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- 1New Open Source Browser 'Northstar' Released●📰 Long-Time Slashdot Reader Announces New Open Source Web Browser 'Northstar' Long-time Slashdot reader Andreas(R) annou
Long-time Slashdot reader Andreas(R) has announced Northstar, a minimalist open source web browser written entirely from scratch in C, now at version 1.0.11. The browser follows a deliberately stripped-down design: one window, one page, one process. The project is drawing interest from tech communities as a rare example of a browser built without relying on existing engines like Chromium or Gecko.
- 2Used AMD processor gets its new owner banned from games●"Psst. Kid. I've got a used AMD processor right here. See this? I'll sell it to you cheap!" https:// hardware.slashdot.o
A gamer bought a secondhand AMD processor cheaply, only to find themselves banned from a game upon installing it. The chip's prior owner had apparently been banned for cheating, and the ban was tied to the hardware itself, so the punishment followed the CPU to its new, innocent owner. Commenters are calling it a cautionary tale about buying used PC parts, noting that hardware bans can penalize resellers and secondhand buyers with no connection to the original cheating.
- 3Google launches satellite to test AI data centers in orbit●📰 Google Tests AI Data Center In Space Longtime Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shares a report from NPR: Google just pu
Google has placed a refrigerator-sized satellite into orbit as part of a research project exploring whether AI data centers could one day operate in space. The experiment, reported by NPR, is intended to pave the way for larger orbital computing infrastructure, which could ease energy and cooling demands on Earth. The project is drawing attention to the growing push for space-based compute power.