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Submission + - NetHack 5.0 Released (nethack.org)

MilenCent writes: Venerable 39-year-old roguelike game and computer geek touchstone NetHack has released version 5.0! In addition to play changes it's left for players to discover, this version updates the code to compile with C99, makes it much easier to cross compile the code for other systems than the one running, and now uses Lua for its dungeon generation. Happy hacking!

Submission + - Spirit Airlines Goes Out Of Business (nbcnews.com)

rufey writes: Spirit Airlines, the no-thrills discount airline providing service in the United States with bright yellow planes ceased operations on May 2nd, leaving 17,000 employees without a job and thousands of travelers either stranded (if currently traveling) or having their future flights cancelled.

From a statement released by Spirit Airlines: "The wind-down follows the Company’s extensive and comprehensive efforts to restructure the business and pursue transactions to strengthen Spirit’s financial position and create a sustainable path forward. Unfortunately, despite the Company’s efforts, the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit’s financial outlook. With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down."

This is the first US based airline in 25 years to go out of business rather than being absorbed by another carrier.

Submission + - There Are Signs of a Massive AI Backlash (futurism.com)

fjo3 writes: The public outrage over the tech industry’s obsession with AI is starting to boil over — and the pitchforks are coming out.

Most recently, a man allegedly lobbed a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house. Days earlier, a councilman in Indianapolis said that somebody had fired a dozen bullets at his house, with a handwritten note reading “No Data Centers” left on his doorstep.

A similar story is playing out across swathes of rural America, with small towns continuing a years-long effort to keep environmentally damaging data centers that put a huge strain on water availability and the power grid out of their communities.

Earlier this week, voters in a small town in Missouri led a revolt, firing half of their city council over a recently-approved $6 billion data center deal.

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