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Now that Meta released its Muse Spark model, more people are downloading the Meta AI app. And if you join the app, your friends will probably get an Instagram notification about it.
Mozilla accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Firefox with Windows and Copilot tactics
Mozilla is accusing Microsoft of using Windows design choices and Copilot integrations to steer users toward Edge and make Firefox harder to use, raising fresh concerns about browser competition and platform control.
First AI Model From Zuckerberg's Wildly Expensive Superintelligence Lab Flops Compared to Virtually All Rivals
An executive told Bloomberg that Meta's latest Muse Spark AI model won't be able to keep up with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in some areas.
D.C. Grand Jury Orders Reddit to Turn Over Data on Anonymous ICE Critic
Reddit itself has been subpoenaed by a secret Washington grand jury, with the government wanting to know the identity of a specific user.
Vaultwarden update (an update to the update)
Notes The previous release contained an issue where Two Factor Remember Tokens and Recovery Tokens were not accepted at all. This has been fixed now in this release. What's Changed Fix MFA Remembe...
FBI Extracts Suspectās Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database
The case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged āAntifaā activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization.
Bit Sets: An introduction to bit manipulation
Learn about bitwise operators and bit manipulation by implementing a BitSet class in JavaScript.
Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is the series' best yet
But the new instalment otherwise plays it comically safe.
A dark turn-based management game, [with some RPG elements], about prisoner quotas, heretic hunts, revolt, and supernatural horror is headiā¦
Steam Veil Games has released information on their upcoming turn-based roguelite Dark Rail. The game takes place in a grim industrial border town. Players
Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI
We are paying more for a PlayStation so that idiots can use ChatGPT to mislead people on dating apps ā something is rotten in the state of gaming
Colota 1.x - Open Source Android GPS Tracker with selfhosted backend support
Colota is a self-hosted GPS tracking app for Android. Send your location to your own server, work offline, and keep your data private.
France announces a crucial step toward phasing out Windows
La direction du numĆ©rique en France va basculer de Windows Ć Linux et l'Ćtat engage un grand chantier de rĆ©duction de la Ā« dĆ©pendance numĆ©rique
Snack World: Reloaded announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC
LEVEL-5 has announced Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl ā Gold remake Snack World: Reloaded for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.
The Triple-i Initiative 2026 Premiere
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Level-5 Provides Inazuma Eleven RE, Decapolice, Holy Horror Mansion Platform Updates and Teases - RPGamer
During its Level-5 Vision 2026 online presentation, Level-5 provided some short updates and teasers. Inazuma Eleven RE, Decapolice, and Holy Horror Mansion are among the games currently in development.
Alabaster Dawn - Early Access Release Date Trailer
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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...
Extraction shooter The Cube, Save Us has announced it's shutting down just three weeks after it launched
Not to be confused with The Cube.
Inside the Underground Trade of āFlipper Zeroā Tech to Break into Cars
āKia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,ā one person in the reverse engineering community said.
TikTok plans to lay off several hundred of their moderation team in the UK in favor of AI content moderation
Unions claim content moderators are being replaced by "ineffective" AI systems that could put TikTok's millions of British users in danger.
AI lovers grieve loss of ChatGPTās old model: āLike saying goodbye to someone I knowā
Users say OpenAIās updated GPT-5 version is less chatty and fun, changing a unique connection they had come to rely on
Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law
Bluesky has blocked access in Mississippi, citing privacy and free speech concerns over a new law requiring all social media users to undergo age verification with fines of up to $10,000 per violation.
DaVinci Resolve 21 is Now a Lightroom Alternative: RAW Editing, Tethering, Masking, and More
DaVinci Resolve 21 is a photo editor now.
'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison
ABC News speaks with a young hacker about what experts call a wide-ranging menace: a new generation of tech-savvy teens who are uniquely dangerous and surprisingly young.
Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit
āThis is the Strait of Hormuz in the data economy. If you want to make a change, this is where you cut it off. Anything short of that is theatrical political posture.ā
America Used to Own the Internet. Now Itās Running Scared.
The U.S. restricted data transfers abroad. Cast as an assertion of sovereignty, the new posture signals weakness in great-power competition.
TIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyes
Combined Inventory of Ingredients Employed in Cosmetic Products (2000) and Revised Inventory (2006) from the scientific committee on cosmetic products and non-food products intended for consumers - SCCNFP/0389/00 Final ā¦
The plot to kill Americans: Kennedy escalates attacks on vaccines
The Trump administrationās assault on vaccines and public health infrastructure represents nothing less than a plot to kill Americans through the deliberate spread of disease.
LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious program, will be in almost half of Ohioās public school districts this school year
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, will be in almost half of Ohioās public school districts this school year.Ā
TIL that soda crackers were shipped in barrels, and that's where the name of the store came from
The name ties into the history of what Cracker Barrel is trying to replicate (an old country store) and looks back on gatherings around cracker barrels.
Spotify Listenbrainz Import
Preamble Link to heading This post details my experience importing my "Extended Streaming History" from Spotify into my ListenBrainz account using Elbisaur.
I did this with a listening export from 2022 so my expā¦
FreshRSS release v1.27.0
Milestone
A few highlights āØ:
Implement support for HTTP 429 Too Many Requests and 503 Service Unavailable, obey Retry-After
Add sort by category title, or by feed title
Add search operator c: fo...
Started hosting my own Nextcloud and its awesome!
So the last month or so I have started the slow transition of deGoogling and
other effortsā¦ its scary because Iāve been using Google for 20 years. But I have
jumped into the deep end with NextCloud and I cannot believe ā¦
U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel, as Trump expands control over private sector
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in chipmaker Intel.
Looking for lightweight homelab dashboard that can run as nonroot container and also supports OIDC
Hi all. Per the title, Iām looking for something that: - Can run as an
unprivileged user inside a container - Allows OpenID Connect authentication for
a multiuser setup - Doesnāt take hostage of my CPU Homarr and Dashy ā¦
Building my first NAS: Assistance on part selection please
Hi! Iāve never built a NAS before and only one custom gaming PC, so Iād love if
any of you more experienced folks could take a look at my parts selection and
possibly suggest better options. Of course first my use casesā¦
Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)
Self-hosted news, updates, launches, and content for the week ending Friday, August 22, 2025
Your fav guide/method for securing Jellyfin?
Hello. I have just recently started with self hosting my media with Jellyfinā¦
and I am LOVING it! I had been carrying around media players for decades, with
everyone looking at me like an insane crank for not giving up ā¦
VoidAuth Release v1.1.0 - Passkey-only Users š
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Approval emails for new users
Admin notification emails, and ADMIN_NOTIFICATION variable for determining maximum notification frequency
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Raspberry pi lidarr docker container
I am diving into the world of self hosting by setting up a small server on my
raspberry pi4. I already have tailscale, pihole, and navidrome setup in
containers on my pi, I now want to add lidarr or some alternative to ā¦
How do you manage accessing multiple Plex and Jellyfin servers simultaneously?
I run a Jellyfin server, but I have several friends running Jellyfin servers and
several more friends running Plex servers. What is the sanest way to go about
accessing all of them? How can I get some sort of media overā¦
Roblox faces scrutiny after banning YouTuber āSchlep' amid ongoing controversy
The developers behind the mega-popular game Roblox are facing a firestorm of controversy after banning a popular YouTuber from the platform.
Lowering power consumption on Opteron
I have a Proxmox server running two Opteron 6272 CPUs on an Asus KGPE-D16
(chosen because it was the fastest computer that supported Libreboot, although I
havenāt gotten around to installing it). Using normal BIOS settiā¦
Setting up 2FAuth; Can't Register
(Apologies in advance if this is the wrong spot to ask for help, and/or if the
length annoys people.) Iām trying to set up 2FAuth [https://2fauth.app/] on a
local server (old Raspberry Pi, Debian), alongside some other ā¦
Docker or Proxmox? Something else entirely?
New server has been acquired. Debian 13 has been installed.
GS308EP switches have been acquired and installed.
Now, Iām working to migrate to the new machine. 3 1/2 years ago when I started
futzing with Docker, I sorta ā¦
Self hosting Signal server
Does anyone have any experience in successfully self-hosting Signal server using
docker? Thanks in advance. EDIT: Thanks all for your response. I gave up on
Signal and installing Matrix server instead.
Boycott of major AI conference exposes a growing USāChina divide
China-based researchers make up more than half of all lead authors at NeurIPS.
Developers Accuse Gunzilla Games of Not Paying Salaries For Months
Both current and former employees of Gunzilla Games have spoken out on LinkedIn, alleging that the company has failed to pay salaries.
Starfield PS5 players demand refunds, reporting widespread bugs and glitches that leave the game "unplayable"
Within days of Starfield's much-anticipated launch on PS5, fans are complaining of "totally unsurprising" crashes, freeā¦
Castlevania: Belmontās Curse Gameplay & Commentary Trailer
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