A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale
GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks.
Magnets Are Bad For Hardware Again
If you were around tech in the bad old days, magnets could be really bad news. They were fine on the fridge, no problem at all. Put one near a floppy disk, or a hard drive, or even a computer monit…
NutriTrace v1.0.0-rc.35 released!
Self-hosted personal nutrition tracker — single Docker container, AGPL-3.0, no telemetry, no cloud sync. - TraceApps/nutritrace
London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50M Metropolitan police deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard criticises London mayorâs decision as disappointing and warns it could hit policing
CRTC to require online streamers to pay 15% of annual revenues to support Canadian content
Decision is sure to anger U.S. tech giants already fighting existing 5% base contribution in federal court
Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congr…
Muddy water is coming out of Morgan County taps.
Self-Host Weekly (22 May 2026)
750 reasons not to get back with your (Pl)ex
'I think those people are dead wrong': Jeff Bezos slams AI naysayers, plays down job fears for young workers, and defends billionaires and …
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unsurprisingly thinks billionaires are doing a good job, and AI is pretty swell too.
Zillow loses thousands of listings in fight over “hidden” homes | Zillow asked for a preliminary injunction as real estate industry fight h…
Zillow asked for a preliminary injunction as real estate industry fight heats up.
Embracer Intends to 'Activate' Deus Ex, Saints Row, TimeSplitters, and Red Faction
In a recent financial update, Embracer Group has revealed an intention to reactivate a prestigious array of forgotten franchises.
The Official 4D Miner Website!
4D Miner is a 4-dimensional survival sandbox game, where you can explore an infinite, procedurally-generated, 4-dimensional world!
Big Tech joins the race to build the world’s heaviest airplane
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Why we’re taking legal action against SerpApi’s unlawful scraping
We filed a suit today against the scraping company SerpApi.
After Black Ops 7's weaker launch, Call of Duty will no longer do back-to-back releases in the same series
"We will drive innovation that is meaningful, not incremental."
Africa’s New Data Dependency – Technology Colonialism
Data agreements are replacing armies as tools of colonialism and the return of external governance
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 …
LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlight…
Telegram is lying to you about privacy
Telegram is known as a privacy-focused secure messaging app because it markets itself that way. However, it is often criticized by security experts, privacy advocates, and people with common sense who can understand why…
Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado
Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.
It's time to talk about my writerdeck
tldr: * I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all) * I added some packages to make it work better for writing: * network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away * kmscon for custom…
Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations
Software Freedom Conservancy (“SFC”) announces a new initiative regarding the software right to repair for users and consumers of 3D printers manufactured by Bambu Lab. After recent news of violations of the Affero Gene…
Spain blocks Polymarket, Kalshi over gambling licences
Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily banned so-called prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating in the country without a gambling licence.
Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto
Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.
Dreams on a Pillow - Official Gameplay First Look
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Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks – Krebs on Security
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation camp…
Spain blocks Polymarket, Kalshi over gambling licences
La orden de bloqueo de sus páginas webs se toma como una medida cautelar hasta la resolución definitiva del expediente
America's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices
Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms. After pouring billions of dollars into laptops, tablets and learning apps, a growing number of schools say it is time to sc…
Xbox Player Voice Quickly Reveals What Players Want Most
Xbox gamers quickly make their opinions known following the opening of Xbox Player Voice, with thousands sharing their opinions.
"Honestly difficult to imagine a path forward with it" - licensed Paranormal Activity horror game "technically done for good", says Mortuar…
A byproduct of the Warner Bros. sale meant the Mortuary Assistant creator asked Paramount for an extension on the Paranormal Activity game. Paramount said no.
Aggressive AI scrapers are making it kinda suck to run wikis
Bots are currently scraping the internet for LLM training data at unprecedented rates[1][2][3], driving up costs and destabilizing public-facing websites. I want to talk about how this has been particularly difficult fo…
Jira IS Turing-Complete
Building a Minsky Machine in Atlassian Automation 22nd May 2026
Sony PlayStation Accounts Are Reportedly Being Hacked With Ease
Your Sony PlayStation account could be in trouble, as PSN accounts are being targeted with very few details required.
Google I/O 2026 And Its Consequences
There is so much fresh uncertainty following Google I/O, and I think it will take us all a while to process it and understand what it means.https://vale.rocks/micros/20260521-0440
007 First Light – Official Launch Trailer
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Ultimate Chicken Horse - 10th Annifursary Update (and sale)
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You and your neighbors could have radio-wave vision
Researchers warn that a new method for detecting people through WiFi signals poses a serious privacy risk.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has collected $9m (£6.6m) in unpaid fines from Amazon, which has been violating clean air regulations by…
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it
A fantastic idea, but it needs more support
California's Age Verification Law May End Up Exempting Most Linux Distributions
While not as good as repealing AB 1043 outright for requiring operating system providers to ask for a user's age or birth date at device setup, open-source Linux distributions and other open-source OSes may end up seein…
Gaming Jesus Investigates Chinese Black Market Silicon*
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99% of CEOs Expect AI-Driven Layoffs in the Next Two Years
CEOs love automation, but don't think humans and machines can coexist in the workforce, survey finds.
FOSS Contra Big Tech
Taking on Big Tech is a phrase we hear ad nauseam in politics nowadays, but rarely with specificity. To “take on” is deliberately vague verbiage: it gestures to the existence of a conflict between the interests of “tech…
Google is cannibalizing the web to feed AI
Google Search used to direct users to web sites; AI Mode will keep them in Google's garden
Laid off workers at Meta contractor Covalen to mount strike action following loss of 700 jobs
Trade union representing Covalen workers have demanded the end of a "two-tiered treatment" of outsourced tech workers
PlayStation boss says single-player games won’t come to PC going forward | VGC
PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst confirmed the news to staff this week…
Brockovich Data Center Reporting – U.S. AI Data Center Awareness & Issue Map
Interactive map of major AI data centers across the United States — built or being built. Understand the community impact and report issues in your area.
California judges are testing a new AI clerk. You won't know if it's looking at your case
Courts in Los Angeles and Riverside counties are testing an artificial intelligence tool and deciding whether it can be used in high-stakes criminal cases.
Pope Leo Calling for AI "Disarmament", Warns of its Risks(Including Fueling Warfare) in 42,300-Word Encyclical; Opaque Algorithms Controlle…
Pope Leo XIV presents "Magnifica Humanitas" as the Church’s response to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, calling for AI to be ...
Mecha-Driven Sci-Fi JRPG STARBITES Is Out Now on PC and Consoles - Turn Based Lovers
STARBITES is now available in the West for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.