AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles
AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.
TIL that Rudyard Kipling (writer of the jungle book) wrote a poem called "IF". A few lines of this poem are highlighted in the entrance of …
By Emilio Sánchez Vicario, CEO and Founder at Academia Sánchez-Casal.
LibreOffice criticizes EU Commission over proprietary XLSX formats
The Document Foundation criticizes the EU Commission for exclusively using Microsoft's XLSX format in the Cyber Resilience Act consultation.
TIL of the Mahmudiyah rape and killings by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder o…
The Mahmudiyah rape and killings were a series of war crimes committed by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Ja…
Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases
Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.
I built a self-hosted period tracker because I couldn't find one worth using
Self-hosted menstrual cycle tracker. Privacy-first, Docker-ready, beautiful. Track periods, predict cycles, own your health data. - terraincognita07/ovumcy
'Consider a system with no DRAM' replaced by a 'recycling fiber loop': John Carmack envisages bold future to avoid AI-driven RAM crisis
A giant loop of fiber — some 200km — that'd mean no need for RAM
New York considers bill that would ban chatbots from giving legal, medical advice
A bill under consideration in New York would provide a private right of action, allowing people to file lawsuits against chatbot owners who violate the law.
Seagate just unleashed 44TB hard drives
Seagate’s Mozaic 4+ platform delivers 44TB HAMR hard drives today, with a clear path to 100TB drives aimed at AI-scale data growth.
Fairphone posted 83% year-on-year growth in Q4 2025 - A journey away from Big Tech to a more sustainable alternative
I replaced my Samsung S24 with a Fairphone 6 running /e/OS and used it as my daily work phone. Here's whether a de-Googled smartphone holds up for professional use.
A man trying to steer his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation gamepad gained audio and video into 7K homes. Now DJI awards $30K for resear…
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SPRAWL zero - Reveal Trailer
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Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy
We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says.
Hyundai Introduces Its Next-Gen Atlas Robot at CES 2026
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That time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'
The release of U2's album Songs of Innocence spawned jokes, backlash, and arguably, a worse music industry.
'Microslop' is heading for Edge – major browser redesign is inspired by Copilot, and it's already seriously unpopular
From Micro$oft to Microslop? Copilot-inspired revamp for Edge stokes further AI rebellion
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
Are TikTok and X tracking you across the internet? Our privacy tool can tell you
We’ve updated The Markup’s privacy tool to help you understand how sites are tracking you through TikTok and X pixels.
Microsoft says Windows 11 is leveling up agentic development
Microsoft wants Windows to become the home of 'agentic' experiences, and it quietly teased the future on X.
go-notes - a self hosted multi user live collaboration notes app
Collaborative note-taking application with real-time editing - TheFozid/go-notes
Sega co-founder Dave Rosen passes away at 95
Rosen's early efforts to import arcade amusements overseas would lead to the formation of Sega and the foundation of Japan's arcade scene.
Ruling by bullying: Threats of regulation as an internet governance device
Governments around the world pressure internet companies to get informally what they cannot obtain through formal regulatory channels, a pervasive mechanism of governance that challenges fundamental democratic priors.
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
Microsoft CEO Looking Ahead to 2026
As I reflect on the past year and look toward the one ahead, there’s no question 2026 will be a pivotal year for AI. Yes, another one. But this moment feels different in a few notable ways.
State of the Fin 2026-01-06 | Jellyfin
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Rockstar still hasn't offered a convincing reason for firing over 30 GTA 6 developers
Rockstar's alleged union busting has provoked protests and drawn skepticism from legislators.
NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have "dummy data"
NordVPN denied allegations that its internal Salesforce development servers were breached, saying that cybercriminals obtained "dummy data" from a trial account on a third-party automated testing platform.
Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE 'opportunities'
More than 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to cancel all potential business with the U.S. ICE agency.
Drone use at center of El Paso airspace shutdown
The FAA lifted the restrictions hours after they were put in place. Rep. Veronica Escobar stressed there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions— Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI …
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
TIL about “Second Screen Viewing” and that Netflix pushes writers to make scripts and dialogues simpler to keep viewers who are on their ph…
Amid a push to perfect 'casual viewing,' creatives say streaming execs are requiring them to remove nuance and visual cues, and do things like announce when characters enter a room.
AI spurs employees to work harder, faster, and with fewer breaks, study finds
: Like a puppy, a fun new toy soon turns into an unrelenting taskmaster
Spherical Snake
Snake on a sphere
In light of changes coming to discord: Sharkord
Lightweight, self-hosted, open-source chat server with voice, video, text, and screen sharing. Built for small groups who want privacy, simplicity, and full control over their data. - Sharkord/shar...
For Spain’s Sánchez, the fight against tech billionaires is personal
The prime minister has endured years of abuse on the social media platforms he now seeks to regulate.
Electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon.
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How ICE Will Spy On Protesters, And How You Can Protect Your Privacy
Jake Laperruque explains how ICEâs expanding surveillance tools can track protesters through phones, faces, and vehicles.
Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage
“When you delete something from a server, it doesn’t get overwritten immediately”
Sony AI patent will see PlayStation games play themselves when players are stuck
AI-Generated Ghost Player assistance would help out players who can’t progress in a game…
Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer
If things go our way, YouTube’s notorious unskippable ads might be a thing of the past come this February. ...
AI could rebalance power between people and the services they use
Artificial intelligence could help people who feel overwhelmed, excluded or disadvantaged when dealing with everyday tasks like paying energy bills or booking healthcare appointments, according to a new study involving …
This EV Was Already Cheap, Then Dacia Knocked Off Nearly $6,000
The Dacia Spring sees a dramatic price cut in Germany, with a €5,000 discount and a lightweight spec aimed squarely at urban electric drivers
Discord walks back age verification fears for most users
Platform clarifies AI-powered age prediction will spare majority from ID checks
Architecting Consent for AI: Deceptive Patterns in Firefox Link Previews
TL;DR: Mozilla has a new CEO and a new mission: transform Firefox into an AI browser. That has run into some snags, as Firefox users don’t seem that interested in AI. Mozilla is forging ahead, utilizing deceptive patter…
It's time to pick up the reins, as the 13th century horse courier game The Legend of Khiimori is out in early access
And so enters a game that is a perfect venn diagram of horse girls and history buffs.
These glasses solve many central-vision problems. For $5000.
People with macular degeneration and other forms of central vision loss can see details like text and faces with this device.
The Birth & Death of JavaScript
A talk by Gary Bernhardt from PyCon 2014
AI Chatbot Cost Exploitation as an Attack Vector
Many companies ship AI chatbots as thin wrappers around commercial LLM APIs with zero cost controls. What if a tool behaved like an overly engaged, perfectly valid user - and just burned through their budget?
At 25, Wikipedia faces a double threat: the rise of AI and the decline of local media— Human visitors declined in 2025, while AI crawlers a…
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Israel's high-tech investment boom is fuelled by genocide
Brutal technology field-tested on Palestinians has helped to propel the state's economy to the top of global performance charts