After Years of Controversy, the EUâs Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know
After a years-long battle, the European Commissionâs âChat Controlâ plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the Council of the EU, âŚ
Be Like Clippy
Join the Be Like Clippy movement to make technology more user-friendly and transparent. Including a list of custom clippy profile pictures
Palworld dev isnât impressed by "so-called" AAA, prefers indies since they "include the kind of systems you canât find in other games"
It's obvious why Palworld's publishing arm has so many small games
Engineer proves that Kohlerâs smart toilet cameras arenât very private
Kohler is getting the scoop on peopleâs poop.
A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team
We lost the capitalism game and they're trying to get a second wind through a broken vibe-coded SaaS platform.
The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement
The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity, joining other publishers using legal action as leverage to force AI companies into licensing deals that compensate content creators.
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What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
Should states write their own AI laws, or should David Sacks?
Retro Games Millennials Love
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TIL that it's even possible to make a kazoo sound good
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LET IT DIE offline version announced
An offline version of the free-to-play action game LET IT DIE is currently in production, publisher GungHo Online Entertainment and developer Supertrick Games announced.
Introducing Proton Sheets
Proton Drive now includes Proton Sheets, giving you secure, encrypted spreadsheets for safer collaboration, organized data, and aligned teams.
Mobile service that doesn't know who you are: phreeli
Your privacy is Phreeli's priority.
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 4 : Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30 per cent for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.The Facebook parent's shares rose 4 per ceâŚ
[Opinion] X users in USA don't like that we have an opinion about them? Tough
X's "About this account" has revealed to US users that many around the world aren't fans of the country.
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
[Exclusive] Memory Crunch Hits PCs: Dell Hikes Prices 15-20% Mid-December, Lenovo from January 2026
Soaring AI-server memory demand is driving DRAM prices sharply higherâand now PC and notebook makers are feeling the squeeze. Industry sources reveale...
EUâs Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User-Generated Content Platform Legally
The Court of Justice of the EUâlikely without realizing itâjust completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated conâŚ
As âHitmanâ Turns 25, IO Interactive CEO Talks Eminem-Slim Shady Collab, â007 First Lightâ Inspiration and Future of the Video Game FranchiâŚ
IO Interactive has had some big things to celebrate this fall, including the 25th anniversary of its "Hitman" franchise.
Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data â user revives it with customâŚ
The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.
Waymo Just Reprogrammed Its Robotaxis to Drive Less Safely
Waymo has been experimenting with programming to make its typically-cautious robotaxis "confidently assertive."
Scientists Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Sway Elections
AI models can meaningfully sway voters on candidates and issues, including by using misinformation, and they are also evading detection in public surveys according to three new studies.
Tuvix - Self-Hosted RSS Aggregator
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Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Surveyâand AMD processors continue their march against Intel
WIndows 11 seems to be good at making enemies.
VoidAuth Release v1.5.0 - Multi-Factor Authentication đ
What's Changed Features đ MFA Support Through TOTP Authenticators and Passkeys MFA_REQUIRED Environment Variable and MFA Requirement Option for Groups, Clients, and ProxyAuth Domains Email Templat...
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
Everyone in Seattle Hates AI â Jonathon Ready
A post about everyone in Seattle hating AI.
Cfait: CalDav TODO list handler written in Rust (TUI+GUI)
CalDav TODO list handler written in Rust. Contribute to trougnouf/cfait development by creating an account on GitHub.
Why Are New Appliances So Bad? [41:02]
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Started hosting my own Nextcloud and its awesome!
So the last month or so I have started the slow transition of deGoogling and
other efforts⌠its scary because Iâve been using Google for 20 years. But I have
jumped into the deep end with NextCloud and I cannot believe âŚ
FreshRSS release v1.27.0
Milestone
A few highlights â¨:
Implement support for HTTP 429 Too Many Requests and 503 Service Unavailable, obey Retry-After
Add sort by category title, or by feed title
Add search operator c: fo...
Making The Internet And Our Devices User Friendly Once Again
The internet was made by us for us and we can take it back from the noise.
Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa and Europe
The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line.
Trump administration skips COP30 climate summit, leaving California's Newsom to hurl criticism from Brazil
The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders [15:02]
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RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung
Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electronics.
Welcome to the Post-Naive Internet Era
The grand idealism of the free and open internet might be over for now, but in its place falls a more practical mindset. Just like Silicon Valleyâs entrepreneurs are entering their âHard Techâ era, the people building wâŚ
Donald Trump really, really doesnât like the NFLâs new kickoff format | CNN
President Donald Trump called into Pat McAfeeâÂÂs show on ESPN on Tuesday, discussing his admirations for the nationâÂÂs veterans on Veterans Day, the impending end of the government shutdown, the role of sports in his âŚ
Anti-immigrant material among AI-generated content getting billions of views on TikTok
Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month
SwipeFury
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Chinese startup debuts humanoid robot capable of realistic combat moves - Global Times
Chinese robotics startup EngineAI on Tuesday unveiled its latest full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, the T800, marking the company's fourth humanoid model. In a demonstration video, the T800 showcased a striking râŚ
Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
The tech giant will begin closing accounts for under 16s, a week before an official ban.
TIL - the recorder can actually make decent music. Ralf Bienioschek performs BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY a Recorder Cover of the song by QUEEN. And iâŚ
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Public AI: Free and Ethical AI models with Social good in mind
A nonprofit, open-source service to make public and sovereign AI models more accessible.
Yakuza 0 is being delisted on all platforms on December 8 (being replaced by Y0:DC), Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 also being delisted from MicrosoftâŚ
Yakuza 0 Will be Delisted & Replaced by Yakuza 0 Director's Cut Starting Dec. 8th. https://ow.ly/AW7950XyiP5
Alex Schapiro Reverse Engineered a Billion-Dollar Legal AI Tool and Found 100k+ Confidential Files
Update: This post received a large amount of attention on Hacker News â see the discussion thread.
Nvidia lobbies White House and wins loosened AI GPU export control to China â U.S. lawmakers reportedly reject GAIN AI Act. There is anotheâŚ
Yet, there is another bill in the works.
Crucial is shutting down â because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
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Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AIâŚ
Don't need a notice if everyone's doing it.