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Our Galaxy's Monster Black Hole Is Spinning Almost As Fast As Physics Allows(2025-06-20 05:00:04)

alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate. That's just one thing astrophysicists have discovered after developing and applying a new method to tease apart the secr...
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Three Years Left To Limit Warming To 1.5C, Leading Scientists Warn(2025-06-20 00:00:03)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That's the stark warning from more than 60 of the world's leading climate scientists in the most up-to-date...
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macOS Tahoe Beta Drops FireWire Support(2025-06-19 20:00:26)

The first macOS Tahoe beta appears to drop support for legacy FireWire 400 and 800, making it impossible to sync or mount older iPods and external drives that rely on the standard. MacRumors reports: Unlike on macOS Sequoia and earlier versions, the first macOS Tahoe beta does not include a FireWire...
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Hackers Are Turning Tech Support Into a Threat(2025-06-19 15:00:04)

Hackers have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from cryptocurrency holders and disrupted major retailers by targeting outsourced call centers used by American corporations to reduce costs, WSJ reported Thursday. The attackers exploit low-paid call center workers through bribes and social engine...
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New US Visa Rules Will Force Foreign Students To Unlock Social Media Profiles(2025-06-19 10:00:12)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be su...
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