Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic
I recently read End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. It's an excellent book and I highly recommend that everyone read it. Tech oligarchs make up an important component of…
Peppermint OS Expands Beyond Debian with Void Linux-Based PepVoid
Peppermint OS is testing PepVoid, a new Void Linux-based edition featuring Xorg and XLibre, with an official release potentially coming in November.
Linus Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has been known to use AI to help with kernel debugging and outside of the kernel tree has also done some vibe coding with Google's Antigravity
The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store price…
A cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators.
I don't think you guys understand "Resident Evil"
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"Robot" Is A Social Construct: Why Your Dishwasher Is Not A Robot - Robot Girl Gang
The most effective way to nerd snipe a roboticist is to present them with a controversial definition of a "robot"
Dallas Goes Dystopia, Outfits Garbage Trucks With ‘AI Cameras’ To Generate ‘Blight’ Citations
I’m sure whoever thought this might be a good idea — that would be the Dallas city council members who approved this contract — thought no one would ever find out about it. But no…
AI is creating a 'human premium' for art created by people
Amid a surge in AI content, many are placing extra value on art that's obviously made by a human. But can that last, asks Ros Atkins
Honda Wants to Put a Robotic Lab Assistant on Future Commercial Space Stations
Honda today announced efforts to develop a robotics solution for future commercial space stations that could reduce the time needed for astronauts to conduct experiments and laboratory operations in space.
The PS5 hacking scene just took a big leap forward
New exploit works on all but the most recently updated consoles.
How a Missing Headphone Jack Became the Monk GTR
Wild Lee of Venture Electronics and Russ from Retro Game Corps on old games, good sound, and the unlikely collaboration behind a $10 pair of earbuds
Self-Host Weekly (9 October 2026)
The Princess and the (Photo)Pea
Report: Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay Surfaces Showcasing New Zones and Combat
Cancelled project from the now-defunct The Initiative's Perfect Dar reboot gameplay has surfaced showcasing combat and more.
OpenTubeX – Privacy-first YouTube client
OpenTubeX is a privacy-first YouTube client. Encrypted sync, SponsorBlock, no tracking.
Anthropic will be ‘most ridiculous IPO’ of year, analyst says
Anthropic reportedly plans to list on the Nasdaq before Thanksgiving, and one bearish advisory firm suggests that investors sit this one out.
Microsoft Releases LiteBox 0.1, a Rust-Based Sandboxing Library OS
Microsoft releases LiteBox 0.1, an open-source Library OS written in Rust, designed to isolate applications and reduce security risks.
One Card to Rule Them All: How spruceOS Learned to Live Everywhere
spruceOS 4.5.0 adds new handhelds, offline RetroAchievements and another pile of features, but the more interesting story is how a little project that began on the Miyoo A30 became something you can carry from one handh…
AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready
Meanwhile, AI agents move robotic arms, 'make OT device operator screens lie'
Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all — targets 100% parity in one month despite pirac…
Transitioning from Adobe to a free alternative without an adjustment period sounds like a dream.
Did “Russian bot traffic” really disappear after Ukrainian strikes on Yandex servers?
Despite multiple Ukrainian strikes hitting Yandex servers in Russia, a thread by antibot4navalny, which has long tracked state-sponsored social media campaigns and troll farms, explains that the Cloudflare “Bot Traffic”…
"Why should we just give up the entire month of November?" – The indie games going head to head with GTA 6
Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital explain why they are releasing their titles against what could be the biggest game launch of all time, and analysts weigh in on
Chronicon - A super fun indie diablo-like just received a new DLC
Set sail for Plunders in this Space Pirate themed DLC. Find new Cursed items and Bless them for new powers, and craft the Ultimate weapon!
Qualcomm CEO says AI companies are “starting to do phones” and asking Qualcomm to support running 100B-parameter local LLMs continuously by…
Cristiano Amon on the China vs. US AI sentiment, how AI is changing smartphones and wearables, Qualcomm’s data center strategy, and what 6G will unlock.
Fingerprints are the new cookies
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The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants: "These facilities could lock America into decades of …
Energy companies plan to increase the amount of gas-fired electrical capacity by as much as 44 percent by 2030 across the US.
XRP Bug Could Have Let Hackers Print Billions in Crypto Out of Thin Air
Crypto has dealt with multiple inflation bugs this year, one of the many signs that vulnerabilities found in industry projects are becoming more serious.
'Just canceled your order': Elon Musk trolled as he 'doxxes himself' with his full address
Elon Musk was mocked online on Sunday morning after he showed off an AI shopping assistant and appeared to reveal the address where he gets his mail.âI just asked Grok @Bot to research the most fun Lego Star Wars kits…
Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack
Third strike on Yandex facilities in a week comes as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks on tech infrastructure.
LEGO Racers returns and is playable for free on PC now
LEGO Racers has returned, and it's completely free to play via a browser thanks to a passionate group of fans remastering the game for a wide release.
Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment
Global experts warn that today’s decisions across health, finance, climate, defense and security sectors will determine how many years of good health future generations gain – or lose – to preventable illness and early …
Tech Workers Have Long Resisted Unions. Will AI and Politics Change the Equation? | KQED
Silicon Valley’s white-collar workers have been largely detached from organized labor. Artificial intelligence and ICE are giving employees new reasons to unionize.
Protecting Who? “Bring Your Own Power” Projects for AI Data Centers Would Wreak Havoc on Communities and the Environment, New Report Finds
The rapid expansion of “Bring Your Own Power” arrangements for AI data centers will lead to a massive gas buildout that poses serious risks to communities and the environment
Why so many Steam games have weirdly similar (and forgettable) names
"Suddenly everything's called Rise of the Bonelord: Origins of Dust."
How Silent Hill 2 Changed Horror Gaming For The 21st Century
A gentle mist curled around the gravestones as I struggled to find my way out. It was 2021, and I was wandering along the seemingly endless stone wall which separates Cimetière du Père-Lachaise from the rest of Paris. T…
Nintendo Wins $4.5 Million Judgment Against r/SwitchPirates Mod 'Archbox' * TorrentFreak
A Washington federal court has ordered r/SwitchPirates moderator James 'Archbox' Williams to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages.
2 Characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers: Attackers abusing rare Cyrillic and Latin letters to impe…
Why аррӏө.com, a Cyrillic lookalike of apple.com, still displays in Unicode in Chromium, and how its IDN checks, the .com registry, and webmail handle it.
AI LLMs that see every letter: Most LLMs never see the individual letters of a word directly. A new method changes that by retrofitting exi…
Most AI language models never see the individual letters of a word directly. A new method changes that by retrofitting existing models at a fraction of the usual training cost.
Demon Bluff | Coming November 2026
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For Warhorse's 15th birthday, we chatted with its co-founder about the demand for 'grown-up' RPGs, AI, why games are too cheap, and his rol…
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Dragon Quest Builders 2 & the Art of Directed Creativity
Limitations breed creativity, or so the old saying goes, but is that really true? Are limitation and direction really what we need to make our artistic work shine? Or is there more to it than that?…
Phantom Blade Zero PlayStation 5 Pulled From Playasia Listings, as Retailer Says No Physical Edition Is Coming
Phantom Blade Zero may be digital-only at launch on PlayStation 5 following Playasia customer support confirmation
Bandai Namco’s Synduality: Echo of Ada is shutting down online services, but players are oddly happy about it thanks to promised “PvP-free”…
The official EOS date will be announced in May 2027.
This ‘World of Warcraft: Forever’ Mod Blocks All Interactions With Asmongold Fans
A former fan made a mod to silence the streamer’s followers who are spamming public spaces with slurs and hate.
AWS AgentCore security undone by prompt requesting credentials
TL;DR AWS Bedrock AgentCore is AWS’s managed platform for deploying and operating AI agents. It’s a one stop shop allowing developers to easily deploy their…
Enjoyable VN Thriller about programming
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggl…
(Serverside Minecraft mod) Wizards of Lua 6.0.0 release
View the changelog of Wizards of Lua's 0 versions.
Still no Cringley obit on https://www.cringely.com/
Last week somebody rebuilt a working website using a swarm of cheap AI agents bossed around by a smarter one, and the whole thing cost about eight dollars — sandwich and a coffee. But the part that lit up my corner of t…
Stack Overflow survey finds devs hooked on AI, but not totally sold on its judgment
Every figure in the AI chapter, with sample sizes.