Self Hosted Card Game webapp
Building a card game platform that enforces zero rules, ranting about AI slop, wrestling with Go, and shipping an alpha that actually works. This is the raw, unfiltered dev log behind Agnostic Cardgame.
Spanish government ‘quietly bans use of Palantir’ in critical state systems over fears of national security leaks
Spain has started quietly banning companies from signing contracts with controversial US tech firm Palantir amid security fears.
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
CEO of $248 billion cybersecurity company says workers are about to face a ‘Darwinian moment’ thanks to AI: Evolve or get cut
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that 90% of employees aren’t AI savvy—and it could determine the fate of their careers.
🇪🇺 EU Court confirms €4.1bn Google fine - largest antitrust penalty ever imposed by the EU Commission
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney suggests AI could've saved Destiny 2 and will "enable games like Destiny to thrive!"
"If only some sort of newfangled technology could come along"
Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive
Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rein in AI use as costs spiral out of control.
PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive
PlayStation games are going fully digital in 2028. That's not just concerning for physical media fans - it's offensive to players everywhere.
Google loses final appeal over $4.7 billion EU Android antitrust fine
Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.
Trump gets OpenAI to offer US 5% stake, far lower than Sanders’ target
Insiders say Sam Altman is in active talks with the Trump administration.
CEO Says He’ll Fire Any Employee Who Sends Him More AI Slop
An executive threatened to "fire the next person" whose sent them an email written by ChatGPT.
Aster League 2179 announced, a spinoff of BallisticNG
A BallisticNG small vehicles kart racing spinoff. Physics test available now!
U.K. Likely to Intervene in Paramount's Takeover of Warner Bros.
The British government has signalled that it is likely to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discover.
“Televised Nervous Breakdown”: CEO of Palantir Suffers a Bit of a Meltdown During Live Interview
"This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me!"
Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Argue
"It really seems like anyone with some renders and a white paper written by someone being gassed up by an overly agreeable AI can get VC funding these days."
U.S home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs | Record home battery installations unlock options for grids—and…
Record home battery installations unlock options for grids—and AI data centers.
TIL that yesterday morning, Microsoft increased Office prices
For the second time in five years, Microsoft is hiking prices for commercial customers of its widely used Office bundles.
New Articles Dump!
PragmaticCoding is all about … pragmatic coding! Writing code that gets the job done and is easy to read, understand, maintain and enhance.
On December 4, Microsoft announced a global price increase for Office 365. Pricing updates take effect July 1, 2026.
On December 4, Microsoft announced a global price and packaging update for select Microsoft 365 commercial suites and standalone components, including Enterprise, Business, Frontline, and Government commercial equivalen…
TIL that yesterday, Microsoft increased Office prices
For the second time in five years, Microsoft is hiking prices for commercial customers of its widely used Office bundles.
NSA is sabotaging cryptographic standards to weaken it. Act now to stop it.
NSA's SIGINT Enabling Project includes sabotaging cryptographic standards. NSA is now overtly paying for standardization of "ietf-tls-mlkem", a weakening of the much more sensible "ietf-tls-ecdhe-mlkem".
Pippin Ruins Moria | Auralnauts
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Immich v3.0.0 is out, with Workflows preview
v3.0.0 Welcome to Immich v3.0.0! After months of hard work from the team and our amazing contributors, we're thrilled to announce the next major version of Immich: v3.0.0! 🎉 Breaking changes This ...
Microsoft Teams' new controversial AI will listen to your meetings and answer before you ask, but it won't be turned on by default
Microsoft Teams is rolling out an AI-powered feature called Facilitator, which can watch or listen to your meetings to address knowledge gaps.
Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature to digitize game collections
Microsoft could follow Sony's lead and remove discs from its Xbox consoles; however, there could be a feature to help digitize your games.
TIL about the 'Red Lady of Paviland' a 33k-34k old skeleton covered in ochre and one of the oldest examples of a ceremonial burial
In 1823, geologists excavating the remains of mammoths in Goat's Hole Cave near Paviland in South Wales made an intriguing discovery: a partial human skeleton covered in red ochre, accompanied by shell beads and carved …
SpaceX Investors Are Having Another Brutal Day
Shares are still swinging wildly after the IPO.
Your Kids' School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance Vehicle
A company that sells cameras to catch drivers illegally passing stopped school buses wants to turn them into license plate readers.
Google must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivals
A Google spokesperson said the judgement "fails to recognise" the firm's "significant investment to ensure Android remains open."
MULDOON'S LOG - Volume One - Jurassic Park Found Footage (VHS Analog Horror) [2:38:21]
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[PDF] Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine
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TIL the Foo Fighters deny HIV/AIDS exists
A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering their fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
Bring Back Crappy Forums: Web forums were rough around the edges and faded in relevance as seemingly better options emerged. But what if we…
Old web forums were poorly coded and rough around the edges, but maybe we gave up on them too quickly in the social media era.
Why isn’t Tripadvisor warning guests about dangerous hotels? - New AI summaries at the top of reviews mask food poisoning, hazardous rooms …
New AI summaries at the top of reviews mask food poisoning, hazardous rooms and sexual harassment
What We Talk About When We Talk About Malware | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
If you are running Android 8 or higher, a virus has been installed on your device and is silently awaiting remote activation. Over the past few months, devic...
Sony Just Killed Discs: Physical Disc Production to End January 2028 for New Games Releasing on PlayStation Consoles
Sony has announced physical disc production ends in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles.
Top AI Researchers Terrified of a “Chernobyl Moment”: a Mass Casualty Event, or Worse, That Turns the World Against AI Forever
"AI doesn't need a Chernobyl moment."
Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum — Meet OOMWOO
I’m starting a new build-in-public project: oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself. Raspberry Pi, ROS 2, 2D LiDAR, Home Assistant, 3D printed, local-first — and open from the first commit.
TIL Costco doesn't serve french fries at their american locations due to the lack of deep fryers. Customers who want fries generally need t…
French fries are the classic side dish, so why does Costco's food court omit them? There's no official reason given, but the public has some thoughts.
San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their zoning laws, land experts say.
TIL Canada is the first country to issue glow in the dark coins for regular circulation
The "toonie" will be the world's first glow-in-the-dark coin in circulation, says Royal Canadian Mint.
Employers who laid off workers citing AI are already starting to regret it
Companies are realizing artificial intelligence can't do everything after all, prompting them to rehire employees to grow their businesses
Announcing the Monetization Gateway: charge for any resource behind Cloudflare via x402
We're opening the waitlist for our Monetization Gateway, which will allow you to charge for any web page, dataset, API, or MCP tool behind Cloudflare. The charges will settle in stablecoins over the x402 open protocol, …
I wonder what does Spock does in the Rec Room all day during his time off. Must be something boring and scientific.
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Sony will kill PlayStation games on discs in 2028 and offer digital downloads only
With the much-anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto VI only available as download, Sony is following suit
Scientists discover an unexpected way to make pancreatic cancer cells self-destruct
Researchers tested experimental PCAI compounds against pancreatic cancer cells and found they had powerful anticancer effects. One leading compound blocked more than 90% of cancer cell migration, suggesting it could hel…
UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores—CMA says developers should be able to steer users aw…
New measures designed to bring down prices and spur UK tech innovation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up; AI may worsen global inequality.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.
Technocarcinization, Apple and Google becoming more like Facebook with both surveillance and control.
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Poll: Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths— Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with …
People who don’t have a trusted health care provider are more likely than people with one to believe or lean toward believing several common myths about vaccines, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust …