Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked Met police contract
Palantir is set to sue Sadiq Khan after the London Mayor blocked a £50m contract with the Metropolitan Police as he claimed the tech giant does not reflect the City's values.
Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman. She is the wife of powerful US Senator David McCormi…
Powell McCormick will serve as a member of Meta's management team and will help guide its strategy and execution, the company said.
Price of a 'bot army' revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide
The first global index tracking real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country has been launched by a team at the University of Cambridge.
Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source
If you care about supporting open source software, and still use MySQL in 2026, you should switch to MariaDB like so many others have already done.\n
Ryan Cohen Says He ‘Isn’t Passionate’ About GameStop As He Makes Desperate Bid For eBay
Failing to convince eBay leadership on other stakes, the GameStop CEO leverages his emotional investment
Change your server's alert rules from the couch
Every DeviceShelf release on one page — newest first. Expand a version for the full notes.
TIL that 3/4 of bee species make silk
While the world drowns in plastic, researchers are on the hunt for practical materials that are lightweight, tough, and biodegradable. In recent years, scientists have increasingly turned to the natural world for inspir…
UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors
Ofcom will soon have legal authority to compel encrypted messaging apps to scan all user content before it’s sent.
Sega co-founder Dave Rosen passes away at 95
Rosen's early efforts to import arcade amusements overseas would lead to the formation of Sega and the foundation of Japan's arcade scene.
The 20 best video games of 2025
A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year’s best fun
China wants more homegrown chips in its cars. The hard part isn’t geopolitics
China’s push to localise automotive chips is gaining ground, but mostly in mature control systems rather than high-end computing. Observers say the main hurdles are technical, not geopolitical.
Xbox Game Pass Lost "Millions Of Subscribers" After Last Year's 50% Price Hike
It turns out last year's Xbox Game Pass price hike really was unpopular, as it caused millions to unsubscribe.
Starlink charges $10 monthly hardware fee in move away from one-time purchases - Ars Technica
Starlink, SpaceX's top moneymaker, also raised service prices by $5 to $10.
Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app
Apple is reportedly planning an ad push for its Maps app. This follows Google Maps and Yelp.
Servo: A new, independent Web Browser Engine (the core of a web browser) written in Rust.
Detailed description slide by slide of my Servo talk at GOSIM Hangzhou 2025.
PS5 is outselling Switch 2
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Photofield v0.21.0 released: search chips, wildcard date search
Happy New Year! 🥂 This release introduces interactive search chips for easier filtering and wildcard date patterns for recurring date searches. Added Improve search with search chips for easier ...
Utah Judge Kills GOP Power Grab Plot
The state’s Republican party was attempting to create an all-red congressional map by splitting the Salt Lake City area.
Going to a Protest? Don't Bring Your Phone Without Doing This First
Protesting is your right, but it can be dangerous, especially now. Before you step into the crowd, we show you how to make your phone as protest-proof as possible in minutes.
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
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Google Uses Cox Ruling to Kill Last Copyright Claim in Textbook Piracy Lawsuit
Google is trying to put an end to the liability claim in its textbook piracy battle with several educational publishers.
This BBC row is part of a concerted right-wing attack on our precious civil Society
From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher, the BBC’s entire history has been a story of one crisis after another. But after this week’s double resignation, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that ‘good faith’ arguments…
The 2025 Steam Awards Winners
Vote for the 2025 Steam Award nominees during the Steam Winter Sale
MegaLag - The Honey Scam is Worse Than I Thought
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Global Smartphone Production Fell 1.7% YoY in 1Q26; Memory Cost Pressures Expected to Drive a Sharper Decline in 2Q26, Says TrendForce
TrendForce’s latest figures reveal that global smartphone production reached around 284 million units in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 1.7% YoY decline. Despite a sharp rise in memory prices since the second half…
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
TIL Balanitis is a common cause of penile swelling. It occurs when the glans (head) penis is inflamed. About 3% to 11%Trusted Source of peo…
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Magicians: The Devil's Deal - Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026
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METRO 2039 | Gameplay Reveal
There's a liar in these tunnels... In the Xbox Games Showcase, we revealed our first full gameplay trailer for METRO 2039, featuring nearly three minutes of ...
Halo: Campaign Evolved | New Missions Trailer
Before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, the Master Chief and Sgt Johnson take part in Operation: Meteorite, in which they infiltrate a mysterious Covenant...
Fable | Xbox Games Showcase Trailer
Fable launches February 23, 2027.Become the Hero you want to be in an immersive open-world action-RPG where each choice shapes your journey, reputation is ev...
Nvidia GeForce Now’s Time Limit Will Stop Gamers After 100 Hours Each Month
The game streaming service will make almost all of its users pay extra for extended access.
'Baldur’s Gate 2: F My Bhaal Femcel Life' - Warlockracy
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What the biggest viral videos of 2025 teach us about AI - BBC Bitesize
Animals on the porch, actors on the catwalk and footballers in the White House
TIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025
Chad âCharleyâ Mecca says Morgan Geyser ran away out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each other
Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages
New water-demand analysis puts data center cooling at roughly 4% of AI's footprint, with fabs and power generation taking the rest.
Rather than fully cracking down on scam ads, Meta worked to make them harder to find - Sherwood News
Scam ads are big business for Meta....
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
: Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence
Google Removes Sci-Hub Domains from U.S. Search Results Due to Dated Court Order
Google has removed dozens of Sci-Hub domain names from its search results in the U.S., marking the country's first pirate domain removals.
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
Ubuntu's "AI Kill Switch" Is Achieved By Removing Snaps, Initially Opt-In
Following yesterday's polarizing news of Canonical to begin shipping AI features in Ubuntu Linux over the course of the next year, Jon Seager as the VP of Engineering at Canonical has now provided some clarifications ar…
Elsevier vs Meta: first science publisher sues over scraped research papers
Science publishing giant Elsevier has joined a class-action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model.
After GOTY pull, Clair Obscur devs draw line in sand: 'Everything will be made by humans by us'
A recent interview session between Twitch streamers and content creators saw Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche clarifying the studio's AI usage
Artist sneaks AI-generated print into National Museum Cardiff gallery
A visitor who noticed the piece says staff "admitted they had no idea about the piece or when it arrived".
Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Demo Reveal | XBOX Games Showcase 2026
An XBOX Console Exclusive.Experience the horror and brutality of Emergence Day. Fourteen years before the original Gears of War, join Marcus Fenix and Domini...
The Netherlands consumer protection regulator launches an investigation into Roblox under the Digital Services Act (DSA) for not sufficient…
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) launches an investigation into online game platform Roblox in connection with possible risks that minors in the EU face on the platform.
Flock Says Its Cameras Worked 'Correctly' When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason
Flock says its AI-powered surveillance cameras need humans in the loop to input target license plates correctly and verify its alerts.
Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
The petition to Sundar Pichai, the CEO, included more than 4,500 signatures and included calls for buyout options
How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN a…