TIL at one time, people thought that tomatoes were poisonous.
The long and fraught history of the plant shows that it got an unfair reputation from the beginning
The open web isn't dying. We're killing it
The open web is under pressure from AI companies and large platforms, but its troubles did not start with AI. We also chose convenience over control, and we will have to change that if we want a better web.
Denuvo has been broken, company promises countermeasures against new DRM bypasses â zero-day game releases become norm as security concernsâŠ
This time around the company might have a point, though.
TIL:despite cracking down traditional views, Mao Zedong allegedly had many sexual relationships with young women, which he viewed through aâŠ
The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician is a memoir by Li Zhisui, one of the physicians to Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, which was first published in 1994.âŠ
How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars
Inside the complacency and decisions that eroded trust in Azureâfrom a former Azure Core engineer.
G1 Currency System (potential UBI) updates to v2
Version 2 for Ä1 software
LibreOffice Drama: The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep
TDF has used a bylaw Collabora publicly opposed to strip over 30 of its most active developers of their membership.
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Iran Strikes Leave Amazon Availability Zones "Hard Down" in Bahrain and Dubai
Amazon tells its employees to deprioritize these regions as the Iran war deals meaningful damage to its infrastructure in the Gulf.
Adobe Data Breach 2026: Mr. Raccoon Leaks 13M Support Tickets | The CyberSec Guru
Report on the alleged Adobe data breach. Threat actor Mr. Raccoon claims 13M support tickets, 15k employee records and HackerOne data leaked via BPO.
Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance
This may not be an actual âWyden siren,â but it still has his name attached to it. Whatâs being said here isnât nearly as ominous as this single sentence he sent to CIA leadâŠ
SKG Update: plans coming to fruition / Ubisoft sued by consumer watchdog
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"Any update is a bonus not a right": Peak co-developer Landfall reminds impatient fans it's not a live-service studio
Peak has "had sooo many updates tho!"
Half of planned US data center builds have been delayed or canceled, growth limited by shortages of power infrastructure and parts from ChiâŠ
U.S. still depends on China, despite years of onshoring efforts.
Americaâs Largest Public Hospital System Says AI Could Replace Radiologists
NYC hospital chief proposes AI-only cancer screening to cut costs, but radiologists warn of patient safety risks as regulatory battles loom.
Self-Host Weekly (3 April 2026)
Nextcloud v. OnlyOffice, April Fools' Day jokes, and throwbacks to 1995
Germany Misses Out On DDR5 RAM Price Relief As Other Regions See Temporary Declines
DDR5 RAM prices in Germany rose by 1.1% over 2.5 weeks, contrasting with a 30% drop in China and 20% in the US, with prices still 313% higher since July 2025.
Reddit adds labeling for non-human accounts, weighs personhood verification methodsâ Billions of bots no boon for messy human messaging plaâŠ
Messaging platform Reddit has introduced a new labeling system for automated accounts, in an attempt to sort the humans from the bots.
Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly â puzzled caller describesâŠ
Meanwhile, we are happy to learn that the toilet urine extractor fan has been fixed.
Why SSD prices are skyrocketing, and why they'll get worse in the near-term
Features SSDs: WTF? April 2, 2026 Last Updated: 2026-04-02 We dive deep into why SSD prices are skyrocketing, and why we think they'll get worse in the near-term The Highlights Similar to RAM (DRAM) prices for system meâŠ
Australiaâs teen social media ban is a flop. But thereâs no joy in âI told you soâ
Around seven in 10 children remain on major platforms. Who could possibly have predicted that this wasnĂąÂÂt going to work? Well, lots of people
Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
A new update now in testing sets Edge to automatically appear at startup, and you are forced to opt-out if you don't want it.
TIL that In many reptile species, females are larger than male species, which contrasts with the general mammalian trend where males are lâŠ
Fecundity selection, also known as fertility selection, is the fitness advantage resulting from selection on traits that increases the number of offspring (i.e. fecundity).[1] Charles Darwin formulated the theory of fecâŠ
EU Commission bans top officials from using Signal groups
Due to concerns about targeted digital espionage, the EU Commission has instructed its highest-ranking officials to immediately dissolve a central Signal group.
Report: EU Commission wants to involve US more closely in tech regulation
A committee is to improve dialogue between the EU and the USA on tech regulation. Differences of opinion are to be discussed there in the future.
Retro The Weather Channel May Be the Best Thing to Watch on Not-TV
One theme of DTF St. Louis, definitely not its main one, is that with smartphones, there is no real need for a weatherman anymore. By this point itâs a pretty old joke (that isnât even really a joke), but in the whodunnâŠ
Cash App launches 'pay later' feature for P2P transfers
Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals.
Self-Hosted Offline EAS Alerts Over Meshtastic with RTL-SDR
Contribute to RCGV1/Meshtastic-SAME-EAS-Alerter development by creating an account on GitHub.
[Redacted] The Safehouse - Announcement Trailer
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Google Suggests Quantum Attacks on Cryptocurrency Encryption May Require Fewer Resources
Google researchers report that improved quantum algorithms could break widely used cryptocurrency encryption with fewer resources.
Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems
The mission commanderâs email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?
Artemis II crew is just like us, needs help with Microsoft Outlook issues
And no, Commander Reid Wiseman didn't ask Copilot for assistance.
Artemis II Astronauts Have âTwo Microsoft Outlooksâ and Neither Work
In space, no one can hear you scream at Microsoftâs legacy software.
DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market - Jeff Geerling
Today Raspberry Pi announced more price increases for all Pis with LPDDR4 RAM, alongside a 'right-sized' 3GB RAM Pi 4 for $83.75. The price increases bring the 16GB Pi 5 up to $299.99. Despite today's date, this is not âŠ
A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $6.99-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles
Indie.io's Jess Mitchell says the platform will help smaller creators with discoverability in an ever-busier games landscape
Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% â requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018
Not the best timing due to the RAMpocalypse, but there are leaner distros like Lubuntu available if you need them.
Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AIâ Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilitieâŠ
In the latest survey of National Education Union members, conducted ahead of Annual Conference in Brighton, 9,408 teacher members in English state schools gave us their views on the current uses of AI within education ââŠ
The Webs Digital Locks have Never had a Stronger Opponent
We are in a renaissance era of reverse engineering. Defenders are going to be on the back foot until we figure out some way to cope with LLM's.
Running Tesla Model 3's Computer on My Desk Using Parts From Crashed Cars
David SchĂŒtz's bug bounty writeups
Developers who crowdfunded $340k game budget are seeking legal action after platform fails to pay out over half the amount raised - AUTOMATâŠ
Skeleton Crew Studio, the team behind the upcoming Shibuya Scramble Stories, has yet to receive over half of the funds it raised.
Steam On Linux Use Skyrocketed In March - More Than Double The macOS Gaming Marketshare
If Valve's latest Steam Survey monthly figures are accurate, Steam on Linux enjoyed a very wild month of March
Starfield - Free Lanes Update
Starfieldâs universe keeps expanding, and its biggest free update yet brings improvements and changes to exploration, customization, combat and more. Free La...
I remixed Claude's new buddy into "buddymon"
Claude Code plugin â collectible creatures discovered through coding - CircuitForgeLLC/buddymon
Mortal Shell II - Official Gameplay Reveal
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TIL about the word "instar" and how it refers to the developmental stages of arthropods
An instar (/ËÉȘnstÉËr/ â; from Latin Ä«nstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached.[1] Arthropods must shed tâŠ
We show you how NVIDIA RTX Remix can upgrade your classic games with Quake III - PAX East 2026
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Evercade Nexus - Announcement Trailer
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Disney may be interested in acquiring Epic Games at some point, itâs claimed
Disney previously invested $1.5 billion in the Fortnite and Unreal Engine companyâŠ
Fewer People Playing Fortnite Is Just One of Epic's Many Problems, Analysts Say
While the scope of layoffs has stunned employees, industry analysts have told IGN that cost-reduction within Epic Games was inevitable amid growing external pressures and costly industry battles.
After Almost 4 Years, My Indie Game Is Almost Ready! đ„č
Abaddon is a first-person psychological horror game steeped in Lovecraftian elements. Descend into a haunting story as you take on the role of Jimmy, searching for his missing brother Georgie while confronting his past âŠ