NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have "dummy data"
NordVPN denied allegations that its internal Salesforce development servers were breached, saying that cybercriminals obtained "dummy data" from a trial account on a third-party automated testing platform.
TIL encoding and decoding come from Claude Shannon’s work, and "Claude Code" is named after him
The encoding/decoding model of communication emerged in rough and general form in 1948 in Claude E. Shannon's "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," where it was part of a technical schema for designating the technol…
Dealing with faulty RAM modules in 2026
How to test and safely keep using your RAM
Raspberry Pis are cheaper than Mini PCs again
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"Microslop" trends in backlash to Microsoft's AI obsession
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella penned an AI-heavy blog post to close out 2025, leading to widespread mockery and a brand new moniker for the big M.
Moral Panic and Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: A Critical Youth Work Perspective
John Sutcliffe critiques Australiaâs impending social media ban for under-16s.
‘I wanted that Raiders of the Lost Ark excitement – you could die any minute’: how we made hit video game Prince of Persia
âThere was no animation software in those days. So I videotaped my brother David running, jumping and climbing in a car parkâ
NVIDIA To Bring Back The GeForce RTX 3060 In Q1 2026 To Tackle Current-Gen GPU & Memory Shortages
NVIDIA is reportedly going to recommence production of its GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs owing to DRAM supply shortages.
Post-American internet by Cory Doctorow - YouTube - Nimrod Kamer
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 has surpassed US$1,000,000 raised
Watch the stream with your best speedrun dinosaurs.
The Witcher 3 is reportedly getting a surprise new expansion this year
Analyst expects the next Witcher 3 content to release in May…
Audio dongles and the ghost of USB 1
USB dongles with not enough bandwidth
Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit, offering new approach to fusion ignition
Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized "density-free regime" for fusion plasmas, achieving stable operation at …
How TF2 Still Makes Millions (With No Updates)
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Elon Musk’s AI Grok Goes Rogue with Posts Suggesting Trump Is a Pedophile and Erika Kirk Is JD Vance in Drag
Grok, the AI chatbot on the X social media platform, has issued answers recently that have startled and amused users, including insinuating that President Donald Trump is a pedophile and that Erika Kirk is actually Vice…
AI-Induced RAM Crunch Could Push Next PlayStation and Xbox Past 2028
And $1,000 consoles could become the new normal.
Splitgate Has Fumbled Again and Failed to Secure Any Traction Following 'Rebrand'
Splitgate 2's rebrand hasn't been a success and the player count is quickly evaporating to leave nothing behind.
Pebble just revealed the Pebble Round 2!!
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The Trump phone just missed another release date
So much for launching ‘later this year.’
LG Electronics unveils 2026 Gram Laptop line with aerospace composite - up to 50% lighter than macbooks
LG Electronics unveils 2026 Gram with aerospace composite and on-device AI Gram 2026 blends aerospace-grade materials with enhanced offline AI features
TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.
"Baba Yetu" (Swahili: "Our Father") is the main theme song for the 2005 video game Civilization IV. It was composed by Christopher Tin and performed by Ron Ragin and the Stanford Talisman.[1][2][3] For its re-release in…
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
Starcom: Unknown Space
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Web browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups – Smoking on a Bike
If you were an Internet user for a few years on either side of the turn of the millennium, you will remember pop-up advertisements.
Behind the Scenes - Prince of Persia (1989) [Making of]
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Flock and Cyble Inc. Weaponize "Cybercrime" Takedowns to Silence Critics
When a government contractor pays a company for "Takedown Services" to prevent transparency in government
FediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands - IT Notes
How a simple idea turned into an international weather service on the Fediverse.
enclose.horse
A puzzle game about enclosing horses.
Electrolysis can solve one of our biggest contamination problems
ETH Zurich researchers have developed a process that can be used on site to render environmental toxins such as DDT and lindane harmless and convert them into valuable chemicals – a breakthrough for the remediation of c…
I tested Tech made by Food Brands! by Mrwhosetheboss
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Hackers threaten to leak massive 'Wired' customer database
The hack affects all Condé Nast entities as well, including the 'New Yorker,' 'Vogue,' and 'Vanity Fair.'
The 10 most anticipated video games of 2026
As 007 makes his gaming return, you can climb a mountain in Cairn, play a scaredy-cat in Resident Evil, and play a criminal couple in GTA VI
Nvidia insists it isn’t Enron, but its AI deals are testing investor faith
The chipmakerâs sprawling partnerships are driving extraordinary growth but also bank its future on the AI boom paying off quickly
Liz Franczak: Conspiracy and Techno-Capitalism
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Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter
Play for free Now! Get ready to Ignite the Battle with Marvel Rivals!
How Hackers Breached the Great Firewall of China (39C3)
The Great Firewall of China (GFW) is one of, if not arguably the most advanced Internet censorship systems in the world. Because repressi...
No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse
Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade
Grindr CEO Says App Will Be “AI-First” and “Not in the Business of Politics”
In an interview, CEO George Arison claimed artificial intelligence can help solve âdifficultâ gay dating problems.
‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features
Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features
How I Left YouTube
What was the road like when I left?
AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts …
The average Ryzen 7 5800X3D is being sold for more money than a new Ryzen 7 9800X3D
The 20 best video games of 2025
A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year’s best fun
‘All is fair in RAM and war’: RAM price crisis in 2025 explained
RAM prices are surging worldwide, and AI demand, tariffs, and supply concentration have reshaped the memory market of today.
Plebbit will be the first pure peer-to-peer social media protocol.
Contribute to plebbit/whitepaper development by creating an account on GitHub.
What the biggest viral videos of 2025 teach us about AI - BBC Bitesize
Animals on the porch, actors on the catwalk and footballers in the White House
Google Removes Sci-Hub Domains from U.S. Search Results Due to Dated Court Order
Google has removed dozens of Sci-Hub domain names from its search results in the U.S., marking the country's first pirate domain removals.
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025? Wins, fails, and WTF moments
We continue our annual tradition of looking back at Microsoft's wins, fails, and WTF moments: its victories, failures, and things that left you shaking your head. There's no other way to say it: Microsoft had a bad 2025.
Tor Project received $2.5M from the US government to bolster privacy
The US government contributed over $2.5 million to the Tor Project last year, continuing its financial relationship with the nonprofit.