Former Diablo devs release demo for their Diablo 2-style action-RPG Darkhaven, but warn of "rough edges"
Moon Beast have release a pre-alpha demo of their action-RPG Darkhaven - a promising but very unfinished blend of Diablo and Minecraft.
I made a synthwave flying game you can play in a browser
A browser game where the closer you fly your glider to obstacles, the faster you go.
Chemists thought phosphorus had shown all its cards—until it surprised them with a new move
A discovery by UCLA organic chemists may one day put catalytic converter thieves out of business. In new research, they've used abundant, inexpensive phosphorus as a catalyst in chemical reactions that usually require p…
This AI-Powered Drink Machine Slops You Up Some Generative Booze
I could use a stiff serving of AI slop right about now.
Google AI engineer claims dismissal for opposing tech sales to Israel
‘Our work on AI was sold to facilitate genocide’: Artificial intelligence engineer claims Google unfairly sacked them for internally criticising the company’s decision to continue supplying technology to the Israeli mil…
Embracer Intends to 'Activate' Deus Ex, Saints Row, TimeSplitters, and Red Faction
In a recent financial update, Embracer Group has revealed an intention to reactivate a prestigious array of forgotten franchises.
More Than Half of Gen Z Users Cancel and Renew Streaming Services for a Single Title, Won’t Purchase Full-Price Video Games, New Study Finds
A study has found that more than half of Gen Z cancels and renews streaming subscriptions based on the availability of one TV series or film.
'Water Womb World Review' - MandaloreGaming
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The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being dismantled after almost 40 years
History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.
Amazon Change Means Wishlists Might Expose Your Address
Amazon is allowing gift senders to choose items from third-party sellers, which could open recipients up to new privacy risks.
LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight hacked by DenuvOwO
Early access to LEGO® Batman™ Legacy of the Dark Knight for Deluxe Edition purchasers begins May 19, 2026. The standard version...
Code is a liability (not an asset)
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Smiling Friends in Silent Hill 2
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Subnautica 2 Early Access Cinematic Trailer
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Attorney General James Sues Game Developer for Promoting Illegal Gambling Through Video Games
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today sued Valve Corporation (Valve), a video game developer, for illegally promoting gambling through video
Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure
The user even made a screen recording to document his troubles
NovelStar 1.0 A tiny html app to write novels
Professional Novel Writing Software. Contribute to pixeldude84/novelstar development by creating an account on GitHub.
FBI Got Grok to Hand Over Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn
The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.
TIL: The ‘Perfect Aryan baby’ chosen by Hitler’s Nazi regime…was Jewish
She was six months old when Goebbels chose her Jewish face for Nazi propaganda. Hessy Taft spent 91 years savoring the beautiful reveng - JFeed Israel News
Want to try Lasuite numérique (Visio, Docs, Drive), the french open source self-hosteable office suite? I've been working on a way to insta…
One-click deploy La Suite to a Kubernetes cluster. Contribute to baptisterajaut/lasuite-platform development by creating an account on GitHub.
Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy
We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says.
Microsoft says Windows 11 is leveling up agentic development
Microsoft wants Windows to become the home of 'agentic' experiences, and it quietly teased the future on X.
New accounts on HN 10x more likely to use EM-dashes
I’ve had this sense that HN has gotten absolutely innundated with bots last few months. First most obvious giveaway is the frequency with which you see accounts posting brilliant insights like 13 60 well and t6ctctfuvuh…
0 A.D. R28: Boiorix has been released
Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of 0 A.D. Release 28: “Boiorix”, the twenty-eighth version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source real-ti...
Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the "AI" Industry
Hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding the AI industry. Economist Gerald Epstein says this bubble could burst.
Nintendo’s “Second Wave”: 16 Heavyweights Defining the Switch 2 Destiny in 2026
Nintendo Switch 2 enters 2026 with 16 AAA titles using AI-native rendering, ending the “impossible port” era and redefining third-party support.
Independent Review Confirms Critical Telegram Vulnerability, Leaking Persistent Identifiers Enabling User Tracking, Previously Exposed by I…
The privacy of hundreds of millions of users is at risk, experts say
X's Generative AI Image Edit Tool Ignites Backlash — Users Fear Image Misuse
X rolled out a new feature that lets users alter any image via AI prompts, igniting backlash among users, particularly artists, who fear their work can be misused, misrepresented, and altered without their consent.
The DMCA Lawyer Randall Newman looks forward to abusing Section 1201 of the DMCA for profit and sport
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We'll probably never see a Grand Theft Auto set in a futuristic city like GTA 2 because the team "hated it": "People didn’t connect with th…
"You’ve now obviously got the cultural impact which is way more important than it was then."
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations— Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear wea…
Today’s leading AI models engage in sophisticated behaviour when placed in strategic competition. They spontaneously attempt deception, signaling intentions they do not intend to follow; they demonstrate rich theory of …
Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer
If things go our way, YouTube’s notorious unskippable ads might be a thing of the past come this February. ...
TIL there's advent salami.
O výrobciSpolečnost Pejskar & spol., spol. s r.o. s provozovnou v Polici nad Metují patří k nejstarším výrobcům trvanlivých fermentovaných masných výrobků v České republice. Vždyť právě tady byl vyvinut jeden z prvních …
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems
ASUS plans to produce RAM amid shortage problems, aiming to cut costs as DDR5 prices continue to rise. More details here.
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
"You're swimming against the tide making games like this": Why more developers didn't copy Firewatch's reactive storytelling
Firewatch was meant to spark a subgenre but its influence didn't spread. A decade on, we ask why Roblox and Minecraft are more
The Birth & Death of JavaScript
A talk by Gary Bernhardt from PyCon 2014
Child sexual abuse survivor alleges Elon Musk’s AI chatbot used photos of her to generate new illegal images
Musk denied he was aware Grok ever produced âany naked underage imagesâ
New Zealanders' biometric information and other sensitive data may be handed over to the United States government under a new border securi…
Officials are in talks with the US about a new travel deal.
Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next
Some regulators promise to rein in VPNs.
Google's next-gen reCAPTCHA system could spell trouble for de-Googled phones
Google has introduced a Play Services requirement for passing its next-generation ReCAPTCHA system, which is bad news for de-Googled phones.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam - Official Gameplay Trailer
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Microsoft wants to replace its entire C and C++ codebase, perhaps by 2030
: Plans move to Rust, with help from AI
AMD Supposedly Resuscitates "Discontinued" B650 Chipset, Motivated by DIY Cost Fluctuations
Around late summer, rumors emerged about AMD leadership notifying its motherboard manufacturing partners about an upcoming discontinuation of the venerable B650 chipset. At the time, alleged "clearance plans" targeted a…
Music Assistant 2.7 - Taking over the airwaves
With a visual overhaul, new features and providers, and a custom-built streaming protocol, it's our biggest update yet!
The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
Mark Zuckerberg gifted noise-canceling headphones to his Palo Alto neighbors | Fortune
Zuckerberg's had many clashes with neighbors over real-estate projects.
Microsoft blocks registry trick that unlocked performance-boosting native NVMe driver on Windows 11 — workarounds still exist to enable sup…
A ViVeTool workaround still works for now.
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases