TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture
TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture.
TIL that I18n is Internationalization, and why
In computing, internationalization and localization (American) or internationalisation and localisation (Commonwealth), often abbreviated i18n and l10n respectively, are means of adapting to different languages, regiona…
TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976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 …
BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair
BMW filed a patent for a proprietary screw that looks like the BMW logo. They say it looks cool, we’re worried it’s going to stifle repairs.
Saros - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5 Games
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Cooperative european Search index (French Qwant & german Ecosia)
Promoting digital pluralism, data security, and sustainability through a European Web Index.
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire releases on Steam
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with th…
Burntime Remastered is free on Steam
Burntime is a remaster and expansion of Max Design's post-apocalyptic strategy game 'Burntime' from 1993. It includes improvements like doubled resolution and wide screen support.
UN Human Rights Chief Says a ‘Handful of Men’ Have ‘Almost Unlimited Power’ Over AI
He also warned that advanced AI could pose an “existential risk” to humanity.
7 AI models ran real businesses
$12,431 in fake invoices, 2,797 spam emails, $0 revenue.
A Fallout 4 QA tester nuked the RPG so hard that Zenimax executives got emails about it: "I was running around super-nuking the entire wast…
"I am professionally stupid in a way that a machine could not even dream of"
Western Digital runs out of HDD capacity: CEO says massive AI deals secured, price surges ahead
Western Digital consumer share drops to just 5% as enterprise takes the rest, company has NO more HDD capacity after gigantic AI deals.
WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunch
The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
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New AI system paves the way to AI videos with no time constraints, by eliminating drift in generative video, which is what causes sequences…
A team of EPFL researchers has taken a major step towards resolving the problem of drift in generative video, which is what causes sequences to become incoherent after a handful of seconds. Their breakthrough paves the …
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy
When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Slips Away
Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out - adds new playable character, 60+fps, custom difficulty modes, 4 player coop, and more!
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/Nuclear_Throne/
007 First Light - Story Trailer | PS5 Games
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This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry
Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry-like smartphone with a physical keyboard. There's also the Clicks Power Keyboard, which is a power bank with a sliding keyboard.
Jensen Huang: Israel has become Nvidia’s second home
Nvidia has confirmed "Globes" report that it has chosen the Israel Land Authority (ILA) area in Kiryat Tivon to build its huge campus that will accommodate up to 10,000 employees. According to the illustration published…
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft
Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft.
Dutch foundation(SMC) sues Snapchat over addictive design
Stichting Massaschade & Consument heeft vandaag Snap, het bedrijf achter Snapchat, gedagvaard bij de rechtbank Amsterdam vanwege het verslavende ontwerp van de app. Het is voor het eerst dat een…
Welcome to Dunwoody's Virtual Human Zoo: Flock claimed explicit permission to view cameras where children play. Dunwoody says no such permi…
Flock claimed explicit permission to view cameras where children play. Dunwoody says no such permission exists.
France will replace Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Webex and others with its own sovereign video conferencing application "Visio" for …
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Paris, le 26 janvier 2026 N°295 Souveraineté numérique : l’État généralise « Visio », sa solution de visioconférence sécurisée et souveraine à destination des agents publics David Amiel, ministre dé…
New York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasoline
While it's not quite the free energy it sounds like at first, Aircela's technology in its current state has some practical, small-scale applications.
Hytale can now be pre-ordered
Embark on a journey of adventure and creativity! Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons …
Socialist Co-Ops Against Silicon Valley Empires
Co-ops are often dismissed as attempts to create islands of socialism. But building democratically controlled tech infrastructure can be part of a wider movement for working-class power.
Palestinian social app Upscrolled removed from Google Play Store
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Untitled John Wick Game - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games
Created in collaboration between Saber, Lionsgate, and franchise director Chad Stahelski, the new “Untitled John Wick Game” will feature an original script s...
Meta’s Reality Labs cuts sparked fears of a ‘VR winter’
Meta's recent cuts in its Reality Labs division, which focuses on virtual reality (VR), have raised concerns about a potential 'VR winter'. The company laid off 10% of its Reality Labs employees, primarily affecting VR-…
Ubisoft Randomly Gives Far Cry 3 A 60FPS Current-Gen Upgrade
Ubisoft is releasing a 60FPS update for Far Cry 3: Classic Edition on January 21 for current-gen consoles, but it offers no additional graphics improvements, just higher framerates.
Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development.
Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software
Segundo a Google, a ideia de substituir ferramentas por software de código aberto não contribuiria para o crescimento económico na Europa
Elon Musk's xAI loses second cofounder in 48 hours
Jimmy Ba left the company one day after the departure of Tony Wu, another cofounder at Elon Musk's AI company.
TIL there is an asteroid named after Linux.
The following is a partial list of minor planets, running from minor-planet number 9001 through 10000, inclusive. The primary data for this and other partial lists is based on JPL's "Small-Body Orbital Elements"[1] and …
Tesla killing Solar Roof is leaving installers with six-figure losses
Tesla killed its Solar Roof and told certified installers it will ship only panels. Contractors tell Electrek they sank six figures into the program.
TIL why the Mona Lisa became one of the most admired paintings in the world
Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, Famous Paintings, Art History, World Art, Louvre Museum, Renaissance Art, Famous Artworks
Dragon’s Dogma 2 DLC devs faced “diametrically opposed” feedback from players in the West and Japan
Opinions are most polarized when it comes to mechanics that introduce friction.
US controls 90% of AI chip markets and produces far more advanced AI models than China, yet it has lost much of manufacturing capacity need…
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our domestic markets fr…
Wifi 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention
The future is analog.
'We Thought It Would Be Fun': Nintendo Has a Whole FAQ on Why It's Selling Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Separately for $20 Each - IGN
Nintendo has released a lengthy Q&A article discussing its decision to re-launch Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen separately — rather than as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service.
About the search for a Discord alternative, an article about Matrix versus XMPP
You want to have encrypted, self-hosted and free software chat? Which standard should you use?
I accidentally became a FOSS maintainer and all I got was this lousy new perspective on librarianship
I delivered this talk at the Everything Open 2026 conference in Canberra
Xbox just revealed Gaming Copilot is coming to "current-generation consoles" later this year
"We will continue to bring it to more services that players are playing"
Highguard Developer Makes Layoffs Affecting "Most of the Team", Two Weeks After Launch
Several LinkedIn posts from now former Highguard developers confirmed the news, which comes ahead of the game's first post-launch update.
memos migration strategy?
Describe the bug I recently updated to version 0.22.4 and found that the automatic backup function is gone. I remember that in previous versions, I could set automatic backup and a database backup ...
🪟 Prediction: Microsoft Is Going To Do The Funniest Thing Imaginable - Games by Mason
When you think Microsoft you probably don't think sense of humor. And yet, I'm convinced that Microsoft is going to do a very specific *very* funny thing within our lifetimes.
Direct Emissions in Semiconductor Manufacturing Are Increasing Again – What Is Behind the Shift?
interface (formerly Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) emerges as Europe's premier Think Tank for cutting-edge tech policy. Our expert team navigates AI, cybersecurity, and more, shaping the continent's digital landscape.
Mewgenics recouped its development cost in the first 3 hours
and we have made back our development budget after 3 hours. Thank you all :)
RAM Prices Got You Down? Try DDR3. Seriously!
DDR3 seemed plenty fast when it first showed up 19 years ago. Who could say no to 6400 Mb/s transfer speeds? Of course compared to the modern DDR5 that’s glacially slow, but given that RAM is…