The creator of Fortnite has laid off more than 1,000 staff ā despite billions in revenue
Huge cuts announced this week show that truly no developer working in games is safe from corporate whims
Oracle made a $300 billion bet on OpenAI. It's paying the price.
Investors are wary of Oracle's reliance on OpenAI.
Samsung reveals first tri-fold phone
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, a foldable phone comprised of three ultra-thin (~4mm) panels and two sets of hinges, that unfolds into a 10-inch tablet. When closed, it resembles a standard smartphone with aā¦
How to Run Custom Linux Images on Oracle Free Tier
Bypass the Oracle free-tier limitation of running only Linux distributions provided by Oracle by sideloading a QCOW2 image to a boot volume and attaching it to a new instance.
Why PlayStation Graphics Wobble, Flicker And Twitch
Although often tossed together into a singular āretro gameā aesthetic, the first game consoles that focused on 3D graphics like the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation featured very distinā¦
My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025
A look back at some of my favorite self-hosted software and applications released in 2025
I Work For an Evil [Tech] Company, but Outside Work, Iām Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, thereās a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
Fatekeeper - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
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Monitoring Studentsā Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now
The problem is unsettling. The proposed solutions? Also unsettling.
Hackers threaten to leak massive 'Wired' customer database
The hack affects all CondƩ Nast entities as well, including the 'New Yorker,' 'Vogue,' and 'Vanity Fair.'
Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel under September agreement
Nvidia has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the ā semiconductor firm said in a filing on āMonday, carrying āout āa transaction announced in September.
Why Are New Appliances So Bad? [41:02]
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Adguard DNS: Our investigation into the suspicious pressure on Archive.today
Some time ago, we were contacted by a group fighting against online CSAM, demanding that AdGuard DNS blocks the Archive.today website. This was only the beginning of a much larger storyā¦
Virginia State University Receives $50 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott
From $30M in 2020 to $50M today, Scott continues her historic support of VSU. Virginia State University is proud to announce that it has rec...
Viral anti-masturbation app exposed sensitive user data
Masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users were apparently leaked.
Final Fantasy III, IV, VIII and IX are now available on GOG
Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.
Stop using ridiculously low DNS TTLs | APNIC Blog
Guest Post: Why does half the Internet use a TTL of 1 minute or less?
Thereās so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM
: SK Telecom's epic infosec fail will cost it another $1.5 billion
Capcom Looks to Grow Mega Man, Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry with New Projects
Capcom has released its 2025 Integrated Report, and tucked inside COO Haruhiro Tsujimotoās section is a passage that gives fans of the company's under utilized IPs something to pay attention to.
MKBHD's Panels wallpaper app is shutting down
MKBHD is shutting down the Panels app this week. Users will get automatic refunds, and there are plans to open-source the code. Read on!
Uh oh: Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading
We don't know what's going on, but something is definitely happening.
ChatGPT down again
ChatGPT is experiencing a major global outage affecting thousands of users, including over 12,580 in the US, according to DownDetector.
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean
Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.
How Big Tech Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
Until quite recently, many Big Tech firms opposed the militarization of AI, but that now seems like ancient history as they move to sign partnerships with arms companies. The prospect of lavish Pentagon funding for AI iā¦
Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.
Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework Stardew Valley uses, as well as 'an ongoing monthly commitment' in what the team beā¦
MonoGame has been used to make all sorts of notable games, including Celeste and Bastion.
New tech pulls lithium from dead batteries cheaper than you can buy it
While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that proā¦
Valve block Steam game with queer art in Russia after state censor attacks it for āpromoting non-traditional sexualitiesā
Flick Solitaire has been removed from the Russian version of Steam after federal censor Roskomnadzor demanded that Valve take it down.
LLMDeathCount.com
Large Language Models like ChatGPT have led people to their deaths, often by suicide. This site serves to remember those who have been affected, to call out the dangers of AI that claims to be intelligent, and the corpoā¦
California cop tried to stop a man pointing a gun at a female driver. It was a plainclothes ICE agent
The FBI has requested that ICE agents identify themselves in an effort to prevent criminals from donning masks and posing as federal agents
"We don't use it, we have no interest in it" Romeo is a Dead Man's Suda 51 dismisses AI development tools, says AI images and videos "feel ā¦
Suda 51 speaks on why he didn't use Generative AI in Romeo is a Dead Man.
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State - Paul Krugman
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
Welcome to the Post-Naive Internet Era
The grand idealism of the free and open internet might be over for now, but in its place falls a more practical mindset. Just like Silicon Valleyās entrepreneurs are entering their āHard Techā era, the people building wā¦
Dawn of the Tiberium Age mod v14.5.0 released.
CABAL.... I mean, Advanced AI Version 2 Online! Our latest update brings you the most advanced skirmish AI in all of classic Command & Conquer, new singleplayer and Co-Op missions, as well as game engine and balance impā¦
Donald Trump really, really doesnāt like the NFLās new kickoff format | CNN
President Donald Trump called into Pat McAfeeĆ¢ĀĀs show on ESPN on Tuesday, discussing his admirations for the nationĆ¢ĀĀs veterans on Veterans Day, the impending end of the government shutdown, the role of sports in his ā¦
Protests erupt at Rockstar Games offices accusing GTA 6 developers of āUnion Bustingā
Protests broke out outside Rockstar Northās Edinburgh office and Take-Two Interactiveās London headquarters, as demonstrators accused the company of āunion bustingā.
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.
TIL my dog would probably eat me if I died alone.
As grim as it sounds, it's often expectedāand biology explains why.
The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access
That is not a dystopian fantasy, but a real possibility raised by a case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday.
RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices
Get ready to buy PC memory like you buy lobster.
SWIFT and SWIFT assesments in 2025
A SWIFT assessment - an independent review of the security of companies' SWIFT infrastructure and systems - is designed to ensure that systems are protected against potential security threats and vulnerabilities. The neā¦
German court: ChatGPT violated copyright law by ālearningā from song lyrics
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artistsĆ¢ĀĀ work without permission
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
Explained: Why you can't move Windows 11 taskbar like Windows 10, according to Microsoft
Windows 11 can't move the taskbar, and four years later, Microsoft still has no plans to bring it back. Here's why, according to Microsoft.
Hakboard - Home Assistant Integration for Kanboard
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TIL our complex society gave rise to increased hypothetical and abstract thinking
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Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales
Placing it right behind Wii Sports
TIL: Parental controls aren't for parents ā Beast Hacker
I found a stranger texting my 12-year-old on a 'kid-safe' Gabb phone. Parental controls are broken.
We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didnāt connect with thā¦
"Youāve now obviously got the cultural impact which is way more important than it was then."
Scientists Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Sway Elections
AI models can meaningfully sway voters on candidates and issues, including by using misinformation, and they are also evading detection in public surveys according to three new studies.