HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptopsā CPUs
HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.
Googleās Sundar Pichai says the job of CEO is one of the āeasier thingsā AI could soon replace
Pichai said apart from running a company, advances in AI could also help people evaluate medical treatment or decide whether to invest in a stock.
Alberto Mielgo defends the Marathon cinematic as "not AI," denies his team touched Bungieās plagiarized material and calls the art theft inā¦
Marathon cinematic short director, Alberto Mielgo, speaks up about the AI questions and the plagiarism scandal tied to the game, calling the situation a genuine mistake thatās been blown out of proportion.
Gujarat: Hackers steal maternity ward CCTV videos in India cybercrime racket
Police say that dozens of videos of pregnant women undergoing medical check-ups were sold on the internet.
Utah Judge Kills GOP Power Grab Plot
The stateās Republican party was attempting to create an all-red congressional map by splitting the Salt Lake City area.
This BBC row is part of a concerted right-wing attack on our precious civil Society
From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher, the BBCās entire history has been a story of one crisis after another. But after this weekās double resignation, itās hard to avoid the conclusion that āgood faithā argumentsā¦
Servo: A new, independent Web Browser Engine (the core of a web browser) written in Rust.
Detailed description slide by slide of my Servo talk at GOSIM Hangzhou 2025.
Termix 1.8.0 has been released.
Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities. - Termix
Why weāre taking legal action against SerpApiās unlawful scraping
We filed a suit today against the scraping company SerpApi.
Africaās New Data Dependency ā Technology Colonialism
Data agreements are replacing armies as tools of colonialism and the return of external governance
LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlightā¦
Hytale can now be pre-ordered
Embark on a journey of adventure and creativity! Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons ā¦
Big Tech joins the race to build the worldās heaviest airplane
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
The Official 4D Miner Website!
4D Miner is a 4-dimensional survival sandbox game, where you can explore an infinite, procedurally-generated, 4-dimensional world!
After Black Ops 7's weaker launch, Call of Duty will no longer do back-to-back releases in the same series
"We will drive innovation that is meaningful, not incremental."
Destiny 2 is dead: "active development" ends next month after one final update, but Bungie says the MMO will still be "playable"
The Final Shape will remain final
'Halo 2 and 3 Remakes Already In Development, According To New Report' - Wolf's Gaming Blog
Halo: Campaign Evolved is in development, but remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3 are also confirmed, with early development underway. Notable features will connect the remakes with upcoming content.
Windscribe alleges warrantless seizure of VPN server by Dutch authorities
Windscribe VPN has alleged that local authorities in the Netherlands seized one of its servers without a warrant, sparking concerns about procedural overreach and potential implications for user privacy. The incident waā¦
How ICE is watching you: A rundown of some of the tech the government is deploying to identify and spy on us
Once delivered via text message ā no link required ā Paragonās spyware gains broad access to a phoneās contents, including encrypted messages.
Steam Hardware: Launch timing and other FAQs - Steam News
Answering some of your most-asked questions about Steam HW
āIn the end, you feel blankā: Indiaās female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
Was there censorship on TikTok after the U.S. takeover?
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies ā thereās no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
Australia said to grant US access to Australiansā biometric data
This arrangement is part of negotiations tied to the US Visa Waiver Program and the Enhanced Border Security Partnership.
Overwatch 2 Is Just 'Overwatch' Again And Five New Heroes Arrive Next Week
007 First Light headlines our newest issue about the most anticipated games of 2026 and beyond. Subscribe now!
Rumor: Voice actor page leaks Xenoblade game for 2026
A new voice actor leak has allegedly outed a Xenoblade game for 2026, and it could be the return of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
TIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masse
Oral rabies vaccination: a creative public health solution using vaccine-laden baits to protect wild animals and humans from a deadly disease.
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models
Company hired Google's book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize "all the books in the world."
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Stardew Valley Turns 10: The Big ConcernedApe Interview - IGN
We sat down with Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone for a lengthy interview not about the game's beginnings, but about its journey over the last 10 years, and its future.
As player numbers fall, Highguard makes the actually-quite-good 5v5 mode permanent
Highguard is gaining more positive reviews following the addition of a 5v5 mode that's becoming permanent, but does it have a fighting chance?
ANALYSIS: Nintendo Switch 2 sales remain well ahead of Switch 1, despite a softer first Christmas in some markets | VGC
At 17 million shipped, Switch 2 remains the fastest-selling console in historyā¦
Orion Browser
Orion ā a web browser designed from the ground-up. Native WebKit speed, full extension compatibility, and absolute privacy is finally together in one browser that respects you.
TIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Old
Whoās Watching the News? Mostly Boomers
'Go Back and Play Morrowind and Tell Me That's the Game You Want to Play Again' ā Former Bethesda Veteran Delivers His Verdict on Potentialā¦
A former veteran Bethesda developer has cast doubt on the possibility of a Morrowind remaster in the same vein as the recently released Oblivion remaster, saying going back to play The Elder Scrolls 3 now, over 20 yearsā¦
Cataloging modern-era physical releases for the Mega Drive and Sega Genesis
Cataloging modern-era physical releases for the Mega Drive and Sega Genesis
Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
It just keeps getting worse - Firefox to "evolve into a modern AI browser"
Just like Google plan with Chrome, Mozilla aren't sitting still on expanding Firefox into something resembling a web browser but with more AI.
Announcing Key Transparency for the Fediverse - Dhole Moments
Iām pleased to announce the immediate availability of a reference implementation for the Public Key Directory server. This software implements the Key Transparency specification Iāve beā¦
Trumpās immigration data dragnet
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Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok has repeatedly misidentified video of the Bondi Beach shooting and the hero who disarmed a gunman.
As new Yakuza announcements dropped, top walkthrough writing guy in anglosphere refuses to play these at all
Announcement: I will not be writing a GameFAQs guide for Yakuza Kiwami 3/Dark Ties. Full statement below:
Does Anyone Still Play Connect 4?
Connect 4 is a classic strategy game where you drop pieces to align four in a row. Play against friends or computer on Infunx.
ā bidicalc - a spreadsheet where formulas also update backwards
A speadsheet where formulas also update backwards
Freeing a Xiaomi Humidifier from the Cloud
Thoughts, stories and ideas about of a code poet, bit juggler & logic wizard.
Resources to Fight AI Sloppification At Work
If you are anxious about how AI will impact or is already impacting your job, you donāt just need to doomscroll about it. Collective action can, will, and is...
Doom Studio id Software Unionizes To Secure AI Protections, Benefits: āWe See The Direction The Industry Is Headedā
"People decided that it was time that we took our future into our own hands"
Guarding My Git Forge Against AI Scrapers
A summary of the techniques in place to protect my git forge
The Free Shepherd | World Premiere | The Game Awards 2025
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Nokia N900 Necromancy
Building a fake battery, adding a USB-C port, booting from SD card, and giving a new life to a classic Linux smartphone.