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AV1 Open Video Codec Now Powers 30% of Netflix Streaming(2025-12-05 10:00:07)

Netflix says its open AV1 video codec now powers about 30% of all streaming on the platform and is rapidly becoming its primary delivery format thanks to major gains in compression, bandwidth efficiency, HDR support, and film-grain rendering. TVTechnology reports: The blog by Liwei Guo, Zhi Li, Shel...
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Sugars, 'Gum,' Stardust Found In NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples(2025-12-05 05:00:14)

NASA's OSIRIS-REx samples from asteroid Bennu have revealed bio-essential sugars, a never-before-seen "space gum" polymer, and unusually high levels of supernova-origin dust. The findings bolster the RNA-world hypothesis, suggest complex organics formed early on Bennu's parent body, and show preserv...
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Republicans Drop Trump-Ordered Block On State AI Laws From Defense Bill(2025-12-05 00:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A Donald Trump-backed push has failed to wedge a federal measure that would block states from passing AI laws for a decade into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told reporters Tuesday tha...
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Microsoft Faces New Complaint For Unlawfully Processing Data On Behalf of Israeli Military(2025-12-04 20:00:23)

Ancient Slashdot user Alain Williams shares a report from Al Jazeera: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced it filed a complaint against Microsoft, accusing the global tech giant of unlawfully processing data on behalf of the Israeli military and facilitating the killings of Pal...
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Microsoft 'Mitigates' Windows LNK Flaw Exploited As Zero-Day(2025-12-04 15:00:14)

joshuark shares a report from BleepingComputer: Microsoft has silently "mitigated" a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime hacking groups in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-9491, this security flaw allows attackers to hide malicious commands ...
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