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Bullet Train Upgrade Brings 5G Windows, Noise-Cancelling Cabins To Japan(2026-04-16 10:00:17)

Some Japanese bullet trains will soon support premium private suites this October, featuring windows with embedded 5G antennas for steadier onboard Wi-Fi and NTT noise-cancelling cabin tech to reduce train noise. The 5G window antennas are designed to maintain line-of-sight connections as trains rac...
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UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar(2026-04-16 05:00:03)

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the Guardian: Households will be called on to boost their consumption of Great Britain's record renewable energy this summer to help balance the power grid and lower energy bills. Under the new plans, people could be encouraged to run dishwashers...
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Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds(2026-04-16 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Many scientists have contended that humans have evolved very little over the past 10,000 years. A few hundred generations was just a blink of the evolutionary eye, it seemed. Besides, our cultural evolution -- our technology, agriculture a...
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Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Can Now Read Gauges, Spot Spills, and Reason(2026-04-15 20:00:18)

Boston Dynamics has integrated Google DeepMind into its robotic dog Spot, giving it more autonomous reasoning for industrial inspections like spotting spills and reading gauges. Spot can also now recognize when to call on other AI tools. IEEE Spectrum reports: Boston Dynamics is one of the few compa...
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Snapchat Blames AI As It Cuts 1,000 Jobs(2026-04-15 15:00:03)

Snap is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 16% of its workforce, while closing 300 open roles as it tries to cut costs and push toward profitability with more AI-driven efficiency. "While these changes are necessary to realize Snap's long-term potential, we believe that rapid advancements in artif...
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