Discord delays global age verification rollout after backlash - Dexerto
Discord has announced it is delaying the global rollout of its Teen By Default age assurance system until the second half of 2026.
20 Years of Banning Phones. We Don’t Have That Long for AI.
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts
Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.
The Microsoft-OpenAI Files: Internal documents reveal the realities of AI’s defining alliance
Internal emails, texts, slide decks, and deposition testimony show how Microsoft went from being sidelined at OpenAI’s founding to wielding decisive influence over the AI lab that launched the generative AI era — and ho…
'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb': OpenClaw AI chose to 'speedrun' deleting Meta AI safety director's inbox due to a…
'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb'
YouTube disabled SRV3 subtitle uploads and started deleting them on existing videos
YouTube appears to be cracking down on SRV3 subtitle files, disabling new uploads and deleting existing custom captions from major channels including Hololive, Dream.
GrapheneOS Collaboration With Motorola Mobility
We're happy to announce a long-term partnership with Motorola. We're collaborating on future devices meeting our privacy and security standards with official GrapheneOS support. https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-n…
Life is Strange: Reunion officially announced, will conclude the Max and Chloe saga | VGC
The latest entry in Square Enix’s series is coming in March…
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…
Connected cars can be hacked, research finds
Connected cars can be hacked, including Tesla's Model 3 and Cybertruck, new Northeastern research uncovers.
US AI giant accuses Chinese rivals of mass data theft
Anthropic says three Chinese firms used ‘distillation’ technique to extract information from its Claude chatbot
A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox
The viral X post from an AI security researcher reads like satire. But it's really a word of warning about what can go wrong when handing tasks to an AI agent.
Sony develops technology to trace origin of AI-made music
Sony Group Corp. has developed technology to identify the original source of music generated by artificial intelligence in a bid to protect the rights of creators, amid growing concern about the unauthorized use of copy…
User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation cont…
Did he just unintentionally raise his own robot army?
Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy
Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good
Is The New York Times a games company? A familiar debate continues
“The New York Times is no longer a news company,” proclaims the caption of a chart posted on X Saturday summarizing how Times bundle subscribers have eclipsed news-only subscribers. The New York Times is no longer a new…
The Cartoon With the HIGHEST Death Count in HISTORY!
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FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook. AI build one for me
My old 2016 MacBook Pro has been collecting dust in a cabinet for some time now. The laptop suffers from a “flexgate” problem, and I don’t have any practical use for it. For quite some time, I’ve been thinking about rep…
Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
Prime slop for the movie watching gang [Night Patrol (2025) Trailer]
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Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won
Verizon changed policy after he bought the phone, wouldn’t unlock it despite FCC rule.
RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives
GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.
Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.
Sandisk Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Sandisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK) today reported fiscal second quarter financial results. "This quarter's performance underscores our agility in capitalizing on better product mix, accelerating enterprise SSD deploymen…
Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blog
This blog post explores the historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games.
Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere
Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground?
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Pope Leo XIV brings not peace but a sword to AI oligarchs and a slop-mad world in new address, says it's 'Turning people into passive consu…
Never thought I'd die fighting side-by-side with the Pope.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
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Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020
As investors sold shares of Microsoft on Thursday, the $3.22 trillion company dragged down the software complex and the S&P 500 index.
John Krasinski as Jack Ryan on Venezuela 🇻🇪
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AWS Datacenter Lit Ablaze by “Objects” in UAE, Amid Other Outages in Region at War
AWS says “objects” struck a data center in its UAE region (ME-CENTRAL-1), throwing sparks and starting a fire. The fire department shut off power to the building and its generators while they worked the scene, and AWS s…
Guitar technology
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AGDQ 2026 has ended, raising US$2,443,414 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation
🏁TIME🏁 #AGDQ2026 has raised a total amount of $2,443,414 for @preventcancer.org! Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support!! See you all next time a…
Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras | TechCrunch
While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands.
US demands access to tourists' social media histories
The Trump administration wants to force foreign visitors to give border agents access to their social media accounts before they are allowed into the country. The proposal applies to all visa-free travelers.
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 January 2026 Update Issues, Releases Fixes
Microsoft has acknowledged problems with the Windows 11 January 2026 update and has begun rolling out fixes for several critical issues.
I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day
Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see
Australia says it may go after app stores, search engines in AI age crackdown
The warning reflects one of the most aggressive efforts globally to rein in AI companies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
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Google tipped off authorities to illicit images in Canadian doctor's account, search warrants say
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YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels are making you dumber, according to science
A study from scientists at Zhejiang University is going viral for showing a correlation between short-form content and lower impulse control.
Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch
: Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime
Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: "all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult"
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender has taken a firm view on genAI art assets. "I fucking hate gen AI art and it has made my life more difficult in many ways."
The Age Verification Trap... Verifying user’s ages undermines everyone’s data protection
Platforms are caught in a dilemma: enforce age restrictions or protect user privacy. How are they navigating this tricky terrain?
Donut Labs released VTT's independant test results!
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Is the AI hype still on or have the models plateaued?
The AI hype is based on the assumption that the frontier AI labs are producing better and better foundational models at an accelerating pace. Is that really true, or are people just in sort of a mass psychosis because A…