[Slashdot] Headlines for 2017-05-02

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VC Founder Predicts AI Will Take 50% Of All Human Jobs Within 10 Years
from the countdown-to-unemployment dept.
posted by EditorDavid on Sunday April 30, @21:34 (AI)
with 393 comments
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/04/30/2230229/vc-founder-predicts-ai-will-take-50-of-all-human-jobs-within-10-years?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Trump Has Grand Plan For Mission To Mars But Nasa Advises: Cool Your Jets
from the reality-check dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @10:40 (NASA)
with 368 comments
https://science.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1354224/trump-has-grand-plan-for-mission-to-mars-but-nasa-advises-cool-your-jets?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Slashdot Asks: Do You Still Use RSS?
from the changing-habits dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @14:00 (News)
with 331 comments
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1657205/slashdot-asks-do-you-still-use-rss?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Power of Modern Programming Languages is That They Are Expressive, Readable, Concise, Precise, and Executable
from the evolution dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @11:20 (Programming)
with 235 comments
https://developers.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/146201/power-of-modern-programming-languages-is-that-they-are-expressive-readable-concise-precise-and-executable?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

'There's No Good Way To Kill a Bad Idea'
from the trouble-in-our-stars dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @12:00 (Businesses)
with 227 comments
https://slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1428232/theres-no-good-way-to-kill-a-bad-idea?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

DRM Will Be Gone By 2025, Predicts Cory Doctorow
from the freeing-software's-foundations dept.
posted by EditorDavid on Monday May 01, @06:30 (DRM)
with 170 comments
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/079239/drm-will-be-gone-by-2025-predicts-cory-doctorow?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Trump is Launching a New Tech Group To 'Transform and Modernize' the US Govt
from the modernizing-things dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @12:40 (Businesses)
with 160 comments
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1436249/trump-is-launching-a-new-tech-group-to-transform-and-modernize-the-us-govt?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

A Sophisticated Grey Hat Vigilante Protects Insecure IoT Devices
from the internet-of-poorly-secured-things dept.
posted by EditorDavid on Monday May 01, @00:34 (Security)
with 131 comments
https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/009236/a-sophisticated-grey-hat-vigilante-protects-insecure-iot-devices?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Modern 'Hackintoshes' Show That Apple Should Probably Just Build a Mac Tower
from the go-big-or-go-home dept.
posted by BeauHD on Monday May 01, @17:20 (Desktops (Apple))
with 120 comments
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1957212/modern-hackintoshes-show-that-apple-should-probably-just-build-a-mac-tower?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

UEFI Secure Boot Booted From Debian 9 'Stretch'
from the going-forward dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @13:20 (Debian)
with 119 comments
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1452209/uefi-secure-boot-booted-from-debian-9-stretch?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Facebook Lets Advertisers Target Insecure Teens, Says Report
from the stranger-things dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @15:20 (Privacy)
with 91 comments
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1917257/facebook-lets-advertisers-target-insecure-teens-says-report?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Apple Has a Record $250 Billion In Cash, 90% of It Is Banked Overseas
from the world-record dept.
posted by BeauHD on Monday May 01, @19:20 (The Almighty Buck)
with 65 comments
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/2119215/apple-has-a-record-250-billion-in-cash-90-of-it-is-banked-overseas?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

SpaceX Successfully Launches Its First Spy Satellite
from the going-forward dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @10:00 (NASA)
with 62 comments
https://science.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1218250/spacex-successfully-launches-its-first-spy-satellite?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

China is Recruiting 20,000 People To Write Its Own Wikipedia
from the a-great-wall-of-culture dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @16:40 (China)
with 61 comments
https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/2033241/china-is-recruiting-20000-people-to-write-its-own-wikipedia?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

India Aims To Make Every Car Electric By 2030 In Bid To Tackle Pollution
from the long-term-goals dept.
posted by BeauHD on Monday May 01, @18:40 (Power)
with 56 comments
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/2050253/india-aims-to-make-every-car-electric-by-2030-in-bid-to-tackle-pollution?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Linux Kernel 4.11 Officially Released
from the released-candidate dept.
posted by EditorDavid on Monday May 01, @03:34 (Open Source)
with 51 comments
https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/0534253/linux-kernel-411-officially-released?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

Taser Will Use Police Body Camera Videos 'To Anticipate Criminal Activity'
from the predictive-reporting dept.
posted by BeauHD on Monday May 01, @18:00 (Crime)
with 49 comments
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/203221/taser-will-use-police-body-camera-videos-to-anticipate-criminal-activity?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US Adults Will Spend More Than Half the Day Consuming Media, Study Says
from the projections dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @16:00 (Media)
with 41 comments
https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1944217/us-adults-will-spend-more-than-half-the-day-consuming-media-study-says?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

US Appeals Court Won't Rehear 'Net Neutrality' Challenge
from the tussle-continues dept.
posted by msmash on Monday May 01, @14:40 (Businesses)
with 27 comments
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/05/01/1831222/us-appeals-court-wont-rehear-net-neutrality-challenge?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email



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