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.
US firm validates 1.1-GW nuclear fusion plant design to deliver 400 MW electricity
CFS confirms its ARC fusion design is built on a solid scientific foundation, aiming for 400 MW of net electricity.
U.S. Government Officials In Talks To Acquire Shares In AI giants
An agreement to give the U.S. government equity stakes in AI companies could have seismic consequences.
First AI Model From Zuckerberg's Wildly Expensive Superintelligence Lab Flops Compared to Virtually All Rivals
An executive told Bloomberg that Meta's latest Muse Spark AI model won't be able to keep up with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in some areas.
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 …
It’s Looking Like the Cybertruck Is the Biggest Flop in Automotive History
One for the history books.
Meta putting up tents across the US to house AI servers, like ‘a scene out of the movie Mad Max’ — structures take three months to build an…
These "makeshift" structures are housing hardware that costs millions of dollars in total.
New IronWorm malware hits 36 packages in npm supply-chain attack
A new supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) index with infostealer malware called IronWorm.
Amazon to introduce ads to Prime bundled music benefit and drop offline downloads on July 2; HD, Ultra HD, and Spatial Audio will require a…
On June 2, 2026, Amazon notified Prime members by email that, effective July 2, 2026, the music benefit bundled with a Prime subscription will begin carrying advertisements...
TIL Paul Reiser who played Burke in Aliens was so hated that his sister hit him during the films premiere and his mother approved
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September 2026 just became the busiest month in years for millions of gamers
Everyone's trying to get out of GTA 6's way
TIL Rave Ramsy fired one of his employees over premarital sex
Ramsey Solutions said it did not fire an employee for being pregnant, but for having premarital sex. She disagrees.
EU ID App for Minors: EU Commission Gets Serious About Youth Protection
Commission President von der Leyen announces a ready solution for age verification that will enable anonymous surfing and hold platforms accountable.
NSA is using Anthropic's Claude Mythos to commit Cyber Attacks
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Google Hit With $1 Billion EU Fine as US Antitrust Cases Mount
European regulators fined Google over favoring its own services in search results and restricting app developers. Both practices have already been fought over in Bay Area federal court.
Judge rebuffs U.S admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters: “We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” jud…
We can quash the subpoenas, or you could withdraw the subpoenas,” judge told US.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition launches August 28
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition will launch for Switch 2 on August 28, publisher Bandai Namco and developer FromSoftware announced.
God of War Laufey - Official Gameplay Reveal | PS5 Games
*Audio Description Available*Death was supposed to be the end, but for Laufey (Faye), warrior and wife to Kratos, a new adventure is just beginning. Santa Mo...
My Accessibility Stack and the future on Wayland – Insane Rambles About Technology
This is an article quite some time in the making. I’ve written 3 or 4 drafts of it over the last 4 months, looking for just the right thing to say. After I wrote the initial draft of this one, it sat in the drafts for a…
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - Release Date Trailer
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Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank (Tribeca 2026 Best Animated Short)
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Marvel’s Wolverine - Extended Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10002861With the fate of humans and mutants hanging in the balance, Logan knows the world needs a hero. However, ...
Why Games Now Take 6+ Years To Make
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Star Citizen's single-player component is in the 'closing stages' of development according to Chris Roberts, as rumours of another Squadron…
Cloud Imperium Games is getting "imminently closer to launch."
Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set, Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Co…
Details about the safety concerns that led to the strike on the set of Jonathan Majors' Daily Wire action film have emerged.
Premier says no to massive AI data centre proposed for south of Winnipeg — Big AI centres offer little economic benefit while impacting peo…
A large AI data centre pitched for a 141-hectare tract of farmland south of Winnipeg will not go ahead, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - Release Date Trailer
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword - Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
Pre-order now: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10013248Onimusha: Way of the Sword, an all-new entry in Capcom's swordplay action series, will be ...
Toy Story: Retro Roundup & Toy Story 3: Complete Edition - Official Announcement Trailer
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"Nobody's making games for the retired people" – The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers
Games are overwhelmingly made by and marketed to younger generations, argue analysts, while the older demographic is being ignored
We spent $50 to measure Pearl's "AI mining" – 320K GPUs produce zero AI
Pearl, a Layer-1 blockchain with high-profile AI industry endorsements, markets its Proof-of-Useful-Work (PoUW) protocol as simultaneously securing the network and performing AI inference. We present the first systemati…
Film Batman 1989, but only with scenes where he tries to turn around
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Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags 'Self-Improvement' Risk
Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications.
A new liquid battery stores solar heat for weeks
Scientists have engineered a water-soluble pyrimidone molecule that captures solar heat and releases it days or weeks later—enough to boil water on demand.
Belfast Exposed: Decision to use AI images in exhibition defended
Local artists have been critical about the inclusion of the AI artwork at the exhibit.
Dreamwidth Studios
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Whispers in the Moss - A very odd JRPG released in 2024 that was made entirely with QBASIC and MS-DOS ASCII / BBS ANSI art | Ladiesgamers
Whispers in the Moss is likely to be one of the strangest looking games you've seen, but the ANSI/ASCII art adds a ton of charm to this retro JRPG.
Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist
“It's striking, concerning, disappointing, and saddening to think that members of the bar would forward cases to a court that don't exist, and to think that the lawyers on the other side of that didn’t read it for whate…
Google wants your phone to track your heart rate by simply looking at you
Your next heart-rate monitor may not be a smartwatch at all. Google's latest research hints at a surprisingly simple alternative.
FitMyLLM — Independent benchmarks for self-hosted AI
Independent benchmarks for every model, GPU, and cloud provider. Measured, not estimated. 428 models, 1720 GPUs, multi-provider cloud comparisons.
Android Sideloading: New Rules, Advanced Flow & What Users Need to Know (2026) - World Today Journal
Google is implementing significant changes to the way users sideload applications on Android devices, a practice that allows installation of apps from sources
Star Wars Doesn’t Clear the Room Anymore | Mr. Know-It-All - Movie Stars gave us icons, IPs gave us worlds, what comes next?
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Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
A 20-year-old man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Google is Killing uBlock Origin in Chrome
The conflict of interest couldn't be more obvious
Americans Have Grown Dramatically Anti-Data Center in Just Months, Survey Finds
A recent survey shows a dramatic swing against new data center construction.
OpenAI backs an Illinois bill shielding AI labs from liability, even for “critical harms” like 100+ deaths or $1B+ in damage, if they publi…
The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable—even in cases where their products cause “critical harm.”
Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info
Turns out, agents just want the same things as humans: easily-readable code, explicit contracts, and helpful feedback