TIL that Germany ran a program where they deliberately paired orphans with pedophiles on the theory that someone sexually attracted to them…
With the approval of the government, a renowned sexologist ran a dangerous program. How could this happen?
Artist whose work was used in Marathon without permission now has a credit in the game
The artist whose work was used in Marathon without their permission has now been credited as a visual design consultant following the game's release.
Apple to Soon Take Up to 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators in iOS App
Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported b…
Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say
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UK watchdog hits Imgur owner with fine as promised
Owner of image sharing website Imgur has been hit with a nearly quarter million Pound fine.
New AI system paves the way to AI videos with no time constraints, by eliminating drift in generative video, which is what causes sequences…
A team of EPFL researchers has taken a major step towards resolving the problem of drift in generative video, which is what causes sequences to become incoherent after a handful of seconds. Their breakthrough paves the …
007 First Light - Story Trailer | PS5 Games
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Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
Hero shooter Highguard reportedly didn't even pay for the Game Awards slot that's earned it so much preemptive hate—the showrunners thought…
Highguard's trailer landed with a thud at 2025's biggest award show, but it didn't pay for the privilege.
More Mac malware from Google search
Follow a sponsored result in Google to a page in Medium that provides a Terminal command that you will live to regret. And what is Marek’s disease?
Predator spyware uses stealthy trick to disable iOS recording alerts(without triggering the green or orange status bar dots)
An analysis documenting how a commercial spyware sample, Predator, operates post-compromise.
Pixlpal is more than just a screen
Pixlpal is a hackable, ESP32-S3-based desktop device with an 11.25-inch LED matrix, high-fidelity audio, and Home Assistant integration.
Viral anti-masturbation app exposed sensitive user data
Masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users were apparently leaked.
'Cruise missile' drones and low-cost Shahed knockoffs listed on Alibaba
One-way attack drones described as "cruise missiles" were listed on the popular online retail platform Alibaba for less than $50,000, the ABC has found.
I Almost Won My March Madness Pool Last Year Using ChatGPT. So I'm Running It Back
I don't follow college basketball closely, so I turned to ChatGPT for help. Here's how to do it and what to look out for.
I am a solo developer that just released a horror game called The 18th Attic where you can pet your cat to restore sanity - Let me know wha…
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Man uses ChatGPT to sell his Cooper City home: ‘It exceeded our expectations'
Robert Levine used AI to plan, price, market and list the property, saving about 3% of the total sale price that would have gone to a realtor.
Windows 11 Security Update KB5074109 Causes Freezes and System Lockups
Users report black screens and system freezes after installing KB5074109. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue.
Seoul Station: Being Homeless in a Zombie Apocalypse (and Trying to Escape your Past/Class)
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Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI | It now says AI headlines are a ‘feature,’ not an experiment.
“This feature performs well for user satisfaction,” claims Google.
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Socialist Co-Ops Against Silicon Valley Empires
Co-ops are often dismissed as attempts to create islands of socialism. But building democratically controlled tech infrastructure can be part of a wider movement for working-class power.
Palestinian social app Upscrolled removed from Google Play Store
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Untitled John Wick Game - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games
Created in collaboration between Saber, Lionsgate, and franchise director Chad Stahelski, the new “Untitled John Wick Game” will feature an original script s...
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We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Spotify credits Claude Code and its internal AI system Honk with speeding up development.
Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software
Segundo a Google, a ideia de substituir ferramentas por software de código aberto não contribuiria para o crescimento económico na Europa
Elon Musk's xAI loses second cofounder in 48 hours
Jimmy Ba left the company one day after the departure of Tony Wu, another cofounder at Elon Musk's AI company.
This whistle fights fascists | How thousands of 3D-printed whistles are derailing ICE.
I print whistles now. You can too.
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QWOP is a simple game about running extremely fast down a 100 meter track.
‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’ popular AI chatbots like Open AI’s ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Google Gemin helped teen users plan violence and kill…
Popular AI chatbots willingly assist users to plan school shootings, antisemitic attacks, or political assassinations. Learn what CCDH found.
Cloudflare launches private mesh VPN (Tailscale-like) offering
Cloudflare Mesh provides secure, private network access for users, nodes, and autonomous AI agents. By integrating with Workers VPC, developers can now grant agents scoped access to private databases and APIs without ma…
Deadlock Major Update — Old Gods, New Blood
This Deadlock Major Update — Old Gods, New Blood — includes overhauled Patrons and bases, six new heroes, a fast-paced game mode 'Street Brawl', HUD updates, many quality-of-life additions, revamped postgame with an MVP…
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…
Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond
HDDs for the current and next decade.
About the search for a Discord alternative, an article about Matrix versus XMPP
You want to have encrypted, self-hosted and free software chat? Which standard should you use?
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: 0.34 “Doomed Geometries” has been released (+ tournament announcement)
We are pleased to announce the release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: 0.34 “Doomed Geometries”!
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
TIL getting married young during the European Medieval times was rare.
A lot of people still believe that in medieval Europe everyone got married at a very young age, that child marriages were very common.This is not the case. Please note: this article is a work in pr…
Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
BlueLeaks 2.0(91.53 GB): Millions of Submissions and Tips About Alleged Crimes and Terrorist Acts Leaked by a Hacktivist Group(INTERNET YIF…
BlueLeaks 2.0 contains millions of submissions and tips about alleged crimes and terrorist acts made over several decades. The data comes from the apps and infrastructure of P3 (a subsidiary of Naviga…
Highguard Developer Makes Layoffs Affecting "Most of the Team", Two Weeks After Launch
Several LinkedIn posts from now former Highguard developers confirmed the news, which comes ahead of the game's first post-launch update.
Direct Emissions in Semiconductor Manufacturing Are Increasing Again – What Is Behind the Shift?
interface (formerly Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) emerges as Europe's premier Think Tank for cutting-edge tech policy. Our expert team navigates AI, cybersecurity, and more, shaping the continent's digital landscape.
Mewgenics recouped its development cost in the first 3 hours
and we have made back our development budget after 3 hours. Thank you all :)
Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long
An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.
I made my home lab immutable with Terraform | XDA
The journey towards being Infrastructure-as-Code is fun
Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel Surface
The third-party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors
You Can't Trust the Internet Anymore
I like things that are strange and a bit obscure. It’s a habit of mine, and a lot of this blog is to document things I haven’t heard of before, because I wan...
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.
What's up with FUTO?
Some time ago, I noticed some new organization called FUTO popping up here and there. I’m always interested in seeing new organizations that fund open source popping up, and seeing as they claim several notable projects…