MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow
Colorado, Illinois, and New York could join the list if their proposed age verification bills pass.
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions
Debian is the latest in an ever-growing list of projects to wrestle (again) with the question o [...]
YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable
VRC Non-Skip ads are now generally available globally in Google Ads and Display & Video 360.
Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
Meta’s former chief AI scientist has long argued that human-level AI will come from mastering the physical world, not language. His new startup, AMI, aims to prove it.
They wanted to make Free Software illegal and have all computers approved by the government.
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Internet Archive Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Myspace Dragon Hoard'
Illinois-based musician Anthony Martino is suing the Internet Archive for copyright infringement over its MySpace Dragon Hoard collection.
Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook
Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unit
I bought "NEW" N64 Games from AliExpress... 💀 - Crackin' Carts
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Longi launches fire-resistant solar module for rooftop PV
The Chinese manufacturer has launched a fire-resistant version of its Hi-MO X10 module for distributed PV applications, featuring back-contact technology and up to 24.8% efficiency. The company says the module adds enha…
System76 tries to talk Colorado down over OS age checks
: Don't celebrate yet – more states are considering them
X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts
Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolific
Big turn-based games (RPGs, city builders, tactics, etc.) festival on Steam this week. Trailer showcase from it with 25 game announcements.
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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work
About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign
X and TikTok algorithms favour the far right at the expense of moderate parties
Paris, March 10, 2026 – Just days before the first round of the municipal elections, a new investigation by the nonprofit organization People vs. Big Tech
Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
After the website archive.today launched a DDoS campaign against a small blog in January 2026, a request for comment was started. After the discovery of tampered archives, consensus was reached to deprecate the site use…
Valve Sued By The Performing Rights Society Over Music Rights in Games Valve Doesn’t Make or Own
The Performing Right Society (PRS) has "commenced legal proceedings" against Steam owner Valve over the use of its memb…
Exploit allowing for Bootloader Unlock on Xiaomi 17 Ultra Chinese Versions
Some individuals on the Chinese internet have discovered what appears to be a command-line processing vulnerability in Qualcomm's fastboot, which can be used to unlock the bootloader. Some users have already successfull…
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down
Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater shipments and digital sales top two million
Total shipments and digital sales for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater have surpassed two million units worldwide as of February 17, Konami announced.
Generative AI Use Among Game Developers Falls to 29% in 2026, Survey Shows | Outlook Respawn
Generative AI use among game developers dropped seven percentage points year-over-year in 2026, according to data from the Game Developer Collective and Omdia.
“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.
OpenAI delays ‘adult mode’ for ChatGPT to focus on work of higher priority
Startup still believes in âprinciple of treating adults like adults, but getting experience right will take more timeâ
How Iran’s Censorship Ministry Got Inside Wikipedia
Persian Wikipedia's Senior Figures Coordinated with the Iranian Government and Shaped Wikipedia strategy
Australia expands age checks to AI chatbots, app stores, porn sites and more
The rules are already drawing criticism from some firms: Aylo, the operator of Pornhub, has responded by blocking Australian users from its platforms entirely.
Meta's latest legal wheeze is to insist that pirating books is fair use, actually. And it might be working.
Rather than, y'know, outright theft.
Age verification for R-rated games and websites raises privacy concerns
New online safety codes requiring R-rated games and websites to verify their users' ages come into effect, prompting concerns about online privacy.
Layoffs and the threat of AI: Why Irish tech workers are finally turning to unions
“You know the people on the Titanic with the violins? That’s how we feel,” one tech worker said.
AI companies turn knowledge into a proprietary asset. Share your knowledge openly and freely.
AI companies control much of the data powering AI models. Share your knowledge openly and freely to make information accessible to everyone. Open access ensures that anyone can contribute to and benefit from AI developm…
How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'
Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.
AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds
New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacks
Security engineer ports Linux to PS5, runs GTA V
Best of both worlds?
Users Find Their Real Names Are Being Googled in Israel After Using Verification Software "Au10tix"
A wide range of anonymous X (Twitter) users have reported that their real names are suddenly being Googled in Israel shortly after they began criticizing the country for its actions in Palestine. Some connected the phen…
Dark Souls and Elden Ring studio FromSoftware was "worried" how its OG RPG King's Field would be received, but the studio wasn't going to b…
"We genuinely didn't know how people would react"
"I Trained My Own AI... It beat ChatGPT" - PewDiePie
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Is Palantir Under Contract to Surveil the Federal Workforce?
Implementation of the White House’s return-to-office directive will be aided by the tech firm Palantir. It remains unclear why a spy-tech company should be tasked with things like “employee seat assignments.”
Artist whose work was used in Marathon without permission now has a credit in the game
The artist whose work was used in Marathon without their permission has now been credited as a visual design consultant following the game's release.
When the Category Leader Stalls : Postman and the Future of API Tooling
How Postman went from redefining API tooling to stalling at its own ceiling and what the next generation of tools is doing differently.
Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity
Proton Mail gave FBI payment data from Swiss servers, proving encrypted email privacy has limits when governments use legal treaties to demand user information.
A decade before Stalker, [Chasm: The Rift, an] obscure Ukrainian Quake clone was quietly breaking new ground for first-person shooters
Chasm: The Rift is an early European contender to American FPS supremacy.
'Consider a system with no DRAM' replaced by a 'recycling fiber loop': John Carmack envisages bold future to avoid AI-driven RAM crisis
A giant loop of fiber — some 200km — that'd mean no need for RAM
Oracle Layoffs: Tech giant to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centres | Company Business News
Over the past few weeks, several US banks have pulled off from lending to Oracle for expanding its AI data centres, as per a report.
AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles
AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.
Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues
In an ongoing lawsuit, Meta now argues that uploading pirated books to strangers via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use.
TIL knocker uppers were people who went around knocking on windows to wake people up in pre-alarmclock times.
From candles that drop metal nails to the knocker uppers of industrial Britain, people devised plenty of cunning ways to ensure a timely wake-up before alarm clocks came along.
Reddit users hate NordVPN. Are their criticisms legit?
NordVPN is one of the most popular VPNs, which makes the critiques over its privacy practices extra concerning. We investigate the most prominent accusations.
TIL there's a Reeses flavoured toothpaste
There are brand collabs, and then there are brand collabs that make you pause mid-scroll. Reese’s has teamed up with oral care brand Hismile to…
TIL it takes the average mammal 12 seconds to poop.
Defecation duration is surprisingly similar throughout the mammal world. The average mammal defecates for 12 seconds, even though volume varies greatly between species.
I built a self-hosted period tracker because I couldn't find one worth using
Self-hosted menstrual cycle tracker. Privacy-first, Docker-ready, beautiful. Track periods, predict cycles, own your health data. - terraincognita07/ovumcy
I’ve spent many hours walking down memory lane with the Commodore 64 Ultimate, and it’s wondrous if sometimes intimidating
More than just an emulation of the iconic home computer, the Commodore 64 Ultimate is a fantastic project for fans of that era. It’ll take some practice and memory recall from a bygone time, but it’s worth pursuing with…
Voiden - CLI runner (update)
Design, Test and Document APIs in plain Markdown. Compose Requests with API blocks. Reuse, Replace & Version everything just like code. Offline, Truly Git Native, No Lock-in. - VoidenHQ/voiden