TikTok Deal Done And Itās Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse
There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and itās somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticisā¦
Inequality alone doesnāt cause civil unrest ā but internet access adds the crucial spark
Some regimes may be tempted to shut down the internet to maintain stability. But new research shows why reducing the wealth gap has become crucial for maintaining security.
LG TVsā unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVsā AI problems
LG says itāll let people delete the Copilot icon. But TV chatbots arenāt going away.
Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results āat an astonishing scaleā
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Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
Fediverse is getting E2EE
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Inputs Of Interest: SafeTypeā¢ Vertical Keyboard With Mirrors Puts Pain In The Rear-View
Yep, this keyboard is another ebay special. I canāt stay away! This is a SafeTypeā¢ V801 from probably the early 2000s, although there is no date on it anywhere. Iām basing my guess on tā¦
AIās Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
TL;DR: The big tech AI company LLMs have gobbled up all of our data, but the damage they have done to open source and free culture communities are particularly insidious. By taking advantage of those who share freely, tā¦
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ālink and buildā in the Bayās tech publication scene.
Self-Host Weekly #149: A Few of My Favorite Things
Bidding wars, mobile bookmarks, and my favorite new self-hosted apps from 2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Patch 1.5.0 Notes!
Content updates, fixes and changes in 1.5.0
Memory Price Surge Squeezes Game Console Margins; 2026 Shipment Forecast Revised Downward
TrendForceās latest report states that rising memory prices have significantly increased BOM costs in consumer electronics, leading brands to hike retail prices and dampening market demand. After reducing its 2026 shipmā¦
MY WINTER CAR - Cinematic Trailer
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The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access
That is not a dystopian fantasy, but a real possibility raised by a case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday.
Classic text adventure Zork is going open source, but I'm side-eyeing Microsoft's announcement about it hard
Microsoft is working with the Internet Archive's Jason Scott.
Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser
There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.
Qwen Image Edit Camera Control - a Hugging Face Space by linoyts
Upload an image and adjust camera angles, movement, and lens settings to transform it. Get a new image as a result.
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or found this piece valā¦
TIL About What Three-Cueing Is
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything ā¦
NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse
Paul Lipscombe used fake names and lied about his age to win over his victims.
āBlack Mirrorā episode comes to life in alleged $66 million crypto theft attempt
Authorities believe the would-be alleged thieves were being extorted by mysterious figures named āRedā and ā8ā who communicated with them over signal.
Waymo raises massive $16 billion round at $126 billion valuation, plans expansion to 20+ cities
Waymo just closed a $16 billion funding round at a $126 billion valuation, the largest investment ever in an autonomous...
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Announced for February 5
Nintendo will broadcast a Partner Direct later this week, showing off more games coming to Switch and Switch 2.
GOG giveaway: Alone in the Dark trilogy
Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.
'Colony Ship is a Dark Christian Sci-fi RPG' - Warlockracy
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DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI
In a recent DuckDuckGo poll, nine out of tenresponders said they don't want "AI" features.
WinRAR path traversal flaw still exploited by numerous hackers
Multiple threat actors, both state-sponsored and financially motivated, are exploiting the CVE-2025-8088 high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR for initial access and to deliver various malicious payloads.
Tuvix Tricorder - An RSS Button For The Web
Discover RSS and Atom feeds on any website and subscribe with a single click. Introducing Tuvix Tricorder, the official companion browser extension for Tuvix RSS.
Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Just After Employees Unionized [Updated]
Ubisoft has announced the closure of its Ubisoft Halifax studio, just days after it was announced employees were unionizing.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
200 million records exposed in massive Pornhub data breach ā hereās what we know so far
Stolen data is being held for ransom by the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology thatās changing the world.
WIRED Database Leaked: 40 Million Record Threat Looms for CondƩ Nast
WIRED Database Leaked: 40 Million Record Threat Looms for CondĆ© NastA comprehensive investigation into the current WIRED database leak and the threat of an imminent, much larger compromise targeting the CondĆ© Nast portfā¦
GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim
GitHub disabled the Rockchip Linux MPP repository after a DMCA notice from an FFmpeg developer alleging violations of the LGPL license.
What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows
Opinion: Wasn't 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card
What the biggest viral videos of 2025 teach us about AI - BBC Bitesize
Animals on the porch, actors on the catwalk and footballers in the White House
Explained: Why you can't move Windows 11 taskbar like Windows 10, according to Microsoft
Windows 11 can't move the taskbar, and four years later, Microsoft still has no plans to bring it back. Here's why, according to Microsoft.
Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025? Wins, fails, and WTF moments
We continue our annual tradition of looking back at Microsoft's wins, fails, and WTF moments: its victories, failures, and things that left you shaking your head. There's no other way to say it: Microsoft had a bad 2025.
Self-Host Weekly #150: Watchtower No More
Popular open source licenses, Santa tracking, and saying goodbye to an old friend
Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search results
Apple is expanding the number of ads that appear in App Store search results. In an update on its Apple...
We're putting lots of transition metals into the stratosphere. That's not good.
We successfully plugged the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered in the 1980s by banning ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). But, it seems we might be unintentionally creating another pā¦
The Mysterious Forces Steering Views on Hacker News
How the moderators behind one of the internetās most popular platforms for tech content have a say into which content you consume.
ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
AI Solutions 87 says on its website its AI agents ādeliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.ā
OpenAIās Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company
Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her Ć¢ĀĀnext chapter.Ć¢ĀĀ The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.
Tor Project received $2.5M from the US government to bolster privacy
The US government contributed over $2.5 million to the Tor Project last year, continuing its financial relationship with the nonprofit.
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won't return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.
Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?
Link to: https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
House Science Committee Questions DOE Science Chief About Agency Reorganization
Under Secretary for Science DarĆo Gil said the new fusion and computing offices will focus on fostering industries for emerging technologies.
China Has Reportedly Built Its First EUV Machine Prototype, Marking a Semiconductor Breakthrough the U.S. Has Feared All Along
China's semiconductor industry might have taken a technological leaps, as a report claims that the nation has built the first EUV prototype.