TIL sea urchins are spikey brains
A new sea urchin brain study finds their bodies act as a broad neural system filled with chemicals like dopamine and serotonin.
South Korea objects as US immigration raids Hyundai plant
Seoul demands protection for nationals, investors as Trump’s immigration crackdown sees hundreds detained in ICE raid.
Tesla offers pay package to CEO Elon Musk that could be worth up to $1 trillion
Tesla is asking shareholders to approve a pay package that would award 423 million shares to CEO Elon Musk if he hits certain milestones.
Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues
The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk filed to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis. But it turns out that another person had already filed to trademark those names.
TIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slavery
The 2018 U.S. prison strike was a series of work stoppages and hunger strikes[1] in prisons across the United States from August 21 to September 9, 2018.[2] It was one of the largest prison strikes in US history.[3][2] …
Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser
There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.
I Tested the Trump Phone for 96 Hours. Here's What It's Really Like
CNET has the Trump phone, and we put it through its paces over the long weekend to see how it matches up with other foreign-made phones.
Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web
Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive data onto the public internet.
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
TIL: About electric scissors
Electric scissors are handheld cutting tools that are powered by electricity. They are designed to make cutting tasks easier and more efficient, especially for people who have difficulty using traditional manual scissor…
Google Chrome Might Have Installed an AI Model Onto Your Device Without You Knowing
Here's how to determine if you have the 4GB AI model -- and how to get rid of it.
GitHub - DioCrafts/OxiCloud: ☁️ OxiCloud server, efficient and secure way to save all your data
☁️ OxiCloud server, efficient and secure way to save all your data - DioCrafts/OxiCloud
Immich Is Now Stable!
You can find Immich at https://immich.app/ If you want to buy Immich merch, go to https://immich.store/ You can learn more about FUTO at https://futo.org/
Here’s a few music playlists I made for my FR campaign, which included places like Icewind Dale, Icespire Peak and the city of Waterdeep.
Playlist · Xanadu · 18 items · 15 saves
MAGAs Are Fuming After Email Confirms They Will Never Get Their $500 Trump Phones or Deposits Back
Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid deposits for a gold smartphone that remains undelivered, sparking outrage and calls for investigation into Trump Mobile's practices.
A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys
A criminal case in Uruguay exposes how online games and AI chatbots are reshaping global online sexual exploitation
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle tracked via Strava activity in OPSEC failure
A French aircraft carrier was tracked in real time via a sailor’s Strava activity, exposing a persistent operational security flaw.
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.
FTC and 22 state attorneys general sue Amazon for overcharging advertisers on its platform
Today, 22 states joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing suit against Amazon, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflated prices in its online s
OpenAI’s ad business shows blistering growth, hits $1 billion annualized revenue run rate
OpenAI's move to serve ads in ChatGPT earlier this year drew ridicule from its chief rival, Anthropic, in the form of a Super Bowl commercial.
Meta AI agent’s instruction causes large sensitive data leak to employees
Artificial intelligence agent instructed engineer to take actions that exposed user and company data internally
DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator
In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat,” a former head of the Nuclear …
Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler “The Führer.”
Grokipedia, the anti-woke Wikipedia alternative, aims to create a parallel version of the truth for the right wing.
Google told staff worried about Pentagon AI deals that the company is 'leaning more' into national security contracts
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told staff it's "incumbent on us to work with democratically elected governments."
Someone At YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled
In my recent analysis of YouTube’s information density I included the results from an advanced statistical analysis on the number of videos present on the home page, which projected that around May 2026 there would only…
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine?
An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
Mozilla Firefox is getting a free built-in VPN, with a catch
It's a pretty respectable catch, all things considered
Ron Gilbert cancels RPG project due to lack of support and funding
"It's either a passion project you spent ten years on, or you need a bunch of money to be able to hire people and resources"
Microsoft AI CEO Puzzled by People Being "Unimpressed" by AI
Mustafa Suleyman had his mind blown by the community's negative reaction to Microsoft's "agentic OS" comments.
Some US cities begin rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights by giving early greens to those driving under or at the speed limit
Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones.
PlayStation Wants To Prove In Court That You Don't Own Your Digital Games
Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in court that players know they don't own digitally purchased games
Microsoft workers in Czechia win first collective agreement
In under two years since setting up their union, 1,300 workers workers at Microsoft in the Czech Republic have won a landmark collective bargaining agreement.
Try the Final Sentence demo (competitive typing game... and psychological torment)
Final Sentence is a Battle Royale typing game. Together with other players, you find yourself in a hangar, with a typewriter in front of you and a revolver loaded with a single bullet at your temple. Every mistake can b…
Guild Wars Reforged | Launch Trailer
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
I Work For an Evil [Tech] Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
YSK you need to resist digital ID
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
OpenAI tries to build its coding cred, acquires Python toolmaker Astral
: Deal helps company build out its Codex team
Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they worked hard for it(including waiting 24 hours)
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
Report: China is said to have a functioning EUV lithography system
An investigation reveals how far China's own chip manufacturing has progressed. The technology of world market leader ASML plays a crucial role.
Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough
It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period
Later this year, Google is introducing new developer verification. For power users, Android will offer an option to disable verification...
TIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against c…
The Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF) was an anti-communist cultural organization founded on 26 June 1950 in West Berlin. At its height, the CCF was active in 35 countries. In 1966 it was revealed that the Central Int…
openDesk 1.10. Enhanced security architecture
openDesk 1.10 strengthens the security architecture and introduces new features for project management and document editing in public administration.
Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger
Slop may be seeping into the nooks and crannies of our brains.
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.
Crimson Desert Critic Reviews
Crimson Desert has been reviewed by 50 critics and currently has a 'Strong' rating. Read and browse them all to learn what the top critics in the video game industry are saying.
Judge rules DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal / The ruling restores federal grants that were shut down for ‘DEI’ pr…
DOGE staffers used ChatGPT to scan grants for terms related to DEI.
TIL that every year, drivers in New York City spend, on average, 107 hours — or more than four days — looking for parking spaces.
There are about three million parking spaces in New York City, but drivers are always struggling to find one that’s open. Can the system be fixed?
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.