Deliberate Internet Shutdowns - Schneier on Security
For two days in September, Afghanistan had no internet. No satellite failed; no cable was cut. This was a deliberate outage, mandated by the Taliban government. It followed a more localized shutdown two weeks prior, rep…
‘Phantom Twist’: US team designs drone that spins to achieve near-invisibility
‘Phantom Twist’ harnesses motion blur to nearly vanish in flight
Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both
"I prefer the industry when you have two really strong competitors. You get better games, you get more games, and you get an industry riding a positive wave."
Self-host Reddit – 2.38B posts, works offline, yours forever
A PostgreSQL-backed archive generator that creates browsable HTML archives from link aggregator platforms including Reddit, Voat, and Ruqqus. - 19-84/redd-archiver
Turns out Generative AI was a scam
Or at least very very far from what it has been cracked up to be
Stop using ridiculously low DNS TTLs | APNIC Blog
Guest Post: Why does half the Internet use a TTL of 1 minute or less?
Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck robotaxis | TechCrunch
First responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them during emergency situations, including in at least two active crime scenes, TechCrunch found.
Nintendo is issuing refunds for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition's poorly-received premium Switch 2 Edition upgrade
Nintendo is reportedly issuing refunds for Xenoblade Chronicles X's Switch 2 upgrade.
‘As usual, we do what Nintendon’t’: Peripheral firm ‘fixes’ Switch 2’s new Joy-Cons
DBrand quickly launches matching color skins following criticism of new controllers…
Apple Faces £3 Billion UK Trial Over iCloud Lock-In Claims
Apple was not able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers into iCloud, to the detriment of third-party cloud storage providers. British consumer group Which? first filed the l…
Docker Engine 29 has changed the default image store to containerd, duplicating storage of (compressed) base image layers
Learn about Docker Engine v29 and how this foundational release sets the stage for the future of the Docker platform.
The Blood of Dawnwalker lets you complete areas in any order, kill any NPCs you like, and still complete the game after failing every quest…
"We've structured the game in a way where, after the prologue, you can do basically whatever you want."
Microsoft Outlook Outage Leaves Users Without Email; Tech Company Working On Resolving Issue
Microsoft has found what caused an outage that crippled its services like Outlook and Teams. Thousands of users swarmed to social media to find out what was happening with their e-mails during the middle of the business…
"Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator
Will make use of DLSS on Switch 2, though
Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach
Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisonersâ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
Detective Dotson is 70% off in Steam Spring Sale
A mystery adventure game about an aspiring actor turned detective. Dotson comes across a case where each clue unravels new details about his father’s sudden passing. Engage in a riveting story, explore vibrant modern In…
Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 update finally arrives next month - KitGuru
Since as far back as last August, the team at Arc System Works have been teasing a major update comi
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.
Behind the Scenes Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
New details about what we found, and how agentic harnesses are now able to reproduce real bugs and dismiss false positives.
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower | The Verge
I’m fine. Yarbo owners might not be.
Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750
Plex has announced a massive price increase for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan. Starting in July, Plex...
RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users: Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425"
'Something really shifted': Inside the software company that laid off 40% of its staff
As big tech companies sack staff and say AI will pick up the slack, workers are left to grapple with what's really going on.
I’ve spent many hours walking down memory lane with the Commodore 64 Ultimate, and it’s wondrous if sometimes intimidating
More than just an emulation of the iconic home computer, the Commodore 64 Ultimate is a fantastic project for fans of that era. It’ll take some practice and memory recall from a bygone time, but it’s worth pursuing with…
As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year
Steam nearly made as much money in one half of 2026 as it did in the full year of 2023.
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Spending Just 10 Minutes With AI Can Fry Your Brain, Researchers Find
This is your brain on AI. Any questions?
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Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
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He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative
He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a likely North Korean operative.
Microsoft Japan raided over suspected violation of anti-monopoly law: Reuters
Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft Japan's offices on Wednesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The Talos Principle 3 | Announcement Trailer
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QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year
Is the reason nostalgia? Frustration with the iPhone's worsening software keyboard? Boredom?
Nex Playground review
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Hands off the VPNs — Mozilla warns UK regulators that age-restricting VPNs "would undermine the privacy and security of all users," while f…
The non-profit behind Firefox is urging the UK government not to undermine privacy tools
TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds
For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in three states, researchers say, but TikTok says study does not reflect real user behavior
“Age limits on social media are a dead end”
Public authorities should focus on regulating algorithms and imposing stricter controls on data collection instead, argues researcher.
Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism"
Slack messages, interviews with current and former works paint picture of company in turmoil.
Self-Host any Docker image using Kamal
I been using Kamal for the past year in my own Ruby on Rails projects. And it’s fantastic:
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
Europei U18 Rieti: Antonio del Pioluogo è d'Argento nel Getto del Peso! - Atleticanotizie
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TIL Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek TNG has a platinum record
Jonathan Frakes talks William Riker, playing trombone with Phish, and more
HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs
HP says the cost of RAM has doubled in its PCs.
Kevin O'Leary says opponents of his Utah data center are 'professional protesters' — and some are powered by AI
Kevin O'Leary is dismissing critics of his Utah data center, suggesting some of the opposition is being amplified by artificial intelligence.
Google's $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19 | TechCrunch
The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.
See for yourself just how massive Meta’s Hyperion data center is
It’s hard to overstate just how massive Meta’s Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center site is. Use this tool to compare it to where you live....
Large-scale online deanonymization with LLMs
We show that large language models can be used to perform at-scale deanonymization. With full Internet access, our agent can re-identify Hacker News users and Anthropic Interviewer participants at high precision, given …
TIL that Glencore is the largest company in Switzerland is a dominant player in african mines . The company is known for neocolonialism is …
Joint briefing on behalf of Resource Matters, ANEEJ and Spotlight on Corruption