India is offering foreign cloud giants a 21‑year tax holiday if they run global AI workloads from Indian data centers
India woos global cloud service companies with tax holiday for 20 years.
Russian official admits completely banning VPNs is 'simply impossible'
Valery Fadeev, head of Russia's Human Rights Council, concedes that blocking circumvention tools would devastate businesses and banks
A giant pit in Switzerland will soon house the world's most powerful redox flow battery
In northern Switzerland, a construction team is hard at work excavating a hole in the ground that will end up being over 88 ft (27 m) deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches. This pit will be home to Switzer…
Scientists Develop New Antibody For Virus That Infects 95% of People
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults.
Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the U…
The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage
TIL Benjamin Netanyahu thinks 1 Israeli life is worth 40 American lives.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a single Israeli is worth 40 American lives, during an unhinged rant in which his Jewish supremacy and disrespect for the United States was on full display.
When Comfort Comes From Code: Understanding AI Chatbots And Relevant Regulations
Introduction The days of fantasizing about having your own JARVIS—Marvel superhero Tony Stark’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant—are over. For no cost, you can now have engaging conversations with your fav…
TIL that "aspirin" was actually originally a trademarked brand name owned by Bayer.
In the trademark world, "genericide" describes how a brand name can become so common it turns into a generic term for a product or service, irrespective of its origins. This scenario signals a brand's widespread accepta…
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
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth
by Samantha Lawler, Aaron Boley and Hanno Rein
Anthropic CEO Amodei warns of AI’s fast-coming changes
Dario Amodei’s 19,000-word essay warned against both “doomerism” about AI and dismissiveness of its risks.
Ruling by bullying: Threats of regulation as an internet governance device
Governments around the world pressure internet companies to get informally what they cannot obtain through formal regulatory channels, a pervasive mechanism of governance that challenges fundamental democratic priors.
At Google - Organising at the digital arms dealer
Organising at the digital arms dealer
Amazon to Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores
Company will close Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores to prioritize investment in growth areas.
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.
Fake rooms, props and a script to lure victims: inside an abandoned Cambodia scam centre— Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and p…
Sprawling compound, including mock-up banks and police offices, uncovered by Thai military during border clashes
AI could rebalance power between people and the services they use
Artificial intelligence could help people who feel overwhelmed, excluded or disadvantaged when dealing with everyday tasks like paying energy bills or booking healthcare appointments, according to a new study involving …
Managarr (A Servarr CLI and TUI) now supports Lidarr!
A TUI and CLI for managing *arr servers. Built with 🤎 in Rust - Dark-Alex-17/managarr
Microsoft's new research project of storage can hold data for 10,000 years
Served on a platter.
Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?
Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks.
Perceiving AI as a 'job killer' negatively influences attitudes towards democracy— When people perceive AI as replacing human labour, trust…
When people perceive artificial intelligence as replacing human labour, trust in democracy and political participation decline
UK announces largest ever facial recognition rollout as part of policing reforms
The UK has announced large-scale policing reforms, including new investments into artificial intelligence and increased Live Facial Recognition deployments.
Ukrainian company unveils new mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses
General Cherry’s Khmarynka enters a growing class of low-cost, mid-range strike drones modeled on Russia’s Molniya and designed for mass production.
Delete Your Discord Account
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Is OpenAI dead yet?
Tracking the demise of OpenAI. Is it dead yet? Check here to find out.
noyb win: Microsoft ordered to stop tracking school children
The DSB decided that Microsoft unlawfully placed tracking cookies on the devices of a pupil
Cursor is better at marketing than coding
Opinion: Autonomous agents may generate millions of lines of code, but shipping software is another matter
Eric Schmidt: ‘Europe doesn’t have an AI strategy. If it doesn’t invest heavily, it will end up using Chinese models’
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
'Final Liberation (1997 PC)' - Minisodes
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Sharkord - an open-source self-hostable Discord alternative with voice, video, and real-time messaging.
Privacy-first, self-hosted real-time chat platform. Own your data, control your conversations.
4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced
Plex was once the go-to media server, but growing restrictions and paywalls are pushing users away. Here's why you should consider switching.
China’s $1 Billion Robot Army Is Replacing Human Maintenance Crews with 8,500 AI Robots
China deploys $1 billion robot army across power grids with 8,500 AI units by 2026, promising more reliable electricity and lower energy costs.
Simple utility to rename folders/files in a format Jellyfin expects
Add context command (windows) to format media. Contribute to chasebgale/rename-download-media development by creating an account on GitHub.
eBay rejects GameStop’s $56B offer: “Your proposal is neither credible nor attractive”
eBay board doubts GameStop's ability to buy and operate the much larger firm.
Kickstarter bans all NSFW content from the website
Back in 2019 we covered the censorship that was hurting the sex toy industry. One of the offenders was Kickstarter, which later changed its ways and became more welcoming. But it seems like the company has regressed. “S…
Google Korea union warns of strike over stalled talks
Google Korea union warns of strike over stalled talks
TIL there is only one ocean.
While there is only one global ocean, the vast body of water that covers 71 percent of the Earth is geographically divided into distinct named regions. The boundaries between these regions have evolved over time for a v…
UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs
The vote marks a stunning turn, pulling VPNs and private platforms into an age-check regime once unthinkable in a democracy.
TIL there's a whole genre of movies called Mockbusters, movies that bootleg the expensive originals.
These movies weren’t made to be remembered. They were made to be mistaken.
Oklahoma city council members welcomed a Google data center. Now they face a recall.
Residents in communities across the U.S. are taking a radical step to oppose the AI building boom.
As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been …
Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling
Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.
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.
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people …
Pulling application credentials from Authentik with External-Secrets Webhook Provider
Using Authentik as a Kubernetes External-Secrets provider using webhooks
Cooperative european Search index (French Qwant & german Ecosia)
Promoting digital pluralism, data security, and sustainability through a European Web Index.