TIL the 500-year-old tradition of Turkish coffee reading (kahve falı) started in the Ottoman harem not just as magic, but as a clever socia…
Turkish coffee combines special preparation and brewing techniques with a rich communal traditional culture. The freshly roasted beans are ground to a fine powder; then the ground coffee, cold water and sugar are added …
When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?
Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn't open-ended.
Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI
In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students' midterm. It was about the...
Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."
Scientists Build the First 3D Cloak That Makes Objects Invisible To Heat
A new 3D material can guide heat around complex objects while shielding them from extreme temperatures and infrared detection.
Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first polic…
Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as tech falls short of the miracle solution it was sold as.
Soviet Sci-fi Predicted the Future
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Framework 16, one year later
A little over a year ago now I purchased the Framework 16 - a fully repairable and upgradeable laptop. I’ve since then used it as a main device running Linux, Windows, and as a secondary device when running as a home se…
Sony Pushing For All-Digital Future Even Though Only 27 Percent Of Ps5 Users Own Its Digital Edition
Digital games outsell physical releases, but most PS5 owners have paid extra to make sure they still have the option to play both.
Memory chip maker CXMT debuts in Shanghai, up 470% at open and becomes the largest listed company in China
The company's shares soared by nearly 470% in its market debut, as the AI boom drives chip demand.
Thoughts on "Open" Models: The debate focuses on balancing open and closed models, with cost and geopolitical considerations influencing th…
The open letter on open weights feels familiar yet different...
How Fairphone Moments works on your Fairphone (Gen.6) with /e/OS
Yes! The Fairphone Moments switch works fully with Murena's /e/OS. Customize the side button for privacy, focus mode & more. Learn how to set it up!
[Video] Can You Speedrun Subnautica on a Bike?
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Microsoft's Windows 11 push backfired, so it's quietly keeping Windows 10 alive for another year
Microsoft's Windows 11 rollout hit a snag, leading to an unexpected extension of Windows 10's lifespan
Lorain 16-year-old charged with murder of 67-year-old man, police say (basicaly a flock commercial) Corpo_Propaganda 101
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Taylor Swift was able to buy her privacy at MSG. What about the rest of us?
Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance.
Eminent Domain Could Be Used to Seize Your Land for AI Data Centers
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
Raúl Juliá Gave Everything to His Final Role
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I Watched Every Soviet Leader's Favorite Films
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The Species Who Came Before Humans | Certifiably Ingame
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Claude Shared Chats Were Searchable on Google. Here's Why That Matters
Public Claude shared conversations were discovered in Google and Bing search results, exposing resumes, company projects, and other sensitive information. Learn what happened, why it occurred, and how to protect your sh…
The AI boom's hidden electricity bill — and why you're paying it
"The current system lacks adequate mechanisms," Moody's wrote in a report on PJM, the largest power grid operator in the U.S.
[AIP] Will Be Done v0.10 released: offline-first self-hosted task manager with weekly timeline. Now with checklist!
Offline-first, self-hosted TickTick/Todoist alternative focused on weekly planning. Day columns, project boards, drag & drop, Vim keybindings, and an instant UI without loading spinners. - will...
Unethical conduct in Wikimedia Foundation
What happened?
GrapheneOS duress PIN could land a man in prison
A US man is being prosecuted after allegedly using a GrapheneOS duress PIN to wipe his Pixel during a border search.
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
Peak social media - The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout
Instagram influencers are creating fake cease-and-desist letters, making themselves go viral and muddying the waters about mass surveillance.
"When the AI bubble bursts, silver is Eric Sprott's play" Billionaires position themselves for bubble burst. He's not only one positioning …
Silver prices have halved since January, but mining billionaire Eric Sprott is backing the metal, especially if the AI trade falls over.
I revived privacy.sexy, a script builder for debloating your OS
Contribute to Turtlecute33/Privacy.sexy-Revamped development by creating an account on GitHub.
OpenAI launches health bot a day after lawsuit says ChatGPT advice hospitalized a man
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OpenAI's AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
An intro to Go for non-Go developers
A brief introduction to Go for programmers who haven't used Go before: Why use it? The standard library. And the language itself.
Name before type: why 'age int' is better than 'int age'
A variable's name is more important than its type, so the name should be more prominent and come first in declarations.
OpenAI and Anthropic Lobby Washington to Restrict Chinese Open-Weight AI
OpenAI and Anthropic have pressed Washington privately to restrict Chinese open-weight models, according to five people close to the talks, days after both sat out an industry letter defending them. OpenAI signed on Fri…
Open Source vs the Invisible Hand
Ten million downloads a week, one maintainer, zero dollars.
Apple's App Store is on pace to add 1 million new apps this year, most are AI slop
Data from Sensor Tower suggests that app submissions to the App Store have risen steadily over the past few years, after bottoming out at around 420,000 in...
Hands on with the Retroid Pocket Nova; A custom OLED love letter to 4:3 gaming
A 4:3 OLED screen, sixth-generation console power and Retroid's most refined handheld design yet.
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens. Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI t…
Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.
[AIP] I am selfhosting Active Matrix Rooms which is helping users find activity in the matrix network
Find Matrix rooms that are active. Matrix room search list finder. Discover the most active Matrix rooms and spaces, sorted by real-time message velocity and topic. Updated live.
Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn? Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult…
Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult films, blueprints for 3-D-printable handguns, celebrity deepfakes, and more.
AI is forcing Big Tech to do something it’s never done: Spend more than it earns, and Wall Street hates it
The Mag7 had its worst day Thursday since the tariff-driven selloff last April.
SpaceX Investors in Meltdown Over All the Money They’ve Lost
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AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employees
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
Journalist Richard Medhurst had his mobile phone seized. Did using a secure phone protect his data?
How can journalists protect confidential data and sources on their phones when crossing borders? Richard Medhurst, a well-known independent British journalist covering international affairs who has been highly critical …
Google Hit With $1 Billion EU Fine as US Antitrust Cases Mount
European regulators fined Google over favoring its own services in search results and restricting app developers. Both practices have already been fought over in Bay Area federal court.
It’s Looking Like the Cybertruck Is the Biggest Flop in Automotive History
One for the history books.
Kaiba Goes to Hell (Feat. LittleKuriboh) | Solid jj
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Belfast Exposed: Decision to use AI images in exhibition defended
Local artists have been critical about the inclusion of the AI artwork at the exhibit.
Judge rebuffs U.S admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters: “We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” jud…
We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.
Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info
Turns out, agents just want the same things as humans: easily-readable code, explicit contracts, and helpful feedback