Cisco Stock Hits New All-Time High, 25 Years After the Dotcom Bubble Burst
Cisco’s stock price touched $80.25 on Wednesday, finally eclipsing its dotcom-era peak of $80.06 set on March 27, 2000 – when the networking giant briefly surpassed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company. The journey back took 25 years, eight months and 13 days. The company’s fundamentals improved dramatically over t … ⌘ Read more
New York Becomes First State To Require Disclosure of AI Performers in Ads
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in entertainment, requiring disclosure when ads feature AI-generated performers and mandating consent from heirs before a deceased person’s likeness can be used commercially. Hochul described both measures as “first in the nation” pol … ⌘ Read more
Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
Uber has discontinued its monthly electric vehicle bonuses for drivers in the United States and Canada, marking the latest in a series of rollbacks from a company that once pledged to pour $800 million into helping its drivers transition away from gasoline-powered cars. The ride-hailing giant had previously eliminated its $1-per-ride EV perk … ⌘ Read more
GPT-5.2 Arrives as OpenAI Scrambles To Respond To Gemini 3’s Gains
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5.2, its latest and what the company calls its “best model yet for everyday professional use,” just days after CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” internally to marshal resources toward improving ChatGPT amid intensifying competition from Google’s well-received Gemini 3 model. The GPT-5.2 series ships in three tiers: … ⌘ Read more
College Campuses Have Become a Front Line in America’s Sports-Betting Boom
Since the Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports betting in 2018, 39 states have legalized the activity, and college campuses have emerged as ground zero for what appears to be a generational gambling problem among young men. A 2023 NCAA survey found that 60% of college students have gambled on sports, and 1 … ⌘ Read more
The Game Awards Are Losing Their Luster
The Game Awards, which broadcasts tonight on Twitch, YouTube, and Prime Video, has become the biggest night on the video game calendar since launching in 2014, but the show’s treatment of developers has drawn increasing criticism. At the 2023 ceremony, acceptance speeches were often cut off after roughly 30 seconds while Hideo Kojima received five minutes to discuss his upcoming game OD – enou … ⌘ Read more
Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Limit
An anonymous reader shares a report: Growing support for far-right parties is pressuring European governments to introduce stricter controls on immigration. Switzerland is set to vote on a proposal that would take the idea to the next level – imposing a cap on its population [non-paywalled link]. The initiative could lead eventually to a blanket ban on new … ⌘ Read more
AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans
Stanford researchers spent much of the past year building an AI bot called Artemis that scans networks for software vulnerabilities, and when they pitted it against ten professional penetration testers on the university’s own engineering network, the bot outperformed nine of them. The experiment offers a window into how rapidly AI hacking tools have improved aft … ⌘ Read more
Disney Puts $1 Billion Into OpenAI, Licenses 200+ Characters for AI-Generated Videos and Images
Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and has entered into a three-year licensing deal that will let users generate AI-powered short videos and images featuring more than 200 characters from its Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar franchises.
The new features are expected to launch in 2026 … ⌘ Read more
Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser
Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to select users in October. Like Perplexity’s Comet, OpenAI’s Atlas, and The Browser Company’s Dia, Neon bakes an AI chat … ⌘ Read more
US Could Ask Foreign Tourists For Five-Year Social Media History Before Entry
Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. From a report: The new condition would affect people from dozens of countries who are eligible to visit the US for … ⌘ Read more
New OpenAI Models Likely Pose ‘High’ Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk, according to a report shared first with Axios. The models’ growing capabilities could significantly expand the number of people able to carry … ⌘ Read more
Sperm Donor With Cancer-Causing Gene Fathered Nearly 200 Children Across Europe
schwit1 shares a report from CBS News: perm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200 babies across Europe, an investigation by 14 European public service broadcasters, including CBS News’ partner network BBC News, has revealed. Some children conceived using th … ⌘ Read more
NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter
NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in September 2014. The spacecraft’s primary science mission is to study the planet’s upper atmosphere and interactions with the solar wind, inc … ⌘ Read more
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Remains found during investigation into toddler’s disappearance
Detectives have discovered what appear to be human remains while investigating the disappearance of a Melbourne toddler 11 years ago. ⌘ Read more
Family of man who died in freeway crash has victim statements redacted
The daughters of a man who died in a truck crash at the bottom of the South-Eastern Freeway in 2014 have their heavily redacted victim impact statements read aloud in court, more than 11 years after their father died. ⌘ Read more
Calls to protect victims of financial abuse caught in $11 billion debt trap
Perpetrators of financial abuse commit fraud by impersonating their partners, making them company directors in secret and putting business and tax debts in their names. The government wants to fix the problem, but will its proposed reforms go far enough? ⌘ Read more
IBM To Buy Confluent For $11 Billion To Expand AI Services
IBM is buying Confluent for $11 billion in a major push to own real-time data streaming infrastructure essential for enterprise AI workloads. It marks Big Blue’s biggest acquisition since Red Hat in 2019. Bloomberg reports: The AI boom has touched off billions of dollars in deals for businesses that build, train or leverage the technology, propelling the valu … ⌘ Read more
Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients
Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free. ⌘ Read more
Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake has shaken Japan, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for residents to evacuate. From a report: A tsunami as high as 3 metres (10ft) could hit the country’s north-eastern coast after the earthquake occurred offshore at 11.15pm local time (2.15pm GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Tsunami warnings were issued f … ⌘ Read more
At least 11 killed in South Africa hostel shooting
Gunmen stormed a hostel in the early hours of the morning, shooting 25 people at the scene and killing at least 11 people, including three children. ⌘ Read more
When Bugurra was 11, her life changed forever. A photo captured the moment
In the 1960s, the last of the desert families were coming into contact with white people. For one woman, the moment was captured on camera. ⌘ Read more
Solaris 11.4 SRU 87 Released With New Security Features, GCC 15
For anyone still relying on Solaris in production or just nostalgic Solaris users from the grand Sun Microsystems days, Solaris 11.4 SRU 87 was released by Oracle this week as one of the heavier stable release updates in recent memory… ⌘ Read more
At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old. ⌘ Read more
Wine 11.0-rc1 Released With TWAINDSM 64-bit Module For Scanners
As anticipated the first release candidate of Wine 11.0 is now available in working toward the annual stable release in January… ⌘ Read more
The “AOSP Devs” @aosp_devs@aosp_devs year in review:
#kokori de regresso à rádio…
PORTAL DO TEMPO | #247 | 05.12.2025
- The Dreams Never End - São Longas Horas
- Resonant - Mulheres e Águas
- The Joy of Nature - Lullaby
- Turning Point - Exergo
- Principia Parallax - Enquanto os poetas dormiam
- Herr G meets Fuel 2 Fight - A Harmonia do Caos e da Desordem
- Kokori – Time Traveler (sed’ation mix)
- mARCIANO - Manto Branco
- Primata - Dangerous Journey
- Sci Fi Industries - CaVaiVento
- Spray - All Saints
- Sétima Legião - A partida
https://www.mixcloud.com/amcaeiro/portal-do-tempo-247-05122025/
Elderly accountant jailed for $9.6m scheme ripping off friends, family
An elderly Perth accountant who stole nearly $10 million from family, friends and former clients is jailed for more than 11 years. ⌘ Read more
RoboCop Statue Rises In Detroit
alternative_right quotes a report from the Guardian: The statue looms and glints at more than 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds, looking out at the city with, how to put it … a characteristically stern expression? Despite its daunting appearance and history as a crimefighter of last resort, the giant new bronze figure of the movie character RoboCop is being seen as a symbol of hope, drawing fan … ⌘ Read more
Arthur Higgins, broadcaster who covered Moon landing and 9/11, dies aged 85
A sports aficionado whose baritone voice earned him the nickname “Big Daddy”, Higgins read the news on Channel Nine, the ABC and a slew of Australian radio stations over the course of his 57 years in the media. ⌘ Read more
Teen who lost sight at 11 becomes national tennis champion
Victorian teenager Maddy Kelly was 11 years old when she started losing her sight. Two years later, she’s a national tennis champion. ⌘ Read more
Windows 11 Growth Slows As Millions Stick With Windows 10
Despite Windows 10 losing free support, Statcounter shows Windows 11 holding only a modest lead of 53.7% market share compared to Windows 10’s 42.7%. Analysts say the slow transition reflects both hardware limitations and a lack of must-have Windows 11 features compelling organizations to refresh their fleets. The Register reports: The Register spoke to Lanswee … ⌘ 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
Hegseth defends second strike on Venezuelan boat citing ‘fog of war’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends authorising a follow-up strike on a Venezuelan boat that killed 11 people. ⌘ Read more
Fala-se muito sobre a Greve Geral, há apelos para que se faça, e às vezes vai-se ao miolo do porquê (e o que está de errado no pacote laboral). Mas há muito menos informação do que é, como se faz, o que implica uma greve geral. Daí, achei interessante esta página do PCP que explica isso um bocado:
https://www.pcp.pt/greve-geral-11-de-dezembro-contra-pacote-laboral#faq
Não será perfeito, mas já é alguma coisa. Resta-me acrescentar que não são só trabalhadores quem pode aderir à greve geral: em particular, historicamente elas contam também com a presença de estudantes e reformados.
Waymo Has A Charging Problem
The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously voted to order Waymo to halt overnight charging operations at two outdoor depots near Broadway and 14th Street after months of resident complaints about constant beeping from reverse sensors, noise from charging equipment, traffic congestion and flashing lights between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. As many as 56 autonomous vehicles charge at the two sites. It’s unclear whether Waymo … ⌘ Read more
Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 11 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company. ⌘ 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
Can AI Transform Space Propulsion?
An anonymous reader shared this report from The Conversation:
To make interplanetary travel faster, safer, and more efficient, scientists need breakthroughs in propulsion technology. Artificial intelligence is one type of technology that has begun to provide some of these necessary breakthroughs. We’re a team of engineers and graduate students who are studying how AI in general, and a subset of AI call … ⌘ Read more
Info to Decipher Secret Message in Kryptos Sculpture at CIA HQ Auctioned for Nearly $1M
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press:
The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday. The winner will get a pri … ⌘ Read more
NixOS 25.11 Released With 7,002 New Packages Added
It’s been an exciting weekend for Linux distribution released with new versions of Endeavour OS, CachyOS, Solus and now a new NixOS release… ⌘ Read more
Morgan Stanley Warns Oracle Credit Protection Nearing Record High
A gauge of risk on Oracle debt “reached a three-year high in November,” reports Bloomberg.
“And things are only going to get worse in 2026 unless the database giant is able to assuage investor anxiety about a massive artificial intelligence spending spree, according to Morgan Stanley.”
A funding gap, swelling balance sheet and obsolesce … ⌘ Read more
What Happens When You Kick Millions of Teens Off Social Media? Australia’s About to Find Out
27 million people live in Australia. But there’s a big change coming if you’re under 16, reports CNN:
From December 10, sites that meet the Australian government’s definition of an “age-restricted social media platform” will need to show that they’re doing enough to eject or block children u … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Tells Its Engineers: Use Our AI Coding Tool ‘Kiro’
“Amazon suggested its engineers eschew AI code generation tools from third-party companies in favor of its own ,” reports Reuters, “a move to bolster its proprietary Kiro service, which it released in July, according to an internal memo viewed by Reuters.”
In the memo, posted to Amazon’s internal news site, the company said, “While we continue to support ex … ⌘ Read more
Add Christmas Lights to Home Screen, Dock, & Desktop with Festivitas for iPhone & Mac
Festivitas is a fun app that brings some holiday spirit directly to your iPhone or Mac, by allowing you to add some animated holiday lights to your Home Screen or desktop. And if you’re using it on a Mac, you can even make it snow, or add Christmas lights to your Dock too. Deck the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/30/add-christmas-lights-to-home-scre … ⌘ Read more
Is OpenAI Preparing to Bring Ads to ChatGPT?
“OpenAI is now internally testing ‘ads’ inside ChatGPT,” reports BleepingComputer:
Up until now, the ChatGPT experience has been completelyfree. While there are premium plans and models, you don’t see GPT sell you products or show ads. On the other hand, Google Search has ads that influence your buying behaviour. OpenAI is planning to replicate a similar experience.
As spotted [by softwa … ⌘ Read more
AI Can Already Do the Work of 12% of America’s Workforce, Researchers Find
An anonymous reader shared this report from CBS News:
Artificial intelligence can do the work currently performed by nearly 12% of America’s workforce, according to a recentstudy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers, relying on a metric called the “Iceberg Index” that measures a job’s potential to be aut … ⌘ Read more
Benedict Cumberbatch Films Two Bizarre Holiday Ads: for ‘World of Tanks’ and Amazon
“There are times when World of Tanks feels less like a videogame and more like a giant ad budget looking for something to be spent on,” writes PC Gamer.
This year, all those huge sacks with dollar signs on them have been thrown Benedict Cumberbatch’s way, making him the game’s newest “Holiday Ambassador” and t … ⌘ Read more
Breaking: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu formally asks to be pardoned from corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked for a pardon from President Isaac Herzog relating to corruption charges against him. ⌘ Read more