How AI broke the smart home in 2025
Why AI hasnât made the smart home smarter
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
TIL children in Australia leave out beer for Santa.
Looking at other Christmas traditions from across the globe.
Days after killing the brand, Crucial shows up at Delhi Comic-Con â As Micron pivots to AI, Crucial's presence likely booked out months in âŠ
Local partners display RAM and SSD inventories as the consumer brand enters its final year.
4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced
Plex was once the go-to media server, but growing restrictions and paywalls are pushing users away. Here's why you should consider switching.
What is a Passkey? - Computerphile
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selfh.st - dockcheck: A CLI Tool for Updating Container Images
An introduction to updating container images from the command line with dockcheck
TIL: A study found that all major AI models, deployed in a hypothetical corporate environment, tend to blackmail employees or act against câŠ
New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs
Big Tech Ramps Up Propaganda Blitz As AI Data Centers Become Toxic With Voters
As backlash against energy-sucking AI data centers grows, Big Tech is spending millions on propaganda and lobbying to push a "positive pro-data center campaign message" onto legislators and voters ahead of the midterms.
The Going Dark initiative or ProtectEU is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt
The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to incluâŠ
Why I Think the AI Bubble Will Not Burst
Last year, I bought an Nvidia GPU for self-hosting AI tools. I'm not a gamer, and I would've never bought this thing if it weren't for AI. I simply don't want to rely on big tech for tools that I would share my personalâŠ
The Lessons of SOMA Are Timeless
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The biggest video game stinkers of 2025, according to Metacritic
From Bubsy to MindsEye, these are the worst-reviewed games of the year
Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work
For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D.
Weâre All So Fâd | NVIDIA x Palantir, Global Surveillance, "Pre-Crime" Arrests, & AI [GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer]
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TIL that "aspirin" was actually originally a trademarked brand name owned by Bayer.
In the trademark world, "genericide" describes how a brand name can become so common it turns into a generic term for a product or service, irrespective of its origins. This scenario signals a brand's widespread acceptaâŠ
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.
Managarr (A Servarr CLI and TUI) now supports Lidarr!
A TUI and CLI for managing *arr servers. Built with đ€ in Rust - Dark-Alex-17/managarr
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Demo Available Now | RPGFan
SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released a demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. It is currently available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) â Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Perceiving AI as a 'job killer' negatively influences attitudes towards democracyâ When people perceive AI as replacing human labour, trustâŠ
When people perceive artificial intelligence as replacing human labour, trust in democracy and political participation decline
UK announces largest ever facial recognition rollout as part of policing reforms
The UK has announced large-scale policing reforms, including new investments into artificial intelligence and increased Live Facial Recognition deployments.
Ring Cameras Join Flock and Amazon to Now Create Direct Data Access for ICE
Doorbell and license-plate footage can now be accessed through ICE-linked systems
Is OpenAI dead yet?
Tracking the demise of OpenAI. Is it dead yet? Check here to find out.
noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
The DSB decided that Microsoft unlawfully placed tracking cookies on the devices of a pupil
Cursor is better at marketing than coding
Opinion: Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter
Eric Schmidt: âEurope doesnât have an AI strategy. If it doesnât invest heavily, it will end up using Chinese modelsâ
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
Sam's Stuff - The State of Modern AI Text To Speech Systems for Screen Reader Users
If you're not a screen reader user yourself, you might be surprised to learn that the text to speech technology used by most blind people hasn't changed in the last 30 years. While text to speech has taken the sighted wâŠ
'Final Liberation (1997 PC)' - Minisodes
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TIL that Tron: Ares is a movie made from the third act of the original, scrapped sequel
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Chinaâs new flexible fibre chip can survive being run over by a 15.6-ton truck
Chinese scientists have built a working computer chip inside a flexible fiber thinner than a human hair.
UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs
The vote marks a stunning turn, pulling VPNs and private platforms into an age-check regime once unthinkable in a democracy.
China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier â âintelligent algorithmâ allows individual units to cooâŠ
The PLA just introduced a new weapon in the drone arms race.
TIL there's a whole genre of movies called Mockbusters, movies that bootleg the expensive originals.
These movies werenât made to be remembered. They were made to be mistaken.
TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture
TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.
Cooperative european Search index (French Qwant & german Ecosia)
Promoting digital pluralism, data security, and sustainability through a European Web Index.
Burntime Remastered is free on Steam
Burntime is a remaster and expansion of Max Design's post-apocalyptic strategy game 'Burntime' from 1993. It includes improvements like doubled resolution and wide screen support.
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy
When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Slips Away
[Self-promotion] My partner just released a (free) game about a monster in a winter forest
A short horror game set in a spooky winter forest.
Big Tech is racing to own Africaâs internet
Amazon has joined Starlink, Google, and Meta in the scramble to control how Africa goes online.
This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry
Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry-like smartphone with a physical keyboard. There's also the Clicks Power Keyboard, which is a power bank with a sliding keyboard.
TIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.
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Jensen Huang: Israel has become Nvidiaâs second home
Nvidia has confirmed "Globes" report that it has chosen the Israel Land Authority (ILA) area in Kiryat Tivon to build its huge campus that will accommodate up to 10,000 employees. According to the illustration publishedâŠ
Meet âAmeliaâ: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos
Inside Xiaomiâs near-fully automated factory that assembles a smartphone in 6 seconds
A Xiaomi factory in Beijing, China is 100% automated in key stages with AI systems capable of making real-time decisions without human intervention.
France will replace Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Webex and others with its own sovereign video conferencing application "Visio" for âŠ
COMMUNIQUĂ DE PRESSE Paris, le 26 janvier 2026 N°295 SouverainetĂ© numĂ©rique : lâĂtat gĂ©nĂ©ralise « Visio », sa solution de visioconfĂ©rence sĂ©curisĂ©e et souveraine Ă destination des agents publics David Amiel, ministre dĂ©âŠ
New York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasoline
While it's not quite the free energy it sounds like at first, Aircela's technology in its current state has some practical, small-scale applications.
Metaâs Reality Labs cuts sparked fears of a âVR winterâ
Meta's recent cuts in its Reality Labs division, which focuses on virtual reality (VR), have raised concerns about a potential 'VR winter'. The company laid off 10% of its Reality Labs employees, primarily affecting VR-âŠ
OnePlus update blocks downgrades and custom ROMs by blowing a fuse
The OnePlus ColorOS 16.0.3.501 Anti-Rollback Fuse Incident refers to the January 2026 deployment of firmware updates by OnePlus that introduced a hardware-level anti-rollback mechanism. This permanently prevents users fâŠ