‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
Saros | Fully Ramblomatic
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Medical AI transcriber for Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors: auditor general
Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor gen…
Don't Hijack My Mouse Pointer
With vibe-coding, more and more websites I am visiting are changing my mouse pointer
EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram ‘addictive design’ hooking kids
"We are investigating platforms that allow children to go down "rabbit holes" of harmful content," EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
AI coders are carrying half-open laptops
Techies are walking with their laptops open to keep their agents running. They told Business Insider their stories, from offices to school halls.
ChatGPT's New Safety Feature Could Alert 'Trusted Contact' to Risk of Self-Harm | A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion…
A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion indicates a possible safety concern.
Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler
And it should be more comfortable, too.
Nintendo Confirms It Has Under-Wraps Switch 2 Games Due Later This Year, as Share Price Drops Following Console Price Hike
Nintendo has confirmed it has multiple unannounced Switch 2 games set for launch later this year, as the company responds to questions about its decision to raise console prices.
Any app on recent Android versions can leak certain traffic
A recently discovered bug in Android 16 allows any app to leak traffic outside the VPN tunnel.
Replacing Tailscale with a 2-VPS WireGuard setup (No port forwarding)
I replaced Tailscale with a self-hosted WireGuard setup using two VPSes to securely expose home lab services without port forwarding or SaaS.
TIL about system justification theory and how people defend unfair systems because it’s easier than admitting they’re being screwed
System justification theory is a theory within social psychology that system-justifying beliefs serve a psychologically palliative function. It proposes that people have several underlying needs, which vary from individ…
Ryan Cohen Says He ‘Isn’t Passionate’ About GameStop As He Makes Desperate Bid For eBay
Failing to convince eBay leadership on other stakes, the GameStop CEO leverages his emotional investment
Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers
Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.
New Steam update shows four Steam Machine models, though we still don't have a release date
Presumably that's for different specced models.
Iran mulls taking full control of all 7 undersea internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz
The undersea cables carry a large share of global data traffic between Europe, the Gulf, and Asia. Tehran proposes to impose a toll for submarine cables that provide internet communications. Iran also wants all manageme…
Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead
Social network Reddit recently began blocking mobile visitors to its website while pushing them to download the official Reddit app, and it's fair to say that the move is not going down well with users. If you visit red…
Boulder Bros! - 8 bit mobile game - runs in your browser
Keep going, it gets more difficult - and only headshots count!
Multiple universities forced to reschedule final exams after Canvas cyber incident
On Thursday, dozens of students took to social media to say they saw a message from a cybercriminal group as they navigated through Canvas, an educational platform created by Instructure that hosts teaching materials, t…
That Drone in the Sky Could Be Tracking Your Car
Police are using their drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), airborne police cameras that make it easier than ever for law enforcement to follow you. "The Flock Safety drone, specifically, are flying…
Fixing Dynamic Resolution Switching in Docker-steam-headless
How I made Sunshine and Moonlight automatically adapt a headless Docker X11 display to different client resolutions.
Dusk - Official Release (Twilight Princess PC Port)
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Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy
Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.
Parent company of Truth Social reports $400M loss
The parent company of Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform, reported a net loss on Friday of more than US$400 million in the first quarter -- mostly from tumbling cryptocurrency valuations.
Lulu Chased by a Shadow
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FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service
The FCC just proposed fixing your robocall problem by building the kind of phone-user registry that privacy advocates have spent decades trying to prevent.
France Moves to Break Encrypted Messaging
France's parliament just endorsed the one idea every cryptographer on earth has already debunked and they're calling it a compromise.
Senator at center of Utah AI data center debate gets physical, slaps phone out of reporter’s hand — reporter covering cases of harassment a…
The senator's anger turned physical when he was recorded.
Stanford study finds school phone bans may trigger “withdrawal symptoms” in students
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Superman Meets Superboy | Solid jj
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Big data centers in Florida must pay full power and infrastructure costs under new law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a new law aimed at reining in large-scale data centers, saying everyday Floridians shouldn’t have to pay.
EU calls VPNs “a loophole that needs closing” in age verification push
The European Parliamentary Research Service has warned that VPNs are increasingly being used to bypass online age-verification systems.
Next Dragon Quest and more to be announced this month
Big Dragon Quest news is on the way including the announcement of the series’ next game. That’s according to Yuji Horii, the series’ creator. During a KosoKoso podcast, which is now private, Horii said that a live strea…
Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole'
The very tools regulators want to restrict are surging in popularity.
AI Assistants Are Leaking Your Conversations
A study conducted by researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute has revealed that ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Grok, and Perplexity AI use different types of trackers from Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies,…
Disneyland Now Uses Face Recognition on Visitors
Plus: The NSA tests Anthropic’s Mythos Preview to find vulnerabilities, a Finnish teen is charged over the Scattered Spider hacking spree, and more.
What makes a good smartphone camera? - cadence's weblog (personal blog)
There are lots of things that affect the quality of photographs. The biggest one is the skill of the photographer behind the camera.
AI Slop is Killing Online Communities
06 May 2026 by · Rant, AI at https://rmoff.net/2026/05/06/ai-slop-is-killing-online-communities/
“Puke or be puked on for your soul.” Russian Roulette drinking game Drunken Goddess Reflux gets over 200,000 Wishlists on Steam
Publisher Alliance Arts announced that their upcoming game Drunken Goddess Reflux had reached over 200,000 Steam Wishlists.
Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - CVE similar to Copy Fail
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Sony and Bandai Namco announce generative AI collaboration to find how the tech can "effectively contribute to realising a creator's vision"
Sony and Bandai Namco have announced a "collaborative initiative" focused on AI and the latest technologies can aid game development.
Pixel Airport Tycoon, a top down airport management and construction game, with extensive airport operations gameplay, released on Steam
Build your own airport from the ground up! Construct terminals, runways, and refueling stations, manage baggage handling and catering, research new technologies, and expand your grounds. Become the most successful airpo…
Millions of students' personal data stolen in major education breach
ShinyHunters claims it stole personal data from 275 million users on Instructure’s Canvas platform across schools and education providers.
Stepping Away from Streaming with the Snowsky Echo Digital Audio Player
I’ve already spent some time stepping away from streaming with another digital audio player, but the Snowsky Echo sits in a slightly different space. Where something like the Innioasis Y1 leans heavily into affordable n…
Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2, blaming 'market conditions'
A $50 increase in the US. Further increases rolling out in Japan, Europe, and Canada.
The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop — A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up…
A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK
RIP social media. What comes next is messy.
As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair?
Website with videos of sex abuse of drugged women, girls hosted in the Netherlands
The case of Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband drugged her and lent her unconscious body to dozens of men to rape her, made headlines worldwide. But it turns out that her case is not one horrifying incident. It’s a genre wit…
Verizon cuts several hundred US workers months after slashing 13,000 jobs
Verizon cuts hundreds of jobs across the US, impacting less than 1% of its head count, as it continues to reduce costs beyond 2026.