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New submitter Synonymous Homonym writes: This year’s USENIX ATC will be the last, but other USENIX conferences will keep happening.Since USENIX’s inception in 1975, it has been a key gathering place for innovators in the advanced computing systems comm…
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has abandoned his six-month experiment with a quieter low-profile keyboard in favor of his old mechanical one with Cherry MX Blue switches. In a post about Linux 6.15-rc6 on LKML.org, Torvalds explained that his typing accu…
Long-time Slashdot reader smooth wombat writes: Over the past year there have been stories about North Korean spies unknowingly or knowingly being hired to work in western companies. During an interview by Kraken, a crypto exchange, the interviewers be…
Switzerland will hold a national referendum on the introduction of electronic identity cards after opponents of the legislation secured enough signatures to force a public vote. The Federal Chancellery confirmed Wednesday that 55,344 valid signatures w…
The Open Document Format reached its 20th anniversary on May 1, marking two decades since OASIS approved the XML-based standard originally developed by Sun Microsystems from StarOffice code. Even as the format has seen adoption by several governments i…
North Korean nationals have successfully infiltrated the employee ranks of major global corporations at a scale previously underestimated, creating a pervasive threat to IT infrastructure and sensitive data worldwide. Security experts revealed at the R…
An anonymous reader shares a report: Pinterest is having some weird moderation issues. Reports of sweeping pin removals and account suspensions have appeared across social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and X, with many users saying they recei…
During the resumed hearing of multiple petitions seeking an independent probe into the alleged unauthorized use of Pegasus spyware by the Government of India, a division bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, made significant oral observations regarding the use of spyware in the context of national security.Possession And Use of Spyware Not Inherently
“Not so long ago, working in tech meant job security, extravagant perks and a bring-your-whole-self-to-the-office ethos rare in other industries,” writes the Wall Street Journal.
But now tech work “looks like a regular job,” with workers “contending …
The iconic “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” anti-piracy campaign, which dramatically equated digital piracy with physical theft, appears to have used a pirated font in its own materials. New evidence indicates the campaign utilized “XBAND Rough,” a free clon…