PricewaterhouseCoopers just got caught trying to pass AI slop as authentic research
The AI hallucinations were confirmed by multiple leading publications, including the Financial Times. The so-called "Thought Leadership" reports were intended to articulate PwC's insights into some of...
U.S President FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV: “Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t …
Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril."
The Bayeux Tapestry: how optical techniques have let this artwork come home
Honor Powrie celebrates the optical techniques that have digitized, restored and protected the Bayeux Tapestry
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man (Odyssey review)
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
Just found out tracking pixels have a 3-5x 60 days ROI
Tracking pixels undercount conversions 20-40% due to ad blockers and Safari ITP. Learn how pixels work, when they fail, and server-side alternatives for 2026.
Self-Host Weekly (31 July 2026)
Over the last year, exploring and digesting content for this newsletter has become more demanding than ever. My content submission form receives upwards of 25+ submissions a day (keep them coming!), and controversial to…
Emily Wilson, whose recent translation of The Odyssey was cited as inspiration, trashed the film in a 4,000 word review.
Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.
Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage
Citing backlash, ISBNdb removed its webpages about training AI, denied ever buying, scanning, or selling a book for AI training, and said the site was a "test of market interest."
Flock cameras are getting mobbed | CNN
From coast to coast, Americans across the political spectrum have been taking official or vigilante action against the always-on, searchable camera network.
New York Has Sued Kalshi for Running Illegal Gambling Operation
NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James today announced that New York has sued KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi) for running an
Microsoft confirms an AI worm is propagating through Copilot and other MS apps | CSO Online
Although there are a few ways to mitigate the risk, the only way to block it is to get AI to differentiate instructions from data, which is impossible today.
Online scams cost Americans almost $150B last year – 7x more than reported
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) estimates that online scams cost Americans almost $150 billion last year – seven times...
I just released my first fully free Android game: Wandering Alchemist (GPS walking game)
An ad-free offline GPS foraging RPG. Walk, collect resources, and brew potions.
Anthropic's Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
EU commission mastodon account says right to repair is going to be real in EU with parts available up to 10 years
Attached: 1 image Your phone breaks. Your washing machine gives up. Somehow, buying new seems cheaper than repairing. The EU is making the Right to Repair the new standard in Europe. ✅Repairs must be offered even after…
Decades after it was lost, original 'Star Trek' USS Enterprise model found and restored
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‘I messed up’: In rough job market, tech founder offered tattoos for interviews
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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…
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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 was having FOMO with OpenAI getting all the attention so they let Claude out to play
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during âproactive reviewâ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent
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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.
Privacy-first Japanese Keyboard for Android: Sumire
スミレ - 完全オフラインの日本語キーボードアプリ. Contribute to KazumaProject/JapaneseKeyboard development by creating an account on GitHub.
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.
Changing the Chip Industry: How Public Investment Has Grown Open Silicon
The first in a five-part series on how public funding of open source contributes to digital autonomy.
NaviDash — A lightweight self-hosted start page with a free-form canvas
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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.
Former UK biometrics watchdog’s new book argues AI surveillance can be deployed responsibly | Biometric Update
Former UK biometrics commissioner Fraser Sampson argues AI surveillance can be deployed ethically in a new book expanding on his Biometric Update essays.
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.
The Government's War on GrapheneOS
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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.
UK Facial Recognition Rollout
Police could use live facial recognition across town centres, matching CCTV images to passport photos under new government plans.
Edward Snowden interview: 'Smartphones can be taken over' by GCHQ using activation programs
Smartphone users can do "very little" to stop security services getting "total control" over their devices, US whistleblower Edward Snowden tells the BBC in his first British TV interview.