Amazon is forcibly upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus, and users are not happy
Amazon is informing Prime members that their Echo devices are receiving a free automatic upgrade to Alexa Plus.
Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes
Ars Technica has fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following an outrage-sparking controversy involving AI-fabricated quotes.
Amazon MMO New World Has Just a Year to Live, Rust Dev Offers to Buy It - IGN
Amazon has announced that its MMO, New World, will be officially taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027.
AI hype seems to be cooling as tech stocks dramatically plunge
Investors seem to be worrying that artificial intelligence rally might not last
WebUSB Unpinner: network analysis for the masses
In this blog post we will introduce WebUSB Unpinner, an open-source Web application that makes Android network analysis more accessible by leveraging WebUSB. We will explain how to bootstrap the application, which kind …
Strengthen your arguments with compelling programming book covers
Find O'RLY meme book cover. Use for your programming arguments. ORLY book parodies. Funny programming book covers. O RLY?
Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy
Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.
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Meta Reportedly Cutting About 1,500 VR and AR Jobs Amid Renewed Push to Become an AI Juggernaut
AI infrastructure will provides Meta with a "strategic advantage," Zuckerberg said. He once said almost the exact same thing about the metaverse.
Valheim player keeps building Dollar Generals despite friend begging them to stop: 'I do not want to play Valheim with Greg anymore'
Who knew Valheim had so many food deserts?
If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?
The technological race among industry giants and the wave of layoffs they have announced has revived the debate about the advisability of taxing automation
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Announcement Trailer
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AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
FreeBSD 16 Retires The Last Of Its GPL Code From Its Base System
As of this past week in the FreeBSD source tree for FreeBSD 16, the last of the GNU GPL licensed code from the base system has been retired.
Tesla Robotaxis Are Crashing More Than 12 Times as Frequently as Human Drivers
Tesla's Robotaxis are crashing more frequently than human-driven cars, raising safety concerns.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material
Plaintiff Stephen Thaler had appealed after lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office decision that the AI-crafted visual art was ineligible for copyright.
Does anyone have any experience with Sync-in for online files?
Sync-in server · Secure, open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and syncing. - Sync-in/server
The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K
With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
AI coders are carrying half-open laptops
Techies are walking with their laptops open to keep their agents running. They told Business Insider their stories, from offices to school halls.
Bethesda announces a new Fallout... reality show
Good morning, prospective Vault Dwellers! In order to best serve you in What Comes Next, we need volunteers for a very real, very scientific opportunity to beta test a better society. Visit this website if you’d like to…
Ars Technica’s Top 20 video games of 2025
A mix of expected sequels and out-of-nowhere indie gems made 2025 a joy.
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."
AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts …
The average Ryzen 7 5800X3D is being sold for more money than a new Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GrapheneOS Collaboration With Motorola Mobility
We're happy to announce a long-term partnership with Motorola. We're collaborating on future devices meeting our privacy and security standards with official GrapheneOS support. https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-n…
ublock Origin can get rid of Cookie Banners
Tired of those annoying cookie banners? They’re not just frustrating—they're a lazy response to GDPR. Discover three simple ways to block them and reclaim your browsing experience!
Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?
Meta touts safety features – but for women, the dangers of these recording devices are obvious
120 Protests in 37 States: The Grassroots War Against AI Data Centers
AI data center protests span 120 locations in 37 states July 18, driven by rising energy bills, water use, and $130B in stalled projects.
HardenedBSD Officially on Radicle
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s&box game engine from Rust developer Facepunch is now open source
s&box is now an open source game engine, terrain looks 20% cooler with anti tiling and seam fixes, and a ton of bug fixes this week
AI remains top reason for US job cuts for third straight month as employers axed 97,000 workers in May
AI was the leading reason cited for U.S. job cuts for the third consecutive month, with 97,006 layoffs announced in May, according to new data.
After viral interview, Palantir launches neurodivergent fellowship
Alex Karp, the CEO of controversial tech company Palantir, raised eyebrows during a recent live interview with the New York Times. In a viral video of the discussion, Karp defended his company to the Times' Andrew Ross …
TIL: British established concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Boer War, forcing over 100,000 women, children, and Black So…
During the Second Anglo–Boer War (1899–1902), the British operated concentration camps in the South African Republic, Orange Free State, Colony of Natal, and Cape Colony. In February 1900, Lord Kitchener took command of…
Want to try Lasuite numérique (Visio, Docs, Drive), the french open source self-hosteable office suite? I've been working on a way to insta…
One-click deploy La Suite to a Kubernetes cluster. Contribute to baptisterajaut/lasuite-platform development by creating an account on GitHub.
Termix 1.8.0 has been released.
Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities. - Termix
The US bans all new foreign-made network routers
The Federal Communications Commission has released a notice today designating any consumer routers manufactured outside the US as a security risk.
Unpacking The Birth of a Nation's Oversized Cinematic Legacy
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Nintendo’s “Second Wave”: 16 Heavyweights Defining the Switch 2 Destiny in 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 enters 2026 with 16 AAA titles using AI-native rendering, ending the “impossible port” era and redefining third-party support.
TIL that Finland supermarkets are prepared for war
The chains all have detailed plans to follow in the event of the nation going to war.
TIL: The word Vatnik is used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfast jingoistic followers of propaganda from the Russian gover…
vatnik - Vatnik (Russian: ватник, pronounced [ˈvatʲnʲɪk]) is a political pejorative used in Russia and other post-Soviet states for steadfa...
‘All is fair in RAM and war’: RAM price crisis in 2025 explained
RAM prices are surging worldwide, and AI demand, tariffs, and supply concentration have reshaped the memory market of today.
Why We Can’t Imagine Life Beyond Capitalism
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ChatGPT's New Safety Feature Could Alert 'Trusted Contact' to Risk of Self-Harm | A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion…
A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion indicates a possible safety concern.
Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler
And it should be more comfortable, too.
After Micron's greedy decision, SK Hynix could also exit consumer DRAM and NAND business
Micron exited the consumer DRAM market in December 2025, leaving Samsung and SK Hynix as the only two major suppliers. It is now rumored that SK Hynix may follow Micron's lead, stopping the production of consumer DRAM a…
New Year, New Games - Big Releases in January 2026. Here's What to Expect - GameSpace.com
Not sure what to play in the new year? Open your calendar and mark the dates of the most anticipated games of January 2026. StarRupture Release Date: January 6 Platforms: PC Like most games in this genre,
‘Stole a charity’: Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of betrayal in courtroom showdown
Trial is culmination of a years-long feud between Musk and Altman that has become increasingly vicious
Price of a 'bot army' revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide
The first global index tracking real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country has been launched by a team at the University of Cambridge.
AWS Datacenter Lit Ablaze by “Objects” in UAE, Amid Other Outages in Region at War
AWS says “objects” struck a data center in its UAE region (ME-CENTRAL-1), throwing sparks and starting a fire. The fire department shut off power to the building and its generators while they worked the scene, and AWS s…