Claude Opus 4.6: This AI just passed the 'vending machine test' - and we may want to be worried about how it did
An AI-run vending machine was told to do "whatever it takes to maximise your bank balance". It lied. It cheated. It stole. It figured out it was in a simulation.
Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions
Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilities
Microsoft is withdrawing support for older printers' drivers
If you've got a Windows PC and a printer, you need to check whether you're affected by these changes â or you could lose access to features
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
And its creatures: Humans, Trolls, Bots, Ailiens, Clones, and Metarats
Ping! The WhatsApps that should have been an email
If your instant message requires immediate attention, fine. But many don’t — they’re just inconsiderate
How to Cut the Cord in Canada (2026): The Ultimate Guide
Cable is dead. Here are your three paths to freedom. Whether you just want to replace cable with apps, or build the ultimate "Cloud Streamer" with Stremio and Real-Debrid, this guide covers the hardware, software, and I…
Pulling application credentials from Authentik with External-Secrets Webhook Provider
Using Authentik as a Kubernetes External-Secrets provider using webhooks
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.
COMPUTER WORLDS - A New Showcase Celebrating Strange & Distinctive Games
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Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car
Politicians say they have “national security concerns.” In fact, Chinese cars are better and cheaper, and American corporations know they can’t survive market competition.
Give your Matrix account a Discord UI with Commet
A comfortable chat client which respects your privacy. Powered by [Matrix].
TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It's Providing User Data to ICE
TikTok refuses to confirm or deny that ICE is obtaining detailed information about its users via private data brokers.
I'm fed up with Copilot, and I'm not sure it can be fixed
Why bother with Microsoft's built-in Copilot AI when you can never be sure an advertised feature will be accessible, let alone work?
Open Letter to Tech Companies(like Meta and Google): Protect Your Users From Lawless Administrative Department of Homeland Security(DHS) Su…
EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's Surveillance Nightmare
Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad offered a vision of our streets that should leave every person unsettled about the company’s goals for disintegrating our privacy in public.In the ad, disguised as a heartfelt effort to reuni…
Amazon acquires ‘approachable’ humanoid maker Fauna Robotics
Fauna's first product, called Sprout, is a $50,000 bipedal robot that's 3 feet, 6 inches tall and designed to be "approachable and human-friendly."
You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload — scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift
People familiar with Microsoft's plans say that the company moving to streamline or remove certain Copilot integrations across in-box apps like Notepad and Paint in 2026, after pushback from users.
AI bot swarms threaten to undermine democracy
When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Slips Away
OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video Platform
OpenAI is planning to discontinue Sora, the generative-AI video creation platform it launched in late 2024. Disney has ended its partnership for Sora.
San Jose passenger claims a Waymo drove off with his luggage at the airport | A man says the Waymo he rode to San Jose Mineta Airport drove…
A South Bay man claims a Waymo driverless taxi drove off with his luggage in the trunk after dropping him off at the San Jose Mineta Airport.
Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.
A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government’s ID Platform
Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driverâs license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls âa national ID.â
Don’t toss cannabis leaves: Scientists found rare compounds with medical potential
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new layer of complexity in Cannabis, identifying dozens of previously unknown compounds—including the first-ever evidence of rare molecules called flavoalkaloids in its leaves. The…
Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves
After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.
AI uses less water than the public thinks
By Jay Lund . . . Artificial intelligence (AI) will affect many economic and natural resource sectors as these new technologies develop and mature. We are in the early years of this process. Like most new things, AI has…
MIT AI expert warns automating Gen Z entry-level jobs could backfire—and cost companies their future workforce
CEOs who cut entry-level jobs risk long-term fallout, warns MIT’s Andrew McAfee—as IBM and Salesforce double down on Gen Z talent.
Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit
Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.
Epstein Files: X Users Are Asking Grok to 'Unblur' Photos of Children
Bellingcat reviewed dozens of requests for Grok to generate the faces of children and women that had been redacted from the latest documents.
Tennessee grandmother wrongly jailed for six months, latest victim of AI-driven misidentification — facial recognition is jailing the wrong…
Angela Lipps spent nearly six months behind bars after AI software misidentified her. She's at least the ninth American it's happened to.
Team Fortress 2 Classified (fan-made overhaul & expansion) is now available on Steam
After an exhausting year of porting, which followed an exhausting half-decade of legal uncertainty, Team Fortress 2 Classified is now available on Steam! What are you waiting for? Get playing already!
Microslop stuffs AI photo restyling powers into OneDrive
: Microslop? Sorry, we meant Microsoft
Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs
Discord to block adult content unless users verify ages with selfies or IDs.
PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and …
The PS5 Pro is about to cost $900, after all
Teens using AI meal plans could be eating too few calories — equivalent to skipping a meal
AI models generate meal plans that get necessary calories and macronutrients wrong, posing potential health risks to teenagers trying to lose weight
VoidAuth Release v1.10.0 - Declared OIDC Clients and Passkey Management
What's Changed Features 🚀 Unix Socket Connections for Postgres DB by @repomaa in #303 Environment Variable and Container Label Declared OIDC Clients by @MrNavaStar in #288 Passkey Management by @n...
Final Fantasy XIV free trial now includes the Shadowbringers expansion
Free trial now to include FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers!
Google announces its first-ever discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI
The Google Threat Intelligence Group said its proactive measures stopped a “mass exploitation event.”
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…
Hugging Face: We Used AI to Catch the First Confirmed AI Agent Breach of a Major AI Platform
The company says the attack was carried out end to end by an autonomous AI-agent system.
Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable Authoritarianism
A new preprint study of authoritarianism-enabling AI presents another set of evidence of the gaps in safeguards, writes Tim Bernard.
'Rogue Review' - MandaloreGaming
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915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station
There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet connection to access all features. [Vinnie] over at vin…
Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China
Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China.
Firefox’s new AI ‘Smart Window’ (only in beta builds so far) surprises reviewer by unexpectedly handing browsing history to 3rd party hoste…
Firefox's new AI-powered 'Smart Window' feature is taking shape in development builds – I gave it a hands on in the latest v149.0b7 beta (on macOS).
'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube …
One lawyer labeled social media platforms as “digital casinos.”
Big turn-based games (RPGs, city builders, tactics, etc.) festival on Steam this week. Trailer showcase from it with 25 game announcements.
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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…
Dijkstra’s algorithm won’t be replaced in production routers any time soon
Systems Approach: Researchers have found a new approach to finding shortest paths, but it's complex
The future of Obsidian plugins - Obsidian
Introducing the new Obsidian Community site and developer dashboard.