News Information Technology News Feeds SlashdotA New 'Super Ice' Is 10 Times Stronger, Bringing It Close to The Strength of Concrete October 13, 2026Researchers have created a strengthened "BioPykrete" by combining ice with cellulose nanocrystals and a custom protein that binds the plant-based crystals to the ice structure. In small-scale tests, the material was about 10 times stronger than regular ice and absorbed 70 times more energy before breaking. ScienceAlert reports: Instead of wood pulp's larger, disordered fibers, […]Linus Torvalds On Why AI Works For Him October 13, 2026An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Many open-source developers still dislike AI. The latest example is System76 banning AI-generated content from its COSMIC desktop. At Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds offered a different take: "I actually really like using AI," Torvald told Dirk Hohndel, his good friend and head of […]Firefox 158 Now Available With JPEG-XL Support By Default October 12, 2026Firefox 158 is now available with JPEG XL image support enabled by default, making .jxl images a standard part of the browser rather than an experimental feature. The release also adds JPEG XL to Firefox's default image Accept header, improves Smart Window form filling, and brings new CSS typed-arithmetic support for developers. Phoronix reports: At […]Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers To Use More AI October 12, 2026An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Epic Games delayed the release of an upcoming video-game collaboration with Walt Disney and told its developers to use more artificial intelligence tools to finish the game, according to people familiar with the project. The title had been slated for release in March, but is now delayed […]Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Has Reached AI 'Frontier', Rejects Calls For Slowdown October 12, 2026Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company has reached the AI "frontier" with its new Muse Wonder model and will be offered as a closed, paid product for businesses. Zuckerberg also rejected calls for an industry-wide slowdown, arguing that AI can be managed with conventional guardrails as Meta continues spending heavily on models, infrastructure, and […] Ars Technica39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania October 12, 2026As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model October 12, 2026"No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad October 12, 2026You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty" October 12, 2026Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police October 12, 2026“I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
