Fully programmable microrobots operate at cellular scale using nanowatt power
New cell-scale robots can sense their environment, compute decisions, and move independently without magnetic or ultrasonic control systems.
Roblox is pulling a DLSS 5, offering yet another example of a tool mistaking itself for an artist
Roblox makes a new version of the AI slop pitch we've seen time and again: replacing the creative process instead of making it easier.
French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push
2026 is set to be l’année de Linux.
UK Google DeepMind employees vote to unionize over its AI defense deals
Staff at DeepMind's UK offices have voted to unionize days after the Pentagon confirmed it would work with Google on classified operations.
Bit Sets: An introduction to bit manipulation
Learn about bitwise operators and bit manipulation by implementing a BitSet class in JavaScript.
Researchers Put Google Gemini in Charge of an Entire Coffee Shop, and It's Inexorably Driving It Out of Business
A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.
Moss, One of VR's Best Series, Is Being Un-VR'd and Brought to PC and Consoles
Polyarc, a studio founded by ex-Bungie developers that's made a name for itself with two stellar VR games in its Moss series, is bringing both games to PC and consoles – no VR headset needed – in the form of Moss: The F…
Developers Accuse Gunzilla Games of Not Paying Salaries For Months
Both current and former employees of Gunzilla Games have spoken out on LinkedIn, alleging that the company has failed to pay salaries.
Microsoft drops Copilot branding in Notepad for Windows 11 for everyone, but it’s really just a rename
I noticed that Notepad on my production PC was auto-updated, and it no longer has any reference to Copilot, but AI integration is not gone.
Guilty Gear v2.00 Patch Notes
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Double Fine Is Unionizing
The Psychonauts developer is the latest Microsoft studio to unionize
'It doesn’t catch fire': Why China’s "fireproof" sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars
New sodium battery technology creates an internal barrier that helps prevent battery fires
More Than Half of Gen Z Users Cancel and Renew Streaming Services for a Single Title, Won’t Purchase Full-Price Video Games, New Study Finds
A study has found that more than half of Gen Z cancels and renews streaming subscriptions based on the availability of one TV series or film.
America’s Largest Public Hospital System Says AI Could Replace Radiologists
NYC hospital chief proposes AI-only cancer screening to cut costs, but radiologists warn of patient safety risks as regulatory battles loom.
How Wildlife Traffickers Are Using Coded Language to Sell Protected Animals On Facebook
Coded language used in thousands of Facebook ads has helped illegal wildlife dealers evade the platform’s bans for years
Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018
Not the best timing due to the RAMpocalypse, but there are leaner distros like Lubuntu available if you need them.
Borderlands 4's New $30 Expansion Pack Isn't Winning Over Fans
Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned includes a new playable character and region to explore, but is that enough to bring back lapsed players?
OpenAI backs an Illinois bill shielding AI labs from liability, even for “critical harms” like 100+ deaths or $1B+ in damage, if they publi…
The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.”
Bluesky's new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J.D. Vance
More than 125,000 Bluesky users have blocked Attie in just a few days, sending a strong message from the user base.
Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an app…
Also, it's a twofer with the GreenPlasma zero-day local privilege escalation.
Snowflake customers hit in data theft attacks after SaaS integrator breach
Over a dozen companies have suffered data theft attacks after a SaaS integration provider was breached and authentication tokens stolen.
Russian official admits completely banning VPNs is 'simply impossible'
Valery Fadeev, head of Russia's Human Rights Council, concedes that blocking circumvention tools would devastate businesses and banks
Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone
: Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones – but you have alternatives
Double Dragon And River City Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Has Passed Away
The mind behind two legendary beat 'em up franchises was 64.
Claude Code's creator is sick of the phrase 'vibe coding.' Suggest your alternative here.
The creator of Claude Code spoke with Business Insider at Anthropic's developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Microsoft is still faking Google's homepage on Bing 1.5 years after backlash, even as it pays $1 million for users
Microsoft is still spoofing Google’s homepage in Bing on Edge, despite backlash, while users grow increasingly frustrated with Google Search.
The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet
The Internet Archive, Wikimedia, academics, and hobby archivists are having trouble finding hard drives or are having to pay extremely high prices for them.
Called it months ago.
Apple's iconic tower is gone, succeeded by the Mac Studio.
Street Fighter 6’s Latest DLC Ending Is Upsetting Fans Because Alex Marries His Sister-Cousin
Alex's arrival saw the game break its all-time peak player count on Steam
TIL there's a fungi that looks like a bird's nest.
Fungus that looks like a bird's nest
An odd font rendering bug in Firefox and Safari
First up, you should go and watch The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa. It is a brilliant set of performances and a joy to see. While perusing the programme on the National Theatre website I stumbled upon a …
Microsoft has an ambitious plan to win users back, and go toe-to-toe with Valve's SteamOS for gaming — but I'm not getting my hopes up
Microsoft is currently in an ongoing battle to improve Windows 11 for idle use and gaming to compete with SteamOS, and it has a big plan for it.
A 1977 Time Capsule, Voyager 1 runs on 69 KB of memory and an 8-track tape recorder
Right now, more than 15 billion miles from Earth, a 48-year-old spacecraft is hurtling through interstellar space at 38,000 miles per hour.
Lithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.
McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the U.S.
Google DeepMind to open its first AI campus in the world in Seoul
Google DeepMind will open its first-ever AI campus in Seoul after Demis Hassabis signed an MOU with South Koreaâs Science Ministry on Monday.
RSS Feeds Send Me More Traffic Than Google – Terence Eden’s Blog
Yeah yeah, I know, data-point of 1. I recently read Susam's blog post where they said that "most of the traffic to my personal website still comes from web feeds" - I wondered if that was true for my site. I've been wri…
‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
Data centers could account for up to 9% of Texas water use by 2040, UT Austin report finds
The report comes as Texas sees a boom in data center construction, driven largely by the rise of artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
White House App Found Tracking Users' Exact Location Every 4.5 Minutes via Third-Party Server
The Trump administration's White House App is under scrutiny after claims of embedded code tracking users' GPS coordinates every 4.5 minutes.
Never doubt the commitment of horse-girl fans: Umamusume cosplayers are having actual races at tracks around the world
Real-life races have taken place in Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, and the US.
Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app
Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud update is editing system hosts files behind the scenes. It’s not stealing data, but it needs admin rights and has corporate security tools lighting up. Full details here.
fast16 | Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet
A previously unknown 2005 cyber sabotage framework patches high-precision calculation software in memory to silently corrupt results.
TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976
Missouri Executive Order 44 (known as the Mormon Extermination Order) was a state executive order issued by Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs on October 27, 1838, in response to the Battle of Crooked River. The clash had …
Sony hasn't decided on PS6 release date or price yet, and may even "change business models" in response to the memory crisis
"We have not yet decided on at what timing we will launch the new console, or at what prices," says Sony CEO.
Valve Uploads Steam Controller Unboxing Video, Launch Imminent?
Valve has quietly uploaded a Steam Controller unboxing video to the Steam platform. However, the video is currently unavailable for viewing, as attempting to play it results in a "This video has not been processed for s…
While refrigerators and air conditioners still rely on gases that can leak, a Cambridge startup raises $10 million to create refrigeration …
A Cambridge startup is betting on plastic crystals to transform refrigeration by replacing gases with solid materials that change temperature under pressure, in a technology still under development and initially aimed a…
Disney may be interested in acquiring Epic Games at some point, it’s claimed
Disney previously invested $1.5 billion in the Fortnite and Unreal Engine company…
The OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machine— Leonid Radvinsky’s widow left with power on wh…
Leonid Radvinskyâs widow has been left with a crucial role in deciding what happens to the business that made her husband a billionaire
Everything is a File
In this first half of a build-your-own-synthetic-file-system adventure, we take a look at what even is a file, and some inspiration behind building a synthetic file system.
Advanced satellite technology has uncovered at least 28 additional large stone circles near Rujm el-Hiri, once thought to be israel's lone …
For decades, the massive stone circles of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights were considered a singular, mysterious anomaly—often dubbed "Israel's Stonehenge." However, new research led by Ben-Gurion University of the Ne…