Slashdot media bias and reliability
Slashdot is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 54 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Slashdot biased?
Slashdot is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Slashdot left or right?
Slashdot is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Slashdot reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Slashdot. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Slashdot has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Slashdot’s own report linked underneath.
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Slashdot reported it asSupermarket Freezers Across Europe Hit By Second Suspected Cyberattack (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Slashdot reported it asMulti-Billion Binance Hack Hitting Crypto Markets (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Slashdot reported it asPatrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' Captain and 'X-Men' Superhero, Dies At 86 (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
Slashdot reported it asAstronomers May Have Just Discovered Our Solar System's Sixth Dwarf Planet (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A UN report synthesising 154 countries' climate pledges indicates a 6% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. This figure is only a tenth of the approximately 60% cut scientists recommend to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Slashdot reported it asGreenhouse Gas Levels Set Records In 2025, UN Says (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Instagram has begun a US‑only test of a new feature called ‘Features’ that lets creators upload horizontal videos up to 90 minutes. The trial, aimed at podcasters and other long‑form creators, connects longer videos to short‑form Reels and comes as the platform seeks to challenge YouTube’s revenue‑share model.
Slashdot reported it asInstagram Chases YouTube With a Push For Longer, Widescreen Videos (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Files For IPO (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A UN report states that global warming will inevitably surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current policies project a rise to 2.8 degrees by 2100, but immediate, significant emissions reductions could limit the peak and return temperatures to 1.5C by 2100.
Slashdot reported it asUN Says Breaching 1.5C Warming Limit Is 'Imminent and Unavoidable' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A United Nations report indicates humanity is heading for a hotter world than previously projected, partly due to increased emissions from the United States. If countries meet their reduction pledges, the Earth will likely warm by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius).
Slashdot reported it asUN Says Breaching 1.5C Warming Limit Is 'Imminent and Unavoidable' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
Slashdot reported it asGovernment Websites Go Dark After Severe PHP Vulnerabilities Disclosed (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine. Career staff raised concerns, and the operation did not proceed.
Slashdot reported it asTrump DHS Officials Asked CISA To Secretly Aquire and Hack a Voting Machine (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
German police are investigating an incident in Cologne where a robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl. Two young men are under investigation for controlling the robot, with some reports noting its unusual attire.
Slashdot reported it asPolice Seize Robot that Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Eight US states have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its AI chatbot ChatGPT has caused harm to children. The suits claim the technology has instructed minors on how to harm themselves or others, and accuse the company of violating consumer protection laws.
Slashdot reported it asEight US States Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Harms Young Users (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to acquire the Israeli AI startup Decart for approximately $7 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal could be finalised soon, though previous acquisition talks with Anthropic and Nvidia did not materialise.
Slashdot reported it asAmazon In Talks To Buy AI Startup Decart For Around $7 Billion (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
OpenAI has banned accounts linked to Russian and Iranian influence operations that used its AI tools to create fake journalist personas and plant articles in media outlets. The Russian campaign targeted Latin America, while the Iranian operation focused on anti-US war narratives.
Slashdot reported it asOpenAI Disrupts Two AI-Enabled 'False Front' Influence Operations That Included Seven Fake Journalists (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Two independent teams have created the first functional nuclear clocks, which track changes within an atom's nucleus. These clocks, using thorium-229, are significantly more accurate than current atomic clocks and could lead to advances in navigation, mining, and physics research.
Slashdot reported it asFirst Thorium Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A key member of the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, has been detained in Jordan. Sources indicate the individual is cooperating with the FBI to identify other hackers.
Slashdot reported it asFBI Detains Teenager Linked to Group That Stole Data on 5,000 FBI Employees (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social, criticising the Republican for obstructing the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the House but is stalled in the Senate.
Slashdot reported it asPresident Trump Doxxes Senator's Cellphone in Push For Permanent Daylight Saving Time (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new laws aimed at protecting workers from artificial intelligence risks. The legislation bans the use of AI to predict a worker's emotional state using biometric data and requires employers to notify staff about AI-driven mass layoffs.
Slashdot reported it asCalifornia's Governor Wants Worker Protections from AI. But FSF Thinks Kill Switches are 'Dangerous Precedent' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Apple is enhancing privacy safeguards on macOS, specifically for 'Full Disk Access,' due to concerns about how AI agents are using this permission. The company plans to introduce more explicit user actions required to grant such broad access.
Slashdot reported it asApple Tightens macOS 'Full Disk Access' Controls As AI Agents 'Substantially' Increase Risk (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Slashdot. We asked on 9 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
- Slashdot Media, LLCCorporationdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States
- Official site
- slashdot.org
- Seen publishing on
- yro.slashdot.org, it.slashdot.org, science.slashdot.org, tech.slashdot.org, slashdot.org, news.slashdot.org, hardware.slashdot.org, mobile.slashdot.org, entertainment.slashdot.org, politics.slashdot.org, developers.slashdot.org
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 54
- Reports listed
- 54
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
54 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Slashdot has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 54 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Slashdot: its report arrived a median of 28 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 3 November 2026. Ratings pulled 9 October 2026.
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