TIL that In many reptile species, females are larger than male species, which contrasts with the general mammalian trend where males are l…
Fecundity selection, also known as fertility selection, is the fitness advantage resulting from selection on traits that increases the number of offspring (i.e. fecundity).[1] Charles Darwin formulated the theory of fec…
TIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.
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Starbucks bets on robots to brew a turnaround in customers
Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.
PdfDing v.1.5.0 - workspaces + collections, 1500+ Stars and almost 200k image pulls
Selfhosted PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices. - mrmn2/PdfDing
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
The Movie Fox Bet On INSTEAD of Star Wars | Damnation Alley (1977)
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Why do video game skeletons put themselves back together?
When you defeat a skeleton in a video game, there's a very good chance it will quickly reassemble itself. How did this trope start?
TIL there's a housekeeping olympics.
The Housekeeping Olympics at ISSA Show North America November 10, 2025 | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas Participate Sponsor Inquire The viral Housekeeping Olympics returns each year as part of ISSA Show North America—…
Timberborn - 1.0 release date and lore trailer
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TIL about Miki Endo who sacrificed her life giving warning broadcasts during the 2011 Japanese Tsunami
Miki Endo (遠藤 未希, Endō Miki; July 18, 1986, Japan – March 11, 2011, Minamisanriku, Japan) was an employee of the town of Minamisanriku's Crisis Management Department, tasked with broadcasting disaster advisories and…
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
Virginia and Washington, D.C. paused the data collection and sharing, after Bloomberg's investigation found their health insurance marketplaces were sharing users' information with advertisers.
Self-Host Weekly #151: Figgy Pudding
Backing up Spotify, a modern take on recipes, and strange software names
Google's Antigravity Bait and Switch
The day was to begin like any other, with Antigravity open (yes, there are tens of us!), expecting to get some work done before my attention fragments. But Google had other plans. They had rolled out a new version of An…
Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks.
Fable - Gameplay Teaser
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Estonian state trialing IT system free from US tech giants
The Estonian state is to analyze how viable it would be to reduce dependence on U.S. tech giants such as Microsoft, Google or Amazon for its software.
The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics
DHS officials are able to issue "administrative subpoenas" to tech companies demanding data on users without aproval from a judge.
They Live knew the yuppie would win
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EPA Advances Farmers’ Right to Repair Their Own Equipment, Saving Repair Costs and Productivity
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advanced American farmers and equipment owners’ lawful right to repair their farm and other nonroad diesel equipment.
About GitHub and how they want to improve PR management with all that GenAI noise
As contribution friction drops, maintainers are adapting with new trust signals, triage approaches, and community-led solutions.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payme…
UK courts recently ruled that the trial can move forward
China’s BYD Surpasses Tesla as World Leader in Electric Car Sales
As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives.
Wikipedia has banned AI-generated text, with two exceptions
Wikipedia, the beloved online encyclopedia, has debated for a while on how to handle the use of large language models (LLMs) in articles. Now, the practice is officially banned, save for a few exceptions in editing and …
Iron Man's Drinking Problem
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TIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norway
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000
This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again
“It was extremely difficult,” IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan tells Fortune. “But changing minds was harder than adding skills.”
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
Deliberate Internet Shutdowns - Schneier on Security
For two days in September, Afghanistan had no internet. No satellite failed; no cable was cut. This was a deliberate outage, mandated by the Taliban government. It followed a more localized shutdown two weeks prior, rep…
TIL: Australia was the first to use it and is leading in autonomous mining
The first two mines in the world to start moving all of their iron ore using fully remote-controlled trucks have just gone online in Western Australia's Pilbara.
Age verification lands in Italy − here’s how it affects VPN users
Mandatory age checks will be enforced from November 12, 2025
Roblox must face Iowa consumer fraud claims
Iowa Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General news releases.
Funding The Web: A Wise Choice
The Web is slow-motion collapsing for multiple reasons, but at the heart of it all is a little known system: the Search/Browser Levy. Let's fix it!
This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry
Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry-like smartphone with a physical keyboard. There's also the Clicks Power Keyboard, which is a power bank with a sliding keyboard.
Curated list of selfhosted apps for your homelab
Curating Top Open Source Apps for Homelab Enthusiasts - ccbikai/awesome-homelab
Pinokio: The 1-Click Localhost Cloud
Run your own personal Internet on Mac, Windows, and Linux with one click.
Splinter Cell designer says “one of the difficulties with modern stealth games” is realistic lighting, as environments are now so much “har…
Clint Hocking, the creative director of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory explains the issue of modern lighting in stealth games.
Leak confirms GrapheneOS & Motorola partnership for non-Pixel hardware - PiunikaWeb
An internal Motorola presentation leak appears to confirm a GrapheneOS partnership for non-Pixel hardware, with an official announcement likely at MWC 2026.
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years
Scientists are on the verge of a dental miracle.
The Big Tech Walkout 2026
Here is the full detailed programme for the Big Tech Walkout 2026 - bookmark it so you can refer back to it over the year
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
'Threat to Media and Democracy': Trump Ally Larry Ellison Puts Up $40 Billion to Help Son Buy CNN Owner | Common Dreams
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, an ally of US President Donald Trump and one of the richest men in the world, pledged to provide $40.4 billion to help finance his son's hostile attempt to purchase Warner Bros. Discover…
LG Update Installs Unremovable Microsoft Copilot on Smart TVs, Ignites Backlash
LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlight…
TIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025
Chad âCharleyâ Mecca says Morgan Geyser ran away out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each other
US firm validates 1.1-GW nuclear fusion plant design to deliver 400 MW electricity
CFS confirms its ARC fusion design is built on a solid scientific foundation, aiming for 400 MW of net electricity.
FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening”…
The Federal Trade Commission will require Cox Media Group (CMG) and two smaller marketing firms to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations they deceived customers by falsely claiming to offer
Why Women Aren't Voice Acting For Boys In Animated Series Anymore
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Challenge over Met Police's use of live facial recognition lost
The claim was brought over concerns the technology can be used in an arbitrary or discriminatory way.
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
In the age of clips, what’s the value of the full-length work?
TIL: The United States is Now Officially in First Phase of Civil War
According to Experts at University of Pennsylvania: A civil war split not by territory, but by ideology