Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Spider-Man Gets Interviewed | Solid jj
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Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Please Stop Making Terrible GIFs
Most people convert videos to GIFs wrong. Here's how to do it right with FFmpeg and custom palettes.
How I Uncovered a 1200-Site Crypto Scam Network
A little frustration with spam led me down a rabbit hole and exposed a massive, centrally managed scam operation.
TIL the difference between Possums and Opossums
Contrary to popular belief, possums and opossums aren't the same animals at all. So what are the differences between them?
Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it
AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.
The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype
It's been many years since printing from a PC involved little more than buying a printer and some ink, then purchasing extra cartridges when needed. Today, the...
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Government has designated four major global cloud services and technology providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs).
State Senator Pockets Massive Real Estate Fee From a $30M Data Center Land Sale, Then Introduces Bill to Fast-Track Development
PA Sen. Greg Rothman says while he did make money on the 2025 sale, he had nothing to do with the actual data center deal.
AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress
In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong—shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it—the system wil…
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this featu…
As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year
Steam nearly made as much money in one half of 2026 as it did in the full year of 2023.
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected.
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.
QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall - Jeff Geerling
The QuadRF (pictured above) a phased-array radio built around a Raspberry Pi 5 and an FPGA board with picosecond-level timing. It does advanced signal processing and beamforming. It can see WiFi through walls and track …
The Backtick That (Almost) Broke Me: Fixing German XKB Dead Keys on Linux - André Klein Dot Net
Working on non-US keyboards can be challenging when common tools and specs expects standard layouts. For example, I use a German keyboard which has a bunch of "fun" quirks: Y...
Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door
A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 — without a direct vote on the substance of the law.
Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests
I inspected Claude Code for privacy reasons and found hidden system prompt markers based on API base URL and timezone.
A bug which only affected left-handed users – Terence Eden’s Blog
Verily, some of our brethren (and sistren) be afflicted with a sinister disposition. While the righteous scroll using the thumb of their right hand - as is good and proper - an accurs'd minority swing the other way. Loo…
Just Pay the Subscription - by Dustin Bluck - Uncommon Apps
Subscription mobile apps are actually good and you should stop complaining
Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference
Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials
Iowa accuses Temu of collecting private consumer data.
Iowa says Temu and its Chinese-owned parent company open consumers up to spying by the Chinese government.
NutriTrace v1.0.0-rc.54 released: Health Connect sync fix, local LLM proxy support, backup fidelity pass [AIP]
Fixed Health Connect Users' Android Sync Unstuck. Pending wellness rows on the phone were tripping a SQL bug on push, which stopped every subsequent pull. Symptom: items added on the browser weren...
Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it an…
Mateo Covic said his 'rage game' is actually doing quite well on Steam, and its refund rate is normal—but that wasn't his point.
Predictions on they type of people the AI age will produce
What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
The addictive design threatens the ‘physical and mental wellbeing of users.’
[PDF] “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI(4 Pages)
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Landmark "Click-To-Cancel" Consumer Protection Rules to Ban Subscription Traps and Junk Fees
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
3d earth within 15cm, but not fir studying, you'll never guess why for.....
Vantor, the American Earth-observation company formerly known as Maxar, is now rebuilding chosen stretches of the planet as three-dimensional models and
Researchers discover Claude's secret thoughts – and how it lies and cheats
Researchers discover a consciousness-like area in Claude's neural network where it secretly thinks [--] and consciously manipulates tests.
You paid me, a long-time Linux user, to use Windows 11 exclusively for a month: here’s how it went
You all donated en masse to have me use Windows 11 for a month, and so I did. What was it like for a long-time Linux user to go back and experience Windows as it exists now? Is it really as bad as we’ve collectively mad…
Japan OKs legal change to allow use of sensitive private info for AI, stats
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a revised personal data protection law to enable companies to use sensitive information without consent as the country pushes for domestic artificial intelligence.
Oregon Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3%
Residents no longer have to shoulder the costs of developing the grid to accommodate these large power users.
OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027 — analyst paints grim picture after examining the company's finances
The circular economy might spiral into Sam Altman's garrote.
Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training
“Creators deserve credit, compensation, and consent. If that's not on the table, the crawlers can stay the fuck off Patreon," CEO Jack Conte wrote on Thursday.
I think hell just froze over "Cop EXPOSES TRUTH About Flock Cameras & Is Forced To Resign!"
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What Happened to tea.xyz
On June 4th, tea.xyz launched what it had been promising since 2022: a cryptocurrency that pays open source maintainers. Within the first hour of official trading, the token fell 75% from its opening price. A week later…
MIT researcher proposes a way to detect nuclear weapons in space
MIT Professor Areg Danagoulian is proposing a way to determine if a satellite orbiting Earth contains a nuclear weapon. He describes his idea for a satellite-based sensor system that could orbit close by a suspect satel…
Researchers find a way to reliably spot AI writing
As AI-generated fiction becomes increasingly prevalent, questions of authorship and originality are becoming central to how written work is evaluated. While most existing work in this space focuses on identifying surfac…
Ofcom fines porn site provider £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.
EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0
Today, the European Parliament allowed the suspicionless mass scanning of private communications ("Chat Control 1.0") to pass, a measure it had rejected twice in March. Although a majority of voting Members of the Europ…
Nekome: Nazi Hunter
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Reusable rockets could turn orbit into military supply chain
Ten minutes after liftoff, SpaceX cut its own live feed on the Starfall demonstration flight. No orbit confirmation, no payload description, no further commentary. It was the kind of silence usually reserved for nationa…
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs...
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The House recently passed the KIDS Act, a disjointed internet bill that would pressure websites and apps to determine users’ ages before allowing them to read websites, send private messages, or participate in online co…
YouTuber Reckless Ben had his entire Google account subpoenaed in LEGO investigation
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Samsung passes Nvidia to become most profitable company in the world, notches 19x quarterly increase in profit
DS president Kim Yong-Kwan told staff the unit's 2026 operating profit will top everything it has earned since Samsung entered the memory business.
[Video] Anti-Gencocide activists disrupted Amazon vice president and Chief Technology Officer speech at the UN AI for Good Summit. Calls o…
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