AI and brain-computer interface allow speechless ALS patient to work a full-time job
The hardware isn't new, but a UC Davis research team's machine learning-powered method of translating brain activity in an ALS patient into sentences with 92% accuracy is
How UTF-8/UTF-16/UTF-32 work (really good explanation)
Jumping into unicode and binary
Student Reading Ability Spikes After Removing Tech From Class
"Remove all the distractions and we can get our kids back."
Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher
According to the one person who actually read the research paper
Being Followed By A Drone While Driving? Here's Why It May Be Tracking Your Car.
Flock Safety has signed agreements with several cities to deploy an automated drone system that can (and will) follow cars on the road.
Nvidia CEO : AI means we need new social norms. I used to play in the streets. When cars came along, you obviously can’t play in the stree…
everybody should buy what Iâm selling, itâs common sense
Commodore's Next Hardware Release Is Dumb, And Proud Of It
"It’s time for a 'big tech' company to do better"
Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal, its largest ever
Under the terms announced Monday morning, Fox Corporation will pay $160 per share, split as $96 in cash and the remainder in Fox Class A common stock....
French spy service drops Palantir
Europe is seeking to wean off U.S. tech for sensitive services.
Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
Ever give your photo ID to a cannabis club in Spain?
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.
Tabloid: the clickbait headline programming language
Tabloid is a real, turing complete programming language written in JavaScript, inspired by cilckbait headlines.
Researchers have just unveiled a technique called FROST that lets a website work out which other websites and apps you have open, without y…
Most of the surveillance stories we’ve looked at here lately have involved things you can at least see when you walk past them: cameras at the gate, sensors on the shelf, a label adjusting a price as you move through sp…
Fluxer (Discord clone): "We are open-sourcing (AGPLv3) and going live with our mobile app beta on June 15th"
We are open-sourcing (AGPLv3) and going live with our mobile app beta on June 15th. This beta is locked to Android users and Plutonium iOS users. We plan a full rollout in 1 month to Google Play, Apple App Store, F-Droi…
Kdenlive 26.04.2 released 🎉 🥳
The second maintenance release of the 26.04 series is out with the usual batch of bug fixes and improvements for workflow and stability. This update comes with fixes to rendering, timeline editing, project file handling…
Is legal the same as legitimate: AI reimplementation and the erosion of copyleft
Last week, Dan Blanchard, the maintainer of chardet—a Python library for detecting text encodings used by roughly 130 million projects a month— released a new…
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.
I created a guide/website that helps beginners discover and switch to privacy-focused tools
People increasingly want their voices heard and are taking action by choosing the companies they support.
Lloyds used data from 30,000 staff accounts in union pay talks
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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.
FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs
A lively discussion about open source, security, and who pays the bills has erupted on Twitter.
1986 Bay Area news - Miracle at Mercy Hospital: impersonating doctor exposes patient to unknown pharmaceutical, grows new functional kidney…
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Being Kryptonian is TERRIBLE
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The first episode of Fallout season 2 solves the 15-year-old New Vegas mystery of the missing Vault 24
I should have guessed: commies.
'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