The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement
The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity, joining other publishers using legal action as leverage to force AI companies into licensing deals that compensate content creators.
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Microsoft Blocks Browser Choice for 1.4 Billion Windows 10/11 Users, Study Finds
Two years ago, Mozilla published Over the Edge: How Microsoft’s Design Tactics Compromise Free Browser Choice, a report by independent researchers Harry Brignull and Cennydd Bowles documenting how Microsoft used ...
Your Garbage Truck Is About to Start Spying on You. Your Car Already Did, and Got Fined for It.
Cape Coral, Florida is looking at a proposal to strap AI-powered cameras onto its garbage trucks. As the trucks roll their normal routes, the cameras would scan yards and house fronts for code violati...
Huge Nintendo Switch 2 Update Adds Handheld Mode Boost For Switch 1 Titles
Nintendo has announced a major new Switch 2 feature that improves the performance of most Switch 1 games when played in handheld mode.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Mysteria Ecclesiae Released [GOG]
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TIL that states that voted for Donald Trump have a higher murder rate than states that didn't.
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TIL that it's even possible to make a kazoo sound good
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Jolla J2 Unboxing and first impressions
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How to unionize your tech workplace
Mass layoffs, AI anxiety, and corporate surveillance have heightened interest in unions among IT professionals. Organizers who've been through it explain how to get started — and what to expect.
The Day WhatsApp Goes Dark
A thought experiment in what we built without noticing.
Meta Sheds Influencer Andrew Tate's Lawsuit Over Instagram Ban
Meta convinced a federal court to quash a lawsuit challenging its termination of six Instagram accounts run by self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan.
Andor 1982 TV Intro
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AR4 Mark 5: This Open-Source 6-Axis Robot Arm Is Finally Done
AR4 Mark 5 Open-Source: Chris Annin's open-source AR4 6-axis robot arm just got its final Mark 5 revision, swapping in Hall effect sensors and shipping a fresh build manual.
Shai-Hulud Returns: Over 300 NPM Packages Infected
Supply chain security, vulnerability intelligence, and malware detection.
flock + ring = ice
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 - A USB adapter that plugs into your Home Assistant system and opens up a world of smart device options
We launch our newest hardware that helps connect Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices to Home Assistant.
LET IT DIE offline version announced
An offline version of the free-to-play action game LET IT DIE is currently in production, publisher GungHo Online Entertainment and developer Supertrick Games announced.
Grok Build quietly shut down data uploads via cloud update after being exposed to developer repository but unannounced no response
Reproduce it yourself: Grok Build CLI uploads your entire repo + full git history to xAI's cloud, independent of what the model reads. Deny only blocks reading; a committed file still ships in ...
Palantir has a nemesis and I accidentally found him
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Are you ready for a $1,000 Steam Machine? Some analysts think you should be.
Tariffs, component volatility, and Valve’s tolerance for losses all lead to uncertainty.
Mobile service that doesn't know who you are: phreeli
Your privacy is Phreeli's priority.
Introducing Proton Sheets
Proton Drive now includes Proton Sheets, giving you secure, encrypted spreadsheets for safer collaboration, organized data, and aligned teams.
Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers
Seems widespread, the spotify subreddit is actively removing discussion of the problem
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 4 : Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30 per cent for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.The Facebook parent's shares rose 4 per ce…
[Exclusive] Memory Crunch Hits PCs: Dell Hikes Prices 15-20% Mid-December, Lenovo from January 2026
Soaring AI-server memory demand is driving DRAM prices sharply higher—and now PC and notebook makers are feeling the squeeze. Industry sources reveale...
EU’s Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User-Generated Content Platform Legally
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated con…
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores - Ars Technica
A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like A Book (Diptyx)
There are plenty of lovely e-readers out on the market that come with an nice big e-paper display. There aren’t nearly as many that come with two. [Martin den Hoed] developed the Diptyx e-rea…
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics
Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answers
Hacker Fables - A satirical cyberpunk novella you can read as a man page
The satirical cyberpunk novella to read while your AI agent completes Jira tickets.
Nekome: Nazi Hunter
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ReFS is better than NTFS, but Microsoft refuses to let regular users have it
ReFS for me, but not for thee!
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
OpenAI’s Open-Weight Models Are Coming to the US Military
The gpt-oss models are being tested for use on sensitive military computers. But some defense insiders say that OpenAI is still behind the competition.
Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom…
The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.
Waymo Just Reprogrammed Its Robotaxis to Drive Less Safely
Waymo has been experimenting with programming to make its typically-cautious robotaxis "confidently assertive."
LinkedIn removes hate speech protections for transgender individuals
On July 29, 2025, LinkedIn removed “misgendering or deadnaming” from examples of prohibited content in its policy on hateful and derogatory content.
Bill that would mandate AI chip location tracking gains industry support
Half a dozen companies have come out in support of the Chip Security Act, which would require location-tracking mechanisms for America’s most advanced computing chips.
Scientists Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Sway Elections
AI models can meaningfully sway voters on candidates and issues, including by using misinformation, and they are also evading detection in public surveys according to three new studies.
Cindy Cohn (EFF) Warns Jon Stewart That Americans Have to Make X and Meta ‘Less Important’
Cindy Cohn touched on the toxicity of the social media space in a wide-ranging interview with "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart Monday night.
Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel
WIndows 11 seems to be good at making enemies.
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
Everyone in Seattle Hates AI — Jonathon Ready
A post about everyone in Seattle hating AI.
Why Are New Appliances So Bad? [41:02]
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Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver's licenses and passports
A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over 3 million people in Texas.
U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynk’s Auto Agent…
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities.
After Xbox and Windows, now GITHUB is in crisis, "failing me, every single day, and it is personal"
One of GitHub's most staple contributors announced they are abandoning ship due to constant outages. GitHub's COO responds, promising change, but is it all too little too late?