White House Calls for Science Funding Shake-Up
A new OSTP report recommends channeling funding to researchers with big ideas, not elite universities.
Open Source isn't enought, we need governance
What if the apps we use were owned by the people who use them? A dive into platform cooperatives, the internet we could have, and why open source and open protocols alone aren't enough.
ASML shares plunge following reports of Chinese breakthrough in chip manufacturing. China has begun producing advanced chip manufacturing e…
China is begonnen met de productie van geavanceerde chipmachines, dezelfde apparatuur waarmee ASML groot is geworden. De berichtgeving van technieuwssite The Information had direct gevolgen op de beurs: de Nederlandse c…
We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447.
If an agent had a wallet, a computer, and 24 hours, could it run a profitable startup?
Anthropic says Claude AI hacked 3 companies during cyber tests
In a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment, and then gained …
Exploring the "Dario and Amanda" Prompt | Alec Armbruster - 'Claude Opus 5 may have just leaked a trove of private 2024–2025 chat logs from…
Principal software engineer with deep experience in full-stack TypeScript, custom web browsers and real-time, media-focused systems.
Tim Cook sees Apple’s hybrid AI strategy as a ‘competitive weapon’: Apple emphasizes that much of its AI suite — Apple Intelligence — can b…
Ahead of the launch of Siri AI, Apple's outgoing CEO Tim Cook said the company will charge for artificial intelligence through iCloud.
Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents
Russian man buys $1,100 RTX 5070 Ti and gets a water bottle instead
A Russian man who spent roughly $1,100 on an RTX 5070 Ti avoided a costly mistake by opening the sealed box before leaving the pickup point.
Friend Is Back With a New AI Pendant, and Its Marketing Is More Depressing Than Ever
If AI is going to help mitigate human loneliness, this sure is an odd way to show it.
Navidrome can do lyrics now - but how?
Navidrome 0.63 brings a long-awaited upgrade to lyrics: full support for synced sidecar lyrics in multiple formats (TTML, ELRC, SRT, YAML and LRC), including word-by-word karaoke timing and multi-v...
Netflix Sued For $105 Million After Hard Drive of Unreleased Nicolas Cage Movie Was Stolen From Its Office
The lawsuit faults Netflix for losing a drive that contained a copy of World War II thriller 'Fortitude.' The company maintains it's not responsible for the loss of the movie, which it says was delivered "without proper…
The Programming Tourist
My first introduction to programming was the blue screen of Quick Basic — bear with me, there is a point to this, I promise. My first real introduction to programming was C++, using the Eclipse IDE, in an introductory C…
Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a one-time fee, warning that they secretly rent the user's Internet connecti…
A major Windows 11 UI redesign is coming, Microsoft is dumping legacy code for WinUI
Microsoft confirms Windows 11's File Explorer Properties dialog is a real WinUI rebuild, and more legacy dialogs are moving to WinUI next.
How to Get Into Tech For Free: UK & Global Apprenticeships
Discover how UK and global technical apprenticeships let you get into tech for free while gaining hands-on experience and earning a wage.
Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.
Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now
Over 70 Windows apps, including PowerToys and CrystalDiskMark, have fake lookalike sites distributing malware. See the full list to avoid.
ChatGPT and Roblox will be subject to tighter rules in the EU. They will be added to the EU’s ‘very large online platform’ VLOP list, subje…
Bloomberg says ChatGPT and Roblox will soon be added to the EU’s ‘very large online platform’ list, which subjects them to stricter rules.
Why too much time online makes us unhappy
If youâre feeling grumpy or stressed at work, school or in your relationships, you may be spending too much time online. Hereâs what you can do next.
NaviDash — A lightweight self-hosted start page with a free-form canvas
Contribute to wtfllix/navidash development by creating an account on GitHub.
It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year.
Colorado River crisis threatens water supply, hydropower for millions
With seven Colorado River Basin states unable to agree on how to divide the river’s water, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is expected to step in and decide for them.
photon selfhosted lemmy client is absolutely nice
A faster, prettier, and nicer fediverse client. Contribute to Xyphyn/photon development by creating an account on GitHub.
South Korean Authorities Scrambling to Save Stock Market From AI Bubble
The Korean government is weighing measures to save the Korean Exchange as a massive financial panic spreads throughout the country.
Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quar…
The company raised its 2026 spending guidance to as much as $205 billion and quadrupled its inventory to $10 billion.
Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.
Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and exploit them.
iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments
Code found in the iOS 27 beta suggests Apple has built a system that could restrict leased devices when customers fall behind on payments.
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom.
Huawei is building its own DRAM fab, and it could reshape RAM prices for everyone
The market is desperate for this, and it has been for a year
Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are d…
FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by Utah and California, by and through Los Angeles County Counsel, today sued Hims & Hers alleging that the telehealth provider shared consumers’ sensitive
Elon Musk’s AI company sues Minnesota Attorney General Ellison over nudification ban
An artificial intelligence development company created by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Monday over Minnesota’s new law that bans the use of what’s known as nudificati…
Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List
Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watchlist's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
Every tech IPO cycle promised to spread wealth around. None of them ever did
Tech IPO fortunes keep landing in the same zip codes, with the AI boom expected to pack 12,000 new millionaires into San Francisco alone
South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies
Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.
Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini
DeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more.
Thief vs. AAA Gaming - An Essay
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Mark Zuckerberg Says US Should Not Ban Chinese AI Models, Warns of Regulatory Capture. The Trump administration is expected to announce a v…
Mark Zuckerberg told the Financial Times the United States should not block Chinese AI models, and warned of "regulatory capture" if American frontier labs help vet competing models. He made the case in a Wall Street Jo…
AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buyin…
Booksellers say they're facing a sudden surge of orders for seemingly random rare books—and fear they might be profiting from their destruction.
Wikimedia staff in the US have formed a trade union, but the foundation has refused to recognise it
Following the UK, a branch of Wiki Workers United was also established in the US. At the same time, the Wikimedia Foundation refused to recognise the trade union without holding a vote.
SpaceX and Tesla shed $1.2 trillion in July as Apple keeps the megacaps afloat: Chart of the Day
Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX are having a brutal July. Meanwhile, Apple is quietly having its best month in four years.
I Can't Stop Thinking About Majora's Mask
Majora Screenshot When I was 7 years old, I rented The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask from our local video rental store in southern Connecticut. Being a s...
eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.
DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses'
More organizers prohibit camera-equipped specs, even with prescription lenses
California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s sup…
Sues the Imperial Irrigation District to get it.
Chipmaker CXMT becomes mainland China's most valuable listed firm
The company's shares soared by nearly 470% in its market debut, as the AI boom drives chip demand.
AI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare books
The damage caused by the AI regime has yet to be fully realized.