Mullvad exit IPs as a fingerprinting vector
Mullvad is one of the few VPN providers that offers multiple exit IPs for its servers. If two people connect to the same server, they will usually end up with different public IPs. With only 578 servers (compared to Pro…
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies
Digg Is Back Again, but With a New Format and Focus on AI
Using the 1,000 most influential voices in AI that also happen to be on X, Digg wants to be your source of AI news.
New Nightmare Just Dropped: '3D' Animated Ads on Trucks in Traffic
A digital billboard company now has the technology to make 3D ads on moving trucks. Thanks, I hate it.
‘I didn’t want to be the guinea pig’: inside tech’s AI-fueled manager purge
Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon Valley
Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
SEATTLE – A consumer-protection lawsuit from Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman accuses Amazon.com of collecting funds from millions of its customers in response to since invalidated tariffs, passing the buck on risin…
German intelligence offices snub US-owned Palantir software
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has reportedly chosen a data analysis system from France, instead of US-based Palantir. Civil society has welcomed the move, but says more must be done.
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
The push to keep open-source open in the era of age-gating.
TIL that dwarf rats exist. They're said to rarely get tumors, and to have a longer lifespan than regular rats.
Details on the difference between standard and dwarf rats & how to identify them.
The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending (Update: Google responds)
Google is testing a 5GB free storage limit for new Gmail accounts unless users add a phone number to unlock the full 15GB.
ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop
The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.
Bugs Rust Won't Catch | corrode Rust Consulting
In April 2026, Canonical disclosed 44 CVEs in uutils, the Rust reimplementation of GNU coreutil…
'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.
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Modern internet is broken and no longer built for human beings. By 2026 the internet is filled with robots . One type of robots generates content and injects advertisements, another type ingests that content and emulate…
When Vibe Scammers Met Vibe Hackers: Pwning PhaaS with Their Own Weapons
What happens when AI-powered criminals meet AI-powered hunters? A technical arms race where both sides are vibing their way through explo...
California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games
Game preservation group Stop Killing Games advised on the bill.
Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day
Layoffs are "not a savings-driven restructure," CFO says.
51 Ways to Spell the Image Giraffe: The Hidden Politics of Token Languages in Generative AI
Generative AI models don't operate on human languages – they speak in **tokens**. Tokens are computational fragments that deconstruct lan...
TIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, an…
In their poor, Communist country, Romania's computer curious built an underground industry.
France announces a crucial step toward phasing out Windows
La direction du numérique en France va basculer de Windows à Linux et l'État engage un grand chantier de réduction de la « dépendance numérique
PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing | TechCrunch
Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your friends will probably get an Instagram notification about it.
Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
The Godot Engine team have announced that Slay the Spire 2 developer Mega Crit have given them quite a nice funding boost.
Xbox No Longer Developing Copilot For Consoles
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced that Microsoft will no longer develop Copilot for Xbox, and it's winding down mobile development as well.
The Secrets Behind THAT Cyberpunk 2077 Montage | Game Maker's Toolkit
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Capcom Lists Dead Rising as One of Its 'Leading Brands' That It's 'Nurturing' — but Does That Mean Dead Rising 5?
Capcom is planning for Dead Rising's future. In its latest earnings report, the Japanese games company said it plans to nuture a handful of franchises for growth, with one of them being Dead Rising.
This Week in Self-Host
I'm officially back from my brief hiatus (shout-out to those who missed me), and as promised, have sifted through two weeks' worth of content to make up for it.
Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth
A source has revealed that the Lord of the Rings MMORPG was cancelled after the New World team was transferred over mere weeks before the layoffs.
AMD announce FSR Upscaling 4.1 officially coming to RDNA 3 and RDNA 2
They sure took their sweet time didn't they. AMD have officially announced that FSR Upscaling 4.1 is officially coming to their older GPUs.
PS5 Exclusive Saros Has Reportedly Only Sold 300K Copies
Reports claim that Saros' early sales have been below expectations for a PS5 exclusive, especially considering its relatively high budget.
A new survey of 3,335 public servants across 10 countries found that 70% say they use AI, but confidence lags
A project by Public First for the Center for Data Innovation and Google
Announcing Timeship v0.1.0: Self-hosted ZFS snapshot browser for TrueNAS
Self-hosted ZFS snapshot file browser. Contribute to SmilyOrg/timeship development by creating an account on GitHub.
Open Source Brand Fonts - Google Design
Learn why top brands are open-sourcing custom fonts, boosting type accessibility, innovation, and brand recognition
Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away
The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.
Tempus v4.2.4 android subsonic client release
What's Changed chore: Update russian strings.xml by @Sevinfolds in #249 fix: disallow duplicate songs in queue by @eddyizm in #252 fix:github release check by @eddyizm in #253 fix: Fixed crash whe...
An Engineer’s Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta
Meta employees in the US and UK are organizing against corporate software that tracks workersâ keystrokes and mouse activity.
Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government
Industry Secrets Career Change Vs Stay the Course?
Discover how to decide between a career change and staying the course, with insider tips, upskilling strategies, and a psychological blueprint for mid‑career
20% Balfour Beatty Interns Become PMs Career Development
Discover how Balfour Beatty’s internship program turns 20% of interns into project managers, with data‑driven steps and mentorship that accelerate career growth.
People overestimate how confident AI systems are in their responses, experiments reveal
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly conversational agents such as ChatGPT or Gemini, are now used daily by a growing number of people worldwide. While many users trust the answers of AI agents to their qu…
UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.
Subnautica 2 sells 2 million in 12 hours with over 600K concurrent players | Despite a troubled development cycle, the game has enjoyed a h…
Despite a troubled development cycle, the game has enjoyed a hugely successful launch…
Saas Review Vs High‑Priced Offers Why Buyers Overpay
Enterprise buyers overpay by 20% in Q3 2025 SaaS deals due to hidden premiums and negotiation traps. Learn how to spot price traps and negotiate smarter.
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections, study finds
‘Bot’ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS
AI-assisted security research is producing exploits at a frightening rate.
Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'
Mistral's CEO Arthur Mensch said AI dominance will depend on who controls chips, energy, and computing infrastructure.
OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
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Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issued
A security researcher claims Microsoft quietly fixed an Azure Backup for AKS vulnerability after rejecting his report, and without issuing a CVE. Microsoft disputes the claim, telling BleepingComputer the behavior was e…
Kenya tells Microsoft that $1 billion AI data center would gulp half the country’s electricity
Kenya has reportedly raised concerns over Microsoft’s planned $1 billion AI data center, warning that the project could consume a massive chunk of the country’s electricity supply.
Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’
The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented