Why One Man Is Fighting For Our Right To Control Our Garage Door Openers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: A few years ago, Paul Wieland, a 44-year-old information technology professional living in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, was wrapping up a home renovation when he ran into a hiccup. He wanted to be able to control his new garage door with his smartphone. But the o … ⌘ Read more

Doctor charged with sex assaults of 38 patients
The charges against Nathaniel Spencer relate to his time working at two West Midlands hospitals. ⌘ Read more

Doctor charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients
The charges against Dr Nathaniel Spencer relate to his time working at two major hospitals in the West Midlands ⌘ Read more

#kokori de regresso à rádio…

PORTAL DO TEMPO | #247 | 05.12.2025

1. The Dreams Never End - São Longas Horas
   
2. Resonant - Mulheres e Águas
   
3. The Joy of Nature - Lullaby
   
4. Turning Point - Exergo
   
5. Principia Parallax - Enquanto os poetas dormiam
   
6. Herr G meets Fuel 2 Fight - A Harmonia do Caos e da Desordem
   
7. Kokori – Time Traveler (sed’ation mix)
   
8. mARCIANO - Manto Branco
   
9. Primata - Dangerous Journey
   
10. Sci Fi Industries - CaVaiVento
    
11. Spray - All Saints
    
12. Sétima Legião - A partida
    

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AV1 Open Video Codec Now Powers 30% of Netflix Streaming
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, Sheldon Radford and Jeff Watts comes at a time when AV2 is on the hor … ⌘ Read more

Norris just edges Verstappen in Abu Dhabi practice
Title contenders Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are tied together at the top of the times in first practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. ⌘ Read more

Man alleged to have stood on 4yo has charge upgraded to murder
Bo Popowski’s defence lawyer told the courtroom this was the first time he had heard the word murder used for the case and that he would need time to speak to his client. ⌘ Read more

US Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed School Buses 19 Times
U.S. regulators are pressing Waymo for answers after Texas officials reported 19 instances of its self-driving cars illegally passing stopped school buses, including cases that occurred after Waymo claimed to have deployed a software fix. Longtime Slashdot reader BrendaEM shares the report from Reuters: In a Novemb … ⌘ Read more

Weekly news quiz: Blacked-out raccoon, poor strategy call and the PM’s wedding
Think you have had your ears to the ground? It’s time to test your knowledge of the week that was. ⌘ Read more

‘No more Average Joe as Root century seals all-time great status’
Joe Root finally hitting the elusive Test century in Australia proves his status as one of the all-time great batters, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt. ⌘ Read more

New York Times sues the Pentagon over press access restrictions
The US publication has filed a lawsuit over a new policy requiring journalists to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information not authorised for release by the Pentagon. ⌘ Read more

Printk Improvement For Linux 6.19 Can Significantly Speed-Up Boot Times For Some Systems
The Linux kernel’s printk code for logging kernel messages has some useful improvements with the Linux 6.19 kernel… ⌘ Read more

Linux 6.19 Fixes A Thundering Herd Problem For Big NUMA Servers
The “timers/core” pull requests for updating Linux kernel timer-related code doesn’t tend to be too interesting each kernel cycle, but this time around for Linux 6.19 it is for addressing a problem HPE discovered on big NUMA servers… ⌘ Read more

Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show. ⌘ Read more

Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show. ⌘ Read more

EXT4 Optimizes Online Defragmentation, Improves Performance & Larger Block Sizes
The merged EXT4 changes for Linux 6.19 bring some of the most prominent feature changes in recent times for this mature and widely-used Linux file-system… ⌘ Read more

Top Journal Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
Nature has retracted a headline-grabbing climate-economics study after critics found flawed data that massively inflated its predicted global economic collapse. The New York Times reports: The decision came after a team of economists noticed problems with the data for one country, Uzbekistan, that significantly skewed the results. If Uzbekistan wer … ⌘ Read more

Lyon out of home Test for first time since 2012
Nathan Lyon is left out of an Australia side for the first time in a home Test since 2012, while the hosts were also still without captain Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test. ⌘ Read more

McIlroy starts slowly at Australian Open but proves he is the headline act
Rory McIlroy knows there is room for improvement after his first round at the Australian Open, as the five-time major champion brings spectators flocking to Royal Melbourne. ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Loses Fight To Keep ChatGPT Logs Secret In Copyright Case
A federal judge has ordered OpenAI to hand over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT logs in its copyright battle with the New York Times and other outlets. Reuters reports: U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in a decision made public on Wednesday said that the 20 million logs were relevant to the outlets’ claims and that handing them over would not risk vio … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org no wonder I picked that cake (albeit coincidentally), I adore almonds, and hazelnuts! Your teammates are absolutely amazing, dude! A very nice project farewell! On leaving places I have a small anecdote.

I know someone who on 3 February 2004 left his job to go elsewhere. At the time his teammates threw a party, and gave him a very nice portable storage. Twenty days later, he returned, and jokingly they asked him for the storage, and money spent on farewell party back. I heard, from a close source, that he gave them his middle finger, but don’t quote me on that. 😂😂😂

Superstar Twiggy on the documentary of her storied life
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Stop wasting the world’s time, Ukraine tells Putin after US talks in Moscow
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results. ⌘ Read more

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Bad Bunny reclaims global top artist spot
Spotify Wrapped is back for 2025, with Bad Bunny taking the top spot for global artist for a fourth time. ⌘ Read more

LandSpace Could Become China’s First Company To Land a Reusable Rocket
China’s private launch firm LandSpace is preparing the debut flight of its Zhuque-3 rocket, aiming to become the country’s first to land a reusable orbital-class booster using a Falcon-9-style return profile. Ars Technica reports: Liftoff could happen around 11 pm EST tonight (04:00 UTC Wednesday), or noon local time at the Jiuquan … ⌘ Read more

Thames Water running out of time to secure rescue as debt swells
As it stands, Thames Water has sufficient cash to make it to the first quarter of next year. ⌘ Read more

Thames Water running out of time to secure rescue as debt swells
As it stands, Thames Water has sufficient cash to make it to the first quarter of next year. ⌘ Read more

Study Finds Tattoo Ink Moves Through the Body, Killing Immune Cells
Bruce66423 shares a report from the Los Angeles Times: Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines. Scientists in Switzerland used a mouse model to trace what happens af … ⌘ Read more

West Bank attacks escalate during olive harvest
Palestinian villagers are living in fear, saying that at any time, armed Israeli settlers could descend on them and cause trouble. ⌘ Read more

San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The San Francisco city attorney filed on Tuesday the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed fare (source may be paywalled; alternative source), arguing that cities and counties have been burdened with the costs of treating diseases that stem from the companies’ prod … ⌘ Read more

Waymo Hits a Dog In San Francisco, Reigniting Safety Debate
A Waymo robotaxi struck a small unleashed dog in San Francisco – just weeks after another Waymo killed a beloved neighborhood cat. The dog’s condition is unknown. The Los Angeles Times reports: The incident occurred near the intersection of Scott and Eddy streets and drew a small crowd, according to social media posts. A person claiming to be one of the pa … ⌘ Read more

What time does the Gabba Test start and everything else you need to know
The second Ashes Test is upon us and we have fingers crossed it will last more than two days. Here’s everything you need to know. ⌘ Read more

Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her song in ICE video
Two-time Grammy winner Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song in a social media post about ICE raids, telling the Trump administration to never involve her in their “inhumane agenda”. ⌘ Read more

UK Plans To Ban Cryptocurrency Political Donations
The UK government plans to ban political donations made in cryptocurrency over fears of anonymity, foreign influence, and traceability issues, though the ban won’t be ready in time for the upcoming elections bill. The Guardian reports: The government’s ambition to ban crypto donations will be a blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which became the first to accept contribu … ⌘ Read more

Catherine sends Christmas message of love in ‘uncertain times’
The Princess of Wales hails the importance of “time, care and compassion” given to others, ahead of her carol concert. ⌘ Read more

Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real
The famous double-slit experiment brings into question the very nature of matter. Its cousin, the quantum eraser experiment, makes us question the very existence of time – and how much we can manipulate it ⌘ Read more

Black hole entropy hints at a surprising truth about our universe
Two clashing ideas about disorder inside black holes now point to the same strange conclusions, and it could reshape the foundations of how we think about space and time ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Hits An All-Time High In November
Steam’s November 2025 survey shows Linux gaming climbed to its highest share in a decade “thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame,” writes Phoronix’s Michael Larabel. From the report: A decade ago in the early Steam days the initial use was around 3% an … ⌘ Read more

Imran Khan alive but suffering psychologically, his sister says
The imprisoned former Pakistani prime minister was visited by one of his sisters for the first time in weeks, providing an update on his health after rumours swirled about his wellbeing. ⌘ Read more

Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Over Online Music Piracy
The Supreme Court appears inclined to side with Cox Communications in a major copyright case, suggesting that ISPs shouldn’t be held liable for users’ music piracy based solely on “mere knowledge,” given the risk of forcing outages for universities, hospitals, and other large customers. The New York Times reports: Leading music labels and publishers who … ⌘ Read more

WA electoral commissioner resigns, months after problem plagued election
Robert Kennedy tends his resignation as WA electoral commissioner, nine months after a state election that was plagued by issues including long wait times to vote, and polling booths running out of ballot papers. ⌘ Read more

Ex-Flight Centre employee jailed for stealing $40,000 from Canberra branch
A 39-year-old man has been jailed for two years after stealing cash from a secure drawer at Flight Centre in Canberra at least seven times, and then mountinga campaign of dishonesty” to delay sentencing. ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Use Easily Hits An All-Time High In November
The Steam Survey results are out for November 2025 and continue to be very positive for the growing adoption of Linux gaming thanks to the success of the Steam Deck, the underlying Steam Play (Proton) software, and now further excitement thanks to the upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame… ⌘ Read more

Singapore Extends Secondary School Smartphone Ban To Cover Entire School Day
Singapore’s Ministry of Education has announced that secondary school students will be banned from using smartphones and smartwatches throughout the entire school day starting January 2026, extending current restrictions beyond regular lesson time to cover recess, co-curricular activities, and supplementary lessons. Under … ⌘ Read more

Put the fun back into fungi. Test your mushroom facts in our quiz
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My November ‘25 in Review
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Former CEO Blasts Intel’s ‘Decay’: ‘We Don’t Know How To Engineer Anymore’
Pat Gelsinger, the former Intel CEO who was pushed out in late 2024 during a five-year turnaround effort, told the Financial Times that the “decay” he found when he returned to the company in 2021 was “deeper and harder than I’d realized.” In the five years before his return, “not a single product was delivered on schedule,” he said. “Bas … ⌘ Read more

How OpenAI Reacted When Some ChatGPT Users Lost Touch with Reality
Some AI experts were reportedly shocked ChatGPT wasn’t fully tested for sycophancy by last spring. “OpenAI did not see the scale at which disturbing conversations were happening,” writes the New York Times — sharing what they learned after interviewing more than 40 current and former OpenAI employees, including safety engineers, executives, and re … ⌘ Read more

‘Crime Rings Enlist Hackers To Hijack Trucks’
It’s “a complex mix of internet access and physical execution,” says the chief informance security officer at Cequence Security.

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 summarizes this article from The Wall Street Journal:

By breaking into carriers’ online systems, cyber-powered criminals are making off with truckloads of electronics, beverages and other goods In the most recent tactics id … ⌘ Read more

I mean, I might have rewritten half the thing at one point, but I was reading library documentation the entire time