Spotify adds 'Verified' badge to distinguish human acts from AI
The music streaming platform will review criteria such as artists' live dates and social media presence.
I stopped playing music on my Android phone and went back to my iPod
In 2026, my favorite music player has no Wi-Fi, no notifications, and no subscription. Here's why I'm using an iPod instead of an Android.
Jensen Huang says Nvidia now has 'zero percent' market share in China — says US export policy 'has already largely backfired'
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Connecticut lawmakers approve bill for cell phone ban in schools — but critics argue that having different rules for adults and students is…
Connecticut has taken a big step closer to outright banning phones during the school day, but reactions to the news are mixed.
AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop
An artificial intelligence model from the Mayo Clinic detected abnormalities on scans up to three years before patients were diagnosed. It's being evaluated in a clinical trial.
People are getting very nervous about AI; India saw the sharpest rise in AI nervousness of any country
Drawing on global survey data, this chapter captures public sentiment toward AI, from trust levels, transparency, and regulation to employment and personal relationships.
My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up
It wants to destroy my marriage with a sleep leaderboard and nightly drinking.
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Fighting Avengers Trailer
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A giant pit in Switzerland will soon house the world's most powerful redox flow battery
In northern Switzerland, a construction team is hard at work excavating a hole in the ground that will end up being over 88 ft (27 m) deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches. This pit will be home to Switzer…
Scientists Develop New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults.
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the U…
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
China’s $1 Billion Robot Army Is Replacing Human Maintenance Crews with 8,500 AI Robots
China deploys $1 billion robot army across power grids with 8,500 AI units by 2026, promising more reliable electricity and lower energy costs.
Ukrainian company unveils new mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses
General Cherry’s Khmarynka enters a growing class of low-cost, mid-range strike drones modeled on Russia’s Molniya and designed for mass production.
San Jose passenger claims a Waymo drove off with his luggage at the airport | A man says the Waymo he rode to San Jose Mineta Airport drove…
A South Bay man claims a Waymo driverless taxi drove off with his luggage in the trunk after dropping him off at the San Jose Mineta Airport.
Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.
A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform
Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driverâs license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls âa national ID.â
Don’t toss cannabis leaves: Scientists found rare compounds with medical potential
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new layer of complexity in Cannabis, identifying dozens of previously unknown compounds—including the first-ever evidence of rare molecules called flavoalkaloids in its leaves. The…
Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves
After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.
AI uses less water than the public thinks
By Jay Lund . . . Artificial intelligence (AI) will affect many economic and natural resource sectors as these new technologies develop and mature. We are in the early years of this process. Like most new things, AI has…
MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce
CEOs who cut entry-level jobs risk long-term fallout, warns MIT’s Andrew McAfee—as IBM and Salesforce double down on Gen Z talent.
City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway
Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?
All new laptops must have USB-C to be sold in the European Union(EU)
EU rules on common chargers apply to laptops from today. It means that all new laptops sold in the European Union must now support USB-C charging.
Botspam Apocalypse
Bots are absolutely crippling the Internet ecosystem. The “future” in the film Terminator 2 is set in the 2020s. If you apply its predictions to the running of a website, it’s honestly very accurate. Modern bot traffic …
"A Deliberate Process on Nacon's Part": French Union Calls for Boycott of Nacon and Spiders' Games Following Studio Closure
French union Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo calls for a boycott of Nacon published games following Spiders' closure.
Turns out I have been updating wrong all this time! 🤦🏼
How a âkept backâ Proxmox kernel left my home lab exposed to CVEâ2026â31431 â why I now check upgradable packages and use apt fullâupgrade.
Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers - Ars Technica
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work
OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding with Pentagon over potential AI misuse, was not included
AI may be coming to Windows 11’s Clock app as Microsoft turns it into a focus tool
Windows 11 Clock app gets a redesigned Focus mode with AI insights, task integration, and deeper customization. Here’s an early hands-on.
Meta Cuts Off 1,000 Kenyan Contractors After They Reportedly Saw People Have Sex on Ray-Ban Glasses
Meta has terminated its contract with a Kenyan firm after reports of privacy breaches involving Ray-Ban smart glasses footage, raising concerns about data handling and AI training practices.
TIL cotton was used as boat armor in the American Civil War.
During the American Civil War, naval warfare underwent rapid transformation. The famous ironclads such as the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia showed their might, but a less glamorous but highly practical class of vessels k…
Warcraft III: Legacy (The Frozen Throne 1.29) is now available on Battle.net again
All players who own Warcraft 3 now have access to the original 1.29 client from the Battle.net App. To install it, click the Game Version dropdown on the bottom left corner of your Battle.net Warcraft III playscreen and…
Agentic Coding is Burning Me Out | Sid's Blog
The familiar pacing of software development has been completely compressed by agentic coding because you no longer have those routine stretches of just wiring things together to catch your breath. Writing code by hand, …
After shaking off Nexon’s copyright infringement accusations, Dark and Darker survives the Korean legal system and will continue development
Development on hardcore fantasy PvPvE game Dark and Darker is free to continue without fear of supreme court shutdown.
AI Is Already Changing Porn. Is It for Better or Worse?
Digital clones of porn performers are on the rise. Is it a moneymaking dream or a dystopian nightmare?
Canonical/Ubuntu have been under DDoS for more than 17 hours
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I Asked AI to Count My Carbs 27,000 Times. It Couldn’t Give Me the Same Answer Twice.
Ask ChatGPT to estimate the carbs in your lunch. Now ask it again. And again. Five hundred times. You’d expect the same answer each time. It’s the same photo, the same model, the same question. But you won’t get the sam…
Cyberpunk bartending sim VA-11 Hall-A devs' first game in 10 years finally launches this summer
.45 Parabellum Bloodhound is more my speed.
How The Heck Does Shazam Work? (An Interactive Exploration)
Explore how Shazam and song identification work through interactive visualizations — spectrograms, constellation maps, hash fingerprints, and time-offset matching.
TIL Benjamin Netanyahu thinks 1 Israeli life is worth 40 American lives.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a single Israeli is worth 40 American lives, during an unhinged rant in which his Jewish supremacy and disrespect for the United States was on full display.
Verified by Spotify: New No AI badge— it appears for creators with steady listener activity, clean platform records, and real-world proof l…
Music is evolving, and so are the ways you discover and connect with artists. In the AI era, it’s more important than ever to be able to trust the authenticity of the music you listen to. At Spotify, our focus is provid…
Chinese Courts Rule Companies Cannot Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI
Judges classify AI adoption as a controllable business strategy rather than an unavoidable disruption, shielding employees from automation-driven layoffs
LinkedIn Is Scanning Your Browser Extensions. This Is How They Use the Data. — 404
When companies get caught doing this sort of thing, the response is almost always the same: "we're using this technology to combat fraud," or "ensure positive user experience," or "save computing resources," or some oth…
BookStack Moves from GitHub to Codeberg
I’m pleased to say that the project has now fully migrated management of all repositories from GitHub to Codeberg. The main BookStack project repository now lives here:
How I Won a Championship That Doesn’t Exist Or How I Learned To Poison The LLM Supply Chain
Poisoning the LLM knowledge supply chain with a fake Wikipedia edit and a single domain registration
SCAN FACE TO PLAY: PlayStation ID Verification - Gamers Nexus
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Subnautica 2 Early Access Cinematic Trailer
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Dispute over fate of Kenyan workers who saw Meta AI glasses films
Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.
French protestors grieved Windows 10 with a mock funeral outside Microsoft HQ, complete with a coffin
French protestors says Windows 10's ESU will only leave users in the lurch, potentially rendering millions of PCs obsolete as they upgrade to Windows 11.
The Smallest Enterprise Homelab
Disclaimer: This blog was written without the help of LLMs (although that should be obvious) or any kind of financial incentive. I bought all the hardware myself, don’t have stocks in any of these companies and don’t us…