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Amazon to Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores
Company will close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores to prioritize investment in growth areas.
Self-Host Weekly #155: One Hundred Million
Publication milestones, Docker management software, and protocol-defining debates
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
Should states write their own AI laws, or should David Sacks?
Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers - Ars Technica
AWS stops billing Middle East cloud customers as repairs to war damage drag on.
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Managarr (A Servarr CLI and TUI) now supports Lidarr!
A TUI and CLI for managing *arr servers. Built with 🤎 in Rust - Dark-Alex-17/managarr
Mecha-Driven Sci-Fi JRPG STARBITES Is Out Now on PC and Consoles - Turn Based Lovers
STARBITES is now available in the West for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced.
ICANN is Accepting Suggestions for new TLDs (for $227k) - what would you pick?
: $227k gets you a hearing for your dot.vanity project, or strings in one of 27 scripts
TIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for it
Entertainer Abdallah Al Shaharani later apologised for the ‘spontaneous movement’ which is banned in the country for supposed associations with narcotics
Rebranding our open-source Selfhosted social project to Bitsocial
Bitsocial is an open-source peer-to-peer protocol for social apps, with no servers, no global bans, where users and communities are cryptographic property. - Bitsocial
Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
The US State Department will be required to use Times New Roman instead of Calibri for official documents, starting 10 December.
Microsoft rolls out native Sysmon monitoring in Windows 11
Microsoft has started rolling out built-in Sysmon functionality to some Windows 11 systems enrolled in the Windows Insider program.
Quantum Breakthrough: New Algorithm Solves “Impossible” Materials in Seconds
A new quantum-inspired algorithm is reshaping how scientists approach some of the most complex materials known, enabling rapid analysis of structures that were previously beyond computational reach.
I made a synthwave flying game you can play in a browser
A browser game where the closer you fly your glider to obstacles, the faster you go.
Surveillance Without Oversight.. Cameras Follow Palestinians at Every Turn
This report looks into the proliferation of surveillance cameras across the West Bank and how, amid a legal vacuum, they are posing a threat to people’s privacy. We show how the lack of regulatory legislation has led to…
Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
Showing just how insane it is to be a game developer right now, we've hit an all-time high for game releases on Steam in 2025 and not many get seen.
Neath - Announcement Trailer [from Cellar Door Games, makers of Rogue Legacy]
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The Webs Digital Locks have Never had a Stronger Opponent
We are in a renaissance era of reverse engineering. Defenders are going to be on the back foot until we figure out some way to cope with LLM's.
UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Government seeks “nudity-detection algorithms” in iOS and Android, report says.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is going live on Twitch in new streaming series 'Talk with the People'
The mayor of New York is making history as the first elected official to host a recurring cross-platform stream.
AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stanford Law Study
A groundbreaking study led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko reveals that law professors overwhelmingly prefer AI-generated answers to st
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Game
2,000 ships stranded. 3 transit slots per day. You decide who eats. A journalistic newsgame built on verified reporting about the 2026 Hormuz crisis.
Privacy vs. Profit: The Impact of Google's Manifest Version 3 (MV3) Update on Ad Blocker Effectiveness
Authors: Karlo Lukic (Goethe University Frankfurt), Lazaros Papadopoulos (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Linux Gaming Developers Join Forces To Form the Open Gaming Collective
An open-source gaming alliance
TIL about the Spark-gap transmitter
A spark-gap transmitter is an obsolete type of radio transmitter which generates radio waves by means of an electric spark.[1][2] Spark-gap transmitters were the first type of radio transmitter, and were the main type u…
Destiny 2 is dead: "active development" ends next month after one final update, but Bungie says the MMO will still be "playable"
The Final Shape will remain final
MIXTAPE | Launch Trailer
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
GameStop's boss Ryan Cohen says he sees potential to make eBay a much bigger rival to Amazon.
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India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphone
The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.
California judges are testing a new AI clerk. You won't know if it's looking at your case
Courts in Los Angeles and Riverside counties are testing an artificial intelligence tool and deciding whether it can be used in high-stakes criminal cases.
"It is frustrating to see policymakers suddenly claim everything is 'for our safety'" - Stop Killing Games joins pushback against age verif…
Stop Killing Games, fresh from speaking at EU parliament about video game consumer rights, has spoken out against age verification laws.
BoM asked to explain ‘what happened here’ after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m
Environment minister Murray Watt ânot happyâ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss
Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm
Canada vows to amend Bill C-22's encryption and metadata rules amid massive tech backlash
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the government will clarify how the lawful access bill impacts encryption, but insists the legislation "needs to happen"
At Davos, NVIDIA, Microsoft CEOs deny AI bubble
What, us worry? As OpenAI pivots to "last resort," tech titans pivot from bubble talk.
Hardware Store Marauder’s Map Is Clarkian Magic
The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t nee…
Guarding My Git Forge Against AI Scrapers
A summary of the techniques in place to protect my git forge
When Vibe Scammers Met Vibe Hackers: Pwning PhaaS with Their Own Weapons
What happens when AI-powered criminals meet AI-powered hunters? A technical arms race where both sides are vibing their way through explo...
ChatGPT is down for many users in major OpenAI outage - 9to5Mac
It’s not just you: ChatGPT is down for many users right now. Here’s the latest on OpenAI’s confirmed outage.
WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit | High-power Meshtastic solution with nRF52840, SX1262, and SKY66122 PA for extended mesh range | RAK10724
What is WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit? The WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit brings more TX power and better reception to Meshtastic networks. Powered by the RAK3401 WisBlock Core module with the Nordic nRF52840 MCU and a…
Beijing Unveils Supercritical CO2 Turbine That Could Upend Power Tech | OilPrice.com
Compact and versatile, the technology could revolutionize carbon capture by using CO2 for profitable energy generation, potentially lowering emissions and storage costs.
AI finds signs of pancreatic cancer before tumors develop
An artificial intelligence model from the Mayo Clinic detected abnormalities on scans up to three years before patients were diagnosed. It's being evaluated in a clinical trial.
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems, aiming to cut costs as DDR5 prices continue to rise. More details here.
TIL:despite cracking down traditional views, Mao Zedong allegedly had many sexual relationships with young women, which he viewed through a…
The Private Life of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician is a memoir by Li Zhisui, one of the physicians to Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, which was first published in 1994.…
TIL about the word "instar" and how it refers to the developmental stages of arthropods
An instar (/ˈɪnstɑːr/ ⓘ; from Latin īnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached.[1] Arthropods must shed t…