Rebecca Heineman, grandmother of modern gaming, has passed away
Interplay co-founder and storied programmer Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
From F-Droid to emulators, here's who's hit hardest by Android's new verification rules
How Google’s new Android sideloading and developer verification rules impact third-party stores, modding tools, retro emulators, and more.
TIL there's an International Vinegar Museum
International Vinegar Museum Roslyn, SD The International Vinegar Museum is the world's first and only museum dedicated to the wonder that is vinegar. Learn how vinegar is made, who makes it and 101 uses for vinegar.
That Drone in the Sky Could Be Tracking Your Car
Police are using their drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), airborne police cameras that make it easier than ever for law enforcement to follow you. "The Flock Safety drone, specifically, are flying…
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Volunteers needed to test Ireland's new 'digital wallet' app for accessing public services
EU will require all member states to have digital profiles of citizens with birth certs and IDs
Hackers could use poisoned WhatsApp and Slack notifications to take over your Google Gemini – and make it work on their behalf
The attack relies on hidden prompts in a foreign language.
Pornhub, YouPorn, Redtube, and other content sharing platforms will block new users in the UK starting next week(February 2)
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'The Amazing Digital Circus' Leads Thursday Box Office With $7.8 Million
Paramount's "Scary Movie" is just behind with $7.7 million in previews while Amazon's "Masters of the Universe" nets $4.4 million
Japanese authorities just dropped a Minecraft map based on actual submarine topographic data, and it lets you explore the seabed from Tokyo…
The Japan Coast Guard's Minecraft map based on official topographic data of the seas and ocean around Japan is available for free.
Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’
AI Slop is Killing Online Communities
06 May 2026 by · Rant, AI at https://rmoff.net/2026/05/06/ai-slop-is-killing-online-communities/
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Booking.com under fire as hundreds of complaints lodged with Fair Trading
Hundreds of complaints against Booking.com are piling up as customers and hosts allege they have lost money, their property has been trashed and no-one is taking responsibility.
Used EV sales spike alongside gas prices
The market for new cars has slumped as Americans look for deals on used EVs.
UK planning to team up with "big tech" in next pandemic for "whole-of-society" "live location data" and AI surveillance
UK's £1B pandemic strategy proposes UKHSA contact tracing system using big tech location data, targeting 2030 deployment.
The Sanctuary Prophecy - Star Trek's Best Prediction | Trekspertise
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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…
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPN…
Life is Strange: Reunion officially announced, will conclude the Max and Chloe saga | VGC
The latest entry in Square Enix’s series is coming in March…
Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'
Mistral's CEO Arthur Mensch said AI dominance will depend on who controls chips, energy, and computing infrastructure.
Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox
Groups claim games platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs
PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and …
The PS5 Pro is about to cost $900, after all
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national network of surveill…
Discorch - Browse your Discord history and request message deletions
Browse your Discord history and request message deletions. Choose your path: play it safe with Discord's terms, or live on the edge with automated deletion.
Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio
Limping Llama model needs a crutch made of surveillance tools
I don't know if my (software development) job will still exist in ten years
In 2021, being a good software engineer felt great. The world was full of software, with more companies arriving every year who needed to employ engineers to write their code and run their systems. I knew I was good at …
The Most Dangerous VPN of All Time (Onavo)
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Open Slopware
Free/Open Source Software tainted by LLM developers/developed by genAI boosters, along with alternatives. Fork of the repo by @gen-ai-transparency after its deletion.
Meta takes Ofcom(UK media regulator) to court over the Online Safety Act, which calculates fees based on global, not UK, revenue, in a case…
Meta has launched a judicial review against Ofcom's calculation of fees and penalties under the UK's Online Safety Act.
Website with videos of sex abuse of drugged women, girls hosted in the Netherlands
The case of Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband drugged her and lent her unconscious body to dozens of men to rape her, made headlines worldwide. But it turns out that her case is not one horrifying incident. It’s a genre wit…
An Experiment Put LLMs in Charge of Radio Stations. You’ll Never Guess How It Went
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About open source and “whale fall”, or when community restarts projects from forks.
What happens when a large open source project dies.
FxSound | Boost Your Sound Experience Now
Enhance your Windows audio experience with FxSound's free, open-source software for superior sound quality, volume, and bass customization. Perfect for music, gaming, and transcriptions.
‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr has died at 71
Best known for his role on âThe Wire,â Isiah Whitlock Jr. also appeared in a number of Spike Lee films and on âVeep.â
What’s the Most Overlooked Data Leak in LLM Workflows?
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Smart glasses are 'an invasion of privacy' - Meta's are selling better than ever
The biggest tech firms are set to sell millions of smart glasses despite growing privacy concerns.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43
Leo Radvinsky became a billionaire after investing in the site, known for its pornographic content.
Meta plan to use political turmoil as cover for new surveillance tech rollout
An internal Meta doc reveals far-reaching surveillance plans from Facebook's parent company that rely on the distraction of political turmoil
Invincible's Animation Budget
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HONOR Mocks Trump Mobile T1 as a 'Chinese Made Gold Phone' Device
HONOR Trump Mobile T1 callout: the brand mocks the gold phone's build Chinese origins and offers its Magic 8 Pro as a classier alternative.
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…
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?
Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI— Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilitie…
In the latest survey of National Education Union members, conducted ahead of Annual Conference in Brighton, 9,408 teacher members in English state schools gave us their views on the current uses of AI within education –…
Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore
Interview: Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away
Why Movies Used To Look A Lot Better. Why do classic films relying on practical effects, miniature set pieces, and real-world craftsmanship…
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Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens
: Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk
Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead
Social network Reddit recently began blocking mobile visitors to its website while pushing them to download the official Reddit app, and it's fair to say that the move is not going down well with users. If you visit red…
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.
[Redacted] The Safehouse - Announcement Trailer
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