Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.
Anna's Archive Loses .PM Domain, Adds Greenland (.GL) Backup
Anna's Archive has lost yet another domain name as legal pressure on the shadow library continues to mount.
AWS intruder pulled off AI-assisted cloud break-in in 8 mins
UPDATED: LLMs automated most phases of the attack
'How Resident Evil 2 For The N64 Kept Its FMV Cutscenes' - Hackaday
Originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1998, Resident Evil 2 came on two CDs and used 1.2 GB in total. Of this, full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes took up most of the space, as was rather c…
Amazon misses 4Q profit estimates despite better-than expected growth in cloud computing business
Amazon sales surged 14% during the fourth quarter, helped by strong holiday spending and a better-than-expected growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
TIL that Adobe doesn't just sell expensive software. They also do research
Look into the future of innovation at Adobe Research
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIn—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
Timberborn - 1.0 release date and lore trailer
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TIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also…
Pwned Passwords is a huge corpus of previously breached passwords made freely available to help services block them from being used again.
ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use— RFI signals growing interest in ad tech platforms that collect dev…
(ICE) is surveying the commercial advertising technology market for tools capable of supplying location data and large scale analytics.
Addicted to the algorithm: New research exposes how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media
As the European Commission prepares a new Digital Fairness Act (DFA) to tackle addictive design of social media and other harmful digital practices, new research by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reveals intense lob…
Microsoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce.
The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly.
Seven takeaways from the latest International AI Safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption
Estonian state trialing IT system free from US tech giants
The Estonian state is to analyze how viable it would be to reduce dependence on U.S. tech giants such as Microsoft, Google or Amazon for its software.
PicoCalc | ClockworkPi
ClockworkPi - Creators of PicoCalc uConsole DevTerm and GameShell, Open Source Portable Hardware for Every Dev.
CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Alex Karp said the majority of humanity will be working in manufacturing and vocational jobs.
You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
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Microsoft rolls out native Sysmon monitoring in Windows 11
Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider program.
Surveillance Without Oversight.. Cameras Follow Palestinians at Every Turn
This report looks into the proliferation of surveillance cameras across the West Bank and how, amid a legal vacuum, they are posing a threat to people’s privacy. We show how the lack of regulatory legislation has led to…
VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files
: Versions installed via Snap don't delete files when users empty system trash
Chappell Roan's new 'Fortnite' skin convinced me to do my first microtransaction
You can kiss a hundred boys in Tomato Town.
Take-Two CEO Responds to Stock Price Drop Following Google Genie Announcement: 'I Think People Are Confusing Tools With Hits' - IGN
Last week, Google announced Project Genie, an AI-powered virtual world creator still in its infancy that seemed to spook a number of video game investors. But at least one video game CEO isn't ruffled: Take-Two's Straus…
ChatGPT is down for many users in major OpenAI outage - 9to5Mac
It’s not just you: ChatGPT is down for many users right now. Here’s the latest on OpenAI’s confirmed outage.
Unredacted files reveal Anthropic’s ‘secret plan’ to ‘destructively scan all the books in the world'
A number of newly unredacted (and partially redacted) documents from the Anthropic case have shed light on how executives at the tech giant ramped up plans in early 2024 to scan “all the books in the world” to teach the…
"We don't use it, we have no interest in it" Romeo is a Dead Man's Suda 51 dismisses AI development tools, says AI images and videos "feel …
Suda 51 speaks on why he didn't use Generative AI in Romeo is a Dead Man.
The Nintendo Switch tops the DS to become the company's best-selling console of all time
It's still behind the PlayStation 2, though. While the Nintendo Switch 2 went on sale in mid-2025, some people are still buying the original – this gave it...
Scientists say quantum tech has reached its transistor moment
Quantum technology has reached a turning point, echoing the early days of modern computing. Researchers say functional quantum systems now exist, but scaling them into truly powerful machines will require major advances…
Rootless Containers with Podman
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Hydrofoil ferry sets 160-nautical-mile record in longest sea voyage
Candela's electric hydrofoil ferry completes a 160-nautical-mile voyage, showing long-range electric sea travel is viable.
Final Fantasy III, IV, VIII and IX are now available on GOG
Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.
How Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source
Does vibe coding risk destroying the Open Source ecosystem? According to a pre-print paper by a number of high-profile researchers, this might indeed be the case based on observed patterns and some…
Mattermost say they will not clarify what license the project is under
It turns out we did attribute the right way (in our terms of use) and could prove it with logs of when we added the language and when it was removed after we removed the image, but I am sure they nail people all the tim…
My thousand dollar iPhone can't do math
TL;DR: My iPhone 16 Pro Max produces garbage output when running MLX LLMs. An iPhone 15 Pro runs the same code perfectly. A MacBook Pro also runs the same code perfectly. The tensor outputs on the 16 show numerical valu…
Five French Ubisoft Unions Call For Massive International Strike Over 'Cost-Cutting' and Ending of Remote Work
"Our goal is to make great games again, without having to look over our shoulder constantly, wondering what the next announcement brings, and who will fall"
After Years of Waiting Jellyfin Finally Lands on Samsung Tizen TVs
Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform.
GTA: San Andreas's Original PC Version Can Now Be Beaten in Just an Hour Thanks to the Weirdest Skip You've Ever Seen
Over the years, speedrunners have found ways to break GTA: San Andreas that got an any% speedrun of it down to a little under three hours, but recently an absolutely buckwild bug was found that cut that time down even f…
A Netadmin's NAS: Creating a maintenance-free NAS based on RouterOS, from a homelab holdout's perspective
For 8 hours a day I cosplay as a network engineer. I do not want to play sysadmin in my spare time. This mantra has shaped my (lack of a) homelab for many years now. Don't get me wrong: I very much enjoy tinkering in my…
Game companies see share prices plummet following the launch of Google's very limited virtual world generator, Project Genie
Gaming companies saw share prices plummet this week after Google rolled out Project Genie 3, an AI tool that lets users…
A Great Year for Linux - Linux Prepper podcast S01E01
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What if POOLS and SEVERANCE had a baby? IGN just posted my indie game trailer : )
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'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Night
It produces only a little power, but its innovative approach could support hardware that operates during lengthy periods of total darkness, such as deep-space satellites.
Electric Flying Cars Now for Sale by California Company Pivotal
Pivotal is a Palo Alto-based company developing an ultralight, electric aircraft for recreational use and short-haul travel.
'PETTY THIEF: DEADLY SHADOWS #1' - Civvie11
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'Colony Ship is a Dark Christian Sci-fi RPG' - Warlockracy
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Calibre-Web-Automated v4.0.2 - Includes critical database stability updates + a number of snazzy new features
Release Notes: v4.0.2 🚨 Critical Updates These changes are essential for database stability and compatibility with Calibre 9. Calibre 9 Metadata Compatibility: Fixed critical UI crashes (500 error...
PeerWeb - Decentralized Website Hosting
PeerWeb is a revolutionary way to host and share websites using WebTorrent technology. Instead of relying on centralized servers, websites are distributed across a peer-to-peer network, making them censorship-resistant …
charmarr - a media stack that configures itself on kubernetes
Kubernetes-native media automation with Juju charms
Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead
Millions of gamers could get compensation if the lawsuit - which accuses Valve of charging inflated prices - succeeds.
TIL that Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s
A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice.