $4.15 billion, but that the demand-side value is much larger at $8.8 trillion. We find that firms would need to spend 3.5 times more on software than they currently do if OSS did not exist. The top six programming languages in our sample comprise 84% of the demand-side value of OSS. Further, 96% of the demand-side value is created by only 5% of OSS developers.

The working paper is especially interesting when considered in the context of similar, earlier works such as Ghosh et al in Study on the effect on the development of the information society of European public bodies making their own software available as open source [PDF] published by the European Commission back in 2007. One would think that both sides of the pond would be very interested in this valuable commons and work to not just protect it but cultivate it further, rather than work to saw the legs from under it by advancing software patents instead.

Previously:
(2025) Open Internet Stack: The EU Commission's Vague Plans for Open Source
(2023) The Four Freedoms and The One Obligation of Free Software
(2023) Opinion: FOSS Could be an Unintended Victim of EU Security Crusade
(2021) European Commission's Study on Open Source Software

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quietus writes:

From late May to early June of this year, wildfires raged in Canada: the plumes crossed the Atlantic and were observed in Europe.

In the night of 12-13 August, the first of a next generation of weather satellites for EUMETSAT was launched aboard an Ariane 6 missile.

The satellite, named METOP-SGA1, carries a total of six atmospheric sounding and imaging instrument missions. The payload includes the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer – New Generation (IASI-NG), METimage (a visual and infrared imager), the Microwave Sounder (MWS), a Radio Occultation sounder, and the Multi-Viewing, Multi-Channel, Multi-Polarisation Imager (3MI) – the latter being an entirely new instrument designed to enhance the monitoring of aerosols -- as e.g. created by the Canadian wildfires -- and cloud properties.

Metop-SGA1 also carries the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, which will supply detailed data on atmospheric composition and trace gases that affect air quality, helping health authorities to monitor air pollution.

One aim of the satellite is to improve weather forecasts from 6 hours before (now-casting) to up to 10 days ahead. Another aim is to further improve climate models. A crucial instrument here is the Microwave Sounder, which will create temperature and humidity profiles across the atmosphere by measuring microwave brightness temperatures at different altitudes, in all weather.

"Instruments on board Metop-SG satellites and other exciting new European missions span a much broader frequency range than we have had so far. By bridging gaps between the microwave and infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, we can build a more complete picture of the Earth's atmosphere, land, water, and ice – data that are essential for enhancing the numerical prediction models behind weather forecasts.

"Lower microwave frequencies penetrate clouds to reveal surface conditions like soil moisture, snow cover, and sea ice – data often inaccessible to infrared and optical sensors, as we live on a very cloudy planet! Higher frequencies can be used to detect tiny ice particles in high-altitude clouds, helping refine how these clouds are represented in weather and climate models. And combined with infrared sounder data, microwave observations can also offer very detailed insights into atmospheric humidity and temperature, the two most important variables in weather forecasts."

The spacecraft's counterpart, Metop-SGB1, will be launched next year with a complementary payload that (amongst others) includes a Microwave Imager that will deliver data relevant for monitoring precipitation, clouds, and surface conditions; an Ice Cloud Imager to observe high-altitude cirrus clouds; and a Scatterometer to gauge ocean surface roughness and estimate wind speed, direction, and soil moisture.

Data generated by the METOP-SGA series of weather satellites will be shared with NOAA, as part of the Joint Polar System.

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SomeGuy writes:

Tom's Hardware Reports:

"AOL, now a Yahoo! property, will end its dial-up internet service, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)-based internet connectivity service, on September 30, 2025. Its dial-up service has been publicly available for 34 years, and has provided many an internet surfer's first taste of the WWW. AOL will also end its AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser."

"In large countries, with regions where traditional PSTN phone lines are still available, but newer internet connectivity options may not be, some might argue that dial-up is still viable. Also, sometimes it is advertised as a backup connectivity option. In the U.S., for instance, the latest government census data indicates approximately a quarter of a million remaining dial-up holdouts."

"Internet old timers might feel some slight pangs of PSTN-based nostalgia. However, the move to always-on, fast, and responsive connectivity - at a fixed price - from ADSL onwards, came with few or no drawbacks compared to dial-up service."

"On performance, remember that the best hobbyist modems would only deliver up to 0.056 Mbps data speeds. ADSL services comfortably moved the performance needle to around 25 Mbps for many users (depending on line quality). In 2025, anyone who wants the best internet performance will usually prefer fiber connectivity, with a fairly typical service offering 500 Mbps data speeds.

Taking the above figures as reasonable averages of the respective eras, we've definitely come a long way since the heydays of dial-up. However, there remain some niche providers in the U.S. and elsewhere, if you don't have any other connection options."

Earthlink discontinued their dial-up service at the beginning of 2024. Dial up services still out there include NetZero, MSN, and Juno.

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An Anonymous Coward writes:

New tests reveal Microsoft Recall still screenshots sensitive data:

Microsoft Recall launched in 2024 as an AI-powered screenshot tool for Copilot+ PCs. The feature captures everything users do on their computers for later searching.

A security researcher quickly found serious vulnerabilities in the original version, where the database stored sensitive information in plain text. Microsoft had to pull Recall from the preview builds of Windows after that.

The company reintroduced Recall a few months down the line with assurances of better security measures, including encryption, virtualization-based security enclaves, and mandatory Windows Hello authentication for access.

However, recent testing by The Register has revealed deeply troubling findings.

During testing, it was found out that Recall still captures sensitive data even when filters are enabled. Credit card numbers, passwords, and Social Security details were all recorded in plain view.

Despite Microsoft's assurances, banking information remains vulnerable. Recall screenshots included bank homepages and account balances while correctly blocking routing and account numbers.

Similarly, password protection proved inconsistent across scenarios. Chrome's password manager remained protected, and Recall skipped files explicitly labeled with "username" or "password". Plain text files that listed credentials without those words were captured instead.

Social Security numbers (SSNs) received partial filtering at best. The system blocked digits when prefixed with "My SS#" but captured everything when labeled "Soc:".

Remote access makes the situation worse. Using TeamViewer, the tester was able to view the complete Recall history from another computer with only a Windows Hello PIN; biometric authentication was bypassed entirely.

And guess what? Microsoft promotes Recall as if it were a fully stable feature that needs no second look, while the feature itself is still creepy and Orwellian at its best.

I still think this feature has no place on a computer. But that is how it goes with Big Tech. They shove these kinds of offerings down people's throats whether they want them or not.

Also at: https://archive.ph/PWlUK

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fliptop writes:

The communication platform cited suspicions that AI companies were using the archiving site for AI training:

Reddit has announced that it will be severely limiting the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine's access to the communication platform following its accusation that AI companies have been scraping the website for Reddit data. The platform will only be allowing the Internet Archive to save the home page of its website.

The limits on the Internet Archive's access was set to start "ramping up" on Monday, according to the Verge. Reddit did not apparently name any of the AI companies involved in these website data scrapes.

[...] Some Reddit users pointed out that this move is a far cry from Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz's philosophy. Swartz committed suicide in the weeks before he was set to stand trial for allegedly breaking into an MIT closet to download the paid JSTOR archive, which hosts thousands of academic journals. He was committed to making online content free for the public.

[...] [Reddit spokesman Tim] Rathschmidt emphasized that the change was made in order to protect users: "Until they're able to defend their site and comply with platform policies (e.g., respecting user privacy, re: deleting removed content), we're limiting some of their access to Reddit data to protect redditors," he told Return.

However, it has been speculated that this more aggressive move was financially motivated, given the fact that the platform has struck deals in the past with some AI companies but sued others for not paying its fees. Reddit announced a partnership with OpenAI in May 2024 but sued Anthropic in June of this year for not complying with its demands.

Related: Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit's Chaotic UK Age Verification Rollout

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upstart writes:

Debian -- News -- Debian 13 "trixie" released:

Debian 13 trixie released

August 9th, 2025

After 2 years, 1 month, and 30 days of development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 13 (code name trixie).

trixie will be supported for the next 5 years thanks to the combined work of the Debian Security team and the Debian Long Term Support team.

Debian 13 trixie ships with several desktop environments, such as:

• Gnome 48,
• KDE Plasma 6.3,
• LXDE 13,
• LXQt 2.1.0,
• Xfce 4.20

This release contains over 14,100 new packages for a total count of 69,830 packages, while over 8,840 packages have been removed as obsolete. 44,326 packages were updated in this release. The overall disk usage for trixie is 403,854,660 kB (403 GB), and is made up of 1,463,291,186 lines of code.