The Other Side of Android: My Favorite F-Droid Apps
Time to look beyond the Play Store
TIL that cars in Europe have grown average 1.2cm longer every year since 2000
Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.
TIL you can look at the very first commit of git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatch…
Meta's Program That Spies on Every Employee's Computer Just Blew Up in Its Face in Spectacular Fashion
A Meta initiative to spy on employee's computers to gather data for training has caused an internal leak at the company.
60% of TikTok videos are AI slop; 21% of YouTube ones
Studies by online video editing platform Kapwing have revealed that almost 60% of TikTok videos are AI slop, while the...
SpaceX Shares Fall Below $150 Debut Price For First Time
A losing streak for Elon Musk’s rocket maker cut its market value by nearly $1 trillion.
Stanford graduates rethink their futures as AI transforms tech
The BBC spoke with Stanford University graduates about what they really think about artificial intelligence.
‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI
When workers had cameras attached to them, they found it funny at first. But novelty soon turned to concern
Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
Chinaâs LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 â a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowess
The One Ring’s Terms Of Service Inscription
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Advanced AI models suffer a near-total collapse on classic psychology test as cognitive demands increase
When tested with a classic psychological assessment, advanced AI models experienced a total breakdown in focus. A new PNAS Nexus study suggests these systems lack the human-like executive control necessary to override a…
usbliter8: An A12/A13 SecureROM exploit
This write-up details a novel iPhone BootROM vulnerability discovered and exploited by our team. It covers the underlying bug, the associated exploitation techniques, and the post-exploitation steps required...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 26H2 Update With Faster Upgrade Process for Eligible Devices.
Microsoft has confirmed Windows 11 26H2 latest update, introducing a faster enablement package upgrade for eligible devices running 24H2 and 25H2, while older versions require full installation.
The Viltrumites find General Kregg's Search history
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
ABC Escalates Battle With FCC, Launches On-Air Campaign Urging Public Support
The spots debuted today, asking ABC viewers to support 'The View' and its local stations amid an FCC review of its licenses.
AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems.
EU Member States (and Google) suddenly want to keep cookie banners!
The EU Commission proposed a solution to get rid of cookie banners. Some Member States are now working against it, despite requests for simplification
AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology's environmental footprint is also expanding at a pace that could strain the planet’s natural resourc…
Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’
“All he has done is try to start a right-wing/conservative pressure group within Wikipedia.”
15 Most Recognized Cybersecurity Certifications to Get in 2026 (All Levels)
Cybersecurity has moved from a specialized IT function to a core business priority across every industry. Organizations are facing constant..
TIL about Thermoelectricity
The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa via a thermocouple.[1][2] A thermoelectric device creates a voltage when there is a different temperature …
This free tool is helping drivers avoid automatic license plate readers — as fears grow around 'intrusive' new devices that could track you…
Automatic license plate readers are getting worryingly smart, so drivers and privacy advocates are fighting back with a free tool called DeFlock.
Elizabeth Banks cast as Ms Frizzle in upcoming 'Magic School Bus' live-action film; directed by 'Detective Pikachu' director
A live-action "The Magic School Bus" movie, starring Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle, is regaining momentum.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says new multiplayer games are failing because players have no reason to leave their friend groups, touts Unreal Engin…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney recently talked to South Korean outlet Inven Global about how UE6 will indirectly help new multiplayer games attract players.
Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Edge, and Firefox to tackle bot traffic without CAPTCHAs
Cloudflare says it's developing the protocol with Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, and Shopify, with the group planning to submit it for standardization.
California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices
Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’
AWS Container Security: Best Practices & Solutions in 2026
Discover AWS container security best practices for ECS, EKS, and Fargate workloads to enhance your cloud security.
TIL Humans have a tendency to walk counterclockwise over walking clockwise
From Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic âis still an open questionâ
Surveillance Pricing Is Making Life More Expensive. Here's How It Works and What You Can Do
California’s attorney general says the state is looking into surveillance pricing, in which companies use personal data to determine the cost of items. But what does the practice look like in action — and how can custom…
Big Tech is a thief and a liar, says New York Times publisher — ‘Hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that a…
A.G. Sulzberger urges the media to unite and fight back.
Agent Auth: A lawyer’s day in court
Explore the complexities of agent authentication in AI systems through a courtroom analogy.
DeFi Theater: Why Polymarket's Incentives Don't Reward the Truth
How Polymarket's resolution system punishes voters who defy the crowd, not those who are wrong.
Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI
The cuts are part of a wider trend among tech firms as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.
Starmer is gone, but the "Vicious Circle" of surveillance remains.
As the faces at Number 10 change, the surveillance contracts stay. Why the Online Safety Act is a âVicious Circleâ and how to exit the rigged market.
Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049
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Why I cancelled my Cursor subscription - it is not what you think
I loved Cursor until it started forgetting. Then I found out what it actually is. So I moved to VS Code with Claude.
Google will make you wave at your computer to check you are real
New system is latest fight between website owners and automated bots that try and attack them
Web Browsers on Video Game Consoles
Exploring cyberspace with a thumbstick.
Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs
Spur scanned 6,038 LG and Samsung smart TV apps and found 2,058 with residential proxy SDKs, exposing privacy and home network risks.
Windscribe VPN CEO warns your favourite Facebook quizzes are actually stealing your bank details
Don't let a "stripper name" quiz hand hackers the keys to your financial accounts
GM installs robots at flagship EV factory after laying off 1,300 workers
US autoworkers union warns of robot automation as dark factory future looms.
Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People
There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
Western Australian Police to Use Live Facial-Recognition Tech at "Major Events" and "Crowded Areas" for the First Time
WA Police are set to become the first in the country to trial live facial recognition of crowds, describing the technology as safer than standard CCTV cameras.
Tesla Allegedly Showed Cooked Data to Get Full Self-Driving Approved
"Give the data to a university, have it independently verified by a qualified researcher, and then let’s talk."
Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
Sam Altman's Orb startup investigated financial misconduct allegations
Tools for Humanity hired two law firms to investigate alleged financial irregularities and bribery of foreign officials, sources say.
A24 Films signs $75 million AI partnership with Google Deepmind
Google DeepMind is investing in A24 as it unveiled a research partnership that will let the studio and its filmmakers help shape new technology.
Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'com…
"After 27 years of Unreal Engine, and 12 years at Epic Games and Unreal Engine I have decided to move on."
Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026
Valve, like other companies, is stuck with take-it-or-leave it prices.