Slashdot AT&T and Verizon said they will slightly reduce the power of their 5G transmissions in C-band spectrum for six months. Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: This week Marvel released an epic three-minute trailer hyping December's releases of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Slashdot Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot In the first three weeks after its debut, sales of chess sets went up by 87% in the U.S. and sales of books about chess … Slashdot reader FlatEric521 tipped us off to an interesting story (from the News Service of Florida): When police responded in 2018 to a call about a shattered window at a home in Orange County, they found a black Samsung smartphone near the broken window. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The CEOs of 13 large European telecom companies today called on tech giants -- presumably including Netflix and other big US companies -- to pay for a portion of the Internet service providers' network upgrade costs.In a "joint CEO statement," the European telcos described their proposal as a "renewed … Slashdot Now, the death of the Note seems set in stone, as Samsung reportedly has no plans for a 2022 Galaxy Note, and is also planning to end production of the … Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, has agreed for the first time to testify before Congress, as bipartisan anger mounts over harms to young people from the app.From a report: Mr. Mosseri is expected to appear before a Senate panel during the week of Dec. 6 as part of a series of hearings on protecting children online, said Senator Richard Blumenthal, who will … From a report: Tracked as CVE-2021-41773, the vulnerability affects only Apache web servers running version 2.4.49 and occurs because of a bug in how the Apache server converts between … Slashdot CNN profiles Magnus Carlsen, the world's best chess player — and the state of the chess community today: Interest in chess spiked at the beginning of the pandemic, and again in October 2020 after the release of the Netflix series, "The Queen's Gambit." From a report: Tracked as CVE-2021-41773, the vulnerability affects only Apache web servers running version 2.4.49 and occurs because of a bug in how the Apache server converts between … Slashdot Slashdot ... KASLR basically randomizes the address of the kernel, ... improved Bluetooth support, improved widgets, Wayland support, new media center, and nearly 350 bugfixes. Slashdot ... KASLR basically randomizes the address of the kernel, ... improved Bluetooth support, improved widgets, Wayland support, new media center, and nearly 350 bugfixes. Slashdot CNN profiles Magnus Carlsen, the world's best chess player — and the state of the chess community today: Interest in chess spiked at the beginning of the pandemic, and again in October 2020 after the release of the Netflix series, "The Queen's Gambit." But "It was the date that made the document significant," writes Ars Technica: April 14, 1865, "meaning the pardon was likely one of the last official acts of President Lincoln, since he was assassinated later that same day at Ford's Theater in … "It comes after the initial trailer, which focused on the movie's multiversal villains, broke YouTube records over the summer," CNET reported Tuesday (racking up 355.5 million views in its first 24 hours). The companies said they will do so to allow federal aviation officials more time to study how such transmission might affect radio altimeters in aircraft. The companies said they will do so to allow federal aviation officials more time to study how such transmission might affect radio altimeters in aircraft. An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: New rules approved by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that took effect on Tuesday dictate how collection agencies can email and text people as well as message them on social media to seek repayment for unpaid debts.Kathleen L. Kraninger, the former CFPB director who oversaw the rule … Slashdot reader FlatEric521 tipped us off to an interesting story (from the News Service of Florida): When police responded in 2018 to a call about a shattered window at a home in Orange County, they found a black Samsung smartphone near the broken window. Google is trying to fix that-- but there's no guarantee its efforts will succeed.Google executives have been quietly … U.S. President Abraham Lincoln pardoned a soldier in the Civil War, and in 1998 that document was re-discovered. ... this year. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The CEOs of 13 large European telecom companies today called on tech giants -- presumably including Netflix and other big US companies -- to pay for a portion of the Internet service providers' network upgrade costs.In a "joint CEO statement," the European telcos described their proposal as a "renewed … Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. The companies said they will do so to allow federal aviation officials more time to study how such transmission might affect radio altimeters in aircraft. Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. An anonymous reader shares a report: 2021 marked a big year for the Galaxy Note series, but not in a good way. The California attorney general and 12 state officials have filed a lawsuit against Walmart, saying it allegedly illegally disposed of electronic and hazardous waste, compromising local landfills.From a report: California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges in a statement the company violated state environmental laws with their practices, and the waste included … The hackers had set up a watering hole attack, meaning they hid malware within the legitimate websites of "a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group" in Hong Kong. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, has agreed for the first time to testify before Congress, as bipartisan anger mounts over harms to young people from the app.From a report: Mr. Mosseri is expected to appear before a Senate panel during the week of Dec. 6 as part of a series of hearings on protecting children online, said Senator Richard Blumenthal, who will … A woman in the home identified the phone as belonging to an ex-boyfriend, Johnathan David Garcia, who … ... Federighi didn't address the potential financial impact to Apple. The New York Times reports: Along with baking and jigsaw puzzles earlier in the pandemic, model trains are among the passions being rediscovered while people are cooped up indoors.Several companies that make trains are reporting jumps in sales. "One case especially stood out — that of a 41-year-old accountant who allegedly got sick on December 8, 2019 and who had no … The hackers had set up a watering hole attack, meaning they hid malware within the legitimate websites of "a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group" in Hong Kong. A woman in the home identified the phone as belonging to an ex-boyfriend, Johnathan David Garcia, who … ... Federighi didn't address the potential financial impact to Apple. Instead, he argued sideloading would cause users to be tricked into downloading malware. The videos don't show up. Slashdot Media is a global leader in professional B2B & technology communities. For many people, the chance to create a separate, better world in the living room — with stunning mountains, tiny … Google is trying to fix that-- but there's no guarantee its efforts will succeed.Google executives have been quietly … Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Now, the death of the Note seems set in stone, as Samsung reportedly has no plans for a 2022 Galaxy Note, and is also planning to end production of the … The hackers had set up a watering hole attack, meaning they hid malware within the legitimate websites of "a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group" in Hong Kong. Slashdot reader Tesseractic comes bearing gifts — specifically, news of "a new image format that is lossless, gives much faster encodes, faster decodes and roughly comparable compression compared to what's in use today." An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: New rules approved by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that took effect on Tuesday dictate how collection agencies can email and text people as well as message them on social media to seek repayment for unpaid debts.Kathleen L. Kraninger, the former CFPB director who oversaw the rule … The videos don't show up. The videos don't show up. An anonymous reader shares a report: If you've ever tried searching on Google for one of those TikTok or Instagram videos all your friends are gushing about -- such as sea shanties or the Renegade dance -- you'll notice something. The California attorney general and 12 state officials have filed a lawsuit against Walmart, saying it allegedly illegally disposed of electronic and hazardous waste, compromising local landfills.From a report: California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges in a statement the company violated state environmental laws with their practices, and the waste included … From a report: Tracked as CVE-2021-41773, the vulnerability affects only Apache web servers running version 2.4.49 and occurs because of a bug in how the Apache server converts between … AT&T and Verizon said they will slightly reduce the power of their 5G transmissions in C-band spectrum for six months. Rather, it was the beginning of the end as Samsung prioritized its foldables over the Galaxy Note line. An anonymous reader shares a report: If you've ever tried searching on Google for one of those TikTok or Instagram videos all your friends are gushing about -- such as sea shanties or the Renegade dance -- you'll notice something. Quite OK Image format (or QOI) is the brainchild of developer Dominic Szablewski, who complains current image formats like PNG, JPEG, … Slashdot reader FlatEric521 tipped us off to an interesting story (from the News Service of Florida): When police responded in 2018 to a call about a shattered window at a home in Orange County, they found a black Samsung smartphone near the broken window. Google is trying to fix that-- but there's no guarantee its efforts will succeed.Google executives have been quietly … An anonymous reader shares a report: 2021 marked a big year for the Galaxy Note series, but not in a good way. CNN reports on researcher Michael Worobey, "who specializes in tracing the genetic evolution of viruses," who has now found "considerable evidence that the virus arose in an animal, and did not start circulating until the end of 2019. A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) wants to buy the defunct movie rental business Blockbuster and create a decentralized film streaming service out of it-- "with plans for movie financing and production down the road," reports The Block.From the report: The new DAO's name is, aptly, BlockbusterDAO.To achieve its goals, BlockbusterDAO intends to … AT&T and Verizon said they will slightly reduce the power of their 5G transmissions in C-band spectrum for six months. ... KASLR basically randomizes the address of the kernel, ... improved Bluetooth support, improved widgets, Wayland support, new media center, and nearly 350 bugfixes.