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“One of the biggest vulnerabilities in companies is actually humans,” CrowdStrike co-founder and former CTO Dmitri Alperovitch told A Technology NewsRoom in this week’s episode of Equity. “The more you automate, the more opportunities there are for people to find vulnerabilities in your system.”

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The team observed 67 reproducing sets of wild clownfish-- briefly caught and photographed for unique markings and measured before being returned to the water-- living on single polyps in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, in between February and August 2023. ... The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfishbriefly captured and photographed for distinctive markings and measured before being gone back to the waterliving on single anemones in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, between February and August 2023. This occurred to accompany the world's 4th global lightening event. They measured the body size of the fish as soon as a month and determined the temperature level around the specific polyps every 4 to 6 days. The team evaluated the gathered data. Individual fish can diminish in reaction to heat stress. Credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith The results: Over the course of those months, 101 of the 134 clownfish shrank at least once in response to heat tension, and doing so improved their possibility of survival approximately 78 percent compared to the 33 fish that did not diminish. And in between breeding pairs, there were distinct development ratios in between the dominant and subordinate fish; those pairs that diminished together were likewise more likely to endure the heat waves.We were so surprised to see shrinking in these fish that, to be sure, we determined each fish private consistently over a duration of 5 months, stated Versteeg. In the end, we found it was very typical in this population. It was a surprise to see how quickly clownfish can adjust to an altering environment, and we witnessed how flexibly they controlled their size, as people and as breeding pairs, in reaction to heat tension as a successful technique to assist them survive.Versteeg et al. have actually not yet recognized a possible mechanism for the shrinkage, but suggest the triggering of neuroendocrine pathways by means of thyroid hormonal agents might play a role, because those hormones control development. The adaptive technique might likewise be a means of getting used to altering metabolic requirements. However there are trade-offs: While shrinking in action to heat waves ensures higher survivability, there can likewise be a matching decline in birth rates. Our findings show that private fish can diminish in reaction to heat stress, which is more impacted by social dispute, and that diminishing can cause enhancing their possibilities of survival, stated senior author Theresa Rueger, likewise of Newcastle University. If specific shrinking were prevalent and occurring amongst different types of fish, it might provide a plausible alternative hypothesis for why the size of numerous fish species is declining, and more studies are required in this area.Science Advances, 2025. DOI: 10.1126/ sciadv.adt7079 (About DOIs).
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Gemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google&s new $250 AI subscriptionGemini 2.5 is leaving preview just in time for Google’s new $250 AI subscription

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Airtime, the video startup from Evernote’s founder Phil Libin, has laid off dozens of employees, A Technology NewsRoom has learned, and Airtime confirmed.

According to the company, 25 people were let go from the 58-person team — a change Airtime described as “bigger than usual.”

While Airtime characterizes the departures as part of its typical...

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Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phonesVerizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones

, Verizon name-dropped Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency in its petition. ....

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Trump&s trade war risks splintering the Internet, experts warnTrump’s trade war risks splintering the Internet, experts warn

The EU could possibly use a law known as the Anti-Coercion Regulation—which grants officials authority to lob countermeasures when facing "foreign economic coercion"—to impose digital services tariffs.

But "platforms with substantive presence in the EU cannot be the target of trade measures" under that law, Martens noted. ....

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RFK Jr. calls WHO &moribund& amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500MRFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M

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Paris Agreement target won&t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warnParis Agreement target won’t protect polar ice sheets, scientists warn

“I think we’ve known for a long time that we’re interfering with the climate system in a very dangerous way,” he said.

Some of the most vulnerable places are far from any melting ice sheets, including Belize City, home to about 65,000 people, where just 3 feet of sea level rise would swamp 500 square miles of land....

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DIU Announces Two-Tiered System for Blue UAS

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced changes to Blue UAS that will provide a way for companies to verify their NDAA compliance as part of a two-tiered system for Blue UAS that will allow the number of cleared systems to scale while continuing to accelerate the development and fielding of “best in breed” capabilities.

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Out of all the books I read for my official education, one bit, from one slim paperback, has actually lodged the inmost into my brain. ... Out of all the books I read for my formal education, one bit, from one slim paperback, has lodged the inmost into my brain.William Blundell's The Art and Craft of Feature Writing provides a selective list of what readers like. It starts with a definitive No. 1: Dogs, followed by other adorable animals and well-behaved small children. People, Blundell writes, are your second-best alternative, offering they are doing or stating something interesting.I have stopped working to supply Ars Technica readers with a pet dog story during nearly three years here. Today, I mean to repair that. This is a story about a dog, but also a rare optimistic take on a common smart item, one that helped out a great girl.Note: The images in this post are not of the previously mentioned canine, so regarding protect their owner's personal privacy. The Humane Rescue Alliance of Washington, DC, provided images of adoptable pets with some resemblance to that dog.My wife and I were sitting with our pet on our front porch on a recent weekend early morning. We were consuming coffee, reading, and delighting in DC's small window for temperate spring weather condition. I went inside for a moment; when I returned, my dog was within, however my spouse was not. Confused, I broke open the door to watch out. A pet dog, not my own, stuck its nose into the door space, excited to sniff me out. There's a pet dog here? my other half stated, partially to herself. She just added on the patio. I have no concept where she came from. Rexi, an almost 3-year-old combined breed, is being cultivated and prepared for adoption at the Humane Rescue Alliance. The author's other half thinks Rexi looks one of the most like their unforeseen dog visitor. Rexi, an almost 3-year-old mixed breed, is being fostered and prepared for adoption at the Humane Rescue Alliance. The author's wife thinks Rexi looks the most like their unforeseen canine visitor. Credit: Humane Rescue Alliance I protected my dog inside, then went out to satisfy this fast-moving but friendly trespasser. She had a collar, but no leash, and looked well-groomed, healthy, and lightly frenzied. The collar had a silicone band on it, holding one of Apple's AirTags beneath. I pulled out the AirTag, tapped it versus my phone, and absolutely nothing happened.While my spouse posted on our area's numerous social outlets (Facebook, Nextdoor, and a WhatsApp group for immediate neighbors), I went into the garage and grabbed a CR2032 battery. That's not something everyone has, however I have a few AirTags, together with a bit of a home automation practice. After some pushing, twisting, and changing, the AirTag beeped and went back to service.
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Brembo develops brakes with almost no brake dust and less wearBrembo develops brakes with almost no brake dust and less wear

As electric vehicles reduce car exhaust as a source of particulate emissions, people are increasingly focusing on other vehicular sources of pollution that won't go away with electrification. ....

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uAvionix Releases muLTElink Upgrade, Enabling Seamless Autonomous C2 Link Management

– uAvionix, a provider of low-SWaP aviation-grade communications and surveillance technologies for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has announced a significant software update to its muLTElink product family, enabling advanced link management for assured Command and Control (C2) and payload during UAS operations.

muLTElink, which integrates up to four...

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Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secretTrump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret

, Cooper ruled that CREW is entitled to limited discovery into the question of whether DOGE is wielding authority sufficient to bring it within the purview of FOIA. ....

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SilverStone is back with a beige PC case that looks just like your crappy old 486SilverStone is back with a beige PC case that looks just like your crappy old 486

was apparently serious enough to merit a follow-up. ....

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The U.S. Air Force is checking out the idea of air-launching Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones from other aircrafts in addition to other methods of lowering dependence on conventional runways. Air-launched CCAs also fit in with the service's larger vision of CCAs having a disruptive effect on future aerial fight and providing opponents with n.
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&Microsoft has simply given us no other option,& Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall“Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall

But the changes go only so far in limiting the risks Recall poses. ....

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Meta hypes AI friends as social media&s future, but users want real connectionsMeta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections

Meta declined to comment further on the company's vision for social media's future. ....

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-- Evolve Dynamics, a British designer and producer of innovative Unmanned Aerial Systems has actually announced the launch of two brand-new miniaturised platforms particularly crafted to meet the extensive demands of modern-day warfighters.The brand-new platforms, Foxe and Wolfe, were spiral developed based upon knowings from Ukraine battlefield implementation, and ...
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Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connectionsScientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections

Then, one day later, the rats were shown the same image and treated with an electric shock until they learned to connect the image with pain. ....

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Toyota debuts all-new RAV4 with hybrid and PHEV powertrains onlyToyota debuts all-new RAV4 with hybrid and PHEV powertrains only

An all-new version of Toyota's bestselling RAV4 crossover debuted last night. ....

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Anduril Industries UK, Archer and Partners to Test Dual-Use eVTOL Cargo Aircraft in UK

– Anduril Industries UK announced that it will lead a team for upcoming programmes, including to bid for future flight opportunities. Anduril UK, building on its existing partnership with aerospace company Archer, will receive additional support from Skyports Drone Services and AtkinsRéalis, two other leading technology companies.

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The physics of frilly Swiss cheese &flowers&
a) Layer of the cheese Tête de Moine with wrinkly edge, after being scraped using the cheese slicer “la Girolle.”(b) Edge wrinkling of a torn plastic sheet. Wavy edge of a BlueStar Fern leaf....
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AMD didn't provide much by way of performance comparisons, but it's promising that the cards have the same number of compute units as AMD's last-generation RX 7600 series. ....

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GA-ASI Moves to Ground Testing of YFQ-42A CCA

– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is moving into the ground testing phase of development on the YFQ-42A production-representative test vehicle for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program in preparation for its planned first flight later this summer. Ground testing began May 7.

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Google is the world's biggest advertising entity, but search is what fuels the company. ... Google is the world's largest advertising entity, however search is what fuels the business. Quarter after quarter, Google crows about increasing search volumeit's the most essential internal metric for the company. Google has made plenty of changes to its online search engine results pages (SERPs) for many years, but AI mode throws that all out. It doesn't have standard search engine result no matter how far you scroll.To hear Google's management inform it, AI Mode is an attempt to simplify finding info. According to Liz Reid, Google's head of search, the next year in search is about going from details to intelligence. When you are searching for information on a complicated concern, you most likely need to take a look at a lot of web sources. It's unusual that you'll find a single page that addresses all your questions, and perhaps you need to be utilizing AI for that things. Google search head Liz Reid states the team's search efforts are targeted at comprehending the underlying task behind a question. Credit: Ryan Whitwam The obstacle for AI search is to simplify the process of discovering info, basically doing the legwork for you. When speaking about the transfer to AI search, DeepMind CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu states that search is the greatest product in the world, and if AI makes it easier to look for info, that's a net positive.Latency is very important in searchpeople do not like to wait on things to load, which is why Google has constantly stressed the speed of its services. AI can be sluggish. The key, says Reid, is to understand when users will accept a longer wait. AI Overviews is developed to spit out tokens much faster due to the fact that it's part of the core search experience. AI Mode, however, has the luxury of taking more time to think. If you're buying a new appliance, you may do a few hours of research. So an AI search experience that takes longer to come up with a thorough answer with tables, formatting, and background info may be a desirable experience due to the fact that it still saves you time.
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How 3D printing is personalizing health careHow 3D printing is personalizing health care

Despite the extraordinarily rapid progress overall in 3D printing for health care, major challenges and opportunities remain. ....

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The fourth prototype of China’s Jiu Tian SS-UAV ‘Drone Mothership‘ has completed its structural assembly and is currently undergoing installation and testing, with its maiden flight scheduled for next month.

The vehicle has a 25 metre wingspan and can fly for 12 hours, with a maximum range of 7,000 kilometres (4,350 miles). It has a take-off weight...

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that former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his design firm LoveFrom will take over creative and design control at OpenAI. ....

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a moment, even if it's tough to specify precisely what it is.It's a niche that exceeds routine computing gadgets and networks however falls short of a full-on home laboratory.(Most home laboratories include self-hosting, but not all self-hosting makes for a home laboratory.)It adds personal privacy, supplies DRM-free alternatives, and lowers advertising. It's frequently promoted as a method to get more out of your network-attached storage (NAS ), but it's far more than just backup and media streaming.Is self-hosting just running services on your network for which most people count on cloud companies? Broadly, yes. Take an appearance at the selfh.st site/podcast/newsletter, the r/selfhosted subreddit, and all the GitHub task pages that link to one another, and you'll likewise discover things that no cloud service provider offers.Ethan Sholly, proprietor of the selfh.st site, newsletter, and occasional podcast, just recently walked me through the existing state of self-hosting, and he shared some of the findings from his surveys of those people doing all that small server administration. Ethan Sholly, owner of the selfh.st media mini-conglomerate. Credit: Ethan Sholly Ethan Sholly, proprietor of the selfh.st media mini-conglomerate. Credit: Ethan Sholly works in financing, not tech, however he was a computer technology minor with simply enough knowledge to get Plex working on a desktop PC for his family and friends. I 'd get a call or text:' Can you turn your desktop onit's movie night,' Sholly said.He slowly expanded to building his own tower server with 10 terabyte drives. Once he had his media-serving requirements covered, the question inevitably became What else can I self-host? He dug in, wandered around, and discovered himself with tons of bookmarked GitHub repos and project pages.Sholly, a self-professed old-school RSS junkie, desired one location to find the most typically advised apps and news about their modifications and updates. It didn't exist, so he assembled it, coded it, and shared it. He also started blogging about the scene in his newsletter, which has more personality and punch than you 'd get out of somebody in a mainly open source, DIY-minded hobby.After Plex increased membership prices and altered its business design in March, Sholly wrote in his newsletter that, while there stood issues about privacy and future directions, it would be a good time to keep in mind something else: The majority of people don't donate to a single self-hosted project.
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Amazon Removed Backup Landing Sensors Prior to Drone Crashes

On a (lightly) rainy December day at the company’s testing range in Oregon, not one but two Prime Air drones suddenly stopped spinning their propellers mid-flight and plummeted some 200 feet to the ground. The crashes, which destroyed both aircraft, happened within minutes of each other.

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