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Iran Strikes Leave Amazon Availability Zones 'Hard Down' In Bahrain and Dubai(2026-04-03 20:00:15)

Iranian strikes have reportedly knocked out key AWS availability zones in Bahrain and Dubai, leaving parts of both regions effectively offline for an extended period and forcing Amazon to urge teams and customers to shift workloads elsewhere. "These two regions continue to be impaired, and services ...
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College Student, Cat Meme Helped Crack Massive Botnet Case(2026-04-03 15:00:14)

The Wall Street Journal shares the "wild behind-the-scenes story" of how the world's largest and most destructive botnet was uncovered and taken down, writes Slashdot reader sturgeon. "At times, the network known as Kimwolf included more than a million compromised home Android devices and digital ph...
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Python Blood Could Hold the Secret To Healthy Weight Loss(2026-04-03 10:00:05)

Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot writes: CU Boulder researchers are reporting that they have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The findings were published in the ...
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Renewables Reached Nearly 50% of Global Electricity Capacity Last Year(2026-04-03 05:00:03)

Renewables made up nearly half of global installed electricity capacity by the end of 2025, "accounting for 85.6% of global capacity expansion," reports the Register, citing the International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) 2026 Renewable Capacity Statistics report. "Per IRENA's data, that aforeme...
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EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals As Contaminants In Drinking Water(2026-04-03 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. Th...
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