The Unbearable Heaviness of Being a Hollywood Liberal: Zootopia 2 - The Philosophical Salon
In Zootopia 2 (Jared Bush & Byron Howard, 2025), Hollywood once again entrusts its political intuitions to animals, as though nonhuman faces could soften the blows of contentious themes. The ... Read More
US tech firm Palantir extends deal with French intelligence agency
Palantir will continue to provide France's domestic intelligence agency with its 'proprietary software platform, as well as the integration, support and assistance services that are necessary for... deployment and opera…
Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law
Bluesky has blocked access in Mississippi, citing privacy and free speech concerns over a new law requiring all social media users to undergo age verification with fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The court […]
The first episode of Fallout season 2 solves the 15-year-old New Vegas mystery of the missing Vault 24
I should have guessed: commies.
U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel, as Trump expands control over private sector
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in chipmaker Intel.
Roblox faces scrutiny after banning YouTuber ‘Schlep' amid ongoing controversy
The developers behind the mega-popular game Roblox are facing a firestorm of controversy after banning a popular YouTuber from the platform.
TikTok plans to lay off several hundred of their moderation team in the UK in favor of AI content moderation
Unions claim content moderators are being replaced by "ineffective" AI systems that could put TikTok's millions of British users in danger.
AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPT’s old model: ‘Like saying goodbye to someone I know’
Users say OpenAI’s updated GPT-5 version is less chatty and fun, changing a unique connection they had come to rely on
Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
2025 Game Awards Results Discussion
Find all the winners for every category here.
ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
AI Solutions 87 says on its website its AI agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.”
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won't return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.
New Tomb Raider Games Recast Lara Croft With A Gaming Veteran
Here's who is playing Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider games.
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.
Gen Z went to movie theaters most often in 2025, according to New Exhibition Report. Also - the number of habitual moviegoers - those who s…
Cinema United's Strength of Exhibition Report also indicated the number of habitual moviegoers grew by 8 percent.
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Do…
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swift, and now Larian …
Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN
Last month, November, was a shockingly terrible month for video game sales in the U.S. While we traditionally think of November as a huge sales month what with Black Friday and all, November 2025 was the worst November …
TailwindSQL - SQL Queries with Tailwind Syntax
Like TailwindCSS, but for SQL queries. className your way to database queries in React Server Components!
[MAGIC Monero Fund: Project Fundraiser] Monero Fuzzing Round 2: Wallet, P2P, and FCMP++. This second fuzzing project will help protect the …
This second fuzzing project will help protect the Monero network
OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company
Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her ânext chapter.â The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.
Stardew Valley Creator Says 1.7 Update Will Contain 'More Character/Social Stuff' and a New Farm Type
As Stardew Valley fans continue to wait patiently for the previously announced 1.7 update, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, vague, yet exciting hints about what said mysterious update might…
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.
[id Software, the] Studio Behind Doom [and Quake, Wolfenstein] Just Unionized
id Software is the latest Microsoft-acquired team to organize
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
Tencent ‘Horizon clone’ pulled from stores as Sony settles lawsuit
Sony and Tencent have settled their dispute over upcoming Tencent game Light of Motiram…
Timesplitters Rewind, free fanmade recreation of the trilogy, enters Early Access
A greatest hits collection developed by the community for the classic TimeSplitters trilogy
As new Yakuza announcements dropped, top walkthrough writing guy in anglosphere refuses to play these at all
Announcement: I will not be writing a GameFAQs guide for Yakuza Kiwami 3/Dark Ties. Full statement below:
Apple announces more ads are coming to App Store search results
Apple is expanding the number of ads that appear in App Store search results. In an update on its Apple...
Both Ford and Mercedes own a /8 block of public IP addresses, that is 16 million public IPV4 addresses each
Some large /8 blocks of IPv4 addresses, the former Class A network blocks, are assigned in whole to single organizations or related groups of organizations, either by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numb…
The Mysterious Forces Steering Views on Hacker News
How the moderators behind one of the internet’s most popular platforms for tech content have a say into which content you consume.
TIL: Merriam-Webster.com provides a 'Rhymes' section for (nearly) each word in their online dictionary. Also, check out their RhymeZone pag…
to pay or hurl back : return; to make a reply to; to say in reply… See the full definition
Hytale can now be pre-ordered
Embark on a journey of adventure and creativity! Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons …
We're putting lots of transition metals into the stratosphere. That's not good.
We successfully plugged the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered in the 1980s by banning ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). But, it seems we might be unintentionally creating another p…
TikTok allegedly monitoring users’ Grindr activity, digital rights group claims
TikTok has been accused of monitoring its user's Grindr activity by an Austrian internet privacy rights group.
AI’s Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
TL;DR: The big tech AI company LLMs have gobbled up all of our data, but the damage they have done to open source and free culture communities are particularly insidious. By taking advantage of those who share freely, t…
Revuo Monero Issue 251 - Weekly newsletter
Weekly and Quarterly Monero Newsletter
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.
Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser
Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando Launches March 12, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will be released on March 12 next year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Tor Project received $2.5M from the US government to bolster privacy
The US government contributed over $2.5 million to the Tor Project last year, continuing its financial relationship with the nonprofit.
Mozilla Names New CEO, Firefox To Evolve Into A "Modern AI Browser"
Mozilla Corporation has named its new CEO in replacing interim CEO Laura Chambers.
TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber
Adequate intake of dietary fiber is associated with digestive health and reduced risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension, certain gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. According…
I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
SicMu Neo | F-Droid
Simple, full-featured, file-based music player
Self-Host Weekly #150: Watchtower No More
Popular open source licenses, Santa tracking, and saying goodbye to an old friend
Inputs Of Interest: SafeType™ Vertical Keyboard With Mirrors Puts Pain In The Rear-View
Yep, this keyboard is another ebay special. I can’t stay away! This is a SafeType™ V801 from probably the early 2000s, although there is no date on it anywhere. I’m basing my guess on t…
The Oscars award show signs deal to exclusively air on Youtube, starting in 2029
The Oscars will air on YouTube starting in 2029.
North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location
A barely perceptible keystroke delay was the smoking gun that led to the uncovering of a malign imposter.