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Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year
Audited accounting shows growing revenues being dwarfed by R&D, other expenses.
Dozens of Stanford grads walk out on Google CEO's speech
Some students were protesting against the company's controversial work with the US government on artificial intelligence.
EU takes a big first step in weakening digital privacy and in empowering big tech
By approving the first Digital Omnibus on 16 June, the European Parliament has taken a worrying step towards weakening a decade of digital rights protections.
TIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Years
New Federal Data Show More Than 49,000 Deaths In A Single Year, Marking The Highest Rate Recorded Since The Early 1940s.
Pebble just revealed the Pebble Round 2!!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
AGDQ 2026 Schedule
Check out the schedule for Awesome Games Done Quick 2026!
Electrolysis can solve one of our biggest contamination problems
ETH Zurich researchers have developed a process that can be used on site to render environmental toxins such as DDT and lindane harmless and convert them into valuable chemicals – a breakthrough for the remediation of c…
Mobile carriers can get your GPS location
In iOS 26.3, Apple introduced a new privacy feature which limits “precise location” data made available to cellular networks via cell towers. The feature is only available to devices with Apple’s in-house modem introduc…
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
Spotify Music Library Scraped by Pirate Activist Group
A pirate activist group has reportedly scraped and released metadata from Spotify, and intends to release 86 million audio files.
What's your best software?
Evidence-based reviews and comparisons focusing on privacy and security.
Razer’s AI wearable is a headset with built-in cameras - Say hello to the Snapdragon-powered ‘Project Motoko’ concept.
That certainly is something you wear.
State of the Fin 2026-01-06 | Jellyfin
Happy New Year and welcome to the State of the Fin!
Epoch AI released new data finding that global AI compute capacity is doubling every 7 months, with Nvidia chips accounting for over 60% of…
Total available computing capacity from AI chips across all major designers has grown by approximately 3.3x per year since 2022, enabling larger-scale model development and consumer adoption.
OPM established the United States Tech Force initiative to recruit over 1,000 AI specialists and digital experts into the federal workforce…
WASHINGTON, DC — The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration (GSA), the White House Office of Science Technology and P…
Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
The Oscar-winning actor has trademarked several phrases, including "Alright, alright, alright" from the cult classic film, Dazed and Confused.
Smart Locker tai cac co so giao duc hien dai
SimpleTech chuyên cung cấp các mẫu tủ gửi đồ thông minh Smart Locker hiện đại, vận hành tự động, bảo mật cao, đây chính là giải pháp lưu trữ, giao nhận hàng tiện ích cho chung cư, văn phòng và doanh nghiệp thời đại số.
TIL there is a shark that bites perfect circles because it has only one tooth (kind of)
A detailed investigation into these strange creatures is finally giving scientists and fishermen valuable clues about when and where they strike.
Tech layoffs 2026: Nearly 153,000 jobs cut at Meta, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Robinhood and more
We're in the second quarter of the year and there's already been more than 150,000 layoffs across the tech industry — here's what we know.
Map Clustering is Not My Favorite
Friends, this post has been in the making for maybe, 20 years.
DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames Reliance, WhatsApp for alleged role in bid to ban Telegram in India
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance Group and WhatsApp may be linked to efforts to ban the messaging platform in India, while also ac
Commodore Callback 8020: Flip phone without browser, social networks, and 5G
Commodore is launching the Callback 8020, a flip phone for retro fans. With no browser or social media, digital detox is the focus.
The fight against AI datacenters isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy - Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is …
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.
Stop Killing the Internet
Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet.
FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.
A newly discovered data leak dubbed "FortiBleed" has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations worldwide.
Nvidia CEO: Everybody should use AI. Society has no choice but to change. I used to play in the streets. When cars came along, you obviousl…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.
Palantir and the World Food Programme: The egregious partnership at the heart of the world´s largest humanitarian supply chain.
Palantir provides data management, operational planning, and optimization for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). It is reportedly “the cornerstone of the WFP data ecosystem”. Vast amount of data are being collected - th…
Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine
Since late 2025, malware has been spreading rapidly through the Steam Workshop. In most cases, we caught old, familiar threats such as DarkKomet, the Lumma and Vidar infostealers.
Gig workers are endlessly exploited. AI could make more of us share their fate
As companies integrate AI and hire fewer employees, a shift toward a ‘gig economy’ will commence
Your Boarding Pass Is a Skeleton Key. Frontier Airlines Doesn't Care.
How I found that anyone with a boarding pass photo can pull full passport numbers, home addresses, children's dates of birth, credit card details, and Known Traveler Numbers for every passenger on a Frontier Airlines bo…
The Invisible Energy Crisis (Access to Electricity) Threatening to Derail the AI Boom | OilPrice.com
Nearly every AI bull case in 2026 makes the same assumption: the electricity will be there when they need it. It won’t. One company already has what the rest of the industry is still waiting for.
The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100
The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100 and it comes with 360-degree audio and deeper integration with Gemini.
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators—Now There’s Proof.
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
Wing's drone deliveries are coming to 150 more Walmarts
The drone delivery service will be available to 40 million customers in the US from Los Angeles to Miami.
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.
Over 200 organizations call for a ban on "artificial intelligence" in military kill chains
More than 200 human rights and civil society organizations are calling on governments and tech companies to stop the use of AI for military purposes, warning that it turns war into a "death conveyor" without sufficient …
UK watchdog hits Imgur owner with fine as promised
Owner of image sharing website Imgur has been hit with a nearly quarter million Pound fine.
Pentagon used Grok AI to fire 2,000 missiles at Iran, official says
Top defense official says data centers powering trillionaire’s chatbot are critical to national security
It's time to dump Roku
The Fox deal will only make Roku worse.
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
Explore the astonishing amount of music available to AI developers.
OpenAI made $13 billion in 2025 and lost $21 billion doing it
Revenue growth has been dramatic. OpenAI generated $3.7 billion in revenue in 2024 before jumping to $13.07 billion in 2025. By the end of that year, monthly...
AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs, leaving users unaware that they may be vulnerable
AMD engineer shuts down discussions on the issue
Commodore 64's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS
The Callback 8020 still runs apps made for Android, btw.
Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs
The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices would rise or which products would be affected.
Internet Age-Gates Are A Growing Global Threat | Techdirt
The internet is an essential resource for young people and adults to access information, explore community, and find themselves—both inside countries and across continents. Yet government…
Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows.