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My husband says I should just keep quiet and stay off politics at work. But my colleagues don't. So why should I?

"Why can't we each have our own AI software that runs locally," asks long-time Slashdot reader BrendaEM — and that doesn't steal the work of others. Imagine a powerful-but-locally-hosted LLM that "doesn't spy... and no one else owns it." We download it, from souce-code if you like, install it, if we want. And it assists: us... No one gate-keeps it. It's not out to get us... And this is important: because no one owns it, the AI software is ours and leaks no data anywhere — to no one, no company, for no political nor financial purpose. No one profits — but you! Their longer original submission also asks a series of related questions — like why can't we have software without AI? (Along with "Why is AMD stamping AI on local-processors?" and "Should AI be crowned the ultimate hype?") But this question seems to be at the heart of their concern. "What future will anyone have if anything they really wanted to do — could be mimicked and sold by the ill-gotten work of others...?" "Could local, open-source, AI software be the only answer to dishearten billionaire companies from taking and selling back to their customers — everything we have done? Could we not...instead — steal their dream?!" Share your own thoughts and answers in the comments. Where are the open-source, local-only AI solutions?

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When Donatella Versace's older brother Gianni was murdered outside his Miami mansion in 1997, she made him a solemn vow.

Scrolling through Instagram the other day, my attention was caught by a woman in knee-high black boots, wide-brim hat and a thong leotard squatting in front of a roaring fire.

In early 1910, Dr Hawley Crippen, a conman and purveyor of quack medicines, killed his wife Cora and dismembered her body, leaving only a torso buried in his coal cellar.

Can we stop our brains from ageing? Yes, says leading neurologist Dr Dale Bredesen in a new book which sets out the key lifestyle changes you need to make to prevent cognitive decline.

Financial markets, so the saying goes, are driven by fear and greed - fear when times are tough, greed when times are good. Today, fear is in the ascendant - and so is gold.

After years of being embroiled in controversy, we are just days away from the release of Disney's live-action Snow White... and main star Rachel is said to be feeling the pressure.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has stormed into the IRS, slashing thousands of jobs, shutting down taxpayer assistance centers, and demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data.

What a desperate cry for help. Justin Bieber , who has fallen apart in recent months, posted an alarming confessional on Thursday: 'I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days.'

On November 24, 1971, a well-dressed, middle-aged man identifying himself as Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305 during a flight takking off from Portland, Oregon.

England scored 10 tries in a merciless display but France's victory over Scotland meant the trophy was lifted in Paris. Itoje's side finished second in the standings - their best finish since 2020.

Israel is prepared to continue ceasefire talks based on a US proposal for the release of 11 living hostages and half of the deceased, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday night.

Various new themed sets of PJs have been added to the retailer's spring collection

The son to Victoria and David, 26, and his wife, 30 lead the glamour for the evening as they joined Anne Hathaway at the fashion show.

These particles - tiny fragments produced by degrading plastic - have been found in the human brain, liver, heart and even breast milk.

"For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon's surface," reports Daily Galaxy. While the Athena lunar lander tipped over and ended its mission, elsewhere on the moon Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander "continues to beam home incredible imagery," writes Space.com, and since its landing on March 2 "has been sending us stunning photos and videos..." A new video of Blue Ghost's moon-side view captures the eerie red light on the moon (caused by sunlight refracting through the atmosphere over the edges of the earth). "Blue Ghost turns red!" Firefly writes on their mission updates page. A SpaceX photographer also captured the eclipse as it happened over a Falcon 9 rocket waiting to launch to the International Space Station, in a remarkable time-lapse photograph. And Space.com collects more interesting lunar-eclipse photos taken from around the world, including Appin, Scotland; Canberra, Australia; and Palm Springs, California...

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He has been hailed as a 'once in a generation talent' for his acting debut as a 13-year-old accused of killing a classmate.

Radio 4's The Archers has been branded ' woke ' and 'offensive' for broadcasting a storyline about Ramadan in the run up to the Christian festival of Lent.

MoS reader Rosemarie Cohen believed she was exchanging messages with Mr Norton, 39, for almost a year after he apparently liked one of her Facebook posts.