Google Revisits JPEG XL in Chromium After Earlier Removal
Google has resumed work on JPEG XL support in Chromium after removing it three years ago. A developer says the current version is feature complete and under review.
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
In tweaking its chatbot to appeal to more people, OpenAI made it riskier for some of them. Now the company has made its chatbot safer. Will that undermine its quest for growth?
Scientists grow mini human brains to power computers.
BBC News goes inside the lab powering computers with 'mini brains' grown from human cells.
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.
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
TIL the House Intelligence Committee recently declined a statute that would have curtailed the scope of DHS domestic spying capabilities, …
A provision, ultimately left out of the Intelligence Authorization Act, would have removed commonplace collection and analysis authorities granted to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Anal…
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.
Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature - what we know
Those who use the popular platform are being urged to think very carefully about whether they want this setting enabled.
Tech unions against enshittification - with Cory Doctorow - YouTube - Trades Union Congress (TUC)
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Android QuickShare is now compatible with AirDrop
Sharing moments shouldn’t depend on the phone you have. Starting today with the Pixel 10 family, Quick Share now works with AirDrop, making secure file transfers between Android phones and iPhones more seamless. This bu…
Browser Fingerprinting And Why VPNs Won’t Make You Anonymous
Amidst the glossy marketing for VPN services, it can be tempting to believe that the moment you flick on the VPN connection you can browse the internet with full privacy. Unfortunately this is quit…
It's your fault my laptop knows where I am: Precise geolocation via Wi-Fi Positioning System
I’m in Introduction to Algorithms (577) this semester at UW, and I’ve been enjoying hearing Renault explaining how to prove program correctness, DP, network flow, and the circumstances under which Dijkstra invented his …
Mafia: The Old Country - Free Ride Announce Trailer
Start your engines. The Free Ride Update releases tomorrow, November 20, in Mafia: The Old Country – free to all players!Step back into the Sicilian underwor...
'Agentic AI' is current industry buzzword - but what does it mean and should we be cautious?
One of the inventors of Siri, the original AI agent, wants you to "handle with care" when it comes to artificial intelligence. But are we becoming too cautious around AI in Europe and risking our future?
SWIFT and SWIFT assesments in 2025
A SWIFT assessment - an independent review of the security of companies' SWIFT infrastructure and systems - is designed to ensure that systems are protected against potential security threats and vulnerabilities. The ne…
TIL there's a hotel room designed to look like Goodnight Moon
Since its initial publication in 1947, the picture book Goodnight Moon written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd has enchanted and haunted generations of readers.Could you sleep in such a room? Even…
Adguard DNS: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
Some time ago, we were contacted by a group fighting against online CSAM, demanding that AdGuard DNS blocks the Archive.today website. This was only the beginning of a much larger story…
GTA IV Is A Snapshot of the World Before It Changed
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TIL About Gene Wu, an American Politician, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, was born in Guangzhou (广州), China, th…
Eugene Yuanzhi Wu (Chinese: 吳元之; pinyin: Wú Yuánzhī) is an American lawyer and politician who is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Since January 2025, he has served as cha…
Starlink rival ‘Project Kuiper’ rebrands to Amazon Leo
Amazon Leo has over 80 launches planned to get its satellite internet off the ground.
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.
flock + ring = ice
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be.
Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.
OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military
The gpt-oss models are being tested for use on sensitive military computers. But some defense insiders say that OpenAI is still behind the competition.
German court: ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artistsâ work without permission
Red Dead Redemption Coming to Netflix, iOS, Android, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2
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Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned
Twitter co-founder and blockchain evangelist Jack Dorsey has revived the six-second video platform, Vine — well, sort of.
While we eagerly await the second coming of Steam Machines, it's worth remembering what a gloriously awful mess Valve got itself in over a …
Good ideas just need more time in the oven to bake properly.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin
A senior Microsoft official who is the Windows chief has confirmed that the OS is set to "evolve" in a big way, however, there has been a massive backlash.
Palantir and flock are your enemy.
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Russia’s first AI-powered humanoid robot AIDOL collapses during its onstage debut
Video. Footage captures Russia's first anthropomorphic robot, AIdol, toppling seconds into its debut at a Moscow tech event, prompting assistants to rush in after the mishap.
"This is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting" - Hundreds of Rockstar employees sign letter to management, demanding fired …
Over 200 employees from Rockstar North have signed a letter to management, in which they have condemned the firing of fellow staff members.
Reddit mod jailed for sharing movie sex scenes in rare “moral rights” verdict
Redditor confessed to violating actresses’ “moral rights” in landmark ruling.
Kickstarter United NYC-OPEIU 153 Declares Victory and Ends 40+ Day Strike — OPEIU Local 153
New York, NY – Today, the members of Kickstarter United (KSRU) ended their 42 day-strike and declared victory over the tech company. KSRU secured an escalating minimum salary floor tied to cost of living, strong protect…
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 val…
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
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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 …
Valve announces three new products: the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller
Good things come in threes?
TIL our complex society gave rise to increased hypothetical and abstract thinking
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Open Source Blackout
"Open Source Blackout", an article by Sebastian Bergmann
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Mysteria Ecclesiae Released [GOG]
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Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione may have found love behind bars, new book claims
The revelation comes in Luigi: The Making and The Meaning, a new title by journalist John H Richardson and published by Simon & Schuster.
'I think we're in the fight of our lives': Fired Rockstar employees and IWGB are confident the GTA 6 developer will be held accountable for…
People Make Games spoke to developers protesting outside Rockstar and Take-Two's offices.
Turning up the heat - Hot Isostatic Processing | Aerospace Manufacturing
Wallwork Group’s second hot isostatic pressing (HIP) has recently been commissioned at the company’s Bury headquarters, so Mike Richardson caught up with company group director, Simeon Collins to hear more.
Today I learned that the CIA and Buckingham Palace carried out a coup against the Australian government in 1975
Today is the 50th anniversary of the C.I.A./Buckingham Palace coup against Australia's government on Nov. 11, 1975. As part of our 30th anniversary commemoration, we republish this article by the late John Pilger. By Jo…
Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil
More than 200 delegations, including senior world leaders, are attending the UN climate talks.
Government Reopening Hits a Snag After Rand Paul Throws a Wrench in Shutdown Deal
A deal to end the 41-day government shutdown is running into turbulence, thanks to a single Senate objection: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Senate Republican and Democratic leaders say they need to resolve Paul’s objection to…
California cop tried to stop a man pointing a gun at a female driver. It was a plainclothes ICE agent
The FBI has requested that ICE agents identify themselves in an effort to prevent criminals from donning masks and posing as federal agents
Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know
Privacy experts aren't ready to celebrate
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy