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Submission + - The MOnSter 6502 replicates IC on lighted circuit board (monster6502.com) 1

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: The MOnSter 6502

A dis-integrated circuit project to make a complete, working transistor-scale replica of the classic MOS 6502 microprocessor.

In total, there are 4769 components on the board. There are 3218 transistors and 1019 resistors that comprise the "functional" part of the 6502. In addition to these, there are also LEDs sprinkled throughout that indicate the values of various control lines, registers, and status bits, as well as additional transistors and resistors (not counted in those "functional" totals) that are necessary to drive those LEDs.

Submission + - Jury verdict of $23.2 million for wrongful death based on Gmail server evidence (andrewwatters.com)

Submitted by wattersa
wattersa writes: In 2022, I wrote here about a complex missing person case, which was partially solved by a Google subpoena that showed the suspect was logged into the victim's Gmail account and sent a fake "proof of life" email from her account at the hotel where he was staying alone after killing her.

The case finally went to trial in July 2025, where I testified about the investigation along with an expert witness on computer networking. The jury took three hours to returned a verdict against the victim's husband for wrongful death in the amount of $23.2 million, with a special finding that he caused the death of his wife. The defendant is a successful mechanical engineer at an energy company, but is walking as a free man because he is Canadian and no one can prosecute him in the U.S., since Taiwan and the U.S. don't have extradition with each other. It was an interesting case and I look forward to using it as a model in other missing person cases.

Submission + - Peer warns IT suppliers against partnering with Fujitsu in government contracts

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: According to publicly available figures, Fujitsu has won over half a billion pounds in government business as prime contractor since January 2024, but there is more than what has been reported

Peer James Arbuthnot has warned suppliers to “think twice” before partnering with Fujitsu on government contracts, to avoid being “tarred by the Fujitsu brush”.

Fujitsu’s central role in the Post Office scandal entered wider public consciousness in January 2024, following the broadcast of an ITV drama.

Submission + - Arch Linux isnâ(TM)t immune: Malware found hiding in AUR packages (nerds.xyz)

Submitted by BrianFagioli
BrianFagioli writes: Arch Linux just reminded us all of an uncomfortable truth: Linux isnâ(TM)t bulletproof when it comes to malware.

Earlier this week, three malicious AUR packages slipped into the ecosystem. The names might look familiar: firefox-patch-bin, librewolf-fix-bin, and zen-browser-patched-bin. Each one was quietly laced with a script that fetched a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) from a GitHub repository.

The packages were uploaded by the same user and lingered on the AUR for roughly two days. Arch acted quickly once the issue came to light. As of today, the bad packages have been fully removed from the AUR. But if you installed any of them, the damage might already be done.

Submission + - Ukraine offers its front line as test bed for foreign weapons (reuters.com)

Submitted by fahrbot-bot
fahrbot-bot writes: Reuters is reporting that Ukraine will let foreign arms companies test out their latest weapons on the front line of its war against Russia's invasion, Kyiv's state-backed arms investment and procurement group Brave1 said on Thursday.

Under the "Test in Ukraine" scheme, companies would send their products to Ukraine, give some online training on how to use them, then wait for Ukrainian forces to try them out and send back reports, the group said in a statement.

"It gives us understanding of what technologies are available. It gives companies understanding of what is really working on the front line," Artem Moroz, Brave1's head of investor relations, told Reuters at a defence conference in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Ukraine is betting on a budding defence industry, fueled in part by foreign investment, to fend off Russia's bigger and better-armed war machine.

Submission + - First Electronic–Photonic Quantum Chip Created in Commercial Foundry (bu.edu)

Submitted by fahrbot-bot
fahrbot-bot writes: Scientists from Boston University, UC Berkeley, and Northwestern University have reported the world’s first electronic–photonic–quantum system on a chip, according to a study published in Nature Electronics.

The system combines quantum light sources and stabilizing electronics using a standard 45-nanometer semiconductor manufacturing process to produce reliable streams of correlated photon pairs (particles of light)—a key resource for emerging quantum technologies. The advance paves the way for mass-producible “quantum light factory” chips and large-scale quantum systems built from many such chips working together.

Generating quantum states of light on chip requires precisely engineered photonic devices—specifically, microring resonators (the same devices recently identified by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as being integral to Nvidia’s future scaling of its AI compute hardware via optical interconnection). To generate streams of quantum light, in the form of correlated pairs of photons, the resonators must be tuned in sync with incoming laser light that powers each quantum light factory on the chip (and is used as fuel for the generation process). But those devices are extremely sensitive to temperature and fabrication variations which can push them out of sync and disrupt the steady generation of quantum light.

To address this challenge, the team built an integrated system that actively stabilizes quantum light sources on chip—specifically, the silicon microring resonators that generate the streams of correlated photons. Each chip contains twelve such sources operable in parallel, and each resonator must stay in sync with its incoming laser light even in the presence of temperature drift and interference from nearby devices—including the other eleven photon-pair sources on the chip.

Submission + - Fujitsu outage crashes Post Office Horizon system

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Japanese IT giant’s time serving the Post Office is due to end next year, but problems persist

Post Office branches were unable to do business for hours today following a major outage at a Fujitsu datacentre.

The nationwide outage meant subpostmasters were unable to use the Horizon computer system on which they run their businesses.

Subpostmasters received a message from the Post Office which read: “There is a major outage within the Fujitsu datacentre causing branches to lose connectivity and the ability to trade.”

Submission + - Jeffrey Epstein Black Book Unredacted (archive.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The 64-page book contains names, addresses, & phone numbers of 349 people (221 UNREPORTED NAMES)

Submission + - Meta Investors, Mark Zuckerberg Reach Settlement To End $8 Billion Trial (nbcnews.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. The parties did not disclose details of the settlement and defense lawyers did not address the judge, Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery. McCormick adjourned the trial just as it was to enter its second day and she congratulated the parties. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Sam Closic, said the agreement just came together quickly.

Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, who is a defendant in the trial and a Meta director, was scheduled to testify on Thursday. Shareholders of Meta sued Zuckerberg, Andreessen and other former company officials including former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in hopes of holding them liable for billions of dollars in fines and legal costs the company paid in recent years. The Federal Trade Commission fined Facebook $5 billion in 2019 after finding that it failed to comply with a 2012 agreement with the regulator to protect users’ data. The shareholders wanted the 11 defendants to use their personal wealth to reimburse the company. The defendants denied the allegations, which they called “extreme claims.”

Submission + - Satellite companies SES and Intelsat complete their merger (ses.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: The Luxembourg-based satellite company SES has now completed its acquisition of the European-based satellite company Intelsat, giving the combined company 120 active satellites in a variety of low and high Earth orbits.

With a world-class network including approximately 90 geostationary (GEO), nearly 30 medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, strategic access to low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, and an extensive ground network, SES can now deliver connectivity solutions utilising complementary spectrum bands including C-, Ku-, Ka-, Military Ka-, X-band, and Ultra High Frequency. The expanded capabilities of the combined company will enable it to deliver premium-quality services and tailored solutions to its customers. The company's assets and networks, once fully integrated, will put SES in a strong competitive position to better serve the evolving needs of its customers including governments, aviation, maritime, and media across the globe.

Both companies are long established, with Intelsat initially founded in the mid-1960s as a consortium of 23 nations aimed at launching the first geosynchronous communications satellites over the Atlantic and Pacific serving most of the Old World and linked to the New.

The merger is an attempt by both companies to compete with the new low-orbit constellations of SpaceX, Amazon, and from China.

Submission + - Birth of a Solar System Witnessed in Spectacular Scientific First (sciencealert.com)

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: Around a Sun-like star just 1,300 light-years away, a family of planets has been seen in its earliest moments of conception.

Astronomers analyzed the infrared flow of dust and detritus left over from the formation of a baby star called HOPS-315, finding tiny concentrations of hot minerals that will eventually form planetesimals – the 'seeds' around which new planets will grow.

Submission + - Delta may eliminate set prices. AI will determine how much you're willing to pay (fortune.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket

Delta has a long-term strategy to boost its profitability by moving away from set fares and toward individualized pricing using AI. The pilot program, which uses AI for 3% of fares, has so far been “amazingly favorable,” the airline said. Privacy advocates fear this will lead to price-gouging, with one consumer advocate comparing the tactic to “hacking our brains.”

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