Amazon’s AWS reports outage after UAE data centre struck
Availability Zone in ME-CENTRAL-1 brought offline in possible drone or missile attack
Turns out Generative AI was a scam
Or at least very very far from what it has been cracked up to be
Talents leave AI companies: "They are putting profits over sanity and safety"
The people loudly departing the biggest AI companies aren't necessarily looking for fatter paychecks or more stock options; they’re worried that AI businesses are putting profits over sanity and safety.
Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out updates for Notepad and Paint apps to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. Notepad (version 11.2512.10.0) In this update, we’re introd…
Samsung knows exactly how you'll use Galaxy S26 Ultra's 'Privacy Display' in teaser
One of the few actual upgrades coming to the Galaxy S26 series is the “Privacy Display” expected to launch on...
YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable - Dexerto
YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.
Reddit users hate NordVPN. Are their criticisms legit?
NordVPN is one of the most popular VPNs, which makes the critiques over its privacy practices extra concerning. We investigate the most prominent accusations.
Your Artificial Intelligence (AI) questions answered
A Teesside academic answers your questions, including how to spot AI and how to use it sustainably.
Nextcloud stops bug bounty program due to increase of low-effort AI-generated reports
Nextcloud has joined a growing list of projects, including Curl, that have ended their bug‑bounty partnerships with HackerOne due to an unmanageable surge of low‑effort, AI‑generated security reports. I received the fol…
Tech Publications Lost 58% of Google Traffic Since 2024
We tracked the organic search traffic of CNET, Wired, The Verge, TechRadar, and six others from early 2024 to today. Combined, they lost 65 million monthly visits.
Dozzle 10.0 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer Introduces Webhooks
Dozzle 10.0 real‑time Docker log viewer adds a redesigned notifications page, webhook support with Go templates, alert shortcuts, and more.
The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling
Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. From a report: The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for t…
Piracy Giant HiAnime.to Announces Mysterious 'Goodbye'
HiAnime's reign appears to come to an end as a message posted on its official domain names says that it's "time to say goodbye"
TIL that Ayatollah Khamenei built a secret organization called BAYT. This organization is more powerful than the government and employs 40…
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TIL that the worst driver in New York City likes to drive around in Brooklyn. He received 259 speeding tickets and paid over $60,000 in fin…
The top speeder, who drives often in southern Brooklyn, has been caught speeding by school zone speed cameras more than 1,000 times since mid-2023, according to new data from Transportation Alternatives and Families For…
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations— Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear wea…
Today’s leading AI models engage in sophisticated behaviour when placed in strategic competition. They spontaneously attempt deception, signaling intentions they do not intend to follow; they demonstrate rich theory of …
Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled
New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the crosshairs, say privacy experts.
New York Bill Would Force Age ID Checks at the Device Level
The bill's child safety framing is doing a lot of work to normalize what is, in practice, a government-linked identity layer baked into every device you own before you open a single app.
Microsoft's new research project of storage can hold data for 10,000 years
Served on a platter.
The Pentagon’s Claude Use in Iran Is a Reminder that Anthropic Never Objected to Military Use
The company objected to hypothetical future use cases, not anything the military is currently doing.
Global YouTube outage sees video platform homepage go dark
YouTube users report a partial outage as the homepage and subscriptions fail, with Downdetector peaking at 340,000 reports worldwide.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptur…
The Met releases 100+ high‑res 3D models for interactive online viewing, with many available as free Open Access downloads
The People Who Put Emulators on Your Steam Deck Now Want to Sell You a Linux Console
The Playnix Console is a €1,179 Linux-powered gaming machine with an RX 9060 XT inside.
Password managers are less secure than promised
Researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered serious security vulnerabilities in three popular, cloud-based password managers. During testing, they were able to view and even make changes to stored passwords.
Gucci criticised for 'AI slop' images ahead of major fashion show
Users of social media - where the marketing campaign has been launched - say it is out of keeping with Gucci's reputation for luxury.
'A Big F*ck You to Big Tech': New Jersey Residents Defeat AI Data Center
"It's time to build communities, not data centers," said one local activist.
Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027
New car surveillance tech becomes mandatory by 2027, using infrared cameras to monitor driver sobriety and alertness with privacy and cost concerns.
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Raspberry Pi Gets Desktop Form Factor
Before the Raspberry Pi came out, one cheap and easy way to get GPIO on a computer with a real operating system was to manipulate the pins on an old parallel port, then most commonly used for print…
We messed up with the Windows 12 article. What we got wrong and how it happened
We published a Windows 12 article that did not meet PCWorld's editorial standards. We're sorry. Here's how we'll get better.
BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games (Demon's Souls/Shadow of the Colossus remakes)
BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned. A shocking end for a well-…
Hardware Watchdogs & Auto Reboots in Proxmox
Leverage emulated hardware watchdogs inside VMs to do automatic health checking and diagnostic reboots on hang, all with native Linux packages
When Capcom brought in a professional screenwriter for the original Resident Evil 2, it was his idea to fully embrace the series' goofy puz…
In an alternate timeline, Resident Evil could've become a lot more serious.
Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator
Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…
Cambridge University Researchers: AI-powered toys that “talk” with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kit…
The first systematic study of how generative AI toys affect young children finds that they can misread emotions and struggle with developmentally important types of play.
Stardew Valley 10-year Anniversary Video
Here's a special video for the Stardew Valley 10 year anniversary. I go over some old builds of the game w/ commentary, briefly go over the many updates, gi...
Parents opt kids out of school laptops, ask for pen-and-paper
Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.
Portugal’s New Anti-Corruption Tool: Flagged €110B in Suspicious Contracts
iscover how Portugal’s new transparency initiative, Observatório de Integridade, is using open data to flag irregularities in public procurement. Learn how this database tool turns transparency into a proactive workflow…
Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now
When it comes to AI, death may be nothing more than a construct
Crimson Desert First Look: The BlackSpace Engine Tech Preview
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I bought "NEW" N64 Games from AliExpress... 💀 - Crackin' Carts
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RAIDED BY THE POLICE | Investigating Nintendo, Sega, & Devkit Arrests - Gamers Nexus
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Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1; Mozilla recommend switching to Linux, for people who can't run Windows 10 or 11
Firefox version 115 ESR will be the last supported release for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
China: DeepSeek Paints Grim Picture of Its Home Country
12 February 2026 | Fredrik Karrento Evidentiary note: The excerpts below are verbatim model outputs from multiple sessions. Section headings summarize the content of the excerpts without claiming the content necessarily…
Koei Tecmo is partnering with SpiralAI as it shows interest in creating "experiences that combine entertainment and AI" via chatbot-like LL…
Koei Tecmo and SpiralAI have jointly announced Geppetto2, a new LLM designed for entertainment and with conversational AI aspirations.
Fallout: New Vegas Remaster Hopes Go Into Overdrive as Support Studio Drops Tease
Update: Iron Galaxy has taken to social media to deny the speculation that it's working on a Fallout: New Vegas remaster, or anything Fallout-related. Whoops.
Bloober Team's big reveal is Layers of Fear 3
Bloober Team's countdown to Valentine's Day has ended, and despite all those rose references, it's not a Rule of Rose r…