Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation— The Times says Wikipedia was "hacked" and calls it an "important victor…
The Times (UK) reports "How Epstein scrubbed 2008 sex crime conviction from the internet" by "hiring a team of hackers"[citation needed] to "remove negative information about him on Wikipedia and Google". It quotes Epst…
Jason Schreier says Sony is backing away from putting single player games on PC
Jason Schreier and John Linneman speculated about Sony backing away from putting Singleplayer games on PC. Schreier later said it's not speculation and he has more on that soon. https://www.resetera.com/threads/jason-sc…
Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams
A Spanish court has labeled VPNs as "intermediaries," ordering them to actively block IP addresses hosting illegal LaLiga games.
Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project
Substances include chemicals that can cause cancer, neurodevelopmental problems, and the feminisation of males
REANIMAL | Release Trailer
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Exit series now streaming in US
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ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it
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TIL there's a trend called hobby dogging where people take an imaginary dog through an obstacle course.
Taking a dog for a walk — without the dog?
A manifesto for open source, from Mercedes-Benz
by Dr. Wolfgang Gehring, August 02, 2021
Texas becomes leading test ground for small nuclear reactors
The first small modular nuclear reactor could be powering an industrial plant in Texas early in the next decade. And the state is pushing to become the leading site for testing and building the technology.
Global YouTube outage sees video platform homepage go dark
YouTube users report a partial outage as the homepage and subscriptions fail, with Downdetector peaking at 340,000 reports worldwide.
QuitGPT goes viral as users cancel ChatGPT in political protest
Users are walking away from ChatGPT and calling it a political statement
Ubisoft announces layoffs and the cease of game development at Red Storm Entertainment
The studio will remain open, but 105 people are being laid off as part of Ubisoft's cost reduction programme
US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly demanded personal information about ICE's critics from Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta—…
DHS has issued hundreds of subpoenas to major online platforms to obtain the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of accountholders who criticize ICE.
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Meta’s new deal with Nvidia buys up millions of AI chips
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Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.
Designer claims ‘most’ of Highguard’s dev team have been laid off, weeks after launch | VGC
The shooter enjoyed a strong start, but player numbers appear to have dropped…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer - Gameplay Trailer
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Crimson Desert First Look: The BlackSpace Engine Tech Preview
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KPop Demon Hunters leads to record exports of ramyeon
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Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
The incidents bring the robotaxi service to a total of 14 crashes since launching last summer.
Dutch authorities allegedly seize VPN server without a warrant — company claims that law enforcement will return it after analyzing the dev…
The authorities apparently got tired of asking and just went in themselves.
Google Translate is vulnerable to prompt injection
tl;dr Argumate on Tumblr found you can sometimes access the base model behind Google Translate via prompt injection. The result replicates for me, and specific responses indicate that (1) Google Translate is running an …
Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
A few days ago, I came across a blog post titled On FLOSS and training LLMs that articulates a growing frustration within the free and open source software…
European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools
: Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated?
Dozzle 10.0 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer Introduces Webhooks
Dozzle 10.0 real‑time Docker log viewer adds a redesigned notifications page, webhook support with Go templates, alert shortcuts, and more.
TIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also…
Pwned Passwords is a huge corpus of previously breached passwords made freely available to help services block them from being used again.
Running Pokémon With A Compass And Straightedge
The ancient question of whether or not it’s possible to construct a circle with the same area as a given square using only a drawing compass and straightedge was finally answered in 1882, where it …
Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
The late-night host said the network feared running afoul of new FCC guidance directing shows to give equal airtime to political candidates.
ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show
Exclusive: ICE more than tripled the amount of data stored in Microsoft’s cloud at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned
Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now
When it comes to AI, death may be nothing more than a construct
The second PR has just been merged into OpenChaos
Last Sunday, we merged our first community PR. This Sunday, the community voted to merge every day.
Peter Thiel the Billionaire, FBI Informant, Gay-Republican, Neo-Nazi Funder, Rape Apologist, Anti-Democratic Real Life Bond Villain
The Architect of the Tyrannical Surveillance State, Open Proponent of Dystopian Fascism who Allegedly Injects the Blood of Children to Stay Young
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition out today
The edition celebrates 30 years of the limbless hero with five versions of the game, a never-before-playable prototype, 120 additional bonus levels, an exclusive interactive documentary, and more.
the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
53MB of source code leaked from a government endpoint. 269 verification checks. biometric face databases. SAR filings to FinCEN. and the same company that verifies your ChatGPT account.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters— Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideo…
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
Marathon | Launch Gameplay Trailer
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Switch 2 price, PS6 release could be impacted by memory shortage
Rumors are surfacing about more problems related to RAM shortages.
RedLetterMedia - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season One (part 2) - re:View
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Beast of Reincarnation - Release Date Announce Trailer | PS5 Games
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New Letter Warns Next Grok ‘Mistake’ Could Be Leaked National Security Files
Today, a coalition of 30+ organizations and AI experts released a new letter warning of the potential national security implications of the Pentagonâs use of Elon Muskâs Grok. The letter, signed by organizations inc…
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the Trump administratio…
Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
Talarico, a Democratic candidate for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats, was set to appear on "The Late Show" on Monday. Host Stephen Colbert lambasted the decision not to air the interview, which was shared on YouTube.
Instagram boss: 16 hours of daily use is not addiction
Instagram's Adam Mosseri faced questioning about the impact of his platform on minors.
Kremlin’s “Bio-Drone” Pigeons Fail to Deliver—but Still Get Funded
A Russian startup aims to turn pigeons into bio-drones through brain chip implants, raising questions about the technology’s practicality.
State of the 25th Century Dominion
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Germany’s CDU Pushes Real-Name Social Media Mandate and ID Checks
The party could ask Germans to show their papers before they can post a tweet.
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
It’s not just the Steam Machine that’s affected by memory shortages.