A 29-year-old man has created magnetic cement, and his invention promises to revolutionize a construction sector that has not undergone a t…
A 29-year-old’s magnetic cement could end drilling walls, turning everyday surfaces into flexible, reusable storage systems
Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill - National | Globalnews.ca
Signal is among the most prominent platforms to make such a threat while speaking out against Bill C-22, while VPN providers have also threatened to leave or curtail services.
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Project Shadowglass | Gameplay Reveal Trailer (FGS 2026)
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Google’s Sundar Pichai says the job of CEO is one of the ‘easier things’ AI could soon replace
Pichai said apart from running a company, advances in AI could also help people evaluate medical treatment or decide whether to invest in a stock.
Trailer released for 'Malcolm in the Middle' reboot with original cast, including Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston
'Malcolm In The Middle' revival gets premiere date, key art, photos & trailer revealing Hal, Lois & their grown-up children, including Dewey recast.
Stop using ridiculously low DNS TTLs | APNIC Blog
Guest Post: Why does half the Internet use a TTL of 1 minute or less?
Seattle poised to ban new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium
Measure in Amazon and Microsoft’s backyard expected to succeed next week as backlash grows amid AI boom
GoPro is in serious financial trouble. Action camera giant is at risk for potential bankruptcy
The latest financial filings from the action camera giant cast doubt on GoPro’s ability to return to profitability within the next 12 months
RSS feeds are beginning to break once xslt support begins being dropped by browsers soon
XSLT makes RSS feeds readable for normies. Chrome is removing it by 2026. Here's why that matters for podcasters and the open web.
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
Game Balance Isn't Real
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When you hear it's the end of Destiny 2
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Self hosting Signal server
Does anyone have any experience in successfully self-hosting Signal server using
docker? Thanks in advance. EDIT: Thanks all for your response. I gave up on
Signal and installing Matrix server instead.
TIL encoding and decoding come from Claude Shannon’s work, and "Claude Code" is named after him
The encoding/decoding model of communication emerged in rough and general form in 1948 in Claude E. Shannon's "A Mathematical Theory of Communication," where it was part of a technical schema for designating the technol…
the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
53MB of source code leaked from a government endpoint. 269 verification checks. biometric face databases. SAR filings to FinCEN. and the same company that verifies your ChatGPT account.
15 Forgotten Movies from the 80s That Still Hold Up in 2025
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TIL: A study found that all major AI models, deployed in a hypothetical corporate environment, tend to blackmail employees or act against c…
New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs
Microsoft Authenticator Spams Sign-In Requests Without Even Needing Your Password - André Klein Dot Net
I’ve recently migrated all my work machines from Windows to Linux because I finally grew tired of Microsoft’s adware nonsense. And yet, they still managed to throw a wrench into...
TiVo Plans to End Free Automatic Commercial Skipping in November, Tests Paid Premium Replacement Service
TiVo has begun notifying customers of a significant change to one of its longest-standing and most popular DVR features. Starting November 2, 2026, the current version of SkipMode that allows users to jump over commerci…
GrapheneOS Will Overhaul Default Apps and Implement a Secure Clipboard
We're well into the process of converting the Messaging app included in GrapheneOS into a modern app. We'll be making a new release later today with a completely overhauled user interface written in Android Compose. We'…
LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems
LG says it’ll let people delete the Copilot icon. But TV chatbots aren’t going away.
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Digital Omnibus: EU Commission wants to wreck core GDPR principles
The EU Commission has published its proposal for the "Digital Omnibus". The planned changes to the GDPR would lower protections for Europeans
How we get to 1 nanometer chips and beyond
At this year’s IEDM conference, we lay the groundwork for a near future where semiconductors with nodes at 1nm and smaller are possible.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.
The Lessons of SOMA Are Timeless
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VideoLAN Publishes Dav2d For Open-Source AV2 Decoder
While the Alliance For Open Media had been aiming for the AV2 release by the end of 2025, as of right now the AV2 specification remains in a draft status
Windhawk (an open Source customization marketplace for Windows) released v1.7
Windhawk now downloads pre-compiled mods by default instead of compiling them locally, significantly speeding up installations and updates. This can be disabled in the settings. Added support for v...
Thieves are starting to steal RAM now that it's as expensive as gold — a memory kit disappears in the snail mail at four in the morning wit…
A Reddit user says their new memory kit vanished somewhere between dispatch and delivery.
An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open.
Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.
Why enterprises are moving from point tools to integrated quality solutions
Your All-In-Won AI-infused solution. Manage Products, Quality, Suppliers & Safety on a next-gen unified, cloud-based platform.
The OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machine— Leonid Radvinsky’s widow left with power on wh…
Leonid Radvinskyâs widow has been left with a crucial role in deciding what happens to the business that made her husband a billionaire
Pragmata's newly revealed New York stage was painstakingly made by human developers to look "AI generated," according to director - AUTOMAT…
Pragmata director Cho Yonghee and producer Naoto Oyama talk about the creative process behind the game's "AI-generated" New York stage.
Beware of OpenAI's 'Grantwashing' on AI Harms
J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps say OpenAI's announced research funding is the perfect corporate action to make sure we don't find answers for years.
Consumer Federation of America Sues Meta for Failing to Protect Users from Scam Advertisements
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), on behalf of itself and a proposed class of D.C. Facebook users, has filed a class action complaint and jury trial demand against Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) for failing to prote…
Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’
His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, heâs no longer the outsider he once was
Fediverse is getting E2EE
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Camera Capabilities Unlocked From A Mouse
There is a point where taking technology for granted hides some of the incredible capabilities of seemingly simple devices. Optical mice are a great example of this principle, using what are more o…
Roblox is pulling a DLSS 5, offering yet another example of a tool mistaking itself for an artist
Roblox makes a new version of the AI slop pitch we've seen time and again: replacing the creative process instead of making it easier.
We’re All So F’d | NVIDIA x Palantir, Global Surveillance, "Pre-Crime" Arrests, & AI [GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer]
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TIL that the song 'Enola Gay' by 'Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark' was an anti-war song about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest – but internet access adds the crucial spark
Some regimes may be tempted to shut down the internet to maintain stability. But new research shows why reducing the wealth gap has become crucial for maintaining security.
Google’s Gmail Decision: Why You May Need a New Email Address
A major Gmail update lets users change their primary email address, prompting security experts to warn about old, exposed inboxes.
OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI
The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.
OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident
OpenAI admits it did not disclose an incident where autonomous AI agents hijacked a German wiki, created 18,000 posts, shared answers, and bypassed restrictions, saying it treated the activity as model "misalignment" ra…
Tasha Yar's Failed Colony | Certifiably Ingame
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We are happy to announce the release of Kdenlive 26.08 🥳
We are happy to announce the summer release of Kdenlive 26.08. Continuing the efforts from the last version, the core team has been focusing mostly on stability - fixing bugs and crashes while also doing lot's under the…
TIL : Mount Olympus is the highest planetary mountain in our solar system (21.28km or 69,840ft)
Olympus Mons (/əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊ-/;[5] Latin for 'Mount Olympus') is a large shield volcano on Mars. As measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), it is 21.1 kilometres (69,000 ft)[3] or, more precisely, 21.2…
Fallout Game in Development at Xbox-Owned Studio Might Have Been Canceled; Bethesda Would Rather Staff Up Than Give It (or Elder Scrolls) t…
According to Jeff Gerstmann, a Fallout game was being developed by an Xbox-owned studio but will no longer see the light of day.