Pro-Iran group turns Ubuntu DDoS into shakedown
: 313 Team tells Canonical: pay up or the packets keep coming
TIL about enhanced weathering
Enhanced weathering, also termed ocean alkalinity enhancement when proposed for carbon credit systems, is a process that aims to accelerate natural weathering by spreading finely ground silicate rock, such as basalt, on…
Productivity gains from AI are appearing in many of the same fields where entry-level employment is starting to decline
The annual report reveals a field hitting breakthrough capabilities while raising urgent questions about environmental costs, transparency, and who benefits from the technology.
GameStop Is Offering to Buy eBay for $55.5 Billion in cash and stocks. If eBay isn't receptive to the offer, GameStop's taking its offer di…
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) today submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) at $125.00 per share in cash and stock. The offer represents a 46% premium to eBay’s unaffected closing price…
GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
GameStop's boss Ryan Cohen says he sees potential to make eBay a much bigger rival to Amazon.
Stepping Away from Streaming with the Innioasis Y1 Digital Audio Player
I've spent the last year or so slowly replacing the everything-machine in my pocket with devices that do one thing and do it well. A BOOX e-reader for books. Retro handheld consoles for games. An automatic watch that te…
Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing …
Senate Bill 73 holds websites liable for users who mask their location.
VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage
There was no ill intent by evil corporation, but rather a desire to support functionality that some customers expect of VS Code w.r.t. AI-generated code. As folks mentioned here - many similar tools do this as well.
Amazon’s Middle East data centers damaged by Iran drone and missile attacks will be down for several months during repairs
Even if the war stops now, Amazon will have to wait months before it can return its Middle East servers back to full operational status.
Change logs for security intelligence update version 1.449.425.0
This page lists newly added and updated threat detections included in security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware. If you don’t find the latest security intelligence up…
The Compose key is magic
Fast emoji and special character input on your Linux desktop? For free? In THIS economy?
UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence
UN Women report says AI, anonymity and lack of effective laws are increasing the risks of engaging in digital spaces
NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest…
The next-generation thruster could one day propel humans to Mars.
A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries …
New York, NY | April 28, 2026: A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging …
Dutch group seeks court block on U.S. takeover of DigiD provider
A group of Dutch technology experts, journalists, and scientists is asking a court to recognize them as stakeholders so they can force the government to block the planned takeover of the Dutch IT service provider Solvin…
FCC votes to ban all Chinese labs from certifying electronics sold in the US due to national security concerns — ruling would affect 75 per…
China currently handles the majority of device testing for the U.S. market.
Developer re-enables 3D printer features that Bambu Lab disabled, firm promptly threatens legal action — OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project now sh…
OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project would have restored cloud access to Orca fans.
Apple Was Caught Off Guard by MacBook Neo's "Off the Charts" Demand
Apple's most affordable MacBook ever appears to be a resounding hit with customers, based on comments shared by CEO Tim Cook this week. On an earnings call on Thursday, Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Ne…
Repterra, a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs, where you can breed (and ride) new dinosaur types to reclaim th…
Repterra is a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs. Manage your colony while battling massive dino hordes. Breed and ride your own dinos, unlock permanent upgrades, and fight to reclaim the wor…
Anxiety around AI is growing rapidly in the US, research shows
Stanford University report comes after two separate attacks on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home
Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse
“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.
Oscars(AMPAS): AI actors and writers cannot win awards
Academy Awards organisers issued new rules on Friday to clarify that acting and writing must be performed by humans and not artificial intelligence to be eligible for Oscars. The new rules also include…
The Day I Logged 1 In Every 2000 Public IPv4: Visualizing The AI Scraper DDoS - VulpineCitrus
In an attempt to grasp the magnitude of web scraper attacks against my websites, i went the way of visualizing.
Bobo Bay is RELEASED (Reminds me of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Chao Garden)
Bobo Bay is a pet simulation game where you collect, mash(breed), accessorize, and train little creatures to compete in races and other competitions.
Open Records Laws Reveal Automated License Plate Readers(ALPRs) Sprawling Surveillance. Now States Want to Block What the Public Sees.
Reporters, community advocates, EFF, and others have used public records laws to reveal and counteract abuse, misuse, and fraudulent narratives around how law enforcement agencies across the country use and share data c…
How well can Electric vehicles(EVs) handle the heat — and the cold? AAA put them to the test
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Insider trading was massively underestimated: 52% of ‘long shot’ Polymarket bets on military action were successful
Earlier this month, a member of the US military was charged with insider trading after allegedly leveraging classified information to place a series of bets on Polymarket related to the US abduction of Venezuelan Presid…
Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI
The music streaming platform will review criteria such as artists' live dates and social media presence.
Blender change the Anthropic AI funding deal, with discussions planned for AI Policies
After quite a lot of backlash following the Blender announcement that Anthropic would become a Corporate Sponsor, the Blender Foundation released a statement.
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AI and its terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
The Disco Elysium Iceberg – All Secrets, Theories & Lore Explained
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
TIL a photography student sent blank negative film to a height of 36.5 km using a balloon. Cosmic rays burned into the film, revealing ethe…
Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 120,000 ft in a hot-air balloon, capturing images of cosmic radiation
My friends are making a multiplayer idle fishing game and I wanted to share
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia exec says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers
Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show evidence of widespread increased productivity.
inKONBINI is finally out! Really looking forward to playing this cosy little game.
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into mean…
Maryland Becomes First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing for Groceries
A new law will ban retailers from using shoppers' personal data to hike grocery prices. But consumer advocates argue that it contains far too many loopholes that companies could exploit.â
Google has a price for you. We found it.
Proton analyzed 54,000 profiles using real ad auction data to determine your worth to Google. How valuable is your data?
"Far Far West" launches to over 15k concurrent players, 98% positive on Steam
our day 1 reviews have been through the (saloon) roof!!! 98% OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE?!?!? y'all... we have no words 😘 if you haven't already, please do give FFW a review on steam, it helps us out alot 😁
The Blood of Dawnwalker lets you complete areas in any order, kill any NPCs you like, and still complete the game after failing every quest…
"We've structured the game in a way where, after the prologue, you can do basically whatever you want."
The Men Who Spend Hours Talking to Porn Bots— “It’s just nice to feel heard.”
When human connection feels too tough, these men turn to porn bots. We talked to them about why.
‘Stole a charity’: Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of betrayal in courtroom showdown
Trial is culmination of a years-long feud between Musk and Altman that has become increasingly vicious
HardenedBSD Officially on Radicle
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Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS 1.0, offering a rare look at PC history
This is a rare look at the tech giant's first operating system
Ghostty Is Leaving GitHub
Writing this makes me irrationally sad, but Ghostty will be leaving GitHub1.
DeepSeek-V4 arrives with near state-of-the-art intelligence at 1/6th the cost of Opus 4.7, GPT-5.5
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek’s last model release was V3.2 (and V3.2 Speciale) last December. They just dropped the first of their hotly anticipated V4 series in the shape of two …
Google Uses Cox Ruling to Kill Last Copyright Claim in Textbook Piracy Lawsuit
Google is trying to put an end to the liability claim in its textbook piracy battle with several educational publishers.
Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In
Following yesterday's polarizing news of Canonical to begin shipping AI features in Ubuntu Linux over the course of the next year, Jon Seager as the VP of Engineering at Canonical has now provided some clarifications ar…
Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women
Gambling companies are reaching young men – the group most likely to exhibit problem gambling behaviour – on social media at more than double the rate of
Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux
AI features are coming to the most popular Linux distro.
‘Stop Killing Games’ Got Its EU Parliament Hearing
Progress may be slow, but it’s still progress. While I’ve been talking about the importance of video game preservation as a function of our own overall cultural preservation, very few p…