Ping! The WhatsApps that should have been an email
If your instant message requires immediate attention, fine. But many don’t — they’re just inconsiderate
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
The Road to Quantum Teleportation
Researchers managed to “beam” something across the lab. This could change your life forever.
The Witcher 3 is reportedly getting a surprise new expansion this year
Analyst expects the next Witcher 3 content to release in May…
Give your Matrix account a Discord UI with Commet
A comfortable chat client which respects your privacy. Powered by [Matrix].
Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 has surpassed US$1,000,000 raised
Watch the stream with your best speedrun dinosaurs.
Oracle Layoffs: Tech giant to slash 30,000 jobs as banks pull out from financing AI data centres | Company Business News
Over the past few weeks, several US banks have pulled off from lending to Oracle for expanding its AI data centres, as per a report.
Senators Launch New Effort to Ban Federal Elected Officials Profiting from Prediction Markets
Effort comes after reports of individuals suspiciously earning massive payouts before Iran Strikes, Venezuela Military Actions Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Am…
Microsoft patents system for AI helpers to finish games for you
Microsoft filed patents for an Xbox help system that could summon human or AI “helpers” to take over tough parts.
Manager at Associated Press Tells Journalists That Resistance to AI Is Futile
A senior manager at the Associated Press enthused about AI to rank and file journalists, who were not amused.
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…
The remaining issue may be fixed within the month.
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.
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…
Laura Fraser(external link) | CBC Radio | Posted: March 8, 2026 8:00 AM | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
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
"I Trained My Own AI... It beat ChatGPT" - PewDiePie
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year— Recently revised directive adds flash drives, smart watches to searc…
Elizabeth Thompson(external link) | CBC News | Posted: March 8, 2026 8:00 AM | Last Updated: 12 hours ago
Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package
Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.
Code is a liability (not an asset)
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Australian government demands review of Roblox’s PG rating after reports of child grooming
Communications minister Anika Wells points to media reports alleging children can access spaces meant for adults which include explicit sexual content
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to influence California politics
The Y Combinator CEO announced "Garry's List," a new big-money group spending and operating in races across the state.
F*** You! Co-Creator of Go Language is Rightly Furious Over This Appreciation Email
And I understand why he got annoyed and angry.
Remedy's new CEO is a former sports betting guy and EA executive who aims to 'scale Remedy in a way that builds lasting value'
Is it just me or does that not sound great?
The Death of DeviantArt and the art-site shaped hole haunting the Internet -- Multi-hyphenate
Why every new "Art Community" fails. Equal parts eulogy, condemnation, and mourning.
Who and What comprise AI Skepticism?
An attempt to do justice to a diverse community
AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture
Yes, “AI” will compromise your information security posture. No, not through some mythical self-aware galaxy-brain entity magically cracking your passwords in seconds or “autonomously” exploiting new
Humanoid showdown: Chinese firms make up 55% of robot exhibitors at US tech event
Chinese humanoid robot makers will dominate CES 2026, with nearly a dozen firms and a record Hong Kong delegation showcasing next-gen machines.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
AI safety leader says 'world is in peril' and quits to study poetry
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND is content complete – Sukeban Games
Developer Diaries from the Sukeban Staff (mainly just kiri)
TIL: Parental controls aren't for parents – Beast Hacker
I found a stranger texting my 12-year-old on a 'kid-safe' Gabb phone. Parental controls are broken.
Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"
The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel
Github Banned a Ton of Adult Game Developers and Won’t Explain Why
In the aftermath of Github banning or suspending dozens of popular accounts, the erotic game modding community wonders if they should move to platforms like GitGoon instead.
big list of selfhosted chat apps to meet all your friends on a real "server"
A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
Add /llms.txt endpoint that serves a concatenated, text-only version of all Tailwind CSS documentation pages optimized for Large Language Model consumption. Extract text from MDX files, removing J...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
Law enforcement can now use Flock’s software to directly request doorbell videos from Ring users
Privacy and security experts fear that a partnership between Ring and Flock could result in footage being used for inappropriate surveillance.
A new PlayStation State of Play airs February 12.
A new State of Play airs February 12. Tune in for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe: play.st/4aEMiwU
200 million records exposed in massive Pornhub data breach — here’s what we know so far
Stolen data is being held for ransom by the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group