New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK
The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals
Grist (spreadsheets) v1.7.12 adds Automations
What's Changed Airtable imports are now smoother, and the import lands in your current workspace instead of somewhere unexpected. Suggestions got a visual refresh with automatic comparison highligh...
Don't Hijack My Mouse Pointer
With vibe-coding, more and more websites I am visiting are changing my mouse pointer
Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief
Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David Omand
Japanese researchers achieved a record 112 Gbps wireless transmission at 560 GHz using optical microcomb technology, marking the first 100 …
Researchers have developed a new microcomb-driven terahertz (THz) wireless communication system that achieves data rates up to 112 Gbps.
AI Company Clones Musician’s Voice, Then Copyright-Strikes Her Own Songs
Folk musician Murphy Campbell found herself at the center of a major ordeal when an entity called Timeless Sounds IR uploaded AI-generated imitations of her music to every major music platform, then used her recordings …
Nintendo jumps 6.8% as Japanese investors rotate out of AI
Nintendo shares climbed as much as 6.8% on Tuesday for the third straight day, with Bandai Namco and Konami each up more than 9% as Japanese investors rotated out of AI-cohort names.
GlitchTip 5.2 with design refresh and less system requirements
GlitchTip is an open source, Sentry API compatible error tracking platform.
Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app
Apple is reportedly planning an ad push for its Maps app. This follows Google Maps and Yelp.
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…
Wuthering waves Aemeath Casual Outfit Mod Gameplay
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The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop — A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up…
A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK
"How my side project got banned from the internet" | Bogdan Chadkin
A little piece about dealing with security providers and clearing my side project's reputation after a false positive flagging.
How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare
On November 18 of 2025 a large part of the Internet suddenly cried out and went silent, as Cloudflare’s infrastructure suffered the software equivalent of a cardiac arrest. After much panicke…
Porsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failure
Hundreds of Porsche vehicles across Russia have stopped functioning after a widespread failure in the cars’ satellite-linked Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) — a security module designed to prevent theft but now shutting d…
Plebbit is the the most decentralized selfhosted social media protocol And why development slowed Down
serverless, adminless, decentralized reddit alternative with no transaction fees and captchas over peer-to-peer pubsub to prevent spam - plebbit
Sam's Stuff - The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users
If you're not a screen reader user yourself, you might be surprised to learn that the text to speech technology used by most blind people hasn't changed in the last 30 years. While text to speech has taken the sighted w…
Microsoft Edge will load all your passwords into memory in plaintext, but Microsoft says it's not a security concern
A security researcher has discovered that Microsoft Edge will load all your stored passwords into memory in plaintext at startup, making it easy for malware to scrape those passwords.
Battery costs have declined by 99% in the last three decades, making electrified transport a reality
Batteries have become much cheaper, making energy storage far more affordable.
UK Government Kicks Out Palantir
The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals. Right now yo…
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.
Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead
According to Palantir Technologies, “SaaS is dead.” This is especially true for off-the-shelf supply chain software. SaaS is too slow and eliminates differentiation.
Epstein files leak personal passwords including #1Island and ghislaine
A massive security failure by the U.S. Department of Justice has exposed active passwords for Jeffrey Epstein’s personal accounts.
The median price of best-selling new games on Steam has dropped in the past 2 years, research finds: "Charging >$25 is getting trickier, as…
The average has barely changed, but the median suggests a rise in cheap games
I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew
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"Departures are necessary," Crystal Dynamics say as they yet again lay off Tomb Raider staff, but they're "fully committed" to the reboot a…
Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics have laid off 20 more staff, their fourth round of job cuts in just 12 months.
Microsoft alternative: Nextcloud and Ionos develop open-source ‘Euro-Office’
Nextcloud and Ionos are promising a modern, open-source office suite for the summer. To achieve this goal, they have forked OnlyOffice.
TIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masse
Oral rabies vaccination: a creative public health solution using vaccine-laden baits to protect wild animals and humans from a deadly disease.
Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards
With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.
Telly has only delivered 35,000 of its free televisions with always-on ads
The figure appears to come from a quarterly investor update, but Telly didn't provide any comment on the report.
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code - Ars Technica
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.
California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games
Game preservation group Stop Killing Games advised on the bill.
Brandolini's law - Wikipedia
Brandolini's law (or the bullshit asymmetry principle) is an Internet adage coined in 2013 by Italian programmer Alberto Brandolini. It compares the considerable effort of debunking misinformation to the relative ease o…
Does TikTok's new Terms of Service track race, gender identity, and immigration status?
Users are concerned TikTok is collecting new kinds of personal data. It's more complicated.
Mattermost restricted access to old messages after 10000 limit is reached
We have a problem since the new upgrade. "10.000-message limit reached. Messages sent before 26. September 2025 are hidden -Restore Access" appeared. so the messages before that date can not be acc...
Polaris: a Sunshine fork for Linux
Linux GameStream host for Nova and Moonlight-compatible clients - papi-ux/polaris
Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a foldable phone comprised of three ultra-thin (~4mm) panels and two sets of hinges, that unfolds into a 10-inch tablet. When closed, it resembles a standard smartphone with a…
Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup
AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta’s shift from research to rapid product releases.
‘Euro-Office’: OnlyOffice accuses of license violations
Ionos and Nextcloud are working on ‘Euro-Office’ and have forked OnlyOffice for it. The project sees this as a license violation.
Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features
Walmart wants to connect what people stream "directly with retail interaction."
Total War: Medieval 3 Announced, But It’s A long Way Off
Creative Assembly is developing Total War: Medieval 3 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, with a focus on historical authenticity and innovative gameplay using the new Warcore engine, anticipated fo…
Verizon cuts several hundred US workers months after slashing 13,000 jobs
Verizon cuts hundreds of jobs across the US, impacting less than 1% of its head count, as it continues to reduce costs beyond 2026.
'How To Get Started & Survive Stronghold Crusader's New Challenge' -GamerZakh
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Deutsche Welle(DW) to close roughly half of its X accounts by 2026 end due to budget cuts, rising platform costs(verification, analytics, m…
DW will close around half of its accounts on the social media platform X as part of its current budget reductions. The decision is linked to savings requirements and broader adjustments to DW’s digital offerings.
Why PlayStation Graphics Wobble, Flicker And Twitch
Although often tossed together into a singular ‘retro game’ aesthetic, the first game consoles that focused on 3D graphics like the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation featured very distin…
[Jason Schreier] AAA game budgets estimated around $300 million. These budgets are almost entirely dev salaries + overheard and have nothin…
Exact budgets of video-game productions can be tough to corroborate (more transparency from publishers would be nice!) but the numbers I've heard floating around AAA game dev these days are $300 million or more — someti…
The Lessons of SOMA Are Timeless
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Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
Goodbye ChromeOS, hello Aluminium OS: Here's everything we know about Google's plans to bring Android to PCs!
How China is getting everyone on OpenClaw, from gearheads to grandmas
China's OpenClaw use is soaring as tech giants hold meet-ups to help everyone add the artificial intelligence digital assistant to their devices.