The UK doesn't want to force you to have a digital ID — but a 'trust me bro' approach won't make the cut
The new voluntary approach to UK digital IDs is a welcome change, but without a technically sound plan is only empty promises
TIL the first alternate history where the Axis Powers win WWII was written *before* WWII
A hypothetical military victory of the Axis powers over the Allies of the Second World War (1939–1945) is a popular topic in alternate history. Works of alternative history (fiction) and of counterfactual history (non-f…
ESP32 Hosts SolarPunk Message Board
Solarpunk is sometimes thought of as the “good ending” to cyberpunk– there’s technology, but it’s community-focused instead of in the hands of evil conglomerates, and&…
Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features
Motorola has announced a partnership with GrapheneOS which will see a phone with support, as well as features ported to other devices.
What is a Passkey? - Computerphile
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‘I wanted that Raiders of the Lost Ark excitement – you could die any minute’: how we made hit video game Prince of Persia
âThere was no animation software in those days. So I videotaped my brother David running, jumping and climbing in a car parkâ
Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’
The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented
Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead
According to Palantir Technologies, “SaaS is dead.” This is especially true for off-the-shelf supply chain software. SaaS is too slow and eliminates differentiation.
Saros | Fully Ramblomatic
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Pro-Iran group turns Ubuntu DDoS into shakedown
: 313 Team tells Canonical: pay up or the packets keep coming
TIL a photography student sent blank negative film to a height of 36.5 km using a balloon. Cosmic rays burned into the film, revealing ethe…
Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 120,000 ft in a hot-air balloon, capturing images of cosmic radiation
(Technology Connections) I made my whole-home humidifier slightly less terrifying [34:38]
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The Latest Windows 11 Update Gets Rid of the Start Menu and Explorer
The Latest Windows 11 Update Gets Rid Of The Start Menu And Explorer ... Microsoft's efforts to convince people to switch to Windows 11 continues to be
How Open Source Projects Change Hands
There are fewer ways to leave your package than to kill it.
Some power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers, as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard
It's a new legal fight over "public use," but 45 states have already enacted eminent domain reform laws in response to Supreme Court rulings.
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
TIL at one time slaves escaped to freedom in Florida.
Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida
Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying
US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.
Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them"
Dell is the first hardware maker to openly admit that the recent AI PC push from Microsoft and its partners isn't working.
Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Law enforcement can now use Flock’s software to directly request doorbell videos from Ring users
Privacy and security experts fear that a partnership between Ring and Flock could result in footage being used for inappropriate surveillance.
'My heart is empty': Millions of Chinese forced to end AI relationships
A boyfriend betrayed 17-year-old Xiaoxue, so she made an AI partner. But now the government is trying to end her relationship.
inKONBINI is finally out! Really looking forward to playing this cosy little game.
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into mean…
Teams’ invasive Wi‑Fi tracking sparks backlash as users say Microsoft crossed a line — “There must be a team at Microsoft tasked with makin…
Teams wants to monitor office attendance through Wi‑Fi, but critics say the feature feels more like surveillance than a productivity booster.
After Black Ops 7's weaker launch, Call of Duty will no longer do back-to-back releases in the same series
"We will drive innovation that is meaningful, not incremental."
Inside the PSL Scale: The Looksmaxxer Rating System That All the Teenagers Are Referencing Are you a mid high-tier normie or subhuman?
Are you a mid high-tier normie or subhuman? Explaining the guide to attractiveness that’s blowing up on TikTok.
Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
Add /llms.txt endpoint that serves a concatenated, text-only version of all Tailwind CSS documentation pages optimized for Large Language Model consumption. Extract text from MDX files, removing J...
Standing on a Button for 8 Hours Breaks Portal 2 | Msushi
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Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last unt…
Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028.
‘They’ve pickled each others’ brains’
Longtime entrepreneur and critic Anil Dash speaks with Gazetteer on where the tech industry has been and where it may be going.
Every Canceled Game From The Game Awards
This week, it was reported that NetEase would be pulling the funding from Nagoshi Studio’s Gang of Dragon, after the studio requested additional funding for the game. As…
California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account set…
AB 1043 also requires OS providers to pipe a real-time age checker to every app developer who requests it.
China claims breakthrough with world’s first ducted eVTOL that can lift nearly half a ton
UFO-shaped eVTOL unveiled in China, offering 3-second takeoff, 992 lbs payload, aimed at logistics and aerial rescue missions.
Amazon angers retailers by listing products from other sites without consent
Amazon tests Shop Direct, pulling product listings from other retailers without consent, highlighting data scraping issues.
Dusk - Official Release (Twilight Princess PC Port)
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China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine
A pioneering energy-generating device utilizes reliable wind speeds at an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 meters).
[Precision Fermentation] Healthier Comforts, The Every Co Roll Out Animal-Free Egg White Protein Powder
Healthier Comforts has rolled out an animal-free egg white protein powder in the US, featuring The Every Company's precision-fermented OvoPro ingredient.
Homedex: a living inventory for your homelab. What runs where, every port, route, and cert expiry. Read-only, no telemetry, MIT
The missing inventory for your homelab — auto-discovered services, ports, routes, and expiry dates from Docker and your reverse proxy. Read-only, no agents, no telemetry. - HarshShah0203/homedex
The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say
The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
SpaceX stock falls back to earth shortly after Wall Street analysts release florid targets: ‘Paving the superhighway to the stars’
A wave of wildly bullish price targets from Wall Street's SpaceX underwriters arrived just before the stock fell—raising questions about how much analysts really know.
The Going Dark initiative or ProtectEU is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt
The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to inclu…
⇆ bidicalc - a spreadsheet where formulas also update backwards
A speadsheet where formulas also update backwards
Over half of enterprise AI stalls on infrastructure mess
: The answer seems to be educating the enterprise workforce, and creating smarter use cases
Freeing a Xiaomi Humidifier from the Cloud
Thoughts, stories and ideas about of a code poet, bit juggler & logic wizard.
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want clien…
The war on privacy and encryption goes on. This time in the UK. Under the “Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill”, lawmakers now want client-side scanning on every phone and tablet. The lawmakers write: “Any relevant de…
Honey Targeted Minors & Exploited Small Businesses
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My friends are making a multiplayer idle fishing game and I wanted to share
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'It's not a clone of D:OS2': 6 big takeaways from our interview with Larian after the reveal of Divinity
What is Divinity's combat like, what does "more ambitious" than Baldur's Gate 3 mean, how far into development is it, and more questions answered.
The Lessons of SOMA Are Timeless
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Dealing with faulty RAM modules in 2026
How to test and safely keep using your RAM