"All my fundees have blue eyes." Epstein and the tech world's dark ideology
The Epstein files reveal beliefs about race, eugenics, and engineering humans that run to the heart of Silicon Valley.
Writing a basic Linux device driver when you know nothing about Linux drivers or USB
How difficult could it really be?
Palantir Workers Are Finally Noticing The Skulls On Their Caps
There’s a famous Mitchell & Webb sketch where two SS officers, mid-conversation on the Eastern Front, suddenly notice something troubling about their uniforms. “Hans,” one ask…
TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976
Missouri Executive Order 44 (known as the Mormon Extermination Order) was a state executive order issued by Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs on October 27, 1838, in response to the Battle of Crooked River. The clash had …
An 81-Year-Old Grandma Streaming Minecraft To Pay For Grandson’s Cancer Treatment Has Been Swatted
The streamer remained surprisingly upbeat about the whole situation.
Trump Mobile Site Reportedly Exposing Customers' Private Data
The security flaw also suggests the carrier only has about 10,000 unique customers and about 30,000 T1 phone preorders, according to two YouTubers alerted to the bug by a viewer.
Lyft driver caught blatantly using Gemini AI (with watermark) to fake damage to his car and charge riders extra for cleaning fees
A Florida father says a Lyft driver attempted to charge him a $75 damage fee using what appeared to be an AI-generated image showing a fake mess inside the vehicle.
Artemis II Astronauts Have ‘Two Microsoft Outlooks’ and Neither Work
In space, no one can hear you scream at Microsoft’s legacy software.
Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit
“This is the Strait of Hormuz in the data economy. If you want to make a change, this is where you cut it off. Anything short of that is theatrical political posture.”
TIL a white South African named Rodney Wilkinson worked with the ANC to bomb a nuclear plant being built by the Apartheid regime
The long read: In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station – the crown jewel of the apartheid state – pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?
Fewer People Playing Fortnite Is Just One of Epic's Many Problems, Analysts Say
While the scope of layoffs has stunned employees, industry analysts have told IGN that cost-reduction within Epic Games was inevitable amid growing external pressures and costly industry battles.
Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute
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changedetection.io: Self hosted website change detection
Best and simplest tool for website change detection, web page monitoring, and website change alerts. Perfect for tracking content changes, price drops, restock alerts, and website defacement monito...
Open Source Brand Fonts - Google Design
Learn why top brands are open-sourcing custom fonts, boosting type accessibility, innovation, and brand recognition
CISA credential leak raises alarms, and Capitol Hill demands answers
Congressional Democrats demand answers after a CISA credential leak on GitHub exposed privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and internal agency systems.
Celebrating 15 Years of Terraria!
What a journey thus far! Let's take a look back... and ahead!
WIRED | OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.
Manchester United supporters groups in uproar over suspension of season tickets
Manchester United fan groups have complained to the club over supporters being “‘treated as suspects’ after some had season tickets suspended
State censorship shapes how Chinese chatbots respond to sensitive political topics, study suggests
Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. China has a robust program of censorship and all China-originating LLMs must be approved by the Chinese government before rele…
Microsoft Exec Suggests AI Agents Will Need to Buy Software Licenses - Business Insider
Are AI agents employees or tools? A Microsoft exec suggested they're new paid "seats," a shift that could reshape SaaS pricing — and spark pushback.
Billionaires are trying to lull us into AI complacency. Don’t let them
As resistance to datacenters grows, Musk and others are painting a rosy picture. But the US must institute protections
OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday
OpenAI is working with banks including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
fast16 | Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet
A previously unknown 2005 cyber sabotage framework patches high-precision calculation software in memory to silently corrupt results.
Credit Cards Are Vulnerable To Brute Force Kind Attacks
last updated 2026-05-01 22:22:21 by met
Plex announces borderline offensive Lifetime Pass price hike
Starting on July 1, newly purchased Lifetime Plex Pass subscriptions will cost $749.99, three times the current $249.99 rate.
Dolphin Emulator - Rise of the Triforce
During the rapid technological advancements of the early 1990s, the video game industry was on the cusp of a massive addition - another dimension. With console shenanigans like the Super FX chip giving players a taste o…
French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15
Both chambers of the Parliament voted in favor of the measure, a flagship initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron’s second term.
LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps – Krebs on Security
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after…
Virtual Memory: A Deep Dive into Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals
From page faults to NUMA topology: how the Linux kernel manages memory, and what that means for the performance of data-intensive systems.
Microsoft says Copilot is for entertainment purposes only, not serious use — firm pushing AI hard to consumers and businesses tells users n…
These might be boilerplate disclaimers, but they kind of contradict the company's ads and marketing.
Microsoft has an ambitious plan to win users back, and go toe-to-toe with Valve's SteamOS for gaming — but I'm not getting my hopes up
Microsoft is currently in an ongoing battle to improve Windows 11 for idle use and gaming to compete with SteamOS, and it has a big plan for it.
Former PlayStation Chip Engineers Take on Nvidia
A new chapter is emerging in the race for AI semiconductors, as a Japanese startup founded by former PlayStation chip engineers sets its sights on challenging industry giant Nvidia with a radically different approach to…
A Texas Drainage District Walked Its Ditch on a Routine Inspection. They Found a Pipe They Didn't Recognize Discharging Black Liquid From T…
The pipe belonged to Tesla. The dark liquid was wastewater from the company's nearly $1 billion lithium refinery, which began operations in December 2024 and
I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden
A review of my experience with Bitwarden after several years of self-hosting it, and why I decided to move away from the password manager.
‘Your phone is about to stop being yours': anger brewing among Android fans as major Google app change draws near
Android is about to become less open, and users aren't happy.
Erin Brockovich's crusade against data centers is going crowd-sourced
The environmental activist said there is a lack of transparency in the country's data center construction.
Meta Patents Technology to Detect Your Mood by Constantly Analyzing Your Tone of Voice
Meta patented AI tech that constantly listens to your voice and surroundings in order to detect your emotional state.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition Set to Release on PS5 & Xbox Series S|X With New Content
It appears that Ubisoft could soon release a Ghost Recon: Wildlands Definitive Edition that includes new content.
DaVinci Resolve 21 is Now a Lightroom Alternative: RAW Editing, Tethering, Masking, and More
DaVinci Resolve 21 is a photo editor now.
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales boasts stunning visuals and great real-time action
We played an hour of Square Enix’s latest HD-2D RPG that trades in turn-based combat for real-time action.
ArrMatey, an app to manage your Arr stack from your phone
Contribute to owenlejeune/ArrMatey development by creating an account on GitHub.
Cables of Resistance: the numbers don't add up
Last weekend was Cables of Resistance, a conference I've been organizing together with 20-something other people since last September. Th...
Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss
Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected
AI Resist List
Actions against the empire of AI.
TIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Old
Who’s Watching the News? Mostly Boomers
Vaultwarden security update Feb 10 2026
Security Fixes This release contains security fixes for the following advisory. We strongly advice to update as soon as possible if you believe it could affect you. GHSA-h265-g7rm-h337 (Publicatio...
Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Announced for February 5
Nintendo will broadcast a Partner Direct later this week, showing off more games coming to Switch and Switch 2.
Lithium deposit valued at over $1.5 trillion discovered in the U.S.
McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the U.S.
Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs | WIRED
On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time developer Sanzaru Games pitched a Jak & Daxter remaster years ago, and a short clip of the proposal has just be…
It's been revealed that Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time developer Sanzaru Games pitched a Jak & Daxter remaster to Sony at some point.