Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
AI’s Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
TL;DR: The big tech AI company LLMs have gobbled up all of our data, but the damage they have done to open source and free culture communities are particularly insidious. By taking advantage of those who share freely, t…
Trump Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World
China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.
ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
AI Solutions 87 says on its website its AI agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.”
OpenAI’s Chief Communications Officer Is Leaving the Company
Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her ânext chapter.â The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.
Tor Project received $2.5M from the US government to bolster privacy
The US government contributed over $2.5 million to the Tor Project last year, continuing its financial relationship with the nonprofit.
New York Stock Exchange builds tokenized securities platform to bring stocks and ETFs to 24x7 on-chain trading
The New York Stock Exchange is building a tokenized securities platform that could enable 24x7 trading, instant settlement, and fractional share access for stocks and ETFs.
5 Malicious Chrome Extensions Targeting Enterprise HR Systems
Five deceptive Chrome extensions were found abusing enterprise HR and ERP platforms to steal session tokens and hijack accounts.
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan
Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won't return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said the app's results are…
Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?
Link to: https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/
Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’
His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, heâs no longer the outsider he once was
House Science Committee Questions DOE Science Chief About Agency Reorganization
Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil said the new fusion and computing offices will focus on fostering industries for emerging technologies.
ChatGPT Gave Teen Advice to Get Higher on Drugs Until He Died | Futurism
Detailed chat logs show how ChatGPT convinced a young man to take increasingly dangerous drug doses over an 18 month spiral.
Google’s Gmail Decision: Why You May Need a New Email Address
A major Gmail update lets users change their primary email address, prompting security experts to warn about old, exposed inboxes.
China Has Reportedly Built Its First EUV Machine Prototype, Marking a Semiconductor Breakthrough the U.S. Has Feared All Along
China's semiconductor industry might have taken a technological leaps, as a report claims that the nation has built the first EUV prototype.
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
Rats Can Play Doom Now
We built a complete VR setup from scratch to let rats play DOOM. The system includes a motion-tracked treadmill ball, a panoramic headset, an input trigger, and a reward circuit. All hardware and software components are…
How French spies, police and military personnel are betrayed by advertising data | Le Monde
Using easily accessible advertising data, Le Monde was able to pinpoint the identities, home addresses and daily routines of several dozen people working for sensitive official entities.
Cloudflare report reveals global internet internet traffic grew 19% in 2025 - but a lot of it was just bots
‘Volatile crawling activity’ plagues platforms, but website owners are fighting back
Linux Kernel Rust Code Sees Its First CVE Vulnerability
The first CVE vulnerability has been assigned to a piece of the Linux kernel's Rust code.
New Ways to Corrupt LLMs: The wacky things statistical-correlation machines like LLMs do – and how they might get us killed
The wacky things statistical-correlation machine like LLMs do – and how they might get us killed
Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B | TechCrunch
Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.
NetChoice Wins Permanent Block of Louisiana Age Verification Law, Protecting Free Speech and Parental Rights - NetChoice
BATON ROUGE, La.—Today, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana granted NetChoice’s motion for summary judgment in NetChoice v. Murrill, striking down Louisiana’s Act 456. The court […]
Microsoft Edge Pushes an "All in One Browser" Message on Chrome’s Download Page
Microsoft Edge now shows a security-focused banner on Google Chrome’s download page. It highlights built-in safety features and links to Microsoft’s Online Safety page.
SK hynix to spend $13 billion on the world's largest HBM memory assembly plant amid the worst shortage on record — South Korea facility to …
Company prepares for next-gen HBM4E, HBM5, and HBM5E memory.
'It's not a clone of D:OS2': 6 big takeaways from our interview with Larian after the reveal of Divinity
What is Divinity's combat like, what does "more ambitious" than Baldur's Gate 3 mean, how far into development is it, and more questions answered.
Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segmen…
Soon enough, you might not even be able to buy a calculator.
Timesplitters Rewind, free fanmade recreation of the trilogy, enters Early Access
A greatest hits collection developed by the community for the classic TimeSplitters trilogy
If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?
The technological race among industry giants and the wave of layoffs they have announced has revived the debate about the advisability of taxing automation
Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript…
A big breakthrough for Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux.
YouTube disabled SRV3 subtitle uploads and started deleting them on existing videos
YouTube appears to be cracking down on SRV3 subtitle files, disabling new uploads and deleting existing custom captions from major channels including Hololive, Dream.
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando Launches March 12, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will be released on March 12 next year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse
Fair, reasonable conversations could be had about AI growth. That’s not what the public’s being asked to participate in.
RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives
GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be.
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 January 2026 Update Issues, Releases Fixes
Microsoft has acknowledged problems with the Windows 11 January 2026 update and has begun rolling out fixes for several critical issues.
Oltre il blackout: nasce l’Apartheid Digitale
In base ai rapporti di Filterwatch ripresi anche dal The Guardian, il regime iraniano starebbe sviluppando un piano per trasformare l’accesso al web globale in un “privilegio governativo”. Invece di...
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
The productivity paradox of AI coding assistants
AI coding assistants promise speed, but do they deliver? Explore data, developer insights, and security risks showing why AI feels faster but often slows production. Learn where tools like Cursor and Claude Code help, a…
Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
: Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime
Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
X down – latest: Twitter and Grok not working in another major outage
Technical issues come amid widespread criticism of Elon Musk’s platform
Make Microsoft's CEO cry by installing Chrome's 'Microslop' extension
This Chrome extension, which works fine on Microsoft Edge, replaces "Microsoft" with "Microslop" all over the web.
About KeePassXC’s Code Quality Control – KeePassXC
Managing a popular open source project is a lot of work and can be very rewarding. This is especially so for a security-critical application such as KeePassXC that enables people around the world to protect their most s…
A newbie's guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 3: Let’s install NextCloud
A step-by-step visual guide for self-hosting newbies that shows off how to install NextCloud via the YunoHost system
Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever
: Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store.