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.
Google goes cash flow negative for the first time as AI data center buildout increases capex to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quar…
The company raised its 2026 spending guidance to as much as $205 billion and quadrupled its inventory to $10 billion.
UK Surveillance Bill: wider powers will take UK closer to becoming a surveillance state
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Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
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Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.
Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and exploit them.
iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments
Code found in the iOS 27 beta suggests Apple has built a system that could restrict leased devices when customers fall behind on payments.
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom.
Huawei is building its own DRAM fab, and it could reshape RAM prices for everyone
The market is desperate for this, and it has been for a year
Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are d…
FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by Utah and California, by and through Los Angeles County Counsel, today sued Hims & Hers alleging that the telehealth provider shared consumers’ sensitive
Elon Musk’s AI company sues Minnesota Attorney General Ellison over nudification ban
An artificial intelligence development company created by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Monday over Minnesota’s new law that bans the use of what’s known as nudificati…
Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List
Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watchlist's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
Every tech IPO cycle promised to spread wealth around. None of them ever did
Tech IPO fortunes keep landing in the same zip codes, with the AI boom expected to pack 12,000 new millionaires into San Francisco alone
South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies
Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition
Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.
Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini
DeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more.
Thief vs. AAA Gaming - An Essay
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Mark Zuckerberg Says US Should Not Ban Chinese AI Models, Warns of Regulatory Capture. The Trump administration is expected to announce a v…
Mark Zuckerberg told the Financial Times the United States should not block Chinese AI models, and warned of "regulatory capture" if American frontier labs help vet competing models. He made the case in a Wall Street Jo…
AI Worming through Word
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Interview with a Sysadmin in 2026 [Corporate]
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AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buyin…
Booksellers say they're facing a sudden surge of orders for seemingly random rare books—and fear they might be profiting from their destruction.
Wikimedia staff in the US have formed a trade union, but the foundation has refused to recognise it
Following the UK, a branch of Wiki Workers United was also established in the US. At the same time, the Wikimedia Foundation refused to recognise the trade union without holding a vote.
SpaceX and Tesla shed $1.2 trillion in July as Apple keeps the megacaps afloat: Chart of the Day
Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX are having a brutal July. Meanwhile, Apple is quietly having its best month in four years.
I Can't Stop Thinking About Majora's Mask
Majora Screenshot When I was 7 years old, I rented The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask from our local video rental store in southern Connecticut. Being a s...
eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign
eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.
Jolla Phone 2 & Sailfish OS: A Real Third Option
After a couple weeks of daily-driving Sailfish OS on the new Jolla Phone 2 (2026), here's my take on the European, privacy-first alternative to the Android and iOS duopoly. Design, hardware, camera...
DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses'
More organizers prohibit camera-equipped specs, even with prescription lenses
California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s sup…
Sues the Imperial Irrigation District to get it.
Chipmaker CXMT becomes mainland China's most valuable listed firm
The company's shares soared by nearly 470% in its market debut, as the AI boom drives chip demand.
AI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare books
The damage caused by the AI regime has yet to be fully realized.
State: More than 30 water systems targeted in cyberattack
A statewide response is underway after more than 30 community water systems across Minnesota were targeted in a "coordinated cyberattack," officials said on Tuesday.
A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
Largest U.S. Grid May Cut Power to Data Centers to Prevent Blackouts
PJM grid operator plans emergency power cuts to data centers drawing 50 MW or more to protect 67 million households from rolling blackouts.
Digital Independence Day - Lots of great Digital Switch Recipes that can help you ditch Big Tech
On the first Sunday of each month we organise Digital Independence Day. This is when we reclaim our digital freedom and switch to democracy-friendly digital alternatives.
Multiple Mouse Cursors in Wayland
I've been fascinated by the idea of attaching multiple mice to one computer, and then having multiple mouse cursors inside of one desktop environment!
More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle
Community updates make Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle more useful, with Tailscale SSH, proxy modes for KOReader, and full TUN mode on some devices. Plus: plugins for Kobo and Pocket Reader.
Fibre Tycoon Game Lets You Play as an Alternative UK Broadband Network - ISPreview UK
The owner of comparison site BroadbandSwitch.uk, Dr Alex J. Martin-Smith, has clearly been channelling some of his inner love for the retro video game Transport
Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attack
TIL that conflict between farmers and elephants in India brings an increased mortality rate for the farmers; their alcohol intake increases…
Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) refers to the negative interactions between humans and wild animals, with undesirable consequences both for people and their resources on the one hand, and wildlife and their habitats on th…
eBay has agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner under a newly finalized settlement resolving a lawsuit over a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former company employees
TIL while most ocean plastic comes from rivers, the majority of the waste in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is from fishing waste
STUDY IN ‘SCIENTIFIC REPORTS’ INDICATES 75% TO 86% OF GPGP PLASTIC ATTRIBUTABLE TO OFFSHORE FISHING AND AQUACULTURE ACTIVITIES
Apple Hits $5 Trillion Valuation as Investors Flee Heavy AI Stock Spending
Apple crossed the $5 trillion market cap as investors dumped AI and chip stocks over high spending concerns while buying up steady iPhone shares.
GrapheneOS user accused of child sexual abuse for protesting police training facility
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Cameras don't track people, Flock does /// The Pleasant Hill, IA, department blamed 'misinformation' after a Flock camera was destroyed. Fl…
The Pleasant Hill, IA, department blamed 'misinformation' after a Flock camera was destroyed. Flock makes the same claim. We tried to verify, but found mysterious radar modules and car-tracking buttons instead.
‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone
The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,”…
Pacing the Frontier: A statement from 1,132 employees of frontier AI companies
A statement from over 1000 employees of frontier AI companies
T-Mobile Is Down. If your phone isn't working, it's not just you: T-Mobile is down.
T-Mobile service is down for users across the country, according to reports on Reddit and Downdetector.
Sam Altman is ready to "decelerate" the pace of development
His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."
Beijing says US firms train AI models on Chinese examples
"It is understood that many American artificial intelligence enterprises have distilled Chinese models during their research, development and training processes," says the Chinese commerce ministry.
TIL the number of serial killers peaked in the US in the 1970's. In the 70's there were 300 known, 1980s 250 known.
Looking at the most-streamed movies or television shows on any given streaming service, it would be easy to assume that serial killers lurk behind every corner. The stories of Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and the Boston St…