Amazon’s Plan to Index the World’s Online Shopping Data
Amazon is considering a “World Product Graph” that would index information about products sold across the internet in an effort to keep shoppers and AI agents from turning to Google, Reddit or other sources for product research. The proposed database could also improve Amazon’s AI shopping assistant by addressing inaccurate or incomplete answers and allowing it to u … ⌘ Read more

Windows 0-Day Dropped By Disgruntled Researcher Hands Hackers System Rights
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Nightmare Eclipse, the pseudonym of a researcher with an ongoing, very public beef with Microsoft, has dropped yet another Windows zero-day. On Tuesday, Nightmare Eclipse disclosed SignDrop, a vulnerability that gives local users full System rights on some versions of Windo … ⌘ Read more

FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop for All Aircraft
Longtime Slashdot readers cold fjord and sinij share news that the FAA grounded flights nationwide after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control centers across the country. By Friday evening, the outage had resulted in nearly 5,000 flight cancellations and roughly 10,000 delays, with no timeline for restoring normal operations. Rumors are swirling that this c … ⌘ Read more

SpaceX Falls Short of Historic Double Starship Catch
SpaceX’s 15th Starship test flight successfully reached orbit Friday, but its historic attempt to catch both stages at the launch tower was derailed when the Super Heavy booster malfunctioned, forcing controllers to abort its return before it exploded after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper-stage Starship did, however, successfully deploy 26 Starlink sa … ⌘ Read more

Lego’s BrickLink Marketplace Back Online After Week-Long Outage Caused By ‘Cyber Incident’
LEGO’s BrickLink marketplace is back online after a week-long outage caused by what the company described as a “cyber incident,” during which an unauthorized third party accessed some user data. Details about exactly what data was accessed remain unclear. The site went offline on November 5 and rem … ⌘ Read more

US Seizes $1.2 Billion In Crypto Stolen From Binance
U.S. authorities have seized or restrained more than $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen during Binance’s $6 billion October hack, which the FBI attributes to North Korean military-linked hackers known as “TraderTraitor.” The DOJ also said it disrupted infrastructure behind the “FaceStealer” deepfake scam, blamed for stealing more than $400 million in cryptocurrency. CN … ⌘ Read more

Mozilla to Shut Down Solo, Deleting Users’ Websites and Data
Mozilla is shutting down Solo, its AI-powered website builder and hosting service, on November 30. A notice on the Soloist.ai homepage reads: “We’ve made the difficult decision to close Solo. We have appreciated all of your support building and growing this product, and the feedback we’ve received from all of you. Solo will cease operations on Nov 30, 2026 … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft’s Global Outage May Be Worse Than Amazon’s Or Crowdstrike’s, Expert Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A global outage taking down a wide range of Microsoft 365 services remains ongoing Friday morning. The outage started midday Thursday, impacting users of Microsoft email, cloud, and AI services. Microsoft has documented the full list of services impacted by the … ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT’s New Wallet Lets AI Agents Shop For You
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Wallet, a feature that lets its Dots AI agents help users choose products and complete purchases on their behalf. TechCrunch reports: The option will initially be available to a limited number of U.S. ChatGPT Pro subscribers, ages 18 and up, with a U.S.-issued Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. OpenAI says that users are fully in control of the pu … ⌘ Read more

Advocacy Groups Sue AI Giants to Freeze New Models, Warning of ‘Catastrophic’ Risks
A coalition of online safety and consumer advocacy groups has sued five of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, asking a California judge to halt the development and deployment of new AI models until the companies can address what the plaintiffs describe as potentially “catastrophic” risks. The … ⌘ Read more

Nvidia Employees Petition For Jensen Huang’s Return
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Some Nvidia employees are calling for Jensen Huang’s return even after his multiple reported extramarital affairs and abrupt resignation, according to internal correspondence reviewed by WIRED. An internal “suggestion box” post submitted before Huang’s resignation by a longtime engineer at Nvidia urged the company’s board to take … ⌘ Read more

Parents and Teachers Decry Google Pledge To Yank Search If Schools Block AI
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Parents and teachers across the US are criticizing Google’s announcement that schools choosing to block AI tools could also lose access to Google Search. Google announced last week a range of new AI tools for schools and classrooms, alongside options allowing teachers an … ⌘ Read more

FAA Expands AI Advice to Manage Air Traffic Congestion Across Entire US Airspace
The FAA is expanding its $875 million AI-powered SMART system to all 22 U.S. air traffic control centers across the country. Since being implemented over Washington, DC, on September 21, the system has helped reroute 180 flights, saving an average of 10 minutes and nearly 80 gallons of fuel per flight. Ars Technica repor … ⌘ Read more

Euclid Mission Data Release Spans More Than 900 Million Galaxies
The European Space Agency has released the largest dataset yet from its Euclid space telescope, containing 1.7 petabytes of observations covering more than 900 million galaxies. “The data unveiled on Thursday covered a survey of the sky equal to about 9,500 times the size of the moon as viewed from Earth,” reports Reuters. “The mission’s goal … ⌘ Read more

SpaceX To Invest $74 Billion Into Data Center Construction Projects In Texas, Arizona
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Hill: Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest more than $74 billion into building two data centers in Texas and Arizona, the company announced Thursday, marketing them as projects that will boost local communities amid backlash surrounding such facilities. “These investmen … ⌘ Read more

Whoop Launches a Social Network Where Every User Has a ‘Verified Heartbeat’
Whoop has launched Humans, a social network built into its fitness app where every account is a real person with a “verified heartbeat.” The wearable company claims its platform is “entirely human,” unlike other social media platforms that are “saturated with artificial intelligence, automated accounts and bots, and manufactur … ⌘ Read more

Nintendo Takes Down Switch Emulators, Mod Chip Firmware in Massive GitHub DMCA Sweep
Nintendo has issued four DMCA takedown notices targeting two Nintendo Switch emulators, Yuzu and Citron Neo, along with mod chip firmware such as Picofly, SX Core and HWFLY. As a result, 144 repositories containing firmware used to circumvent the console’s copy protections have been removed by GitHub and rep … ⌘ Read more

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Had a Relationship With a Second Employee
Reuters reports that former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a third woman (source paywalled; alternative source ), an unnamed Nvidia employee. The revelation follows reports of two other extramarital affairs: one with Nvidia VP Kimberly Powell and another with Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence reportedly sus … ⌘ Read more

Singapore Says US Not Helpful On Investigation Into Suspected Spy’s Company
Singapore says U.S. authorities provided limited assistance in its investigation of Megaspeed, the company run by Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence suspects is a Chinese spy and whose relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has drawn scrutiny. According to Singapore, authorities held Alice Huang’ … ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Outlook Goes Down Nationwide [UPDATE]
Microsoft is suffering a major Microsoft 365 outage that’s disrupting Outlook, Teams, Copilot and SharePoint for users across the Americas, with more than 129,000 problem reports logged on Downdetector shortly after the disruption began. Microsoft blames the connectivity problems on an unexpectedly large number of unavailable servers that overloaded the remaining infrastructure. … ⌘ Read more

Google Pushes Privacy Angle As Gemini-Powered Smartglasses Debut
Google is launching its first Gemini-powered smart glasses, with Samsung supplying the computing hardware. Given their built-in 12-megapixel camera, Google is emphasizing privacy protections, including a tamper-resistant recording light, automatic face redaction, and restrictions on real-time facial recognition and livestreaming. The company also … ⌘ Read more

Iconic First Image of Black Hole Holds Up To Scrutiny
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Conversation: On April 10 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration revealed the first picture of a black hole. The object is at the centre of a galaxy known as M87, about 55 million light-years away. The iconic ring structure instantly became one of the most recognized scientific images of the modern era. It … ⌘ Read more

Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code Remotely
A critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server’s HTTP/2 module could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code and potentially take control of affected server processes. Tracked as CVE-2026-119618, the vulnerability affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55 through 2.4.70 when HTTP/2 is enabled and is fixed … ⌘ Read more

Jensen Huang Resigns As Nvidia CEO
Jensen Huang has stepped down as CEO of Nvidia after 33 years leading the company, with CFO Colette Kress taking over as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement.

“The Board has full confidence in Colette and the leadership team, and we expect the company’s operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption,” said board chair Harvey Jones in a release … ⌘ Read more

Tim Peters, Python User #2 and Prolific Contributor, Dies At 74
Tim Peters, one of Python’s earliest and most influential contributors, died on July 15 at age 74. Known as Python’s second real user, Peters created the Zen of Python and Timsort sorting algorithm while contributing to numerous core components. He also served as a Python Software Foundation director from 2001 to 2014. Adafruit remembers Peters … ⌘ Read more

Power Grids On 5 Continents Pulse Every 60s. Scientists Think They Know Why
“ScienceAlert is reporting that researchers may have finally determined why, for many years, power grids around the world have been pulsing every 60 seconds,” writes longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot. The likely culprit? Uninterruptible power supplies running routine battery checks. From the report: Every minute, some … ⌘ Read more

Sunken SS United States Set To Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: The historic ocean liner SS United States will be intentionally sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Live coverage of the sinking of the SS United States is expected to start at 1 p.m. EST, with the sinking expected at 2 p.m. EST. Watch live in the video player above. In its … ⌘ Read more

United Airlines Bans AI Agents From Booking Flights On Behalf of Travelers
United Airlines is banning unauthorized third-party AI agents from booking flights, checking in passengers or making account changes on travelers’ behalf. CBS News reports: To make an airline booking, an AI agent requires access to a customer’s personal information, including credentials like payment information. United has a probl … ⌘ Read more

Jensen Huang Said to Have Had Relationship With Nvidia Executive Who Reports to Him
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny over an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Now, The New York Times reports that Mr. Huang also had an extramarital relationship with Kimberly Powell, the company’s vice president of health care and a direct report, raising questions about conflicts of interest and compli … ⌘ Read more

Nvidia and Jensen Huang Face Shareholder Lawsuit Alleging Investors Were Misled About Spy Affair
Charlotte Web shares a report from the Associated Press: A shareholder has sued Nvidia and its CEO, Jensen Huang, accusing them of deceiving investors in their responses to media reports about Huang’s affair with a purported Chinese spy that threatens national security. […] The ne … ⌘ Read more

New York Forces T-Mobile to End Data Caps On Low-Income Plans
New York has forced T-Mobile to remove a 50GB monthly data cap from its $15 low-income broadband plan after regulators found customers who exceeded the limit had their speeds cut by more than 97%, to just 650 Kbps. “Additionally, the [Office of the Attorney General (OAG)] found T-Mobile restricted [New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA)] plans t … ⌘ Read more

Ukraine Strikes Cause Permanent Data Loss at Russia’s Yandex Cloud
Russia’s Yandex says 2.84% of customer data has been permanently lost following Ukrainian strikes on data centers in the country. “According to the company, recovery is impossible because of critical damage to equipment and the lack of backup copies on the platform,” reports UNITED24 Media. From the report: Yandex clarified that customers … ⌘ Read more

Court Says Trump Can’t Use Leaks To Justify Spying On Journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration’s fight to stop suspected leaks of top-secret military information on LinkedIn can’t sweep in “a vast number of confidential sources” of random journalists “who have no conceivable relationship” to the Department of Justice’s investigation, … ⌘ Read more

Logitech Giving All 7,000 Employees the Day Off to Play GTA 6
Under a new “Logi Game Day” initiative, Logitech is giving all 7,000 of its employees an extra paid day off to play GTA 6 when it launches on November 19. Employees and interns can use the day off anytime over the next year. Tom’s Hardware reports: As for Logitech, the company believes that it’s time for people to move away from the belief that playing … ⌘ Read more

Apple Is Killing Its Support Community Forum Next Week
Apple is shutting down its Apple Support Community forum on November 20, ending a user-to-user support platform whose history stretches back to the 1998 launch as the Apple Tech Exchange. The forum is already read-only, and Apple has not said whether the nearly three decades of community posts will be preserved or disappear when the site closes. Here’s the full ban … ⌘ Read more

Amazon’s Ring Unveils Flying Drone and Robot To Patrol Homes and Businesses
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Amazon’s Ring is going deeper into surveillance with an indoor drone for home monitoring and an autonomous robot designed to patrol businesses. The company on Tuesday unveiled the $250 Ring Drone Cam, a security camera that can fly from room to room, including upstairs, as we … ⌘ Read more

GTA VI Is Now Available For Preloading
Ancient Slashdot reader Lank writes: GTA VI is now available for preloading. The download weighs in at a whopping 210+ gigabytes on the PS5! Start downloading now and remember to take Nov. 19th off from work. “On Xbox, preloads for digital versions went live at 12 a.m. GMT on November 10 for Series X and Series S, which translates to 7 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. CST / 5 p.m. MST / 4 p.m. PT on Monday, Nov … ⌘ Read more

US and Rest of World Must Follow China’s Lead On Green Energy, Says John Kerry
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from The Guardian: China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels, and the rest of the globe – including the US – must now follow, the former US secretary of state John Kerry has told the Guardian, as Cop watchers wonder exactly how China is going to approac … ⌘ Read more

M John Harrison Becomes First Sci-Fi Author To Win Booker Prize
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Eighty-one-year-old M John Harrison has won the Booker prize for The End of Everything, a postapocalyptic novel set on a near-future Kent coast, becoming the oldest winner in the award’s history. Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, said that while plenty of previous winne … ⌘ Read more

Google Fi Brings Back Network Switching With ‘Secondary’ Partner
Google Fi is bringing back network switching through an unnamed “secondary” 5G carrier. “Most users will be on the ‘Primary network,’ but Google Fi will automatically switch users to the ‘Secondary network’ if it meaningfully improves performance with so-called ‘smart thresholds’ for doing so,” reports 9to5Google. “At launch, there is no manual s … ⌘ Read more

Fireworks AI Confirms Wider Breach Affecting Notion AI Chats
Fireworks AI says its October breach was broader than initially disclosed, with attackers gaining access to customer account and billing information as well as some datasets, incomplete model weights and secrets. Notion, the popular productivity and note-taking app, disclosed that it was impacted in the breach but “fewer than 1% of Notion workspaces” were … ⌘ Read more

New York Launches Nation’s First State AI Testing Program
New York is launching a state-backed AI safety research center at Binghamton University that will independently study and test AI systems, develop safety and security techniques, and train researchers in responsible AI. “While the federal government fails to act, New York is leading the way on AI safety and holding big tech accountable,” New York Gov. Kathy Hoch … ⌘ Read more

Anthropic Launches New Workplace Features To Take On Microsoft and Google
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Anthropic announced new workplace features on Tuesday, including Claude Meetings, which brings Claude into video calls to begin working on tasks while participants are still talking. The company also unveiled Claude Whiteboards and Claude Sheets. The launch of Anthropic’s new … ⌘ Read more

Starlink Mini 2 Adds a Swappable Battery, Wi-Fi 6
SpaceX has unveiled the Starlink Mini 2, equipping the company’s smallest satellite internet terminal with a removable 71Wh battery and Wi-Fi 6. Preorders are opening to select U.S. customers for $999, which includes a year of Roam Unlimited service. Shipments are expected to begin in mid-December. InterestingEngineering reports: The removable battery represents the biggest fun … ⌘ Read more

Nintendo Is Officially Investing In Game Preservation
Nintendo is hiring a digital archivist to help ensure the company’s historical records are “preserved for future generations.” The 12-month position is tasked with designing and implementing a “structured framework for organizing technical records, engineering documentation, source materials, and institutional knowledge related to legacy systems and platforms.” Polyg … ⌘ Read more

Blender 5.3 Released With Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, Vulkan Default
Blender 5.3 has been released with support for 3D Gaussian Splats, Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction and Vulkan as the default graphics backend on Linux. Phoronix reports: Blender now allows importing Gaussian Splats from PLY, SPZ, and glTF files. Also new to Blender 5.3 is NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction support as a new … ⌘ Read more

Reddit Is Turning User Conversations Into AI-Powered Product Reviews
Reddit is rolling out an AI-powered shopping feature called “Reddit Reviews” that summarizes user conversations about products and turns them into dedicated reviews. TechCrunch reports: Reddit’s announcement points to its rules and its latest measures to combat automated abuse and spam, as well as its practice involving community moderato … ⌘ Read more

Europe Must Rethink Security As Big Tech Power Grows, EU Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The European Union must rethink security to take into account challenges and risks posed by the growing power of major technology companies that go beyond traditional competition concerns, European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said on Monday. “We need to review and to deepen our concep … ⌘ Read more

Uber Is Launching Its Own Parking Reservation Service
Uber is launching Uber Parking, integrating technology from its SpotHero acquisition to let users find and reserve parking garages and lots directly through the Uber app. “You can also filter your results based on criteria like whether you want to self-park or use a valet, or other specific amenities,” adds Engadget. From the report: To book a spot, you’ll need to pro … ⌘ Read more

Boston Dynamics Adds Wheels to Atlas Humanoid
Boston Dynamics has equipped its Atlas humanoid with wheels, allowing the robot to rapidly roll across flat terrain while still using its articulated legs to navigate obstacles and uneven surfaces. “The ‘experiment’ combined classical model-based motor control with whole-body reinforcement learning to maintain dynamic stability across unstructured, real-world terrain,” reports Th … ⌘ Read more