"Whoa what a wild reaction" - Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi reacts to backlash after praising an AI-generated FF6 remake trailer
Hironobu Sakaguchi explains he thinks gen-AI has potential as he defends his positive remarks about an AI-generated Final Fantasy 6 remake trailer.
Asus tells reviewers one Zenbook A16 price, then immediately hikes it
Asus told reviewers that its Zenbook A16 laptop, one of the first with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite inside it, would be $1,599. A day after the launch, it raised the price. Is that fair, even in the age of shortages?
Saudi Arabia's investment fund reported to be limiting new investments as cash runs low
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is allegedly low on cash for new investments, after a multi-year spending s…
From Molotov cocktails to data center shutdowns, the AI backlash is turning revolutionary
Gen Z is furious about AI, and so is the American countryside.
Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users: Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
Package managers keep using git as a database, it never works out
Git repositories seem like an elegant solution for package registry data. Pull requests for governance, version history for free, distributed by design. But as registries grow, the cracks appear.
Made in space? Start-up brings factory in orbit one step closer to reality
A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
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.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - Release Date Trailer
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System calls: how programs talk to the Linux kernel
System calls are how programs ask the kernel to do things. Learn how they work, how to trace them, and why this gives you troubleshooting superpowers.
Cooperative european Search index (French Qwant & german Ecosia)
Promoting digital pluralism, data security, and sustainability through a European Web Index.
Alpha Release - spreadsheet-termux
Self hostable collaborative spreadsheets
Momentum Mod, the Source Engine movement game, is now in open playtest
Source movement speedrunning at its finest. Momentum Mod centralizes and improves upon various community movement game types from various Source games. Play user-created maps, climb the ranked leaderboards, and become a…
AI-generated code contains more bugs and errors than human output
AI-generated code produces 1.7x more issues than human code
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 4 : Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30 per cent for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.The Facebook parent's shares rose 4 per ce…
flock + ring = ice
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers
: But private data will stay private and won't be used for training, Google says
That time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'
The release of U2's album Songs of Innocence spawned jokes, backlash, and arguably, a worse music industry.
Built a free British social chat site — would love
The UK's free social chat site. Live chat rooms, posts, follows and more. Join thousands of British people online.
Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5
The high-profile port has had a middling start, raising questions about the long-term viability of delayed multiplatform releases and the true cost of exclusivity and subscriptions.
POSTAL: Classic and Uncut is free on gog.com
Banned in over ten countries, realistic, non-stop-killing, action-strategy psychological
My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025
A look back at some of my favorite self-hosted software and applications released in 2025
Apple Expands Age Verification to Singapore & South Korea
Apple now requires adults in Singapore and South Korea to hand over government IDs or financial credentials just to download apps they've been buying freely for years.
RSS Sandbox
RSS Sandbox is a playground to build, test & debug RSS\/Atom\/JSON feeds instantly. Fix broken feeds, preview output, and generate valid XML without a server.
New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.
Meta Deploys ‘Momfluencers’ to Counter Child Safety Criticism: Meta is using Instagram influencer moms to soften its image on child safety …
Meta has come under mounting scrutiny over its impact on teen mental health. It’s using Instagram influencers to try to change the narrative.
Self-Hosted Offline EAS Alerts Over Meshtastic with RTL-SDR
Contribute to RCGV1/Meshtastic-SAME-EAS-Alerter development by creating an account on GitHub.
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras. Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueli…
Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. PLUS: 10,000 drivers call on Uber to repay stolen wages, a man is arrested at a public hearing about a data center and more.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
Pebble Round 2 Announced
Pebble Round 2 - The Most Stylish Pebble Ever
TIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia
Understanding why people born blind never develop schizophrenia could transform how we think about and treat one of medicine’s most baffling conditions.
Amazon’s idea of improving Luna involves stripping back most of it
Amazon is ending game purchases and third-party subscriptions on Luna, leaving affected players with a few deadlines to watch.
Emberville 🔥
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Microsoft says Windows 11 is leveling up agentic development
Microsoft wants Windows to become the home of 'agentic' experiences, and it quietly teased the future on X.
Bits & Bops, a rhythm minigame collection, has been released on Steam
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Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source
If you care about supporting open source software, and still use MySQL in 2026, you should switch to MariaDB like so many others have already done.\n
Kirin 9030: SMIC's first 5 nm class smartphone SoC debuts on Geekbench alongside Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Huawei's upcoming Mate 80 Pro Max has shown up on Geekbench with a new Kirin 9030 SoC. It is the first smartphone chip to be manufactured on the SMIC N+3 node.
RSS feeds are beginning to break once xslt support begins being dropped by browsers soon
XSLT makes RSS feeds readable for normies. Chrome is removing it by 2026. Here's why that matters for podcasters and the open web.
WorldCoin's newest pitch: Scan your eyeballs to prove AI agents really represent you
Sam Altman has cooked up a plan to make his cryptocurrency/identity/eyeball-scanning-orb venture more useful by – you guessed it – adding agentic AI to the mix. Now the technology behind it will be used to identify the …
The time is now: Bye Bye Big Tech
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
New AI-Powered Android Malware Hijacks Devices for Ad Fraud
Android devices are being abused by a new AI-driven malware that secretly interacts with online ads using a hidden browser.
Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as “End-to-End Encrypted”
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesn’t fully conceal your rear-end data
NSA is using Anthropic's Claude Mythos to commit Cyber Attacks
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Taskbar Treasure Week event on Steam is now live!
From desktop pets to incremental idle loops, this curated showcase brings together the coziest indie games of the year. Including new demos, fresh releases, and special discounts.
The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly. Imagine what happens if jobs actually start disappearing.
Imagine what happens if jobs actually start disappearing.
Age checks could turn internet into an ID checkpoint and would kill anonymity, Proton CEO says
Powerful forces are exploiting parents’ fears to strengthen their toxic business models. Here’s how we stop them.
Immich v2.5.0 - 90000 Stars Release, with Free Up Space, non-destructive editing, backup and restore on the web, visual refreshing, and mor…
v2.5.0 Highlights Happy New Year! Welcome to Immich v2.5.0. This release is our fireworks to celebrate both the new year and reaching 90,000 stars on GitHub. It is packed with major features that h...
Vaultwarden update (security!)
Security Fixes This release contains security fixes for the following advisories. We strongly advice to update as soon as possible. GHSA-937x-3j8m-7w7p Unconfirmed Owner Can Purge Entire Organizat...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded [the reworked Splitgate 2 relaunch]
The Arena is Back. December 17