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The hidden Kenyan workers training China’s AI models
An unemployment crisis has created fertile ground for companies to step in with opaque systems built on WhatsApp groups, middlemen, and bargain-basement wages.
Mozilla’s Betrayal of Open Source: Google’s Gemini AI is Overwriting Volunteer Work on Support Mozilla
TL;DR: Mozilla’s translation bot on Support Mozilla (that is currently overwriting user contributions is based on the closed source, copyright infringing LLM, Google Gemini. This is in spite of Mozilla claiming that the…
Lazarus Group’s IT Workers Scheme Hacker Group Caught Live On Camera
Lazarus Groupâs Famous Chollima unit has been caught âlive on cameraâ running its remote IT worker scheme, after researchers funneled its operatives into fake laptops that were actually longârunning sandbox envi…
Two cities in Oregon have ended their contract with Flock thanks to citizen pressure.
In a press release sent late Friday evening, the Eugene Police Department announced it has terminated its contract with Flock Safety.
TIL about Glanzbilder
For women of a certain age, Glanzbilder were a colorful collectors item in our childhood. Their history goes back to the late 1800s!
Lucy Negotiates With The Bounty Hunters - FALLOUT Season 2 Clip (2025)
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Vibe Coding: Empowering and Imprisoning - Anil Dash
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How I block all online ads
A couple of years ago, I decided I'd had enough of ads. Not just the occasional banner or a quick pre-roll video — I mean all of them. They have to go.
Creative workers on the affects of AI on their jobs
How do an artist, a videographer, a musician and a copywriter feel about generative AI?
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions
Schleswig-Holstein saves 15 million euros in license costs by migrating from Microsoft to free software. The conversion is significantly cheaper.
Why I Think the AI Bubble Will Not Burst
Last year, I bought an Nvidia GPU for self-hosting AI tools. I'm not a gamer, and I would've never bought this thing if it weren't for AI. I simply don't want to rely on big tech for tools that I would share my personal…
TIL there's an International Vinegar Museum
International Vinegar Museum Roslyn, SD The International Vinegar Museum is the world's first and only museum dedicated to the wonder that is vinegar. Learn how vinegar is made, who makes it and 101 uses for vinegar.
I Went All-In on AI. The MIT Study Is Right.
My all-in AI experiment cost me my confidence
4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced
Plex was once the go-to media server, but growing restrictions and paywalls are pushing users away. Here's why you should consider switching.
Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is Out Now!
We've completed Early Access and entered full release: the finale is here!
Developer of New Postal Game Shuts Down Studio After Game Was Announced, Then Canceled Over Gen AI Allegations - IGN
The studio behind the Postal franchise just announced that it will be publishing a brand new Postal game, to be developed by Goonswarm Games. Unfortunately, it even more recently announced it would be cancelling said ga…
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image
Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media
GitHub Actions Has a Package Manager, and It Might Be the Worst
GitHub Actions has a package manager that ignores decades of supply chain security best practices: no lockfile, no integrity verification, no transitive pinning
Second IC :) – Sam Zeloof
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[The New Republic] Arrest Mark Zuckerberg for Child Endangerment: Shocking new revelations about Instagram in a lawsuit against social medi…
Shocking new revelations about Instagram in a lawsuit against social media companies should pave the way for an ambitious prosecutor to file criminal charges.
Windhawk (an open Source customization marketplace for Windows) released v1.7
Windhawk now downloads pre-compiled mods by default instead of compiling them locally, significantly speeding up installations and updates. This can be disabled in the settings. Added support for v...
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Omni-Man’s Fatherly Advice
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Vin Diesel set to write "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" in addition to starring & producing [Link goes to an article]
Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel will now write the feature take of Mattel Studios' Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.
'Sinners’ and the Legacy of Southern Vampirism – Scalawag
Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' continues a tradition of using vampires to explore Southern identity and politics.
It's the Christmas light video again - 2025 edition
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Netflix Wins the War for Warner Bros
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Suddenly, Netflix Has Money & Content Has Value
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Gothmog was HILARIOUS on the Lord of the Rings set!
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Why China the biggest market for 'Zootopia 2'
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How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM
NanoKVM is a hardware KVM switch developed by the Chinese company Sipeed. Released last year, it enables remote control of a computer or server using a virtu...
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.
Sudo Clean Up My Workbench
[Engineezy] might have been watching a 3D printer move when inspiration struck: Why not build a robot arm to clean up his workbench? Why not, indeed? Well, all you need is a 17-foot-long X-axis and…
TIL that actor Tim Curry is on a wheelchair since 2012
Loveholidays unveils huge Cyber Monday sale — with trips from just £19
Compulsory spyware app to be installed on every Indian citizen's new phone
Messaging like WhatsApp/Signal is outside of the scope of Android (etc) permissions, so access cannot be granted to spy on such content; messages at rest MAY be protected from surveillance by use o…
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
Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installation
To collect data from IT systems, investigators in Berlin can secretly search suspects' rooms. This is in a Police Act amendment.
Total War: Medieval 3 Announced, But It’s A long Way Off
Creative Assembly is developing Total War: Medieval 3 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, with a focus on historical authenticity and innovative gameplay using the new Warcore engine, anticipated fo…
'Intellexa Leaks' Reveal Wider Reach of Predator Spyware
âThis investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexaâs internal operations and technology," said Amnesty International Security Lab technologist Jurre van Bergen.
'Classic Doom Mods' - Civvie11
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Every LEFTIST needs to learn this || Pluribus Review
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Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth
Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 that used sunlight to travel around the world.
Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier
Neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists were early adopters of bulletin board systems, pioneering online recruiting and radicalization techniques long before the social media revolution.
It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion
The streaming giant's proposal includes a $5.8 billion breakup fee and promises to maintain Warner Bros. current operations, "including theatrical releases." Theater owners are already speaking out.
TIL that Larry Ellison's Oracle started as a CIA project
Yesterday, Vox somehow managed to write an entire article about the history of Oracle and its founder Larry Ellison without mentioning the CIA even once.
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Why Minas Tirith was a War Machine (Lord Of The Rings Architecture Explained)
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Mullvad VPN - AND THEN? A film about Chat Control and mass surveillance
Chat Control is back on the menu. To highlight the corruption behind the proposal, Mullvad VPN now presents "And Then?"