Meta's latest subscription move is an attempt to offset its AI bets
As some users have noticed, Meta is rolling out premium subscriptions that bundle AI tools with ad-free access, shifting advanced features behind a paywall while free users remain part of its advertising model.
Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree
Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined
Daring Fireball: What Is a Dickover?
dickover — a modal panel, popover, or curtain presented by a website or app, deliberately obscuring its own content to frustrate the user with an unwanted, unnecessary, mandatory interaction; e.g. asking the user to acc…
The amazing mail sent to a video game publisher
An old Activision idea from the 1980s has led to some incredible things in the 2020s for Panic, the publisher of Despelote, Arco and Time Flies: “The range of things we received was wild."
Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux
AI features are coming to the most popular Linux distro.
LightSpeed Studios Q&A: “Designing for 100 Million People Pleases No One”
We spoke with LightSpeed Studios about theiush into AAA original IPs and franchise-building, their design process, and their mo-cap facility.
‘Black Mirror’ episode comes to life in alleged $66 million crypto theft attempt
Authorities believe the would-be alleged thieves were being extorted by mysterious figures named “Red” and “8” who communicated with them over signal.
Turn-based RPG People of Note reveals its voice cast alongside new Nintendo Switch 2 release | RPG Site
Annapurna Interactive and Iridium Studios reveal the voice cast for the upcoming turn-based RPG People of Note and a Switch 2 port.
Canvas hack strands university students during finals week
An apparent cyberattack shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US Thursday, depriving students and teachers of essential classroom materials â at a time when many are taking o…
Microsoft reveals major price increase for all Surface PCs as RAM crisis continues
Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.
Nintendo Confirms It Has Under-Wraps Switch 2 Games Due Later This Year, as Share Price Drops Following Console Price Hike
Nintendo has confirmed it has multiple unannounced Switch 2 games set for launch later this year, as the company responds to questions about its decision to raise console prices.
1 In 5 Boys Know Someone Their Age Who's In A Relationship With An AI Chatbot
Over one third (36%) of boys admitted they prefer speaking to AI chatbots over family and friends.
Pixel Airport Tycoon, a top down airport management and construction game, with extensive airport operations gameplay, released on Steam
Build your own airport from the ground up! Construct terminals, runways, and refueling stations, manage baggage handling and catering, research new technologies, and expand your grounds. Become the most successful airpo…
Crimson Desert Surpasses 2 Million Sales, Fixes And Improvements Planned
Crimson Desert has surpassed two million units sold worldwide, with Pearl Abyss planning fixes and improvements based on player feedback.
Mullvad exit IPs as a fingerprinting vector
Mullvad is one of the few VPN providers that offers multiple exit IPs for its servers. If two people connect to the same server, they will usually end up with different public IPs. With only 578 servers (compared to Pro…
Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of f…
After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code.
The Digital Omnibus: Deregulation Dressed as Innovation
The EU's sweeping data and AI package loosens safeguards for workers while promising competitiveness gains that will flow mainly to US tech giants.
NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacuum chamber, reaching power levels of up to 120 kilowatts—the highest…
The next-generation thruster could one day propel humans to Mars.
Replace your boss ... before they replace you
Stop working for humans. AI CEO delivers algorithmic thought leadership, with instant decisions, and zero ego. Replace your boss before they replace you.
YouTube Is Making It Easier to Spot AI-Generated Videos
YouTube is revamping its AI labels on the platform, and introducing a new automated system to identify AI-generated videos.
Sony PlayStation Accounts Are Reportedly Being Hacked With Ease
Your Sony PlayStation account could be in trouble, as PSN accounts are being targeted with very few details required.
AI ‘accent masking’ at overseas call centres sparks union backlash in Canada
In a post on its website, Telus Digital announced a partnership with an “AI-powered speech enhancement” company to “soften accents.”
Next Dragon Quest and more to be announced this month
Big Dragon Quest news is on the way including the announcement of the series’ next game. That’s according to Yuji Horii, the series’ creator. During a KosoKoso podcast, which is now private, Horii said that a live strea…
Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to…
Mustafa Suleyman says people that are unimpressed with AI's capabilities are mind blowing to him, after recent backlash around Copilot and Windows as an agentic OS.
Ukraine Paves the Way for Pirate Site Blocking, Despite Ongoing War
Despite fighting an existential war against Russia, Ukraine continues to book progress in the fight against online piracy.
TIL that China have all-boys classes within co-ed schools, often established to address the academic and behavioral "lagging" of boys compa…
Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world's top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging girls.
Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes…
Meanwhile, we are happy to learn that the toilet urine extractor fan has been fixed.
A Meta employee gets real about the horror of working there right now
Crying in the shower. Taking mental health leave. This is what it’s like to work at the tech giant during the AI job apocalypse.
GrapheneOS patches an Android VPN bypass that Google decided to leave alone
A small flaw in Android 16's networking stack let ordinary apps leak data outside the VPN tunnel, exposing real IP addresses
The Day I Logged 1 In Every 2000 Public IPv4: Visualizing The AI Scraper DDoS - VulpineCitrus
In an attempt to grasp the magnitude of web scraper attacks against my websites, i went the way of visualizing.
Wikipedia Editors Could Strike Following Layoffs
In one proposed version of the strike, Wikipedia's volunteer editors would make edits only in instances of 'egregiously inappropriate' activity or to protect pages of living individuals.
Minecraft Dungeons II announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Mojang Studios and Double Eleven have announced Minecraft Dungeons II for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). I…
Subnautica 2 Early Access sales top four million in under a week
Total sales for the Early Access version of Subnautica 2 surpassed four million copies sold just five days after release, developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment announced.
Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’
The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented
TIL there's a green bean casserole flavoured soda drink.
SEATTLE — Jones Soda Co. takes the idea of a liquid diet to a new low. How does Green Bean Casserole Soda strike you? And how about an aggressively buttery-smelling Mashed Potato Soda? Even the creators of the fizzy con…
AI Has Ruined the Job Market
Maybe flawed people were better than brute algorithms.
Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’
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We Found a Ticking Time Bomb in macOS TCP Networking - It Detonates After Exactly 49 Days - Photon Blog
Photon powers conversational AI agents on iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more. Open-source Spectrum framework + SDK for seamless agent interactions.
You Don't Love systemd Timers Enough
A cron job for every man, woman, and child.
Parent company of Truth Social reports $400M loss
The parent company of Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform, reported a net loss on Friday of more than US$400 million in the first quarter -- mostly from tumbling cryptocurrency valuations.
TIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to t…
The 1879 massacre at Mandalay Palace (Burmese: ၁၈၇၉ မန္တလေးနန်းတွင်းလူသတ်ပွဲ), occurred on 13, 15 and 17 February 1879 (8th, 10th and 12th waning days of Tabodwe, 1240 M.E.) at the Mandalay Palace. It was one of the mos…
The Sinking City 2 — Official Gameplay Reveal
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Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
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Orbitals – Nintendo Direct Trailer
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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters
While many US city councils have passed moratoriums, Monterey Park is first where residents have voted on a ban
Capcom says it 'will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,' but still plans to use AI to 'enhance efficiency and boos…
Capcom told its investors that its players won't be presented with any AI-generated assets, but it's unclear where it draws the line.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-app-privacy-concerns-1788881
The Trump administration's new app demands extensive hardware permissions, raising privacy concerns and sparking calls for deletion.
Tinder Plans to Let AI Scan Your Camera Roll
In a feature the dating app says is set to roll out in the U.S. later this spring, Tinder plans to access users' camera rolls to pick photos and determine what they're into.
Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third - IGN
Veteran role-playing game maker Obsidian Entertainment has no plans to continue The Outer Worlds with a third game, the studio has confirmed.