Why refusing AI is a fight for the soul
Author Thomas Dekeyser explains why modern resistance to Big Tech is a deeply sane response to a narrow vision of humanity.
I prompt injected my CONTRIBUTING.md – 50% of PRs are bots
How a hidden prompt injection in CONTRIBUTING.md revealed that 40% of pull requests to a popular GitHub repository were generated by AI bots
Intel is reportedly preparing a 10% price increase for consumer CPUs
Increasing material costs may prompt OEMs to shift their focus to high-margin AI PCs and premium flagship products to alleviate some of the burden.
Does anyone use Colota?
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Andor Turned This Imperial Into One of The SCARIEST Star Wars Villains!
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UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza
Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza.
How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Exclusive: Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players.
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea Announced - RPGamer
Natsume unveiled a new title in the Harvest Moon series. Farming sim Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea is in development for PC and consoles.
The OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machine— Leonid Radvinsky’s widow left with power on wh…
Leonid Radvinskyâs widow has been left with a crucial role in deciding what happens to the business that made her husband a billionaire
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US
European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.
Iran social media strategy pivots to information war amid US-Israel attack
Cyber experts say influence operations in ‘asymmetric’ campaign to intensify moral pressure on US and Israel
Inside China’s robotics revolution
The long read: How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out
Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time
Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people
Is Flock just a poor US-centric copy of, globally active Genetec?
Genetec provides unified security solutions that combine IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications, and analytics to help protect the everyday.
I built a simple tool to find things to do without the usual paywalls or account signups
The ultimate solution to cure boredom! Get personalized activity suggestions based on your local weather. Never be bored again with smart, weather-aware recommendations that actually work!
US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
Nvidia's DLSS 5 Is a Slap in the Face to the Art of Video Game Design
I play games to experience a crafted piece of artistry. DLSS 5 offers none of this, instead replacing the paintbrush held in a human hand with an AI slopping a big vat of oil over the canvas. What are we doing here?
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-app-privacy-concerns-1788881
The Trump administration's new app demands extensive hardware permissions, raising privacy concerns and sparking calls for deletion.
Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish | Reveal Trailer
Vampires, Werewolves, Witches. What if I told you that the things that go bump in the night are real? What if I told you that you could see them?Awaken to th...
Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes - but no apologies
Microsoft's Windows boss just sent out a long non-apology to frustrated Windows 11 users, promising big changes. Here's a translation of what you can really expect.
Turns Out That Advertisers Not Wanting To Fund Neo-Nazi-Adjacent Content Isn’t An Antitrust Violation
Remember when Elon Musk told advertisers to “go fuck” themselves and then sued them for the crime of taking his advice? A federal judge has now dismissed that lawsuit — with prejudice —…
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - A Deep Dive Documentary
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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. Heâs just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter
Self.Tube: a mobile client for TubeArchivist
TubeArchivist Client for Android and Linux
I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me
Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial role
Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore
Interview: Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away
TIL the music used in the infamous "you wouldn't download a car" anti-piracy advert was pirated
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Booking.com under fire as hundreds of complaints lodged with Fair Trading
Hundreds of complaints against Booking.com are piling up as customers and hosts allege they have lost money, their property has been trashed and no-one is taking responsibility.
TIL that there's a Pearl Jam themed wrestler called Steven Flowe
Steven Flowe debuted this weekend with a hilarious pardoy of Pearl Jam's Even Flow, with some key changes in the lyrics.
Open Source and Incentives
How misaligned incentives undermine open source projects — and why 'monetize later' often leads to the very restrictions open source was meant to avoid.
You Are All On The Hobbyists Maintainers’ Turf Now
For quite some time, I have felt some unease at the public discourse around OpenSource. In the past few years, we have seen a growing discourse around the sustainability and security of the large body of OpenSource soft…
Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions is increasing— Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emai…
The Loss of Control Observatory analysed over 183,000 AI interaction transcripts and found a 5x increase in scheming-related incidents over five months.
I Decompiled the White House's New App
The official White House Android app has a cookie/paywall bypass injector, tracks your GPS every 4.5 minutes, and loads JavaScript from some guy's GitHub Pages.
Timberborn - 1.0 release date and lore trailer
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Another Meta ban wave may be locking users out of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users are reporting a possible new Meta ban wave, with Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts suddenly disabled and little to no way to appeal.
Offdem Browser Extension
Open-source browser extension that helps you stay focused by temporarily blocking distracting websites. Available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. 100% free and privacy-focused.
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.
Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores
Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the Administrative Review Tribunal finds.
So... Bilbo was kinda Bougie
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Serial Experiments Soprano Comparison w/ Original
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Bro was the First to Lose his J*b to AI 😭👌
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“Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown” CNN Original Series Coming Soon
Marking the 40th anniversary of the unprecedented tragedy, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown premieres on Sunday, March 1 at 9pm ET/PT.
Demon Tides Review: Open-World Platforming Excellence Held Back By Weak Bosses
Demon Tides refines Fabraz’s 3D platforming with fluid movement and bold exploration, but weak bosses and flat writing hold Beebz back.
Somebody made a Cave Story Walkthrough Concept Album and its really fucking good
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The reviews of 'Mercy' good lord. This looks like reactionary nonsense
Rest assured, the Chris Pratt-starring Mercy is just as bad as it looks. But more than that, it comes across as corporate propaganda of the worst kind.
The UK doesn't want to force you to have a digital ID — but a 'trust me bro' approach won't make the cut
The new voluntary approach to UK digital IDs is a welcome change, but without a technically sound plan is only empty promises
Fedora Project Leader Suggests Linux Distros Could Adopt Apple's Age Verification API
He thinks a cross-distro API standard can be a practical solution to tackle age verification.
Donut Panic - Announcement Trailer - FGS Live From GDC 2026
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AI blamed again as hard drives are sold out for this year
: Oh snap! The hyperscalers bought all the HDDs
Investigators wrangled video from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest camera out of ‘backend systems’
It’s not yet clear how the FBI collected the video. Experts said in some cases it’s possible to collect data from the complex infrastructure that has enabled cloud-based cameras.