'I'll believe it when I see it': Windows 11 users are cynical about Microsoft's promises to fix the OS and stop pushing AI
Microsoft appears to be finally listening to users calling for fundamental changes with Windows 11.
Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support.
From Patch Tuesday disasters to the "Microslop" PR nightmare, Windows 11 is losing trust. It's also losing one more thing: market share.
Updated: Honey, I Shrunk The Vids 2.3.4
An overengineered oversimplified hardware-agnostic frontend for FFMPEG - obelisk-complex/histv-universal
A Playthrough Reborn: Rediscovering Final Fantasy XIV
After a long break, it’s time for my very own Final Fantasy XIV Playthrough Reborn! Here’s my personal adventure, plus an analysis of some of my favorite characters and the story through Heavensward!
How Bandcamp became the "headquarters" for video game soundtracks
Long crucial to independent music, Bandcamp is also an important outlet for video game composers to make money off their work.
Somebody made a Cave Story Walkthrough Concept Album and its really fucking good
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64GB of DDR5 RAM now costs more than a MacBook Air - memory prices have surged 300% in just six months
64GB of DDR5 RAM surges from the low $200s to over $1000 in six months, with prices still on the up
Why China the biggest market for 'Zootopia 2'
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
A Podcast Episode about the Fediverse
Podcast Episode · Search Engine · 09/01/2026 · 39m
Frontex is building an ‘AI chatbot app’ to encourage repatriations
The chatbot shall provide answers, including legal advice, in many different languages although it was only fed information in English, new documents show.
New And Upcoming IRCv3 Features
Adding message-tags, batch, msgid, and invite-notify.
Discord/Twitch/Kick/Snapchat age verifier: age verifies your account automatically as an adult on any website using k-id
age verifies your account automatically as an adult on any website using k-id
big list of selfhosted chat apps to meet all your friends on a real "server"
A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
Donut Panic - Announcement Trailer - FGS Live From GDC 2026
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Bernie Sanders: AI oligarchs do not want to just replace specific jobs, they want to replace the working class. We must fight back.
By: Sen. Sanders; Fox News AI oligarchs do not want to just replace specific jobs, the reality is that they want to replace workers Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformational technology in the history of …
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires— Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘pro…
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
Principles and Execution of Beyond Visual Range Air Combat
While it may not be as visually dramatic as close in dogfighting, Beyond visual range combat remain one of the most if not the most important aspect of air combat now a day, so let dive in and expl…
Manipulating AI memory for profit: The rise of AI Recommendation Poisoning
That helpful “Summarize with AI” button? It might be secretly manipulating what your AI recommends. Microsoft security researchers have discovered a growing trend of AI memory poisoning attacks used for promotional purp…
Microsoft's Notepad Got Pwned (They Added AI To It, So...)
Notepad RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-20841 explained. How a text editor became a remote code execution vector. What you need to know.
Africa’s New Data Dependency – Technology Colonialism
Data agreements are replacing armies as tools of colonialism and the return of external governance
Salesforce employees call on CEO Benioff to cancel ICE 'opportunities'
More than 1,400 Salesforce employees have signed a letter calling on CEO Marc Benioff to cancel all potential business with the U.S. ICE agency.
For Spain’s Sánchez, the fight against tech billionaires is personal
The prime minister has endured years of abuse on the social media platforms he now seeks to regulate.
In light of changes coming to discord: Sharkord
Lightweight, self-hosted, open-source chat server with voice, video, text, and screen sharing. Built for small groups who want privacy, simplicity, and full control over their data. - Sharkord/shar...
Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett and Gary Lockwood in The Lieutenant (1964)
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The Cartoon With the HIGHEST Death Count in HISTORY!
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Row over ‘virtual gated community’ AI surveillance plan in Toronto neighbourhood
Rosedale residents considering car licence plate-scanning Flock system in bid to tackle property crime
Tailscale Services GA: App-aware connectivity with more control
Now generally available, Tailscale Services adds tsnet integration, supports Kubernetes egress, and offers more visibility through logs.
Pro-Russian Narratives Target Wikipedia, Marking a Dangerous Trend for AI Chatbot Data
Recent Wikipedia edits raising alarms in Estonia suggest attempts to reshape historical narratives, with implications for AI training and ideological biases.
Outsourcing thinking
First, a note to the reader: This blog post is longer than usual, as I decided to address multiple connected issues in the same post, without being too restrictive on length. With modern browsing habits and the amount o…
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Experience the only web-based DNS Speed Test. Find the fastest DNS server for your location without any installations or downloads.
AI spurs employees to work harder, faster, and with fewer breaks, study finds
: Like a puppy, a fun new toy soon turns into an unrelenting taskmaster
AI Company Clones Musician’s Voice, Then Copyright-Strikes Her Own Songs
Folk musician Murphy Campbell found herself at the center of a major ordeal when an entity called Timeless Sounds IR uploaded AI-generated imitations of her music to every major music platform, then used her recordings …
How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton
New AI features are making their way to your Gmail inbox. Here's how to turn off Gemini in Gmail and why you should.
Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal
Epic disputes that it impacts their ongoing antitrust dispute.
Engineer at Elon Musk's xAI Departs After Spilling the Beans in Podcast Interview
Sulaiman Ghori, an engineer at Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, went on the podcast Relentless last week to talk about the inner workings of the company that he joined less than a year prior. Days later, he “left” xAI, thoug…
New AI-Powered Android Malware Hijacks Devices for Ad Fraud
Android devices are being abused by a new AI-driven malware that secretly interacts with online ads using a hidden browser.
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
Just the Browser: tools to remove AI and other bloatware from Chrome, Edge and Firefox
Remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers.
Drone use at center of El Paso airspace shutdown
The FAA lifted the restrictions hours after they were put in place. Rep. Veronica Escobar stressed there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.
Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage
“When you delete something from a server, it doesn’t get overwritten immediately”
Why Minas Tirith was a War Machine (Lord Of The Rings Architecture Explained)
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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.
Bethesda has no plans to slow down on paid mods, Todd Howard says he wants to get Creations 'in front of more people'
Bethesda's Todd Howard says the company is 'really happy' with how its Creations content program is going, including the premium-priced paid UGC mods.
How ICE Will Spy On Protesters, And How You Can Protect Your Privacy
Jake Laperruque explains how ICEâs expanding surveillance tools can track protesters through phones, faces, and vehicles.
Are TikTok and X tracking you across the internet? Our privacy tool can tell you
We’ve updated The Markup’s privacy tool to help you understand how sites are tracking you through TikTok and X pixels.
Discord walks back age verification fears for most users
Platform clarifies AI-powered age prediction will spare majority from ID checks
Man uses 99 phones to trick Google Maps into thinking there’s a traffic jam to prove a big point
An artist from Berlin decided to use 99 phones in a little red wagon to trick Google Maps into thinking there's a traffic jam to prove a big point
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 billion deal
It's official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
20 Years of Amazon S3: The Golden Cage of the Cloud Era
On March 14, 2006, Amazon S3 launched with two operations. Today, the service stores 500 trillion objects and is the industry standard – controlled by AWS.