When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?
Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn't open-ended.
[AIP] Will Be Done v0.10 released: offline-first self-hosted task manager with weekly timeline. Now with checklist!
Offline-first, self-hosted TickTick/Todoist alternative focused on weekly planning. Day columns, project boards, drag & drop, Vim keybindings, and an instant UI without loading spinners. - will...
Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI
In an online discussion post, Alcorn State University history professor Dr. Jason Gibson posed a question that represented part of his students' midterm. It was about the...
Canadian legislator reads out apparent LLM response in floor speech
Here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section..."
Scientists Build the First 3D Cloak That Makes Objects Invisible To Heat
A new 3D material can guide heat around complex objects while shielding them from extreme temperatures and infrared detection.
Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first polic…
Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as tech falls short of the miracle solution it was sold as.
[AIP] I am selfhosting Active Matrix Rooms which is helping users find activity in the matrix network
Find Matrix rooms that are active. Matrix room search list finder. Discover the most active Matrix rooms and spaces, sorted by real-time message velocity and topic. Updated live.
Try the New Firefox Design in Nightly – Firefox Nightly News
This past May, we shared our vision for the future of Firefox. Starting today, you can try out the next design evolution of Firefox in Nightly. It's still Firefox, now ...
Framework 16, one year later
A little over a year ago now I purchased the Framework 16 - a fully repairable and upgradeable laptop. I’ve since then used it as a main device running Linux, Windows, and as a secondary device when running as a home se…
TIL that the USA only has one plant that produces gun barrels for the M1 Abrams tank, M777 howitzers, and Paladin self propelled howitzers.…
The service believes it could have multiple sources forging cannon tubes within 12 to 18 months.
TIL the 500-year-old tradition of Turkish coffee reading (kahve falı) started in the Ottoman harem not just as magic, but as a clever socia…
Turkish coffee combines special preparation and brewing techniques with a rich communal traditional culture. The freshly roasted beans are ground to a fine powder; then the ground coffee, cold water and sugar are added …
Sony Pushing For All-Digital Future Even Though Only 27 Percent Of Ps5 Users Own Its Digital Edition
Digital games outsell physical releases, but most PS5 owners have paid extra to make sure they still have the option to play both.
Memory chip maker CXMT debuts in Shanghai, up 470% at open and becomes the largest listed company in China
The company's shares soared by nearly 470% in its market debut, as the AI boom drives chip demand.
Thoughts on "Open" Models: The debate focuses on balancing open and closed models, with cost and geopolitical considerations influencing th…
The open letter on open weights feels familiar yet different...
TIL neo-nazis made pilgrimages to Hitler's former home, so Austria made it a police station
It is hoped opening of unit tackling narcotics trafficking will deter people from visiting it as pilgrimage site
Microsoft's Windows 11 push backfired, so it's quietly keeping Windows 10 alive for another year
Microsoft's Windows 11 rollout hit a snag, leading to an unexpected extension of Windows 10's lifespan
TIL: story of Marine Chromometer
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Ballooning (spider) - Wikipedia
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne a…
Valve says there's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: 'Honestly, it's still getting worse'
Retail availability is lagging bulk supply by "at least three to six months" according to a Valve engineer.
[AIP] Fathom v0.9.0: a new desktop Jellyfin client with built-in server management, Seerr, and YouTube
Fathom 0.9.0 The first public release of Fathom, a desktop client for Jellyfin, for Linux and Windows. Fathom puts your Jellyfin movies, shows, music, and Live TV in one fast, good-looking app, and...
Eminent Domain Could Be Used to Seize Your Land for AI Data Centers
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
Claude Shared Chats Were Searchable on Google. Here's Why That Matters
Public Claude shared conversations were discovered in Google and Bing search results, exposing resumes, company projects, and other sensitive information. Learn what happened, why it occurred, and how to protect your sh…
The AI boom's hidden electricity bill — and why you're paying it
"The current system lacks adequate mechanisms," Moody's wrote in a report on PJM, the largest power grid operator in the U.S.
Unethical conduct in Wikimedia Foundation
What happened?
How Fairphone Moments works on your Fairphone (Gen.6) with /e/OS
Yes! The Fairphone Moments switch works fully with Murena's /e/OS. Customize the side button for privacy, focus mode & more. Learn how to set it up!
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at t…
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
Flock Safety CEO speaks out after LAPD suspends use of company's surveillance cameras
Flock bills itself as a public safety technology company, using license plate reading cameras to help law enforcement investigate crimes and locate missing people. But critics see something else.
Peak social media - The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout
Instagram influencers are creating fake cease-and-desist letters, making themselves go viral and muddying the waters about mass surveillance.
OpenAI launches health bot a day after lawsuit says ChatGPT advice hospitalized a man
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OpenAI's AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
NaviBeat - iOS client for Navidrome Testflight
Help developers test beta versions of their apps and App Clips using the TestFlight app. Download TestFlight on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Watch, and iMessage.
Name before type: why 'age int' is better than 'int age'
A variable's name is more important than its type, so the name should be more prominent and come first in declarations.
TIL "prop" in film and theater is short for "property"
A prop, formally known as a theatrical property,[1] is an object an actor uses on stage or screen during a performance or screen production.[2] In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable…
An intro to Go for non-Go developers
A brief introduction to Go for programmers who haven't used Go before: Why use it? The standard library. And the language itself.
Sharing another game essay, Monty Zander's 2nd Wolfenstien video. All about America and how comfy it is with fascism. Almost like the Nazis…
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
OpenAI and Anthropic Lobby Washington to Restrict Chinese Open-Weight AI
OpenAI and Anthropic have pressed Washington privately to restrict Chinese open-weight models, according to five people close to the talks, days after both sat out an industry letter defending them. OpenAI signed on Fri…
Did you know you can use Conversations (xmpp chat app) as a Push Notification Provider?
This is about having functioning notifications in Element X on Android. This will be an adaptation of stratself's work for someone using prosody as XMPP server ...
PSA: the bitwarden clients got an upgrade that makes them incompatible with vaultwarden
Note This update is required for support with clients with version 2026.7.0+, please update before reporting any issues with them. Security Fixes This release contains security fixes for the follow...
"When the AI bubble bursts, silver is Eric Sprott's play" Billionaires position themselves for bubble burst. He's not only one positioning …
Silver prices have halved since January, but mining billionaire Eric Sprott is backing the metal, especially if the AI trade falls over.
TIL dragonflies bite when threatened
Can dragonflies bite? Can dragonflies sting? Are dragonflies dangerous? They're all common questions, and we've got all the answers!
Open Source vs the Invisible Hand
Ten million downloads a week, one maintainer, zero dollars.
Apple's App Store is on pace to add 1 million new apps this year, most are AI slop
Data from Sensor Tower suggests that app submissions to the App Store have risen steadily over the past few years, after bottoming out at around 420,000 in...
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens. Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI t…
Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.
Why Would Meta Download So Much Porn? Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult…
Filings from a recent lawsuit allege that the tech company accessed—and distributed—copyrighted adult films, blueprints for 3-D-printable handguns, celebrity deepfakes, and more.
SpaceX Investors in Meltdown Over All the Money They’ve Lost
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Denshattack review: one of 2026's best games so far is a racing ruckus of railways, rebellion, and ramen
An uproariously kinetic mashup of racing, rhythm, and score attack stuntery, Denshattack goes off the rails in all the best ways. Here's our full review.
AI bet goes awry: Oracle fires 21,000 employees
Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
AI is forcing Big Tech to do something it’s never done: Spend more than it earns, and Wall Street hates it
The Mag7 had its worst day Thursday since the tariff-driven selloff last April.
Journalist Richard Medhurst had his mobile phone seized. Did using a secure phone protect his data?
How can journalists protect confidential data and sources on their phones when crossing borders? Richard Medhurst, a well-known independent British journalist covering international affairs who has been highly critical …