AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
The West Forgot How to Build. Now It's Forgetting Code
The defense industry lost the ability to make weapons when crisis hit. The same pattern is eroding software engineering skills. The timelines are identical.
Starfish ROOM: DEFEND THE ROOMS available on Steam
In a world colonized by aliens, Kibo Wave has been chosen to fight various aliens, kill monsters, collect cards, and speedrun in seconds in an eternal loop in a 2D musou roguelite sci-fi queer game.
Former Microsoft VP says Microsoft missed the AI wave like the internet and mobile, as Copilot scales back in Windows 11
Former Microsoft PM says the company's AI push failed, citing Copilot's dismal 3.3% adoption rate and calling for a massive factory reset.
Push for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concerns
Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
Flock CEO Garrett Langley targeted as address shared online
Flock Safety has been facing scrutiny amid concerns about privacy and police misuse of its surveillance technology.
TIL that dwarf rats exist. They're said to rarely get tumors, and to have a longer lifespan than regular rats.
Details on the difference between standard and dwarf rats & how to identify them.
Real Science Is Harder Than Benchmarks: University students find that AI isn’t the cure-all in drug discovery, as AI isn’t as capable as hu…
Can AI discover new drugs on its own? Northeastern students tested top AI models and found they still can’t replace human researchers.
Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely mak…
Over 8,000 paid games analyzed never received a single Steam review
Self-Host Weekly #145: Agentic
Knitted socks, dad jokes, database backups, and breaking Docker releases
OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps | TechCrunch
There have been plenty of rumors about OpenAI's hardware plans, which involve launching a pair of earbuds. A new note from industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that the AI company might be working on a phone in collab…
Visio-Display: a self-hosted digital signage platform with one-command deployment
Visio-Display is a digital signage platform that enables remote management and control of connected displays. - woofix/visio_display
Paramedic cockroaches: cyborg care when rescuers can’t reach
‘Swarms’ of cyborg cockroaches with cameras and medical injectors could deliver supervised emergency care to people trapped in collapsed buildings, caves or other places too dangerous for rescuers to reach.
Please stop flooding our projects with AI slop to furnish your CV
Successful contributions to open source projects are a kind of currency. GitHub in particular encourages this in a number of ways: by showing avatars of contributors on repository pages, by showing your contributions to…
Dozens of empty Waymos invade neighborhood in Atlanta leaving neighbors baffled
The company says it has addressed a routing behavior that explained the odd patterns
Employee revolt and failing agents forced Meta to scrap its AI layoff plan
Meta wanted to replace far more of its workforce with AI than previously known, according to Reuters, but the plan collapsed under rebellious employees and agents that failed to deliver.
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
Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead
According to Palantir Technologies, “SaaS is dead.” This is especially true for off-the-shelf supply chain software. SaaS is too slow and eliminates differentiation.
Saros | Fully Ramblomatic
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Google will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic
This follows a similar, but smaller, investment by Amazon just days ago.
The Pulse: ‘Tokenmaxxing’ as a weird new trend
At Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce and other large companies, devs are purposefully burning tokens (and money!) to inflate their AI usage and hit AI usage metrics which they treat as targets.
As Ubuntu embraces AI, Debian discusses banning all AI-generated code
Linux distros are defining the line in the sand.
Decompiling a Nintendo 64 Game in 84 Days
The original Snowboard Kids has been fully decompiled in only 84 days! In this post I delve into what changed and what lessons might apply to future projects.
GTA6 Extended Look
Watch "Grand.Theft.Auto.VI.An.Extended.Look.2026.1080p.WEB.h264-EDITH" on Streamable.
Inside Games on the GTA 6 Extended Look [SPOILERS]
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Dusk - Official Release (Twilight Princess PC Port)
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Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Waymo Fleet More Than Triples In Size Year-over-Year, According to NHTSA Recall Data
TL;DR: Between May 2025 and May 2026, Waymo’s recall-scope count of autonomous cabs rose from 1,212 vehicles to 3,791 vehicles. That is more than a 3x increase in the Waymo fleet size in roughly one year. We set out to …
With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.
The backlash against data centers is difficult to understand if your salary depends on your not understanding it.
What we learned from the cringey courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman
Two of the world’s richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI
New Steam update shows four Steam Machine models, though we still don't have a release date
Presumably that's for different specced models.
Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence relies heavily on human labor — an army of data workers all over the world, primarily in the Global South. These workers “are purposely hi…
NVIDIA reportedly buys HuggingFace for 13 billion
The apparent deal values the company at about $13 billion.
Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras | The surveillance cameras have become another flashpoint of growing bipa…
The surveillance cameras have become another flashpoint of growing bipartisan anger against tech industry excess.
Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers
Companies allowed more harmful content on user’s feeds, knowing their algorithms ran on outrage, BBC hears.
7 Late-Career Career Change Secrets Drive $80K Gains
Discover proven benchmarks, a 90‑day plan, fast skill fixes, hidden costs, and remote roles to help adults 50+ become data analysts and add $80K to their salary.
Travel Gear Korea vs Classic Luggage - Real Difference?
Explore the real difference between Travel Gear Korea and classic luggage, with top picks, essential accessories, and expert comparisons for Korean travel.
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
The push to keep open-source open in the era of age-gating.
Nitter might be no more, but Twitter is back (sort of)
Twitter.now aims to fill the bird-shaped hole left by X. For a fee
Fired Rockstar devs don’t want you to boycott GTA 6 but ask for support - Dexerto
Former Rockstar Games developers are urging Grand Theft Auto 6 not to boycott GTA 6, but to also support them as well.
When Vibe Scammers Met Vibe Hackers: Pwning PhaaS with Their Own Weapons
What happens when AI-powered criminals meet AI-powered hunters? A technical arms race where both sides are vibing their way through explo...
Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2, blaming 'market conditions'
A $50 increase in the US. Further increases rolling out in Japan, Europe, and Canada.
Did we win? Google to continue to allow side loading
Sideloading Android apps is here to stay... but Google will make you wait a day before doing it the first time
TIL about system justification theory and how people defend unfair systems because it’s easier than admitting they’re being screwed
System justification theory is a theory within social psychology that system-justifying beliefs serve a psychologically palliative function. It proposes that people have several underlying needs, which vary from individ…
SEC approves Nasdaq's move to allow tokenized securities trading
The SEC’s approval lets Nasdaq test blockchain-based versions of stocks that trade and settle like traditional shares.
Astral to Join OpenAI
Astral has entered into an agreement to join OpenAI as part of the Codex team.
Inside the massive private power grids fueling the U.S. data center boom
As the buildout of data centers in the United States accelerates, developers are often targeting remote locations where land availability is high. Off-grid solar paired with batteries offers an opportunity to power data…
Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic
New data shows just how impactful AI has been to the web, with Google Search referrals falling off of a...
Windows 11's free video editor Clipchamp now requires OneDrive
Previously, users could save project files locally on their PCs. Going forward, you'll have to sync to OneDrive if you want to keep using it for free.
Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars. The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the pric…
The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price.