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Ancient Martian Beach Discovered, Providing New Clues To Planet's Habitability(2026-01-28 05:00:09)

alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: New findings from NASA's Perseverance rover have revealed evidence of wave-formed beaches and rocks altered by subsurface water in a Martian crater that once held a vast lake -- considerably expanding the timeline for potential habitability at this an...
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US Government Lost More Than 10,000 STEM PhDs Last Year(2026-01-28 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science.org: Some 10,109 doctoral-trained experts in science and related fields left their jobs last year as President Donald Trump dramatically shrank the overall federal workforce. That exodus was only 3% of the 335,192 federal workers who exited last year ...
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Android Phones Are Getting More Anti-Theft Features(2026-01-27 15:00:04)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Google on Tuesday announced an expanded set of Android theft-protection features, designed to make its mobile devices less of a target for criminals. Building on existing tools like Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and others introduced in 2024, the new...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Will Cost $2,900 in the US(2026-01-27 10:00:09)

Samsung said today that its Galaxy Z TriFold, the first tri-fold smartphone to ship in the U.S., will be available starting January 30 at a price point of $2,899 -- substantially more expensive than any other phone on the U.S. market, including Samsung's own $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 and a fully loaded...
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Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption(2026-01-27 05:00:09)

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from PCMag: A lawsuit claims that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is a sham, and is demanding damages, but the app's parent company, Meta, calls the claims "false and absurd." The lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco US district court on Friday and c...
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