Adobe Creative Cloud rewrote hosts file to detect installed app
Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud update is editing system hosts files behind the scenes. It’s not stealing data, but it needs admin rights and has corporate security tools lighting up. Full details here.
YouTube: Addiction Inc. - YouTube suppressed internal warnings, manipulated advocacy organizations, killed safety features, and auto-delete…
Findings show YouTube suppressed internal warnings, manipulated advocacy organizations, killed safety features, and auto-deleted internal communications Download the report here WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of a land…
F-35 source code leaked
‼️🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin has allegedly been breached and 375TB of data is being offered for sale on what appears to be a Russian 'Threat Market'. They've priced the highly confidential data at $598 million...
Waymo Pulled Its Cars From the Freeway After One Fled Police With Horrified Couple on Board
A couple was looking to get home in the Mission District only for their Waymo cab to veer off a highway and accelerate to highway speeds.
Union leaders have a message for Newsom: Regulate AI if you want to be president
The governor will need workers and unions in 2028. They are trying to push him to the left on AI — even as business interest push the other way.
How do AI hearing aids reduce background noise in crowded places?
Discover the best AI hearing aids of 2026, how they work, AI hearing aid price ranges, and how to find a trusted hearing aid shop near me. Read the complete guide.
Google, Cloudflare, Cisco Lose Pirate Site DNS Blocking Appeal in France
The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed that DNS providers can be legally compelled to block access to domain names to stop piracy.
How I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe — Monokai
On digital sovereignty, and why European cloud is better than you think
FF7 on Steam Is Being Replaced (And Your Saves Won’t Carry Over)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads
Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of soc…
slskd just got a facelift
🎉 Another Big Release! This release contains improvements to the user interface, failed download retries, and gives users the ability to control where completed downloads go on disk. There's also o...
Intel announced plans to start making GPUs, challenging NVIDIA's dominance
Intel has been bulking up a team to focus on this effort and will develop its GPU strategy around customer needs.
Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps
Hackers have targeted a spread of apps or sites that aim to track ICE activity, in one case even sending push notifications to users in an attempt to intimidate them.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At le…
'Go Back and Play Morrowind and Tell Me That's the Game You Want to Play Again' — Former Bethesda Veteran Delivers His Verdict on Potential…
A former veteran Bethesda developer has cast doubt on the possibility of a Morrowind remaster in the same vein as the recently released Oblivion remaster, saying going back to play The Elder Scrolls 3 now, over 20 years…
China's new homegrown gaming GPU flops in performance and price — flagship $485 LX 7G100 can't keep pace with Nvidia's older RTX 4060
The LX 7G100 doesn't come close to an RTX 4060, despite what early benchmarks might suggest.
Commission blocks EU funding for Huawei solar tech
A Commission spokesperson says the EU has decided to take “concrete action right now” against the “risk of disruption of the EU’s critical infrastructure by foreign actors.”
As software stocks slump, investors debate AI’s existential threat
By Chibuike Oguh, Danilo Masoni and Medha Singh Feb 4 (Reuters) - Investors were assessing on Wednesday whether a selloff in global software stocks this week had gone too far, as they weighed if businesses could survive…
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak got cheers, not boos, after telling students they 'all have AI — actual intelligence'
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak's speech about AI at Grand Valley State University earlier this month got a laugh and applause from graduates.
Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third - IGN
Veteran role-playing game maker Obsidian Entertainment has no plans to continue The Outer Worlds with a third game, the studio has confirmed.
Snapchat's gamification features negatively affect young people
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it's impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there's no incentive for the other side to actually walk a…
Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working; fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and creative fa…
This report explores parents' and children's views on the Online Safety Act, including what's working so far (and what isn't).
FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening”…
The Federal Trade Commission will require Cox Media Group (CMG) and two smaller marketing firms to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations they deceived customers by falsely claiming to offer
High-Altitude Adventure With a DIY Pico Balloon - IEEE Spectrum
A $4 Raspberry Pi Pico can help you track a DIY balloon around the world.
Developer of cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop is shutting down: 'It's a particularly tough time for raising game funds'
The studio, Ivy Road, wasn't able to secure funding for its next game, Engine Angel.
Microsoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an app…
Also, it's a twofer with the GreenPlasma zero-day local privilege escalation.
Translator On Kingdom Come 2 Claims He Was Replaced With AI
The English translator and editor for KC:D II claimed that he's been replaced with AI in a bid to make Warhorse Studios 'more effective' and 'save finances'
Phantasy Star IV – 1993 Developer Interviews - shmuplations.com
Phantasy Star IV – 1993 Developer Interviews This lengthy Phantasy Star IV interview was compiled from several shorter pre-release magazine interviews conducted in 1993. It covers the usual bases, exploring the origin o…
Baldur's Gate 3 director agrees with No Rest for the Wicked lead that Early Access is "a positive thing" for games like their two RPGs – wh…
"When players and devs unite… beautiful things happen"
Tesla Has To Fix Its Super-Bright Headlights. A New Law Could Change Things For Good.
Two years after Tesla argued safety, the feds order it to fix nearly 20,000 cars with headlights that, in some cases, are nearly double the permitted brightness
Why AI and TikTok could make the youth mental health crisis even worse
With expert mental health help too often out of reach, teens are turning to TikTok in search of answers.
SpaceX sued for alleged home damage in South Texas— The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross neglige…
The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud blasts from 11 rocket tests.
Half of teenage girls in Japan consult AI about their problems; less than 30% of men in any age group do
生成AIは勉強や仕事の手助けだけでなく、悩み相談の相手として若い女性に浸透している―。内閣府の消費者委員会が実施した生成AIに関するアンケートで、10代女性の52.4％が使用目的に悩み相談を挙げた。 ...
Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.
A new federal bill proposes OS-level age verification, advancing beyond state laws to establish a potential nationwide requirement.
Researchers Put Google Gemini in Charge of an Entire Coffee Shop, and It's Inexorably Driving It Out of Business
A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.
AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years
AI researcher Yoshua Bengio claims AI could persuade or manipulate humans to achieve its own goals.
A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $6.99-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles
Indie.io's Jess Mitchell says the platform will help smaller creators with discoverability in an ever-busier games landscape
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Announced for February 5
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.5.2026
Material's Printed Batteries Put Power in Every Nook and Cranny
How does a 50% boost in energy density sound for your devices?
Microsoft is still faking Google's homepage on Bing 1.5 years after backlash, even as it pays $1 million for users
Microsoft is still spoofing Google’s homepage in Bing on Edge, despite backlash, while users grow increasingly frustrated with Google Search.
Road to Vostok Early Access Trailer
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims
Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giantâs anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixing
The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat
We don't need self-replicating AI models to have problems, just self-replicating prompts.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit th…
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
the solution might be cancelling my AI subscription
I am trying to think of a list of all the wonderful things I've built with AI:
Bluesky's new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J.D. Vance
More than 125,000 Bluesky users have blocked Attie in just a few days, sending a strong message from the user base.
I used an original iPod Nano in 2026, and it worked surprisingly well
Nearly 20 years after its introduction, the iPod Nano is still a perfectly functional music player.
Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology
Some economists are warning there’s no sign of AI-related job displacement appearing in the labor data. Altman claimed it’s just a matter of time until it does.
Security Through Obscurity Is NOT Bad - Mo Beigi
Why security through obscurity still matters: not as your only defence, but as a practical layer that raises attacker cost.