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.
“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Air Force bans smart glasses for troops in uniform
The Air Force is banning troops from wearing smart eyewear like Meta AI glasses. Other services allow commanders to dictate device policies.
Designer DNA could revolutionise cures for diseases
Scientists hope AlphaGenome programme ushers in new era of personalised medicine
Chrome is also turning into an agentic browser with its newest update
The inevitable has officially happened — Chrome is stepping into the world of agentic AI.
Immich v2.5.0 - 90000 Stars Release, with Free Up Space, non-destructive editing, backup and restore on the web, visual refreshing, and mor…
v2.5.0 Highlights Happy New Year! Welcome to Immich v2.5.0. This release is our fireworks to celebrate both the new year and reaching 90,000 stars on GitHub. It is packed with major features that h...
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.
Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"
Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firm
Court tells Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton to reinstate fired CEO and let him handle its Early Access release | VGC
Krafton terminated the game leads’ contracts “without valid cause”, a judge has ruled…
A Danish pension fund has blacklisted SpaceX, calling it grossly overvalued with catastrophic governance
AkademikerPension calls SpaceX "grossly overvalued" at $1.8T and cites "catastrophic governance." Fund joins US pension giants in flagging Musk's 85% voting control.
Solargene, a space colony-builder where you can expand on the planets and moons of the solar system (including space stations), with comple…
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-ed…
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.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer - Gameplay Trailer
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Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production, converting Fremont factory lines to make Optimus robots
On Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the company is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles.
Everyone Really Needs to Pump the Brakes on That Viral Moltbot AI Agent
It's all fun and games until every aspect of your life is splashed all over the dark web.
Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake | VGC
It has also delayed 7 other games “to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met”…
European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools
: Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated?
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
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.
Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
RSS Sandbox
RSS Sandbox is a playground to build, test & debug RSS\/Atom\/JSON feeds instantly. Fix broken feeds, preview output, and generate valid XML without a server.
The Legendary ‘Father Of Sega Hardware’ Hideki Sato Has Passed Away
Sato and his team were behind everything from the SG-1000 up through the Dreamcast
Marathon | Launch Gameplay Trailer
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Is Ubiquiti helping the Russian Military?
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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.
TIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly relea…
A jury declined to indict a father who allegedly fatally shot his daughter in the chest following an argument about President Donald Trump.
Beast of Reincarnation - Release Date Announce Trailer | PS5 Games
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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.
Beyond Optics: How 6th Generation Processing Power Changed Thermal Imaging
Thermal binoculars have moved beyond basic heat detection. With 6th Generation processing, onboard computing now drives real-time clarity and situational awareness, as shown in ATN’s Binox 6 Dual
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.
Why PlayStation Graphics Wobble, Flicker And Twitch
Although often tossed together into a singular ‘retro game’ aesthetic, the first game consoles that focused on 3D graphics like the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation featured very distin…
How to revert Firefox’s latest changes to address bar suggestions
In a recent update Firefox changed the order of it's URL bar suggestions order to make search suggestions appear first before recently visited URLs. This is annoying so I changed it back.
Thermodynamic Computing Promises Energy-Efficient AI Images
What if AI could create stunning images with a fraction of the energy used today?
I Started Identifying Corporate Devices in My Software
In which I give you yet another reason to ignore the naysayers
Ireland is investigating X over Grok-made potentially harmful, non-consensual intimate and/or sexualised images, containing or otherwise in…
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced that it has opened an inquiry into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) under section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
The Silicon Afterlife: Inside the Fight to Preserve Retro Gaming
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Blizzard Entertainment dates ‘next chapter’ reveals for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo
Blizzard Entertainment will showcase “what comes next” for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo over the next few weeks, starting January 29 and ending February 11, the…
TIL “sleet” does not have the same meaning in all English speaking countries
Ice pellets (Commonwealth English) or sleet (American English) is a form of precipitation consisting of small, hard, translucent balls of ice. Ice pellets are different from graupel ("soft hail"), which is made of frost…
Dutch cops arrest a man for demanding reward after sending him confidential files by mistake
De politie heeft donderdagavond rond 19:00 uur aan de Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk een 40-jarige man uit Ridderkerk aangehouden voor computervredebreuk. Deze man had door een vergissing van de politie onbedoeld t…
Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice
Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms.
No Man's Sky Remnant Trailer
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