Nouveau vs. NVIDIA R595 Linux Driver For Workstation Graphics Performance
When having the HP Z6 G5 A workstation in the lab for benchmarking, one of the curiosity-driven tests was seeing how well the latest open-source and upstream Nouveau driver stack is competing against the latest official…
Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"
Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firm
[Beta] Dorsal - an open source, iOS-native, album-focused music client for Jellyfin (Siri, CarPlay, Offline/Downloads, Gapless Playback, EQ)
An album-focused iOS/iPadOS music player for Jellyfin. Your digital record shelf and player. - jaredreich/dorsal
After 90 days we *may* not see Session on our app stores again
The Session Technology Foundation cannot continue without your support. Donate today to help Session in its fight for survival.
SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky
As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit
The deepest strategy e-sport you've never heard of.
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How Star Trek's Visual Style Evolved | Rowan J Coleman
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Google Chrome's silent 4GB AI download problem [updated]
Google Chrome writes a 4GB AI model to users’ devices without asking, and reinstalls it if you delete it.
AI chatbots could be making you stupider
As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.
Lembas Elvish Waybread TV Ad
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Nintendo sued by players who say they should get any tariff refunds received by the US government
A messy situation gets messier
It's Official - TurtleWoW is Over
After 8 years of operation, the largest Classic+ private server, TurtleWoW, will be shutting down on May 15th, in compliance with Blizzard's cease & desist order.
Gentoo Releases Experimental Images Using GNU/Hurd
Following an April Fools' Day tease of Gentoo claiming they were going to switch to GNU Hurd as their primary kernel moving forward, they have now acknowledged the joke but in fact also announcing there are now experime…
Oregon data centers now have to pay full costs of expanding the power grid to meet their needs
Newly approved rules aim to ensure that smaller ratepayers don't wind up footing the bill for power grid upgrades that are primary needed to serve big new users.
Pirates are already playing Microsoft’s 'Forza Horizon 6' days before its official launch | Crackers take advantage of unencrypted files th…
Crackers take advantage of unencrypted files that briefly appeared on Steam.
Google's reCAPTCHA Fails De-Googled Android Users, Impacting Privacy
Google's reCAPTCHA service is reportedly broken for users on de-Googled Android devices, raising accessibility and privacy concerns.
EBay rejects GameStop's audacious $56 billion takeover bid
Many analysts questioned the deal, citing concerns about how GameStop would finance the transaction and the strategic rationale.
AI coders are carrying half-open laptops
Techies are walking with their laptops open to keep their agents running. They told Business Insider their stories, from offices to school halls.
They Built a Legendary Privacy Tool. Now They’re Sworn Enemies
Remove Paywall, free online paywall remover. Get access to articles without having to pay or login. Works on Bloomberg and hundreds more.
Pragmata was so top secret, the man behind Hugh was too scared to talk about the moon
“My entire career has been around the moon,” David Menkin tells Polygon, and his latest moon project is Capcom's Pragmata.
Playnix: Boutique Linux PC released with better gaming performance than Valve Steam Machine
Valve has still not confirmed pricing or availability for the Steam Machine. In the meantime, the developer of EmuDeck is selling an alternative called Playnix, which should outperform the Steam Machine thanks to an AMD…
The Silicon Afterlife: Inside the Fight to Preserve Retro Gaming
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Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and “reg…
Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."
No Rest for the Wicked Marks Its 2nd Anniversary With 1.7 Million Copies Sold
Wicked fans, It's been TWO YEARS since No Rest for the Wicked entered Early Access. Since then, this game has grown and evolved in ways we could only pull off because of you. 1.7 million copies sold, and counting. You’v…
VideoLAN Publishes Dav2d For Open-Source AV2 Decoder
While the Alliance For Open Media had been aiming for the AV2 release by the end of 2025, as of right now the AV2 specification remains in a draft status
An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open.
Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.
Exclusive: ICE Glasses
Homeland Security is making “smart glasses” to collect intelligence on Americans
99% Invisible - Enshittification
Jared Wilson is a seventh-generation farmer. He runs a family farm in Missouri, and like most farmers today, he’s facing a lot of challenges, including inconsistent weather and a shaky global economy. But one problem th…
Technitium DNS v15.1.0 released with OpenID Connect integration
Technitium DNS Server. Contribute to TechnitiumSoftware/DnsServer development by creating an account on GitHub.
We Say You Want a Revolution: PRISONBREAK – An AI-Enabled Influence Operation Aimed at Overthrowing the Iranian Regime
The control and strategic manipulation of information has long played a role in the geopolitical and ideological competition between the Islamic Republic of Iran and its political adversaries, including Israel. Prior Ci…
Meta staff protest surveillance software on work PCs
: Zuck reportedly needs to capture workers’ keystrokes to build AI
I found 5 wildly anti-Arab moments in 80s movies.
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LibreOffice 26.2.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes
Berlin, 30 April 2026 – The Document Foundation today announces the release of LibreOffice 26.2.3, the third maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 branch, which was released in early February. This update delivers …
People Who Don’t Like People Are Making All Our Decisions | Robotaxis are the beginning
Robotaxis are the beginning.
TIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia
Understanding why people born blind never develop schizophrenia could transform how we think about and treat one of medicine’s most baffling conditions.
Alabaster Dawn Early Access OUT NOW
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"Unethical use of Azure" reportedly leads to firing of Microsoft Israel execs — Microsoft has been investigating potential abuse of its pro…
Microsoft fires several senior Israeli staffers an internal investigation reportedly uncovered "unethical" use of its products.
China’s Smart Glasses Are Already Leaving Ray-Bans in the Dust
Meta's Ray-Bans are falling further behind as competing smart glasses bring the heat.
Meta Installing Software on Employee Computers to Track Everything They Do, Feed the Data to AI
Meta will use tracking software on all of its US-based employees' computers that can track mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI models.
ChatGPT's New Safety Feature Could Alert 'Trusted Contact' to Risk of Self-Harm | A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion…
A designated contact may be notified if a chat discussion indicates a possible safety concern.
Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler
And it should be more comfortable, too.
How Mr. Krabs turned a generation against Capitalism
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AI coders are carrying half-open laptops
Techies are walking with their laptops open to keep their agents running. They told Business Insider their stories, from offices to school halls.
I don't want your PRs anymore
I really appreciate that you're enjoying the software I'm maintaining and want to help. But we need to rethink this collaboration, because I feel like we're increasingly wasting each other's time.
The zero-days are numbered | The Mozilla Blog
Since February, the Firefox team has been working around the clock using frontier AI models to find and fix latent security vulnerabilities in the browser.
EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way
Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar
Students Boo Commencement Speaker After She Calls AI the ‘Next Industrial Revolution’
A commencement speaker at the University of Central Florida was booed, with graduating humanities students yelling out, "AI SUCKS!"
Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says
“We would need to switch off half the country for the data center to be powered."
TIL about featherbedding
Featherbedding is the practice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless, complex and time-consuming merely to employ additional workers.[1] The te…
Fixing Dynamic Resolution Switching in Docker-steam-headless
How I made Sunshine and Moonlight automatically adapt a headless Docker X11 display to different client resolutions.