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
Arc Raiders was accidentally recording Discord conversations into an unencrypted local game file
Thankfully, the issue has since been hotfixed by Arc Raiders, but the fault still lies with Discord
'Let it Die' servers shutting down, but offering players a onetime purchase to keep it alive offline
Grasshopper's weird tower-climbing roguelike is closing all online features in August.
Pragmata is releasing a whole week earlier than planned because who cares, it's got April all to itself
Capcom's sci-fi shooter is ready for the world, but are we ready?
Xpanceo is making smart contact lenses a reality as soon as 2027
Xpanceo is making smart contact lenses a reality as soon as 2027
TIL of the Mahmudiyah rape and killings by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder o…
The Mahmudiyah rape and killings were a series of war crimes committed by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Ja…
Anthropic is untrustworthy
An examination of the gap between Anthropic's image and actual behavior.
Wikipedia were in read-only mode following mass admin account compromise
Welcome to Wikimedia's home for real-time and historical data on system performance.
President Trump, Pam Bondi sued over sale of TikTok assets
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SPRAWL zero - Reveal Trailer
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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.
CPU scam: Chuwi CoreBook X uses AMD Ryzen 5 5500U instead of 7430U
A supposed bargain is currently causing considerable discussion: The Chuwi CoreBook X, which is officially advertised with an AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, has an older Ryzen 5 5500U installed. This not only raises the question of…
TIL that the worst driver in New York City likes to drive around in Brooklyn. He received 259 speeding tickets and paid over $60,000 in fin…
The top speeder, who drives often in southern Brooklyn, has been caught speeding by school zone speed cameras more than 1,000 times since mid-2023, according to new data from Transportation Alternatives and Families For…
A Wired analysis shows that ICE & CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palanti…
A WIRED analysis shows that ICE and CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palantir in the last few years alone.
Updated: Honey, I Shrunk The Vids 2.3.4
An overengineered oversimplified hardware-agnostic frontend for FFMPEG - obelisk-complex/histv-universal
Forced age verification is comming sooner than we thought.
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Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderators
Users in Europe of Meta's AI smart glasses may be unknowingly sharing intimate video and sensitive financial information with moderators outside of the bloc.
ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it
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Continuwuity v0.5.6
# Continuwuity 0.5.6 *Continuwuity is a community-driven Matrix chat server, designed to be efficient and easy to run* > no, federation drug will kill the patient! she needs soft fails to live! Aaaand we're back, just l…
The Red Herring Has Fangs - Digital sovereignty as nationalist camouflage
Digital sovereignty as nationalist camouflage
Windows 12 Reportedly Set for Release This Year as a Fully Modular, Subscription-Based, AI-Focused OS
Reports suggest that Microsoft may be gearing up to launch Windows 12 this year, which will be a modular and AI-focused OS.
costco gift card balance
How to Check Your Costco Gift Card Balance It’s essential to regularly check your Costco gift card balance to avoid surprises at the checkout counter. Fortunately, Costco makes it simple to check your gift card balance …
Hardware Isolation for Data Security-PlugMate. Any Alternatives?
You use your phone and computer for everything: Work. Money. Messages. Identity. But the device you rely on most is also the one you control the least.
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy
Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.
TIL that Japan incorporates more disaster planning into its buildings and public spaces than any other nation
In her latest book, MIT Professor Miho Mazereeuw examines successful examples of “anticipatory design” in Japan, where structures and spaces are built with dual uses, for daily living and for when natural disasters or o…
Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen.
South Korean police deeply apologized for preventable loss of seized funds.
I Bought a Linux Phone in 2026
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Amazon’s AWS reports outage after UAE data centre struck
Availability Zone in ME-CENTRAL-1 brought offline in possible drone or missile attack
Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash
Microsoft blocks the word Microslop on its Copilot Discord, bans users, and locks channels after backlash, showing tensions around its AI push
The Pentagon’s Claude Use in Iran Is a Reminder that Anthropic Never Objected to Military Use
The company objected to hypothetical future use cases, not anything the military is currently doing.
Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features
Motorola has announced a partnership with GrapheneOS which will see a phone with support, as well as features ported to other devices.
Teams’ invasive Wi‑Fi tracking sparks backlash as users say Microsoft crossed a line — “There must be a team at Microsoft tasked with makin…
Teams wants to monitor office attendance through Wi‑Fi, but critics say the feature feels more like surveillance than a productivity booster.
California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account set…
AB 1043 also requires OS providers to pipe a real-time age checker to every app developer who requests it.
China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine
A pioneering energy-generating device utilizes reliable wind speeds at an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 meters).
China claims breakthrough with world’s first ducted eVTOL that can lift nearly half a ton
UFO-shaped eVTOL unveiled in China, offering 3-second takeoff, 992 lbs payload, aimed at logistics and aerial rescue missions.
TIL that Ayatollah Khamenei built a secret organization called BAYT. This organization is more powerful than the government and employs 40…
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Resident Evil Requiem Launches Big on Steam, Breaks Series Record
Resident Evil Requiem has landed on Steam, and is now the series' biggest launch to date on Valve's PC platform.
When Video Games were Brown. | Ahoy
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New Frostrail video delivers more survival train horror shooting plus weird underground Tomb Raider temples
Here's an edited gameplay overview for Frostrail, the new wintry survival FPS from the creators of Barotrauma.
Crimson Desert First Look: The BlackSpace Engine Tech Preview
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RAIDED BY THE POLICE | Investigating Nintendo, Sega, & Devkit Arrests - Gamers Nexus
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Chase St, Minimalist "Suburban Nightmare" Horror, Out Now on Steam - Chase St, an indie from Ibzy Studios, [aims] to deliver the feeling th…
Chase St, an indie from Ibzy Studios, has launched on Steam to deliver the feeling that something is following you home.
[Precision Fermentation] Healthier Comforts, The Every Co Roll Out Animal-Free Egg White Protein Powder
Healthier Comforts has rolled out an animal-free egg white protein powder in the US, featuring The Every Company's precision-fermented OvoPro ingredient.