Movie Mindset Episode 47: Internet, Dating: Audition & Pulse
Hello mindsetters! Today Will and Hesse bid goodbye to Spooktober with the sickest and most depraved movies we’ve yet to cover, courtesy of the beautiful island nation of Japan! Audition, a very patient and meditative k…
Wong Kar-Wai Faces Career-Ending Backlash in China as ‘Blossoms’ Scandal Explodes
The slow-burning disaster surrounding “Blossoms Shanghai,” which is supposed to have its North American premiere next month, has now reached a point where it’s hard to see how he recovers from this.
TIL About Gene Wu, an American Politician, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou (广州), China, th…
Eugene Yuanzhi Wu (Chinese: 吳元之; pinyin: Wú Yuánzhī) is an American lawyer and politician who is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Since January 2025, he has served as cha…
Real Estate Giant Redfin Exposed Users’ Personal Info on Listing Contact Forms
Contact forms on Redfin's real estate listings displayed past users’ names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now
The problem is unsettling. The proposed solutions? Also unsettling.
Starlink rival ‘Project Kuiper’ rebrands to Amazon Leo
Amazon Leo has over 80 launches planned to get its satellite internet off the ground.
Amazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stick
Piracy apps are getting the boot from Amazon’s TV streaming sticks.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Fortnite is coming to the Xbox PC store
If you don’t want to use the Epic Games Launcher to play Fortnite, you can use Xbox’s instead.
The Turbulent, Seven-Year Saga Behind Hit Game ‘Dispatch’
The narrative, superhero game starring Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking Bad’ sold 1 million copies in the 10 days following its Oct. 22 release
Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers
Concord is not completely dead. Community developers have brought Sony's shut-down hero shooter back online with fan-made custom servers, rebuilding its backend API and getting full matches running again.
Years later, Arkane’s Dishonored is still a modern stealth classic
Steam punk magical-realist world-building at its finest.
NovaCustom launches privacy SHIFTphone (degoogled with iodéOS and hardware kill switches)
With the SHIFTphone 8.1 running iodéOS, you get a privacy-friendly phone without Google that is modular and sustainable.
Disney+ to Allow User-Generated Content Via AI
Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted at "productive conversations" with unnamed AI companies that would protect IP but add new features to the studio's flagship streaming service.
Big Tech Wants AI to Shop for You—Retailers Want Your Data. Guess Who’s Winning?
Chatbot developers and retail giants are battling over user data as they lay the foundation for a future in which AI agents can do all your online shopping for you.
Support GrapheneOS in Proton's 2025 Fundraiser
Nominate a project or organization you believe in and help us the 10 beneficiaries of this year's Proton Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser.
Self-Host Weekly #145: Agentic
Knitted socks, dad jokes, database backups, and breaking Docker releases
Qwen Image Edit Camera Control - a Hugging Face Space by linoyts
Upload an image and adjust camera angles, movement, and lens settings to transform it. Get a new image as a result.
flock + ring = ice
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be.
Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.
Needy Programs
We used to use software; now software started to use us
Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its Claude AI chatbot in cyberattacks
State-sponsored cybercriminals used Anthropic's tech to target tech companies, financial institutions and other organizations, AI company alleges.
Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading
We don't know what's going on, but something is definitely happening.
OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military
The gpt-oss models are being tested for use on sensitive military computers. But some defense insiders say that OpenAI is still behind the competition.
Many EU states want to allow the US access to biometric police data
The EU countries have no fundamental problem with US law enforcement agencies accessing their national databases to search for threats.
German court: ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artistsâ work without permission
Red Dead Redemption Coming to Netflix, iOS, Android, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2
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Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned
Twitter co-founder and blockchain evangelist Jack Dorsey has revived the six-second video platform, Vine — well, sort of.
"This is a political deception" − New Chat Control convinces lawmakers, but not privacy experts yet
The EU Council seems to agree to the new compromise "without further changes"
While we eagerly await the second coming of Steam Machines, it's worth remembering what a gloriously awful mess Valve got itself in over a …
Good ideas just need more time in the oven to bake properly.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin
A senior Microsoft official who is the Windows chief has confirmed that the OS is set to "evolve" in a big way, however, there has been a massive backlash.
Palantir and flock are your enemy.
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Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot AIDOL collapses during its onstage debut
Video. Footage captures Russia's first anthropomorphic robot, AIdol, toppling seconds into its debut at a Moscow tech event, prompting assistants to rush in after the mishap.
"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired …
Over 200 employees from Rockstar North have signed a letter to management, in which they have condemned the firing of fellow staff members.
Reddit mod jailed for sharing movie sex scenes in rare “moral rights” verdict
Redditor confessed to violating actresses’ “moral rights” in landmark ruling.
Fallout Season 2 | Trailer
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Subnautica 2 and inZOI publisher Krafton launches voluntary resignation program for employees as it transforms into an “AI first company”
Following its decision to became an "AI first" game company, Krafton is soliciting voluntary resignations from its employees.
Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!
Google has announced it is building a new way for 'experienced users' to install Android apps that haven't been verified.
Kickstarter United NYC-OPEIU 153 Declares Victory and Ends 40+ Day Strike — OPEIU Local 153
New York, NY – Today, the members of Kickstarter United (KSRU) ended their 42 day-strike and declared victory over the tech company. KSRU secured an escalating minimum salary floor tied to cost of living, strong protect…
Atelier Ryza Deluxe graphics/platform comparison
We cover Atelier Ryza, Ryza 2, Ryza 3, and the Ryza DX games across PS5, PS4, Switch, Switch 2, Steam Deck, and PC to help you find which version you should buy going over visuals, performance, load times, and more.
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or found this piece val…
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
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The guy who helped create Adult Swim got screwed over by Cartoon Network
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TIL About What Three-Cueing Is
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything …
Apple Joins Google in Offering Passport-Based Digital ID
Apple is launching a new type of digital identification for iPhone (and Apple Watch) that it calls simply "Digital ID". It is based on the user's existing passport and can be used in place of a Real ID at TSA checkpoint…
Virginia State University Receives $50 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott
From $30M in 2020 to $50M today, Scott continues her historic support of VSU. Virginia State University is proud to announce that it has rec...
Western US states fail to agree on plan to manage Colorado River before federal deadline
Stakeholders have spent months ironing out disagreements over how to distribute water from the sprawling basin
US Mint says it has stamped its last penny, a historic end for a humble coin
The Treasury Department said the last pennies were stamped with a special omega mark and will not go into circulation.
Valve announces three new products: the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller
Good things come in threes?
Steam Hardware Announcement
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