QWOP
QWOP is a simple game about running extremely fast down a 100 meter track.
The Smallest Enterprise Homelab
Disclaimer: This blog was written without the help of LLMs (although that should be obvious) or any kind of financial incentive. I bought all the hardware myself, don’t have stocks in any of these companies and don’t us…
When Escalator Breaks, It Turns Stairs
We need resilient systems that fall back to sanity when broken / discriminating. And not whatever.
‘Euro-Office’: OnlyOffice accuses of license violations
Ionos and Nextcloud are working on ‘Euro-Office’ and have forked OnlyOffice for it. The project sees this as a license violation.
Polish state authorities respond to inquiries about presence on X following scandal involving Grok generating on-demand pornography
On X, Grok until recently allowed users to easily generate nude photos, including child pornography. In light of this, we asked the ministries and the offices of the Sejm, Senate and President of Poland about their plan…
Shipworms can sink a boat. Northeastern researchers explain digestive process
Known as the clam that has sunk a thousand ships, shipworms are strange looking—and strange acting—animals.
Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Clau…
PocketOS founder blames ‘Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4.6’ plus Railway’s infrastructure for data disaster.
After Intel, AMD is now also raising CPU prices by up to 15%
Increasing CPU demand for servers and data centers, along with depleted inventories, are forcing AMD's hand to jack up the prices once again.
US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes - but no apologies
Microsoft's Windows boss just sent out a long non-apology to frustrated Windows 11 users, promising big changes. Here's a translation of what you can really expect.
Nvidia's DLSS 5 Is a Slap in the Face to the Art of Video Game Design
I play games to experience a crafted piece of artistry. DLSS 5 offers none of this, instead replacing the paintbrush held in a human hand with an AI slopping a big vat of oil over the canvas. What are we doing here?
New research finds that ChatGPT systematically favours wealthier, Western regions in response to questions ranging from 'Where are people m…
New research from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, and the University of Kentucky, finds that ChatGPT systematically favours wealthier, Western regions in response to
LinkedIn Is Scanning Your Browser Extensions. This Is How They Use the Data. — 404
When companies get caught doing this sort of thing, the response is almost always the same: "we're using this technology to combat fraud," or "ensure positive user experience," or "save computing resources," or some oth…
s&box - launch trailer
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'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education
The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
Composting Mobile Phones: Hosting server on obsolete mobile phones— Exposing the Cloud, its servers and their energy footprint through ever…
In this workshop we collectively examine the infrastructure behind the Internet by building a our own (prototype) server on an old smartphone.
Here's the severance package Oracle offered laid-off US employees
Severance includes 4 weeks base salary plus 1 week per year of employment.
Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption
No, the sky isn't falling, but Q Day is coming, and it won't be as expensive as thought.
Microsoft’s $440 billion wipeout, and investors angry about OpenAI’s debt, explained
Microsoft’s stock has plummeted 12% owing to a slight miss on revenue, showing how spooked investors are by the “spend now, profit later” AI market.
BookStack Moves from GitHub to Codeberg
I’m pleased to say that the project has now fully migrated management of all repositories from GitHub to Codeberg. The main BookStack project repository now lives here:
I made my home lab immutable with Terraform | XDA
The journey towards being Infrastructure-as-Code is fun
French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation
France is investigating whether Elon Musk and his social media app X were complicit in spreading harmful AI deepfakes.
Wreckreation maker Three Fields Entertainment puts whole studio on redundancy notice
"Without the enthusiasm or financial support from our publisher to continue development, we simply cannot sustain the studio in its current form"
The Roadmap That Changes RuneScape Forever - Runescape Blog
Welcome to our biggest RuneScape Ahead ever, and the start of a bold new era for RuneScape. Read on to learn more about the full 2026 roadmap and more.
How I Won a Championship That Doesn’t Exist Or How I Learned To Poison The LLM Supply Chain
Poisoning the LLM knowledge supply chain with a fake Wikipedia edit and a single domain registration
Dispute over fate of Kenyan workers who saw Meta AI glasses films
Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.
Scientists built a new scanner that fuses ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to create fast, radiation‑free 3D color views of blood vesse…
A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC, the system de…
'No One Should Have a Copyright on Vance Being Booed': Video From Olympics Blocked on X
US Vice President JD Vance was booed at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Italy, but at least one widely shared video of it was swiftly scrubbed from X.
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in guiding FSU shooter | The lawsuit claims the shooter carried out his attack using instructions a…
The lawsuit claims the shooter carried out his attack using instructions and advice provided by ChatGPT.
blog.smartere » Floppy Disks: the best TV remote for kids
Modern TVs are very poorly suited for kids. They require using complicated remotes or mobile phones, and navigating apps that continually try to lure you into watching something else than you intended to. The usual scen…
Deepfake scams have gone from niche to industrial; one finance officer paid out nearly $500,000 on a fake video call with “company leadersh…
AI content for scams can be targeted at individuals and ‘produced by pretty much anybody’, researchers say
Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"
Law enforcement intercepted VPN traffic, seized domains, and arrested its operator.
Retailer denies memory replacement due to 4x increase in DDR5 pricing, says price increase would equate to an 'upgrade' for the customer — …
The RAM crisis is unfair for everyone, but some situations absolutely beggar belief.
TIL there's a trend called hobby dogging where people take an imaginary dog through an obstacle course.
Taking a dog for a walk — without the dog?
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.
How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech
Bellingcat found 31 posts by the BJP that appeared to feature AI-generated images, along with either anti-immigrant or anti-Muslim hate speech, in Assam and West Bengal within a month.
Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1
Iran says it will target Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others.
Microsoft Just Killed the "Cover for Me" Excuse: Microsoft 365 Now Tracks You in Real-Time
Microsoft just handed bosses the ultimate tracking tool. Here is why the 'cover for me' excuse is officially dead and how 365 monitors you.
Tesla's own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor
Tesla’s nascent robotaxi program is off to a rough start. New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of...
TIL: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record
Only 5 % of detainees have been convicted of violent crimes
Razer account “Human Verification” promotes World ID biometric verification
Razer’s account management interface includes a “Human Verification” feature that encourages users to verify their identity through World ID, an identity system operated by Tools for Humanity. The feature is presented a…
The Adventures Of Elliot The Millennium Tales Details Age Of Reconstruction And New Gameplay Systems
Square Enix reveals The Adventures of Elliot The Millennium Tales Age of Reconstruction era, new characters, combat systems and side activities.
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
Why The AI Bubble Was DESIGNED To Burst
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Summer Games Done Quick 2026 has ended, raising US$2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders
Speedrunning Marathons for Charity
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
Departing Meta staffer posts biting anti-AI video internally amid mass layoffs
The tech giant made thousands of engineers train their AI replacements—then fired them.
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…
Sorry, iPhone 17 Users: You Don’t Qualify for Apple’s $250 Million Siri Lawsuit Settlement
Apple still denies wrongdoing.