TIL that ultra-processed food make up two-thirds of the calories consumed by American children
Many states have proposed bans on the sale of ultraprocessed foods in schools. The problem is the way they define ultraprocessing.
Commodore Callback 8020: Flip phone without browser, social networks, and 5G
Commodore is launching the Callback 8020, a flip phone for retro fans. With no browser or social media, digital detox is the focus.
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
Explore the astonishing amount of music available to AI developers.
The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
Pentagon used Grok AI to fire 2,000 missiles at Iran, official says
Top defense official says data centers powering trillionaire’s chatbot are critical to national security
The Invisible Energy Crisis (Access to Electricity) Threatening to Derail the AI Boom | OilPrice.com
Nearly every AI bull case in 2026 makes the same assumption: the electricity will be there when they need it. It won’t. One company already has what the rest of the industry is still waiting for.
The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100
The all-new Google Home speaker has finally arrived for $100 and it comes with 360-degree audio and deeper integration with Gemini.
Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames Reliance, WhatsApp for alleged role in bid to ban Telegram in India
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance Group and WhatsApp may be linked to efforts to ban the messaging platform in India, while also ac
Needy Programs
We used to use software; now software started to use us
It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM
NanoKVM is a hardware KVM switch developed by the Chinese company Sipeed. Released last year, it enables remote control of a computer or server using a virtu...
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.
Palantir and the World Food Programme: The egregious partnership at the heart of the world´s largest humanitarian supply chain.
Palantir provides data management, operational planning, and optimization for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). It is reportedly “the cornerstone of the WFP data ecosystem”. Vast amount of data are being collected - th…
Your Boarding Pass Is a Skeleton Key. Frontier Airlines Doesn't Care.
How I found that anyone with a boarding pass photo can pull full passport numbers, home addresses, children's dates of birth, credit card details, and Known Traveler Numbers for every passenger on a Frontier Airlines bo…
Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its Claude AI chatbot in cyberattacks
State-sponsored cybercriminals used Anthropic's tech to target tech companies, financial institutions and other organizations, AI company alleges.
Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
Goodbye ChromeOS, hello Aluminium OS: Here's everything we know about Google's plans to bring Android to PCs!
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators—Now There’s Proof.
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
Firefox for Android's Play Integrity check hits custom ROMs
Mozilla has added support for Google's Play Integrity API, known for blocking users of custom ROMs from accessing banking apps, to Firefox for Android.
In wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 …
Windows-like Linux distribution claims over a million downloads in the past month for its latest build.
Stop Killing the Internet
Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet.
Fortnite is coming to the Xbox PC store
If you don’t want to use the Epic Games Launcher to play Fortnite, you can use Xbox’s instead.
The fight against AI datacenters isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy - Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is …
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
Nvidia CEO: Everybody should use AI. Society has no choice but to change. I used to play in the streets. When cars came along, you obviousl…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.
Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs confirms that legislative work on mandating RSS channels' maintenance on government bodies is underway
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs is working on legislation that could require all government bodies to provide RSS or Atom channels on their websites. If adopted, the regulation would place Poland among the first EU…
Qwen Image Edit Camera Control - a Hugging Face Space by linoyts
Upload an image and adjust camera angles, movement, and lens settings to transform it. Get a new image as a result.
Chat Control isn’t dead, Denmark has a new proposal − here’s all we know
Privacy experts aren't ready to celebrate
Scientists Used AI to Find Hidden Earthquake Signals Along the San Andreas Fault
Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to predicting future earthquakes.
It's time to dump Roku
The Fox deal will only make Roku worse.
Hex Tac Toe
Start a quick match, open a private room for a friend, or join a game with a code. No account needed.
Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as “End-to-End Encrypted”
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesn’t fully conceal your rear-end data
DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.
Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine
Since late 2025, malware has been spreading rapidly through the Steam Workshop. In most cases, we caught old, familiar threats such as DarkKomet, the Lumma and Vidar infostealers.
Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!
Google has announced it is building a new way for 'experienced users' to install Android apps that haven't been verified.
Poki: Your Gateway to Instant Fun
Play the best free online games at Poki! Enjoy hundreds of hand-picked games with no downloads, no logins. Play instantly on desktop, tablet, and mobile, whether you’re at school, at home, or on the go. Discover trendin…
For those of you who remember funorb: Age of Gods - Turn-Based Strategy Game
An epic turn-based strategy game where you command powerful units in tactical multiplayer battles. Master complex strategies and compete against players worldwide.
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or found this piece val…
Want your images back? Sure... That'll be $5!
We're in the era of trillion-dollar companies, but that doesn't mean you should leave $5 on the table!
Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year
Audited accounting shows growing revenues being dwarfed by R&D, other expenses.
EU takes a big first step in weakening digital privacy and in empowering big tech
By approving the first Digital Omnibus on 16 June, the European Parliament has taken a worrying step towards weakening a decade of digital rights protections.
Tech layoffs 2026: Nearly 153,000 jobs cut at Meta, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Robinhood and more
We're in the second quarter of the year and there's already been more than 150,000 layoffs across the tech industry — here's what we know.
Apple Joins Google in Offering Passport-Based Digital ID
Apple is launching a new type of digital identification for iPhone (and Apple Watch) that it calls simply "Digital ID". It is based on the user's existing passport and can be used in place of a Real ID at TSA checkpoint…
Appearing Productive in The Workplace — No One's Happy
AI can produce work that looks expert without being expert. The failure arrives in two shapes, and both are reshaping the workplace.
Dozens of Stanford grads walk out on Google CEO's speech
Some students were protesting against the company's controversial work with the US government on artificial intelligence.
AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds
Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of human authors.
Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
Alex Karp Goes to War
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
Cornell Study Maps the Environmental Cost of AI
Researchers warn that U.S. data centers could devour vast amounts of energy and water unless stronger guardrails shape the industry’s growth.
Map Clustering is Not My Favorite
Friends, this post has been in the making for maybe, 20 years.
NutriTrace v1.0.0-rc.54 released: Health Connect sync fix, local LLM proxy support, backup fidelity pass [AIP]
Fixed Health Connect Users' Android Sync Unstuck. Pending wellness rows on the phone were tripping a SQL bug on push, which stopped every subsequent pull. Symptom: items added on the browser weren...