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Wood Burning Is Reintroducing Lead Pollution Into the Air, Scientists Find(2026-05-16 00:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Wood heating is reintroducing lead into the air of local communities and homes, a systematic investigation by academics has found. Overwhelming evidence of lead's neurotoxicity meant the metal was banned as an additive in petrol more than 25 yea...
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Kioxia and Dell Cram Nearly 10PB Into a Single 2U Server(2026-05-15 20:00:18)

BrianFagioli writes: Kioxia and Dell Technologies say they have built a 2U server configuration capable of scaling to 9.8PB of flash storage, which is the sort of density that would have sounded impossible just a few years ago. The setup combines a Dell PowerEdge R7725xd Server with 40 Kioxia LC9 Se...
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OpenAI Now Wants ChatGPT To Access Your Bank Accounts(2026-05-15 15:00:04)

OpenAI is previewing a feature that lets ChatGPT Pro users connect bank and investment accounts through Plaid, allowing the chatbot to analyze spending, subscriptions, balances, portfolios, debt, and major financial decisions. "More than 200 million people are already going to ChatGPT every month wi...
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Americans Would Rather Have a Nuclear Plant In Their Backyard Than a Datacenter(2026-05-15 10:00:06)

A new Gallup survey found that 71% of Americans oppose having an AI data center built near them, making the facilities even less popular than nearby nuclear plants, which 53% oppose. The Register reports: When it comes to the reasons for opposing AI campuses, half of all respondents cite the effect ...
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SpaceX Unveils Sweeping Starship V3 Upgrades(2026-05-15 05:00:03)

SpaceX has detailed major Starship V3 upgrades ahead of a launch targeted as early as May 19. The changes are meant to move Starship closer to its core goals: rapid reuse, Starlink deployment, orbital refueling, and eventually Moon and Mars missions. Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report ...
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