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 …
Sony plans to minimize effect of rising PlayStation 5 memory costs by boosting software and network service revenue, according to CFO
Sony's recent financial results briefing reveals how the PlayStation company is going to handle the rising memory prices.
Here Are Your Choices for a Self-hosted eBook Server
Thinking about self-hosting an ebook library? Here are the open source software you can consider.
Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
The late-night host said the network feared running afoul of new FCC guidance directing shows to give equal airtime to political candidates.
ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show
Exclusive: ICE more than tripled the amount of data stored in Microsoft’s cloud at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned
Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
Talarico, a Democratic candidate for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats, was set to appear on "The Late Show" on Monday. Host Stephen Colbert lambasted the decision not to air the interview, which was shared on YouTube.
Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now
When it comes to AI, death may be nothing more than a construct
Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
The Legendary ‘Father Of Sega Hardware’ Hideki Sato Has Passed Away
Sato and his team were behind everything from the SG-1000 up through the Dreamcast
MMO Ashes of Creation spirals into a legal dumpster fire, as investor claims creative director Steven Sharif siphoned millions away from th…
"They are BOTH insane pathological narcissists," claims the investor.
Switch 2 price, PS6 release could be impacted by memory shortage
Rumors are surfacing about more problems related to RAM shortages.
The Big Star Wars: Galactic Racer Interview — Why It's Not Open World, How Its Story Mode Works, and When It's Set
After last week's Star Wars: Galactic Racer gameplay trailer reveal, IGN sat down with the game's makers for an in-depth chat revealing its new systems and story mode, and a proper discussion on why this marks the trium…
Instagram boss: 16 hours of daily use is not addiction
Instagram's Adam Mosseri faced questioning about the impact of his platform on minors.
Kremlin’s “Bio-Drone” Pigeons Fail to Deliver—but Still Get Funded
A Russian startup aims to turn pigeons into bio-drones through brain chip implants, raising questions about the technology’s practicality.
Germany’s CDU Pushes Real-Name Social Media Mandate and ID Checks
The party could ask Germans to show their papers before they can post a tweet.
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
It’s not just the Steam Machine that’s affected by memory shortages.
“Mate or die.” Major women’s game developer in Japan explains how the “straight omegaverse” works in its upcoming Switch exclusive visual n…
Otome game developer Otomate will release their upcoming "omegaverse" title Kimi ni Madoi, Kimi ni Oboreru on July 30, 2026.
Dutch cops arrest a man for demanding reward after sending him confidential files by mistake
De politie heeft donderdagavond rond 19:00 uur aan de Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk een 40-jarige man uit Ridderkerk aangehouden voor computervredebreuk. Deze man had door een vergissing van de politie onbedoeld t…
Ireland is investigating X over Grok-made potentially harmful, non-consensual intimate and/or sexualised images, containing or otherwise in…
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced that it has opened an inquiry into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) under section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Valve Acknowledges Steam Deck Shortages Due To Global Memory and Storage Issues
Valve previously announced that it would also postpone announcements related to its upcoming Steam Hardware lineup due to the same issue.
Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice
Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms.
Gentoo Linux begins Codeberg migration to phase out GitHub repos
News and information from Gentoo Linux
Remember my kubernetes devolver ? It has breached containment
Convert Kubernetes manifests to compose.yml + Caddyfile
Bloober Team's big reveal is Layers of Fear 3
Bloober Team's countdown to Valentine's Day has ended, and despite all those rose references, it's not a Rule of Rose r…
Passive RFIDs can now stream telemetry data from sensors
: To advance the ‘ambient internet of things’ – no batteries required
A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 4: backups
The fourth article in my series about "self-hosting for newbies" explaining how I take care of backups for my YunoHost server.
Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto
Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.
Gentoo Linux Begins Codeberg Migration In Moving Away From GitHub, Avoiding Copilot
The Gentoo Linux project last year announced plans to move their code hosting to Codeberg rather than GitHub
Interesting video on why apparently moltbot and other AI agents are dangerous
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You probably can't trust your password manager if it's compromised
: Researchers demo weaknesses affecting some of the most popular options
US Government Deploys Elon Musk's Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables
The US government deployed xAI's Grok to give dietary advice -- and it's giving some eyebrow-raising advice.
"His Talent Was Unparalleled" - Castlevania And Bloodstained Veteran Shutaro Iida Has Lost His Battle With Cancer
"He had been supporting me for over 20 years"
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes: SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as …
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
Amazon Wins $6 Million in Damages Against Pirated DVD Stores, Plus Domain Takeovers
A California federal judge awarded Amazon $6 million in damages and granted a broad domain seizure request targeting pirate DVD sellers.
Who Wants to Rent a Human?
As AI technologies spread, the next bold, brave frontier is not replacing labor but directing it. Rent A Human turns people into “meatsack” factotums and lackeys for algorithms, handing familiar elites a more efficient …