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[Snapchat Wanted $150K To Not Run NRA Ads On Gun Control Group Videos]( From the karma-is-a-bitch department New submitter bababoris writes: It appears that Snapchat's Rob Saliterman attempted to "encourage" Everytown for Gun Safety to advertise with Snapchat or risk having National Rifle Association (NRA) ads run during their Live Story promoting gun... [US Suspends 'Expedited' H-1B Visas]( From the no-fast-tracking department "Starting April 3, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions," read Friday's announcement, which says the suspension "may last up to 6 months." Slashdot reader elrous0 sees... [Douglas Crockford Envisions A Post-JavaScript World]( From the beyond-JSON department JavaScript developer (and JSON proponent) Douglas Crockford recently described "a theoretical post-JavaScript World," according to InfoWorld. Crockford "believes the web development staple needs a successor that can fix multiple programming... [Free Software Foundation Challenges Tim Berners-Lee On DRM]( From the arguing-over-HTML5 department Slashdot reader Atticus Rex writes: On Monday, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) director Tim Berners-Lee released a post defending his decision to allow Netflix, Microsoft, Apple and Google to enshrine DRM in Web standards, arguing that blocking it... [Facebook Begins Marking 'Fake News' As 'Disputed']( From the fakebook department An anonymous reader writes: Facebook is now marking fake news as "disputed," several sites reported today. "According to Facebook's Help Center, news stories that are reported as fake by people on Facebook may be reviewed by independent,... [FCC Chair Wants Carriers To Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers]( From the good-riddance department An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The FCC in 2015 made it clear that voice service providers can offer call blocking tools to customers, but commissioners said at the time that more needed to be done about Caller ID spoofing.... [New Research Suggests Earth's Mantle Might Be Hotter Than Anyone Expected]( From the journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth department schwit1 quotes a report from ScienceAlert: New data suggests that the upper parts of Earth's mantle are around 60C (108F) hotter than previously expected. The mantle is the layer between our planet's super-hot core and outer crust, and it plays an... [Curated Advertising Is Coming To Highway Billboards]( From the keep-your-eyes-on-the-road department Curated advertising may be coming to a highway near you. "A startup called Synaps Labs has brought it to the physical world by combining high-speed cameras set up a distance ahead of the billboard (about 180 meters) to capture images of cars,"... [Bill Would Legalize Active Defense Against Hacks]( From the return-fire department Trailrunner7 quotes a report from On the Wire: A new bill intended to update the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act would allow victims of computer attacks to engage in active defense measures to identify the attacker and disrupt the attack. Proposed by... [Microsoft Finally Releases A Beta Version of Skype For Linux]( From the phoning-it-in department "We want to create a Linux version of Skype that is as feature rich as the existing Skype on desktop and mobile platforms," read Thursday's announcement from Microsoft's Skype team. "Today, we're pleased to announce that we are ready to take the... [New Technique Turns Random Objects Into FM Radio Stations]( From the no-static-at-all department "A new technology is enabling everyday objects, such as posters and clothing, to be transformed into FM radio stations," reports The Stack, citing research from the University of Washington. An anonymous reader quotes their report. The team has... [Jolla Sailfish Will Build A Google-Free Mobile OS For China]( From the Android-alternatives department Jolla released their Android-free mobile Linux OS (Sailfish) on their own smartphones, "but has always intended to offer it to other manufacturers," according to Silicon. The next Sailfish smartphone was the Inex Aqua Fish, and people with Sony... [Researchers Create New Form of Matter]( From the two-in-one department An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: MIT physicists have created a new form of matter, a supersolid, which combines the properties of solids with those of superfluids. By using lasers to manipulate a superfluid gas known as a... [Amazon Pledges To Cover 15 Massive Warehouse Rooftops With Solar Panels]( From the keeping-the-lights-on department Amazon announced earlier this week that it would install solar panels on 15 of its fulfillment and sorting centers around the U.S. in 2017. "Depending on the specific project, time of year, and other factors, a solar installation could generate as... Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [Submit a Story to Slashdot!]( You are subscribed to this Resource Newsletter as {EMAIL} . To [change your preferences]( receive this in html or text, visit the [Preference Center!]( To unsubscribe, [click here]( or send an email to: unsubscribe-47676@elabs10.com Slashdot | 1660 Logan Ave. Ste A | San Diego, CA 92113 To view our Privacy Policy click [here.](