Facebook is absolutely cooked
Through the mirror into the lightly-clothed AI gooniverse
Mastodon.social is not a good way to join Mastodon. If youâre already on it, you might want to move your account to a different Mastodon seâŚ
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
Xbox Project Helix may cost $1,200 with massive performance upgrades
A new rumor suggests Microsoftâs next-generation Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, could cost between $999 and $1,200 while delivering major performance gains over the Xbox Series X.
Tesla's New Sales Data Is Absolutely Brutal
Tesla's vehicle sales across 13 European markets are absolutely atrocious compared to the same point just two years ago.
You no longer need JavaScript (for lots of stuff)
An overview of what makes modern CSS so awesome.
systemd has been a complete, utter, unmitigated success
Eleven init systems enter, one init system leaves.
TIL: British established concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Boer War, forcing over 100,000 women, children, and Black SoâŚ
During the Second AngloâBoer War (1899â1902), the British operated concentration camps in the South African Republic, Orange Free State, Colony of Natal, and Cape Colony. In February 1900, Lord Kitchener took command ofâŚ
âThis shouldnât be normalâ: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the worldâs biggest PC gaming storefront
Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative âÂÂanti-wokeâ reviews
After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.
Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
MidnightBSD Bans Users in Brazil and California, Warns More Regions Could Follow
Colorado, Illinois, and New York could join the list if their proposed age verification bills pass.
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions
Debian is the latest in an ever-growing list of projects to wrestle (again) with the question o [...]
YouTube ads are about to get even longer and theyâll be unskippable
VRC Non-Skip ads are now generally available globally in Google Ads and Display & Video 360.
Project Windless - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games
Every legend has a beginning. Project Windless is a single-player open-world action RPG set in the universe of the acclaimed Korean fantasy novel series The ...
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.
X's Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find
The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.
Is Ubiquiti helping the Russian Military?
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Stoat removes all LLM-generated code following user criticism
Non-contributors dictating how the hen makes bread.
Microsoft Copilot Update Hijacks Default Browser Links
Microsoft's new "context preservation" keeps you from losing the thread of your conversation and keeps you inside Microsoft's browser engine, whether you want to be there or not.
TIL that Finland supermarkets are prepared for war
The chains all have detailed plans to follow in the event of the nation going to war.
Microsoft 365's buggy Copilot 'Chat' has been summarizing confidential emails for a month â yet another AI privacy nightmare
Microsoft has identified a bug in 365 Copilot Chat that allows the service to access and summarize confidential emails without user consent.
Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100-billion deal in favour of $30-billion investment
Nvidia is close to finalising a US$30 billion investment into OpenAI that will replace the long-term US$100 billion commitment. Read more.
Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War
Based on Hunterbrook Mediaâs reporting, Hunterbrook Capital is short $UI and long a basket of comparable securities at the time of publication. Positions may change at any time. See full disclosures below. Our affiliateâŚ
The time is now: Bye Bye Big Tech
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.
TIL that Namibia has made great strides in gender equality in recent years such that from 2021 onwards, Namibia has consistently ranked in âŚ
Sub-Saharan Africa made progress in gender equality, with more women in school and leadership roles across several countries.
4Chan for Clankers
what your clawkers are really thinking
Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online
According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the past few months.
My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves to an open MQTT broker
I recently got a smart sleep mask from Kickstarter. I was not expecting to end up with the ability to read strangers' brainwaves and send them electric impul...
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud
Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?
English Wikipedia bans archive.today
In January 2026, archive.today added code into its website in order to perform a distributed denial-of-service attack against a blog.[1] This code uses the computers of visitors of the site to repeatedly send requests tâŚ
For the past 3 years Ben Ward has been remastering the financial game Wall Street Raider created by Michael Jenkins originally on DOS in 19âŚ
A 40-year odyssey from Harvard Law to Steam. How the most comprehensive financial simulator ever made was born, nearly died, and was resurrected.
What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: it isnât love
Dating apps reshape human connection, love, choice and intimacy into market transactions designed to maximize profit rather than build relationships.
DHS Orders Tech Giants to Unmask Anti-ICE Accounts
Free speech advocates warn the subpoenas threaten long-standing protections for anonymous speech.
DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round - Announcement Trailer
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At least 1,200 Ubisoft workers strike in response to recent restructuring
International strike is taking place between February 10 and February 12
Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president
The decision does not affect all of Trump's tariffs but invalidates those implemented using an emergency law.
China: DeepSeek Paints Grim Picture of Its Home Country
12 February 2026 | Fredrik Karrento Evidentiary note: The excerpts below are verbatim model outputs from multiple sessions. Section headings summarize the content of the excerpts without claiming the content necessarilyâŚ
The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about
Did you think you could escape?
YouTube ads are about to get even longer and theyâll be unskippable - Dexerto
YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.
Discordâs UK age verification reportedly shifts flows to Persona for some users
Discord appears to be routing UK users through Persona for age verification, despite positioning k-ID as its official partner. Here's what we know so far.
How to revert Firefoxâs 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
NVIDIA Says You're "Completely Wrong" About DLSS 5 Being Slop - Gamers Nexus
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Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The âDisney Starsâ of Sudanâs Civil War
To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcatâs WhatsApp channel here. Child soldiers linked to Sudanâs warring factions have gained viral fame on TikTok, with their videos attracting millions of viewâŚ
Blizzard Entertainment dates ânext chapterâ reveals for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo
Blizzard Entertainment will showcase âwhat comes nextâ for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Diablo over the next few weeks, starting January 29 and ending February 11, theâŚ
TIL âsleetâ 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 frostâŚ
'A Big F*ck You to Big Tech': New Jersey Residents Defeat AI Data Center
"It's time to build communities, not data centers," said one local activist.
UpScrolled crosses 2.5 M users after TikTok's U.S. shakeup
As TikTokâÂÂs U.S. shift sparks user migration, UpScrolled surges.
Ars Technica makes up quotes from Matplotlib maintainer("An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me"); pulls story
Attached: 1 image What's going on here? The matplotlib maintainer this story is about correctly notes that all the quotes from his post in the article are made up. **UPDATE: Link was pulled; see below.** https://arstechâŚ