IBM Plans To Triple Entry-Level Hiring in the US - Slashdot

IBM said it will triple entry-level hiring in the US in 2026, even as AI appears to be weighing on broader demand for early-career workers. From a report: While the company declined to disclose...

Sony Will Ship Its Final Blu-ray Recorders This Month - Slashdot

Sony will ship its last batch of Blu-ray recorders this month, according to Kyodo News, ending the company's decades-long run in a product category it helped create. The recorders targeted exclusiv...

Discord Tries To Walk Back Age Verification Panic, Says Most Users Won't Need Face Scans - Slashdot

Discord has moved to calm a user backlash over its upcoming age verification mandate by clarifying that the "vast majority" of people will never be asked to confirm their age through a face scan or...

White House Eyes Data Center Agreements Amid Energy Price Spikes - Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Trump administration wants some of the world's largest technology companies to publicly commit to a new compact governing the rapid expansion of AI data...

A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away - Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The hundreds of prize payouts were mostly just a few bucks each, part of a promotional campaign by a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange. The total reward pot:...

Apple and Google Agree To Change App Stores After 'Effective Duopoly' Claim - Slashdot

Apple and Google have agreed to a set of commitments to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that will prevent them from giving preferential treatment to their own apps and require greater...

2 To 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It's Decaf. - Slashdot

If you think your daily doses of espresso or Earl Grey sharpen your mind, you just might be right, new science suggests. The New York Times: A large new study provides evidence of cognitive benefits...

Kalshi Prediction Markets Match or Beat Traditional Forecasting Tools For Macro Indicators, NBER...

A new NBER working paper from researchers at the Federal Reserve, Northwestern's Kellogg School and Johns Hopkins finds that Kalshi -- the largest federally regulated prediction market in the U.S.,...

New Raspberry Pi 4 Model Splits RAM Across Dual Chips - Slashdot

The blog OMG Ubuntu reports that a new version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has been (quietly) introduced. "The key difference? It now uses a dual-RAM configuration." The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (PCB...

Carmakers Rush To Remove Chinese Code Under New US Rules - Slashdot

"How Chinese is your car?" asks the Wall Street Journal. "Automakers are racing to work it out." Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology....