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US and China Agree To Temporarily Slash Tariffs(2025-05-12 05:00:04)

The United States and China said Monday they reached an agreement to temporarily reduce the tariffs [non-paywalled source] they have imposed on each other in an attempt to defuse the trade war threatening the world's two largest economies. From a report: In a joint statement, the countries said they...
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Apple's iPhone Plans for 2027: Foldable, or Glass and Curved. (Plus Smart Glasses, Tabletop Robot)(2025-05-12 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Verge: This morning, while summarizing an Apple "product blitz" he expects for 2027, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter that Apple is planning a "mostly glass, curved iPhone" with no display cutouts for that year, which happens ...
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Researchers Just Solved a Big, 70-Year-Old Problem for Fusion Energy(2025-05-11 20:00:15)

Fusion energy "took one step closer to reality," announced the University of Texas at Austin, as their researchers joined with a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Type One Energy Group and "solved a longstanding problem in the field" — how to contain high-energy particles inside fus...
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'Who Needs Rust's Borrow-Checking Compiler Nanny? C++ Devs Aren't Helpless'(2025-05-11 15:00:04)

"When Rust developers think of us C++ folks, they picture a cursed bloodline," writes professional game developer Mamadou Babaei (also a *nix enthusiast who contributes to the FreeBSD Ports collection). "To them, every line of C++ we write is like playing Russian Roulette — except all six cham...
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Nintendo Can Render Your Switch 2 'Permanently Unusable' If You Break Their Rules(2025-05-11 10:00:09)

Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: The new Nintendo Switch 2 is almost here. Next month, eager fans will finally be able to get their hands on the highly anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular hybrid console. But before you line up (or frantically refresh your browser for a preorder), you mi...
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