TikTok Alternative "Loops" is now on Google Play
Loops is officially live on the Google Play Store. To everyone on Android who's been waiting, thank you for sticking around. You've been asking for this since day one, sideloading builds, poking me in replies, reminding…
Mark Zuckerberg Orders His Employees to Start Having Fun Again After Brutal Layoffs Culled Their Colleagues
Morale at Meta has seemingly hit rock bottom. Mark Zuckerberg is seriously struggling to lift their spirits following massive layoffs.
Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher
Restricting Fable and Mythos has the same unintended consequence of harming defense while doing nothing to impede attackers. We can't export control our way to cyber resilience.
The US Department of Justice is asking a Mississippi court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against xAI
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.
OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 Billion
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Quote of the day by Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'If you put a key under the mat for the cops, a burglar can find it, too' — a stark warning on thre…
Apple's outgoing chief executive has long been a proponent of pro-privacy systems, especially end-to-end encryption
Apparently The Real Reason Anthropic’s Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge
Yesterday we wrote about the Trump administration forcing Anthropic to shut down Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The short version: dumb. Today, Axios got White House officials on the record, and it turns ou…
Bruce Schneier: We have opened the AI Pandora’s box. Now we have to make the best of it
We have opened the AI Pandoraâs box. Now we have to make the best of it
PCB prices are up 40% because of a material most people have never heard of
The disruption at Jubail did not begin with the missile strikes on April 6 and 7. Plants had already been shut down in late March as it...
The rise of "dopamine sites": fake food delivery and shopping apps that satisfy cravings without spending a cent
Young people, particularly in South Korea, have begun visiting so-called "dopamine sites" for the same reason people doomscroll on phones. The trend might be the latest expression...
Amazing article on mechanical watches.
Interactive article explaining how a mechanical watch works.
The best games of 2026 so far
If you fancy roaring around Japan’s open roads, scaling impossible mountains and playing with post-apocalyptic Pokémon, this year’s highlights mean you can do so without leaving your chair
Former EVE Online developers are building a society simulation MMO where your character keeps playing even after you log off
Long-in-the-works colony sim MMO Seed is shaping up into something that looks like EVE Online for RimWorld fans.
Steam Controller Review: Now You're Playing with Power - Nerrel
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What a great excuse to have complete access to all your pictures
Britain will become the first country in the world where it is impossible for children to take, share or view naked pictures on their devices.
Brave is charging $60 to remove features it added in the first place
On paper, Brave sounds like a great browser. It runs smoothly, has built-in security tools, and has a privacy-focused design. However, over the years, the Brave team has slowly added features to its browser that people …
Google DeepMind CEO says we don't have much time to prepare for the 'new human era'
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said AGI is just a few years a way and that humanity doesn't have much time to prepare for it.
How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton
New AI features are making their way to your Gmail inbox. Here's how to turn off Gemini in Gmail and why you should.
Cliparr v1 Release - Personal Media Clipper
See what changed in Cliparr, including new features, fixes, Docker tags, and upgrade notes.
The end of merch culture is upon us with an official Death Stranding exoskeleton
You almost definitely do not need a Death Stranding themed exoskeleton, and yet here it is anyway.
Solargene, a space colony-builder where you can expand on the planets and moons of the solar system (including space stations), with comple…
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-ed…
Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B | TechCrunch
Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.
Calibre-Web-Automated v4.0.2 - Includes critical database stability updates + a number of snazzy new features
Release Notes: v4.0.2 🚨 Critical Updates These changes are essential for database stability and compatibility with Calibre 9. Calibre 9 Metadata Compatibility: Fixed critical UI crashes (500 error...
TIL there's a short TV episode where Mark Hamill plays himself getting abducted by the Joker and the Trickster, both also voiced by him
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Ubisoft worker unions confirm call for global strike as publisher proposes 200 voluntary redundancies in France
French unions representing workers at Ubisoft have reportedly voted unanimously in favour of strike action in response to a voluntary redundancy proposal.
'Final Liberation (1997 PC)' - Minisodes
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'Agentic AI' is current industry buzzword - but what does it mean and should we be cautious?
One of the inventors of Siri, the original AI agent, wants you to "handle with care" when it comes to artificial intelligence. But are we becoming too cautious around AI in Europe and risking our future?
Gabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy games
Newell also said in 2023 testimony that Steam's 'unwritten rule' against charging lower prices on other storefronts does not exist.
Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average…
Employees to receive bonuses in stock and cash
'People will buy intelligence from us on a meter': ChatGPT's Sam Altman's AI vision worries critics
Sam Altman says people may someday “buy intelligence on a meter” like electricity or water and critics say the vision sounds more dystopian than innovative.
Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought…
Highguard's trailer landed with a thud at 2025's biggest award show, but it didn't pay for the privilege.
Five French Ubisoft Unions Call For Massive International Strike Over 'Cost-Cutting' and Ending of Remote Work
"Our goal is to make great games again, without having to look over our shoulder constantly, wondering what the next announcement brings, and who will fall"
Ubisoft Randomly Gives Far Cry 3 A 60FPS Current-Gen Upgrade
Ubisoft is releasing a 60FPS update for Far Cry 3: Classic Edition on January 21 for current-gen consoles, but it offers no additional graphics improvements, just higher framerates.
PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy to Deliver Cryptomining Malware
Malicious PyPI package sympy-dev targets SymPy users, a Python symbolic math library with 85 million monthly downloads.
ICE seeks industry input on ad tech location data for investigative use— RFI signals growing interest in ad tech platforms that collect dev…
(ICE) is surveying the commercial advertising technology market for tools capable of supplying location data and large scale analytics.
PeerWeb - Decentralized Website Hosting
PeerWeb is a revolutionary way to host and share websites using WebTorrent technology. Instead of relying on centralized servers, websites are distributed across a peer-to-peer network, making them censorship-resistant …
FBC: Firebreak Free Weekend + Double XP and Remedy discount on Steam
A three-player cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces.
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 is about to change massively, gets enormous backlash - Neowin
A senior Microsoft official who is the Windows chief has confirmed that the OS is set to "evolve" in a big way, however, there has been a massive backlash.
Operation Sovereignty - Germany plans a breakthrough from M$
A cross-party parliamentary commission aims to end dependence on US tech giants and increasingly rely on European open-source solutions.
JP Morgan says Nvidia is gearing up to sell entire AI servers instead of just AI GPUs and components
Higher supply chain consolidation under Nvidia?
What Happened To WebAssembly
Where are they now? You won't believe her new look!
What do cloud service companies disclose about their use of fossil fuels?
In this post, we explain why the dataset was chosen, and the approach taken about the data visual.
Valve removes free horror game from Steam after players discover it contains malware that steals your data
Beyond The Dark was removed from Steam after it was discovered to contain malware designed to steal personal data and cryptocurrency.
Elon Musk Explains Why the SpaceX Board Must Be Powerless to Fire Him
He needs to "make sure SpaceX stays focused on making life multiplanetary." It should sound familiar by now.
How GOG fixed Cold Fear | GOG Tech Talk
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Eric Schmidt: ‘Europe doesn’t have an AI strategy. If it doesn’t invest heavily, it will end up using Chinese models’
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
Game marketing company takes down blog post bragging about how good it is at astroturfing Reddit after Reddit finds the post
Two posts explaining the campaign, both from earlier this year, were deleted after redditors took notice.
AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?
AI-related layoffs are in full swing as tech companies invest in artificial intelligence agents they say will take over tasks traditionally done by humans. But a major AI infrastructure and software company says the age…
Euro-Office, Europe's open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, launches June 9
The first release of Euro-Office will be made available for all users on June 9, also integrated into Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring