TIL about the arc lamp
An arc lamp or arc light is a lamp that produces light by an electric arc (also called a voltaic arc).
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price Update - Xbox Wire
Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99 a month. Find out more inside.
TIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.
I was reading about vim the other day and found out why it used `hjkl` keys as arrow keys. When Bill Joy created the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys. Naturally he reused the…
The Moral Dilemma Of Supporting SNK In 2026
"You have the right to boycott, and the right to buy"
TIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laos
For decades, conspiracy theorists have clung to the fiction that thousands of soldiers are being held captive in Asia.
Google accused of pushing 'free for life' G Suite users onto paid plans
Users claim personal family domains are being falsely flagged for commercial use, leaving long-time G Suite Legacy customers facing a pay-up-or-lose-access ultimatum
37 years since Prince of Persia, Replaced is the bombastic cinematic platformer I've been waiting for
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt booed after AI remarks at Arizona commencement
Pew research shows Americans are more worried than excited about AI as graduates voice fears over jobs
Pragmata surpasses 1m copies sold in just two days
In just two days after release, Capcom's latest game - Pragmata - has surpassed 1m units sold.
X announces significant restrictions to free accounts; 50 posts and 200 replies per day
X is pushing more users to get verified by announcing new restrictions in terms of daily post and reply limits for free accounts.
American Jobs with AI Exposure Really Are Starting to Disappear, Data Show
It's a slight drop so far, but a bleak trend nonetheless.
Renaissance of Ace Combat Abandonware
With Ace Combat Infinity and Ace Combat Xi accessible once again in 2026, we take a look at fan run abandonware efforts.
Google Tips Biggest Upgrade to Its Search Box in 25 Years, 'Reimagined' by AI
Google promises a 'more intuitive' search that supports text, images, files, video, and Chrome tabs. It also teases 'information agents' for paid subscribers that will do the searching for you.
Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750
Plex has announced a massive price increase for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan. Starting in July, Plex...
CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a…
ECCO THE DOLPHIN: COMPLETE
/PRNewswire/ -- A&R Atelier today announced Ecco the Dolphin: Complete, a comprehensive new package that takes players on a journey through time and through...
The Talos Principle 3 | Announcement Trailer
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SQLite prefixes its temp files with `etilqs_` - blag
Here’s some wild lore inside SQLite’s source code explaining why temp files start with etilqs_
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PlayStation To Require Age Verification For Certain Online Features
PlayStation has revealed that players will need to verify their age later this year to continue using communication features.
Hands off the VPNs — Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while f…
The non-profit behind Firefox is urging the UK government not to undermine privacy tools
The first true MacBook Neo rivals are here, packing double the RAM and storage of Apple's budget laptop
Honor, ASUS, and HP have new Wildcat Lake laptops listed at Chinese retailers that match the MacBook Neo’s price while doubling its RAM and storage.
TIL the inventor of the Rubik's cube took a month to solve it the first time.
The current world record is 3.47 seconds. But back in 1974 when inventor Erno Rubik first came up with the best-selling game, it took him a wee bit longer.
Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism
A new form of capital is ascending: cloud capital—networked algorithmic machines that grant their owners remarkable powers to modify our behaviour. And just as financiers needed neoliberalism, today’s tech lords need a …
'Beamdog's Whimsical Baldur's Gate 2' - Warlockracy
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The 4th Linux kernel flaw this month can lead to stolen SSH host keys
The good news is there's already a patch. The bad news is that the fix isn't available for all Linux distributions yet. Here's what you can do in the meantime.
IPv6 adoption statistics – Google
We are continuously measuring the availability of IPv6 connectivity among Google users. The graph shows the percentage of users that access Google over IPv6.
The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code
Five git log commands that diagnose a new codebase before you open a single file: code churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.
Data centers raise nearby temperatures by up to 4 degrees in Phoenix
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, th…
‘The Worst Leak That I’ve Witnessed’: U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub
Passwords were stored as plain text in a public GitHub repository.
Who will buy your services if you fire us all?
The AI Paradox, Economic Servitude, and the Myth of Billionaire Altruism
Moss, One of VR's Best Series, Is Being Un-VR'd and Brought to PC and Consoles
Polyarc, a studio founded by ex-Bungie developers that's made a name for itself with two stellar VR games in its Moss series, is bringing both games to PC and consoles – no VR headset needed – in the form of Moss: The F…
Ask Jeeves just shut down after 29 years, and nobody noticed
In the tech business, you sometimes have a weird moment when you learn a service is being discontinued, and your first reaction is, "Wait, is that still a thing?" For instance, around this time last year, we caught wind…
Meta to Slash 8,000 Jobs This Week Amid $145B AI Push
Meta is reportedly cutting about 8,000 jobs while raising AI infrastructure spending, highlighting Big Tech’s shift toward leaner, AI-focused teams.
Absurdly Fast EV Chargers Are Coming To America, But Cars Aren't Ready
Forget 400 kilowatts. The next wave of electric vehicle chargers are getting ready for much faster speeds.
Satellites and AI used to track UK hedgehogs in bid to slow decline
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
Why allow "everyone" to have read write permission?
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Samsung meeting transcripts show memory workers offered incredible 607% bonus worth $477,000, while logic chip staff get as little as 50%
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The People Who Put Emulators on Your Steam Deck Now Want to Sell You a Linux Console
The Playnix Console is a €1,179 Linux-powered gaming machine with an RX 9060 XT inside.
XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now
X has launched XChat, a standalone app for accessing the social platform's messaging feature.
'How To Get Started & Survive Stronghold Crusader's New Challenge' -GamerZakh
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Japanese researchers achieved a record 112 Gbps wireless transmission at 560 GHz using optical microcomb technology, marking the first 100 …
Researchers have developed a new microcomb-driven terahertz (THz) wireless communication system that achieves data rates up to 112 Gbps.
Firefox’s Shake to Summarize expands to Android and new languages on iOS | The Mozilla Blog
Don’t let bloated websites slow you down. When you just need the gist, scrolling through ads and filler content can turn a quick check into an endless sc
Nextcloud stops bug bounty program due to increase of low-effort AI-generated reports
Nextcloud has joined a growing list of projects, including Curl, that have ended their bug‑bounty partnerships with HackerOne due to an unmanageable surge of low‑effort, AI‑generated security reports. I received the fol…
Tides of Tomorrow review: Your choices in this microplastics apocalypse are shaped by other players, feeling like a sharp, well-crafted the…
Tides of Tomorrow is a narrative adventure set in a gorgeous but deadly ocean
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.
Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time
Newly leaked documents revealed the existence of the government's in-house facial recognition platform, coming soon to an ICE agent near you.
China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation, houses 2,000 servers — 24 megawatt subs…
The subsea facility reportedly achieves a PUE below 1.15, far below the 1.5 industry average
Commercial Children sexual abuse websites have doubled from 7,028 sites(2024) to 15,031 sites(2025), Generating profits for the gangs opera…
Commercial child sexual abuse sites have doubled as gangs profit online. IWF urges tougher laws on payments, platforms and encryption.
Portal 2: Community Edition goes open beta on April 17
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