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.
AMD ‘had to re-engineer’ the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for a re-release — 10th Anniversary Edition chip had ‘a whole body of engineering work’ put in…
It’s possible AMD planned to bring the Ryzen 7 5800X3D back sooner, but a lot of development work was going on behind the scenes.
Dear Pinboard, I'm breaking up with you. It's me and it's you.
I'm ditching Pinboard after 15 years because I've outgrown paying for a service that feels abandoned when I can just self-host the thing myself.
ChatGPT can be made to generate sexualised and violent images, researchers find
Researchers say it is still possible to trick the AI chatbot into producing graphic content.
TIL that full automation of subway systems is illegal in the United States
An outdated federal law blocks transit modernization
MIT Researchers: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
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Bernie Sanders Introduces Legislation to Create $7 Trillion AI Sovereign Wealth Fund
This Bill Would Give the American People, Not Oligarchs, Control Over the Future of AI WASHINGTON, June 18 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to give the public a 50…
After unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap's stock takes a dive
Snap's long-awaited smart glasses debut hasn't exactly done wonders for the company's stock.
Firefox has an ambitious new roadmap, the browser is also losing millions of users a month
Mozilla is trying to innovate and bring new features to Firefox, but the browser continues to lose users. Despite these concerning market trends, the company is actively...
EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption attempting to neuter SKG.
The European Commission has rejected a petition bearing 1,294,188 verified signatures to propose legislation against making end-of-life premium games permanently unplayable.
Retro pirate gets two-year suspended jail sentence for being stuck in the past, burning and selling remix CDs of famous artists — four-year…
Legal machinations take time, with trading standards first becoming aware of this East Yorkshire CD pirate back in 2018.
Firejail network filters
Firejail is a security sandbox tool designed to enhance the security of applications by isolating them in a sandbox environment. It is a free and open-source software available for Linux-based operating systems. Firejai…
Top 10 Hottest 90s Cartoon Babes That Shaped Our Childhoods Forever
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King Of The Hill season 15 is scheduled to release on July 20 2026
Hulu's 'King of the Hill' revival sets its Season 15 premiere date.
How One Phone Call Created Genesis and Saved Star Trek | Trek World
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Apple CEO Tim Cook warns AI-driven price increases are unavoidable
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Article by IO+ about alternatives to Outlook and Gmail
Protect your data from espionage and comply with the NIS2 Directive. Discover eight secure, European alternatives to American email services
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues
"I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore."