Three Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran
A federal grand jury indicted three engineers on charges of stealing trade secrets from Google and other tech firms and transferring sensitive data to Iran.
Why fake AI videos of UK urban decline are taking over social media
Deepfakes showing grim taxpayer-funded waterparks have gone viral and drawn some racist responses.
Is £70 becoming harder to justify? The rise of cheaper blockbuster games
As top games such as GTA 6 are speculated to cost $100 (£74), some developers are deliberately pricing lower.
The creator of systemd wants to bring SecureBoot-enforced hardware attestation to Linux
Posts and writings by Lennart Poettering
systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success
Eleven init systems enter, one init system leaves.
X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find
The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.
Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War
To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here. Child soldiers linked to Sudan’s warring factions have gained viral fame on TikTok, with their videos attracting millions of view…
Slay the Spire 2 - Early Access Trailer
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Giant stop killing games updates 2026
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Oh no, Intel is moving customer support to AI
Intel is migrating its support.intel.com site to lean more heavily on AI, which has already appeared in support chats. But is it the right move?
New packaging can warn you when meat has spoiled
Scientists designed color-changing carbon dot biosensors that can detect spoiled meat in sealed packages in real-time.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — Announcement Trailer
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Diffusion of Responsibility in a world with LLMs
One of the features of “AI” is the diffusion of responsibility: “AI” systems are being put in all kinds of processes and when they fuck up (and they always fuck up) it was just the “AI”, or “someone should have checked …
Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1; Mozilla recommend switching to Linux, for people who can't run Windows 10 or 11
Firefox version 115 ESR will be the last supported release for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
Fairphone 5 bricked by faulty Android 15 update
The Fairphone 5 is a modular smartphone produced by Fairphone, a Dutch company that markets its devices as sustainable, repairable, and ethically sourced. The device features user-replaceable components and long-term so…
Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert
Prof Michael Wooldridge says scenario such as deadly self-driving car update or AI hack could destroy global interest
Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11
A new speed test tool is coming to your taskbar.
Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine
Todd Howard also says the upcoming RPG is a return to Bethesda's 'classic' RPG formula
X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaini…
Quantum teleportation demonstrated over existing fiber networks — Deutsche Telekom’s T‑Labs used commercially available Qunnect hardware fo…
Major milestone in quantum internet demoed in Berlin, and separately by Cisco in New York.
X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaini…
OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands at India AI summit
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Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, and users are urged to switch to Linux
Mozilla notes, "most browsers, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, have already ended support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1."
Devil Daggers 2 is in development, as its creator confirms fewer than 1,500 people survived longer than 8 minutes in the original
Because it's as scary as it is hard.
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says
DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.
Developer claims to have built an autonomous AI system that can earn money, pay for its own computing, improve its tools, and even copy its…
I built the first AI that can earn its own existence, self-improve, and replicate — without needing a human.
The first major AI documentary drops March 27, from the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "Na…
The doc features chats with OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei alongside experts from the Center for Humane Technology and Center for AI Safety.
‘Pure bullshit’: Macron slams tech giants’ claim they are defending free speech
The French president has repeatedly called for restrictions on social media access for younger users.
TIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement.
In the 1930s, the Switzer brothers stumbled onto a way to mimic fluorescence. That led to Day-Glo, which has been making the world a brighter place ever since
Everyone is stealing TV
Fed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.
Mewgenics becomes the most-played roguelite ever on Steam
The feline fighting game surpassed Hades 2's record
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more har…
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
I’m a Computing Dummy Who Tried Quantum Coding. Here’s What Happened
My first attempt at quantum coding wasn’t nearly as painful as I’d feared—and it’s probably something you could do too.
Google is being sued over AI voice in NotebookLM by a radio host
Google calls the allegations baseless.
Brave CEO claims news about Brave Browser tracking its users is “fake news”
Brave CEO Brendan Eich has dismissed allegations that the privacy-focused browser secretly tracks users, calling the claims “fake news.”
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Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation— The Times says Wikipedia was "hacked" and calls it an "important victor…
The Times (UK) reports "How Epstein scrubbed 2008 sex crime conviction from the internet" by "hiring a team of hackers"[citation needed] to "remove negative information about him on Wikipedia and Google". It quotes Epst…
Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams
A Spanish court has labeled VPNs as "intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses hosting illegal LaLiga games.
I made a website to revive dead multiplayer games (GameDate)
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Texas becomes leading test ground for small nuclear reactors
The first small modular nuclear reactor could be powering an industrial plant in Texas early in the next decade. And the state is pushing to become the leading site for testing and building the technology.
Global YouTube outage sees video platform homepage go dark
YouTube users report a partial outage as the homepage and subscriptions fail, with Downdetector peaking at 340,000 reports worldwide.
Gemini lies to user about health info, says it wanted to make him feel better— Though commonly reported, Google doesn't consider it a secur…
: Though commonly reported, Google doesn't consider it a security problem when models make things up
Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in 'AI slop' code contributions: 'I don't know how long we can keep it up'
Projects like Godot are being swamped by contributors who may not even understand the code they're submitting.
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.
Let's Play The Trolley Solution - Isekai'd by Trolley-kun
I regret literally everything about that title.
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
The incidents bring the robotaxi service to a total of 14 crashes since launching last summer.
European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools
: Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated?
Peter Thiel the Billionaire, FBI Informant, Gay-Republican, Neo-Nazi Funder, Rape Apologist, Anti-Democratic Real Life Bond Villain
The Architect of the Tyrannical Surveillance State, Open Proponent of Dystopian Fascism who Allegedly Injects the Blood of Children to Stay Young
Running Pokémon With A Compass And Straightedge
The ancient question of whether or not it’s possible to construct a circle with the same area as a given square using only a drawing compass and straightedge was finally answered in 1882, where it …