Multiple universities forced to reschedule final exams after Canvas cyber incident
On Thursday, dozens of students took to social media to say they saw a message from a cybercriminal group as they navigated through Canvas, an educational platform created by Instructure that hosts teaching materials, t…
Deloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government
In a healthcare report aimed to address a nurse and doctor shortage, Deloitte cited several fake studies with real researchers’ names attached.
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing — Colonies surged 15-fold
Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially designed diet produc…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues banning Twitter over its ability to AI-generate pornographic images of minors is just 'gatekeepers' attem…
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Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software. Just fuck you.…
Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users n…
These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
TIL: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record
Only 5 % of detainees have been convicted of violent crimes
Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI
In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company's corporate structure, and deliver better AI products.
Nintendo’s “Second Wave”: 16 Heavyweights Defining the Switch 2 Destiny in 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 enters 2026 with 16 AAA titles using AI-native rendering, ending the “impossible port” era and redefining third-party support.
Danish Students Face Legal Action and Fines Over Textbook Piracy
After "awareness" campaigns failed, Denmark’s leading anti-piracy group is shifting to a more aggressive litigation strategy.
Spotlighting the people, connections, and stories behind your music – Spotify for Artists
Expanded Song Credits, SongDNA, About the song
Trump’s immigration data dragnet
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It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
Police raid X offices in Paris, summon Elon Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino
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Tatsuya Nakadai, The Greatest Japanese Actor, has Passed Away...
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Did Microsoft do anything right in 2025? Wins, fails, and WTF moments
We continue our annual tradition of looking back at Microsoft's wins, fails, and WTF moments: its victories, failures, and things that left you shaking your head. There's no other way to say it: Microsoft had a bad 2025.
Pulling application credentials from Authentik with External-Secrets Webhook Provider
Using Authentik as a Kubernetes External-Secrets provider using webhooks
Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows 11 Out-of-Band Update
Windows 11 users receive an emergency out-of-band update fixing freezes, Outlook and OneDrive issues, and system instability.
Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App
Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported b…
Hyundai Introduces Its Next-Gen Atlas Robot at CES 2026
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US Authorities Have Far-Reaching Access to European Cloud Data
An analysis for the Ministry of the Interior highlights the reach of US laws. According to it, data stored in the EU is also not secure.
The creator of Fortnite has laid off more than 1,000 staff – despite billions in revenue
Huge cuts announced this week show that truly no developer working in games is safe from corporate whims
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Fordâs arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
Cloudflare outage on February 20, 2026
Cloudflare suffered a service outage on February 20, 2026. A subset of customers who use Cloudflare’s Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) service saw their routes to the Internet withdrawn via Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
The Anatomy of Search Engine Spam
Black hat SEO is endlessly fascinating phenomenon to study. This post is about some tactics they use to make their sites rank higher. The goal of blackhat SEO is to boost the search engine ranking of a page nobody parti…
Hades II Coming to Xbox Game Pass – Official Announce Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview 2026
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Running Tesla Model 3's Computer on My Desk Using Parts From Crashed Cars
David Schütz's bug bounty writeups
FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against OkCupid and its affiliate Match Group Americas over allegations OkCupid deceived users of its dating app by sharing their personal information,
Google Suggests Quantum Attacks on Cryptocurrency Encryption May Require Fewer Resources
Google researchers report that improved quantum algorithms could break widely used cryptocurrency encryption with fewer resources.
Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid
Exclusive: Sounds like an excellent time to start honing your Debian skills
Cool coool, the Chinese have Read Fahrenheit 451: "Wolf Pack" Robot Dog Drones can be Equipped with Grenade Launchers and Machine Guns for …
These drone wolf packs are designed for urban combat and help Chinese soldiers clear areas without risking themselves.
AI 2027
A research-backed AI scenario forecast.
Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying
US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.
Meta Sheds Influencer Andrew Tate's Lawsuit Over Instagram Ban
Meta convinced a federal court to quash a lawsuit challenging its termination of six Instagram accounts run by self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan.
Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?
New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
After Xbox and Windows, now GITHUB is in crisis, "failing me, every single day, and it is personal"
One of GitHub's most staple contributors announced they are abandoning ship due to constant outages. GitHub's COO responds, promising change, but is it all too little too late?
Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.
A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.
AI Agent Lands PRs in Major OSS Projects, Targets Maintainers via Cold Outreach
An AI agent is merging PRs into major OSS projects and cold-emailing maintainers to drum up more work.
Delivery robots keep crashing into bus shelters
It's been a bad week for burritos on wheels.
The Pulse: token spend breaks budgets – what next?
In the past 2-3 months, spending on AI agents has exploded at many tech companies, Details from 15 of them, including the different ways they are coping with this realization.
Minnesota passes ban on fake AI nudes; app makers risk $500K fines | More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.
More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.
AI's Economics Don't Make Sense
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Large physics models are increasingly used to bypass simulation
Large physics models are increasingly used to bypass simulation
XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Review and Retrospective- Is It Worth It In 2025?
I think I have made abundantly clear that I consider XCOM: Enemy Unknown to be one of the best strategy games of all time. When it was released in 2012, it single-handedly revitalized the turn-base…
[Opinion] AI finds errors in 90% of Wikipedia's best articles
For one month beginning on October 5, I ran an experiment: Every day, I asked ChatGPT 5 (more precisely, its "Extended Thinking" version) to find an error in "Today's featured article". In 28 of these 31 featured articl…
Creator of Original Thomas the Tank Engine Mod for Skyrim Puts Thomas in Morrowind in Defiance of 'Legal Threats'
The creator of the original Thomas the Tank Engine mod for Skyrim has now put Thomas in Morrowind, apparently in defiance of legal pressure from Mattel.
Voters Increasingly Use AI as Political Advisor. A New Study Shows the the Risks.
In an experiment during Japan’s February 2026 Lower House election, policy stances dominated AI chatbots’ voting guidance, and left-leaning stances caused five AI models to recommend the Japanese Communist Party. The re…
Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models
The lawsuit claims that Apple "improperly circumvented" YouTube's platform protections to scrape videos.
DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like A Book (Diptyx)
There are plenty of lovely e-readers out on the market that come with an nice big e-paper display. There aren’t nearly as many that come with two. [Martin den Hoed] developed the Diptyx e-rea…
The U.S. Still Doesn't Have an Answer to China's EV Dominance
President Trump's visit to China highlights a key tension for American decision makers: how to manage China’s growing prowess in sectors like the auto industry.