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 inclu…
Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features
Void Phone VX1 is Linux phone with enterprise management features
Blender 5.0 Released With Better Vulkan Support, HDR On Wayland
It's the Blender 5.0 release day! Blender 5.0 is a big step forward for this open-source 3D modeling software with better Vulkan viewport support across different GPUs/drivers, HDR support when using Vulkan and Wayland …
Honey Targeted Minors & Exploited Small Businesses
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TIL: Merriam-Webster.com provides a 'Rhymes' section for (nearly) each word in their online dictionary. Also, check out their RhymeZone pag…
to pay or hurl back : return; to make a reply to; to say in reply… See the full definition
Made in space? Start-up brings factory in orbit one step closer to reality
A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want clien…
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet. The lawmakers write: “Any relevant de…
More than 90% of streaming shows created by white people, study shows
Annual UCLA study finds declines in cultural diversity behind and in front of the camera since last year
We were early but we weren't wrong about Venezuela...
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Grid-Scale Bubble Batteries Will Soon Be Everywhere
Google is betting big on CO2 batteries to power its data centers with clean energy.
Self-Host Weekly #150: Watchtower No More
Popular open source licenses, Santa tracking, and saying goodbye to an old friend
'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.
The Knightling Did Everything Right - It Still Struggled to Sell | Beyond the Pixels Podcast
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Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash
Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.
TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber
Adequate intake of dietary fiber is associated with digestive health and reduced risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension, certain gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. According…
Hackers threaten to leak massive 'Wired' customer database
The hack affects all Condé Nast entities as well, including the 'New Yorker,' 'Vogue,' and 'Vanity Fair.'
The poor man's process is a cheap filmmaking technique to shot car scenes. The car is stationary. Somebody shakes it & lights are cleverly …
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Red Dead 2 Comparison Videos Are Lying to You
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Waymo halts service during S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams across San Francisco after a PG&E outage hit 1/3 of the city.
X's Generative AI Image Edit Tool Ignites Backlash — Users Fear Image Misuse
X rolled out a new feature that lets users alter any image via AI prompts, igniting backlash among users, particularly artists, who fear their work can be misused, misrepresented, and altered without their consent.
The real reason why CGI in the 2000s looked better than modern CGI
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TIL: There are just over 9,000 Mediators (a.k.a. Arbitrators, or Conciliators) in the US as of the year 2024
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators facilitate negotiation through dialogue to help resolve conflicts outside of the court system.
ESTA: USA wants to check social media accounts of European travelers as well
For a vacation in the USA, people from Europe have so far not had to reveal too much. This could soon change if it's up to US border control.
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel under September agreement
Nvidia has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the semiconductor firm said in a filing on Monday, carrying out a transaction announced in September.
US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya.
Hardware Store Marauder’s Map Is Clarkian Magic
The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t nee…
Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems, aiming to cut costs as DDR5 prices continue to rise. More details here.
(Technology Connections) I made my whole-home humidifier slightly less terrifying [34:38]
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Half-Life 3 Reportedly Delayed Due to Steam Machine Price, Leak Claims
Valve's uncertainty over the Steam Machine price might have delayed the announcement of Half-Life 3, according to a new leak.
Strengthen your arguments with compelling programming book covers
Find O'RLY meme book cover. Use for your programming arguments. ORLY book parodies. Funny programming book covers. O RLY?
Manyverse – a peer-to-peer social network
A social network off the grid – mobile and available on Android
Mattermost restricted access to old messages after 10000 limit is reached
We have a problem since the new upgrade. "10.000-message limit reached. Messages sent before 26. September 2025 are hidden -Restore Access" appeared. so the messages before that date can not be acc...
Nvidia insists it isn’t Enron, but its AI deals are testing investor faith
The chipmakerâs sprawling partnerships are driving extraordinary growth but also bank its future on the AI boom paying off quickly
Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch
The Texas Attorney General sued five major television manufacturers, accusing them of illegally collecting their users' data by secretly recording what they watch using Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology.
39C3: Liberating ESP32 Bluetooth
Bluetooth is everywhere, but it’s hard to inspect. Most of the magic is done inside a Bluetooth controller chip, accessed only through a controller-specific Host-Controller Interface (HCI) pr…
Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030
: Plans move to Rust, with help from AI
How I Left YouTube
What was the road like when I left?
DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like A Book (Diptyx)
There are plenty of lovely e-readers out on the market that come with an nice big e-paper display. There aren’t nearly as many that come with two. [Martin den Hoed] developed the Diptyx e-rea…
Bell Labs 'Unix' Tape from 1974 Successfully Dumped to a Tarball
Archive.org now has a page with "the raw analog waveform and the reconstructed digital tape image (analog.tap), read at the Computer History Museum's Shustek Research Archives on 19 December 2025 by Al Kossow using a mo…
After originally being revealed in 2020, Ark 2 has been delayed again until 2028
Developer Studio Wildcard is focusing on a major 2027 expansion for Ark: Survival Ascended first…
The Official 4D Miner Website!
4D Miner is a 4-dimensional survival sandbox game, where you can explore an infinite, procedurally-generated, 4-dimensional world!
Vampire: the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Review - Not the game I was looking for
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Anyone can track WhatsApp and Signal users' activity, knowing only their phone number: "Careless Whisper: Exploiting Silent Delivery Receip…
With over 3 billion users globally, mobile instant messaging apps have become indispensable for both personal and professional communication. Besides plain messaging, many services implement additional features such as …
I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone
Microsoft has deprecated windows 10, yet million of users still use it. They say the hardware is not supported, yet they keep pestering us with endless pings.
AMD Supposedly Resuscitates "Discontinued" B650 Chipset, Motivated by DIY Cost Fluctuations
Around late summer, rumors emerged about AMD leadership notifying its motherboard manufacturing partners about an upcoming discontinuation of the venerable B650 chipset. At the time, alleged "clearance plans" targeted a…
Music Assistant 2.7 - Taking over the airwaves
With a visual overhaul, new features and providers, and a custom-built streaming protocol, it's our biggest update yet!