Meta Caught Running Ads for Child Abuse
According to a shocking BBC investigation, Instagram has been profiting off of paid adverts that promote child sexual abuse material in India.
Grok Build quietly shut down data uploads via cloud update after being exposed to developer repository but unannounced no response
Reproduce it yourself: Grok Build CLI uploads your entire repo + full git history to xAI's cloud, independent of what the model reads. Deny only blocks reading; a committed file still ships in ...
[CBH] Turn Platypush into your favourite weather app
Mobile app, web app and custom handling of weather events, all in one
Start of a /c/Selfhosted Wiki [CBH]
This wiki is a resource for self hosters of the fediverse, and you are welcomed to both explore and contribute. The !selfhosted@lemmy.world community was founded on lemmy.world, but you can access it from just about any…
TIL that 3/4 of bee species make silk
While the world drowns in plastic, researchers are on the hunt for practical materials that are lightweight, tough, and biodegradable. In recent years, scientists have increasingly turned to the natural world for inspir…
Agent 64: Spies Never Die - Release Date Trailer
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The New York Nurses Replaced by AI: AI Makes Inroads in Healthcare, Threatening Patient Care and Jobs, Lay Off Plan Will Give Over Private …
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Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page
The satirical cyberpunk novella to read while your AI agent completes Jira tickets.
Wikipedia escapes Category 1 designation under the UK Online Safety Act - for now
The Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) is legislation in the United Kingdom that aims to hold platform operators accountable for the safety of the people who use their apps and visit their websites. Though most obligations (l…
Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page
The satirical cyberpunk novella to read while your AI agent completes Jira tickets.
‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that the social media g…
Windows 11 Copilot now tells you what’s slowing down your PC, while using 1GB RAM itself
Windows 11 Copilot can now tell you what’s slowing down your PC, while using 1GB of RAM itself (ironically).
LAPD ending deal with company operating license plate-reading cameras
The LAPD is ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a company that operates surveillance cameras throughout the city.
The Cop Investigating Flock Misuse Was Allegedly Doing It Too
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TIL that uncontrolled dynamic pricing once valued a book 23 million dollars (+ 3.99 shipping)
A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly – a classic work in developmental biology that we – and most other Drosophila developmental bi…
2 websites run by the U.S. Army were defaced by hackers with messages referring to Trump as a “pedophile and thief” while also criticizing …
At least two websites appear to be victim to 404 hijacking attacks. Army officials took the sites down after being contacted by CyberScoop.
CATL’s sodium-ion storage systems set for first customer deliveries
CATL says it will begin customer deliveries of its first sodium-ion energy storage systems in September.
Fun Math!
A math strategy board game — move tiles, hit the numbers, outsmart your rival!
Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both
"I prefer the industry when you have two really strong competitors. You get better games, you get more games, and you get an industry riding a positive wave."
Meta's New Patent Wants to Track Your Mood by Listening to Your Voice All Day
Meta has filed a patent for a system that listens to your voice over time, detects emotional patterns, and generates a personal mood report.
Linux Firewalls: How to Actually Secure a Cloud Server (iptables, nftables, firewalld, ufw)
A practical guide to the four major Linux firewall technologies - iptables, nftables, firewalld, and ufw. Covers real-world cloud server hardening with concrete examples, from locking down SSH to b...
Hands-On With the TRIMUI Brick Pro: A Better Handheld, but Not a Faster One
TRIMUI's latest vertical handheld keeps the same processor but adds a larger display, Hall effect thumbsticks and a refined design.
My Multi-Stage Backup Strategy: ZFS, Proxmox, and Paranoia
Backups are the thing everyone knows they should do and nobody does well enough. Here’s my multi-stage strategy for keeping about a dozen servers safe: ZFS snapshots with sanoid, off-site replicati...
id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for"
id Software has posted a brief statement on social media, insisting, "We still have the crew we need to build the games."
I created a game no one can buy :)
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Digital warfare reaches fuel maps as Ukrainian users create confusion across Russia
Russia's fuel stations face online chaos after Ukrainians manipulate map data through a growing digital disruption campaign
The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
Palantir has a nemesis and I accidentally found him
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Scientists Used AI to Find Hidden Earthquake Signals Along the San Andreas Fault
Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to predicting future earthquakes.
Rayfish, Iroh and Yggdrasil
Rayfish is a peer-to-peer mesh VPN. Connect your devices by cryptographic identity. No port forwarding, no hosted server to trust. Share a code, and you're on the same encrypted LAN.
Use of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdog
Online safety regulator monitoring compliance of top 30 adult sites after age verification laws introduced in March
Patriot Act Seems Quaint Now | Justice League Unlimited
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Phia, shopping service founded by Bill Gates's daughter, accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn
Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend Sophia Kianni is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales…
Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket
Cameras sold for stolen vehicle recovery are now generating $1,251 mailed fines for phone use, raising serious legal and privacy concerns.
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Spider-Man Gets Interviewed | Solid jj
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Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Please Stop Making Terrible GIFs
Most people convert videos to GIFs wrong. Here's how to do it right with FFmpeg and custom palettes.
How I Uncovered a 1200-Site Crypto Scam Network
A little frustration with spam led me down a rabbit hole and exposed a massive, centrally managed scam operation.
TIL the difference between Possums and Opossums
Contrary to popular belief, possums and opossums aren't the same animals at all. So what are the differences between them?
Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it
AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.
The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype
It's been many years since printing from a PC involved little more than buying a printer and some ink, then purchasing extra cartridges when needed. Today, the...
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Government has designated four major global cloud services and technology providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs).
State Senator Pockets Massive Real Estate Fee From a $30M Data Center Land Sale, Then Introduces Bill to Fast-Track Development
PA Sen. Greg Rothman says while he did make money on the 2025 sale, he had nothing to do with the actual data center deal.
AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress
In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong—shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it—the system wil…
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this featu…
As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year
Steam nearly made as much money in one half of 2026 as it did in the full year of 2023.
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected.
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.