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Most Safety Complaints From Plane-Industry Whistleblowers 'Go Nowhere', Risk Retaliation
America's aerospace industry is overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration (or FAA) — which also handles safety warnings from the industry's whistleblowers. But the Seattle Times says an analysis of reports to Congress found "an overwhelmed system delivering underwhelming results for whis...
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How Microsoft Made 2024 the Year of Windows on Arm
"I still can't quite believe that I'm using an Arm-powered Windows laptop every day," writes a senior editor at the Verge:
After more than a decade of trying to make Windows on Arm a reality, Microsoft and Qualcomm finally nailed it this year with Copilot Plus PCs. These new laptops have excellent ...
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AI Tools May Soon Manipulate People's Online Decision-Making, Say Researchers
Slashdot reader SysEngineer shared this report from the Guardian:
AI tools could be used to manipulate online audiences into making decisions — ranging from what to buy to who to vote for — according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. The paper highlights an emerging new mar...
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When Jimmy Carter Spoke At a Wireless Tradeshow
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. Born in 1924, he had just celebrated his 100th birthday on October 1st.
If you want to catch a glimpse of his political charisma, YouTube has a clip of Carter's appearance on "What's My Line" when he was still only governor of Georgia. Within five years...
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2024's Ten Top-Grossing Films Were All Sequels or Prequels
"Every single one of the top ten box office hits of 2024 was a sequel, a remake... or a prequel," writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Here's the list of 2024's top-grossing films published by the movie blog SlashFilm:
10. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
9. Venom: The Last Dance
8. Kung Fu Panda 4
7. Godzill...
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