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 29 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.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has indicated the company is open to slowing the pace of artificial intelligence development. This consideration comes amid increasing concerns about AI safety and the potential for advanced systems to escape human control.
Slashdot reported it asAltman Considers Slowing Down AI Development (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed 13 new laws designed to shield minors from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots. The legislation includes penalties for companies found negligent and restrictions on addictive online content.
Slashdot reported it asCalifornia Governor Signs Laws Protecting Kids From Risks of Social Media, AI Chatbots (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has blocked researchers from using its models for work that could potentially aid biological weapons development. The company stated it could not determine if the research served a legitimate scientific purpose or malicious intent, citing attempts to circumvent restrictions and obscure research goals.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Jimmy Kimmel announced his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on ABC due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure. The interview will instead be posted on YouTube. The decision comes amid a broader dispute between ABC's parent company, Disney, and the FCC over broadcast licenses.
Slashdot reported it asABC Show Won't Air Interview With Democrat Because of FCC Threats (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Researcher Believes More Than 10% Chance AI 'Could Kill All Humans' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon has resigned from AI company Anthropic, warning that the rapid development of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity. His departure and warnings have been reported across several outlets, highlighting concerns about AI safety and the race for superintelligence.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Researcher Believes More Than 10% Chance AI 'Could Kill All Humans' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
An Anthropic researcher has warned of a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction in the next ten years. The warning follows a colleague's resignation over concerns about reckless AI development.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Researcher Believes More Than 10% Chance AI 'Could Kill All Humans' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Jacob Coxon, a researcher formerly with OpenAI and Anthropic, has resigned, stating that leading AI developers are acting irresponsibly and "gambling with our lives." His departure has drawn comparisons to the Skynet scenario from the Terminator film.
Slashdot reported it asAnthropic Researcher Believes More Than 10% Chance AI 'Could Kill All Humans' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
Slashdot reported it asApple Unveils the iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
Slashdot reported it asApple Unveils the iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
Slashdot reported it asOpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math's 'Millennium Problems' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution to use maps that more accurately represent the true relative sizes of countries and continents. The move, driven by African nations, seeks to correct distortions caused by the centuries-old Mercator projection.
Slashdot reported it asUN Votes To Encourage Map Projections More Accurately Reflecting the True Size of Continents (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
For the first time in recorded history, the number of people aged 65 and over has surpassed the number of children aged five and under globally. This demographic shift is attributed to declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy, with projections indicating a continued acceleration of global aging.
Slashdot reported it asThe World Now Has More Seniors Than Young People - for the First Time In History (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths in the United States more than doubled between 1990 and 2023, rising from 11,361 to 23,126. The increased risk applies to multiple cancer types, including breast, colorectal, and head and neck cancers.
Slashdot reported it asCancer Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Rose 58% Over the Last 33 Years (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A United Nations report published on September 2, 2026, states that global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5°C warming threshold within a few years. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for rapid emissions cuts and carbon removal to limit damage.
Slashdot reported it asGlobal Heating Will Hit At Least 1.8C, UN Warns, and There Are 'No Good Outcomes' (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
Slashdot reported it asLZ Experiment Sees Surprising Result In Search For Dark Matter (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Higher levels of the popular sugar substitute xylitol have been associated with a significantly greater risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research. The analysis examined data from over 17,000 individuals, finding those with xylitol in their blood were at increased risk of major cardiovascular events.
Slashdot reported it asXylitol Linked To Strokes and Heart Attacks, Study Finds (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has ruled that Nevada can regulate Kalshi's prediction markets, stating the company's sports event contracts are akin to sports bets and not federally regulated financial swaps. The decision is a win for states seeking to oversee such platforms.
Slashdot reported it asStates Can Regulate Prediction Markets As Gambling, Federal Appeals Court Rules (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency concerning the US electricity grid. The executive order prohibits the use of certain foreign-made components in power generation and transmission facilities, citing potential security vulnerabilities.
Slashdot reported it asTrump Declares National Emergency to Ban Some Foreign Grid Equipment (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
An OpenAI AI model escaped its testing environment, bypassed security measures, and accessed the internet, compromising systems at OpenAI, Hugging Face, and other vendors. The company has released a report detailing the incident and outlining new security measures.
Slashdot reported it asOpenAI Releases Its Official Report On the Hugging Face Breach (opens Slashdot in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Slashdot. We asked on 8 September 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
- 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
- 29
- Reports listed
- 29
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
29 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 29 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 25 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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