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A US judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement in which Visa and Mastercard agreed to limit fees they charge merchants who accept their credit and debit cards. US District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklynsaid she wasnot likely to grant final approval to the settlement,and thereforedeniedthe requestby a group of merchants, primarily small businesses, forpreliminary

power cut — Researchers upend AI status quo by eliminating matrix multiplication in LLMs Running AI models without matrix math means far less power consumptionand fewer GPUs? Benj Edwards – Jun 25, 2024 10:27 pm UTC Enlarge / Illustration of a brain inside of a light bulb.Getty Images reader comments 115 Researchers claim to have

Tesla issued a pair of recalls for its futuristic Cybertruck electric pickup to fix issues related to fatuity windshield wipers and trim in the truck bed, filings showed on Tuesday. Billionaire Elon Musks firm issued the physical recall to fix an issue in which the front windshield wiper motor controller may stop functioning due to

Visitors to Walt Disney World will soon be able to book a seat for rides a week ahead of time — but the change only sparked anger among some of the theme park’s fans. The House of Mouse announced on Tuesday that it will rename its “Genie+” feature — which allowed guests access to “Lightning

Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the US and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the presidential election in November. The jointly signed letter, first reported by Axios, says the economic agenda of President Biden, a Democrat, is “vastly superior” to Trump’s, the former Republican president seeking

you’re *sure* you don’t want to use a Microsoft account?? — Microsoft removes documentation for switching to a local account in Windows 11 But most Microsoft account sign-in workarounds for Windows 11 continue to work. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 24, 2024 7:43 pm UTC Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11.Microsoft reader comments 187 One

Daikatana didn’t come up — Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to “boomer shooters.” Kyle Orland – Jun 24, 2024 11:00 am UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson | Id | GDC reader comments 122 Further ReadingDooms creators reminisce about

IN THROUGH THE OUTDOOR — Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack Malicious updates available from WordPress.org create attacker-controlled admin account. Dan Goodin – Jun 24, 2024 9:00 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 25 WordPress plugins running on as many as 36,000 websites have been backdoored in a supply-chain attack with

Power Users — iOS 18s drive-formatting option shows how far iPhones have come for power users The beta’s Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT. Samuel Axon – Jun 24, 2024 8:24 pm UTC Enlarge / The 2024 iPad Pro.Samuel Axon reader comments 91 Apple has added the ability to

The director of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a health clinic in Gaza City. Hani al-Jafarawi, described as a “pillar” of Gaza’s health system, is reported to be the 500th medical worker killed by Israeli forces since October 7. His death came as Israel continues its

The following is an edited transcript excerpt of an interview between Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley and Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham on a Sunday Edition of Morning Wire . When it comes to providing homes for at-risk kids, people of faith, especially Christians, are far more likely to adopt and foster than non-religious

Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor June 18, 2024 The willingness to forgive is a powerful indicator of human flourishing, according to new data from the American Bible Society’s “State of the Bible USA 2024 Report.” Listen to the latest episode of Quick Start ? The most recent data, released last week, was predicated, in part, on

“Devastating loss” — Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers court win Internet Archive fans beg publishers to stop emptying the open library. Ashley Belanger – Jun 21, 2024 9:42 pm UTC EnlargeTim Macpherson | Image Source reader comments 260 As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last

blast from the slightly more recent past — $200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on the Windows 3.1 era Pocket 386 supports external accessories and will just barely run Windows 95. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 21, 2024 9:18 pm UTC reader comments 176 The Pocket 386, a new-old

Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor June 19, 2024 A pastor who went viral for stopping in the middle of his sermon to offer kindness to a homeless man is sharing the real-life story behind the touching video of his compassionate act. Listen to the latest episode of Quick Start ? Pastor Ed Newton of Community Bible

Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor June 21, 2024 A Catholic man has been jailed in Pakistan after accidentally stepping on pages of the Quran, according to Christian Daily InternationalMorning Star News. Listen to the latest episode of Quick Start ? Dennis Albert, 35, reportedly found himself in legal crosshairs in April after exiting his pull car