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?"
'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.
TIL Rinaldo Nazzaro is the leader of a neo-nazi terrorist group. He grew up in the United States and has many supporters around the world.
Rinaldo Nazzaro says detention of suspected Base members in Spain justifies ‘resistance … by any means necessary’
Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out - adds new playable character, 60+fps, custom difficulty modes, 4 player coop, and more!
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) https://store.steampowered.com/app/242680/Nuclear_Throne/
Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private
Kohler is getting the scoop on people’s poop.
Kohler Can Access Data and Pictures from Toilet Camera It Describes as “End-to-End Encrypted”
Claimed end-to-end privacy doesn’t fully conceal your rear-end data
New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.
Flotsam, an exploration city-builder where you scavenge the oceans and explore the flooded remnants of the old world with your floating col…
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
[Jacobin] Citizenship by Algorithm: Narendra Modi transformed India’s biometric ID system from a tool for promoting social welfare into a m…
Narendra Modi transformed India’s biometric ID system from a tool for promoting social welfare into a mechanism of mass surveillance and disenfranchisement.
In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 billion deal
It's official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement
The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity, joining other publishers using legal action as leverage to force AI companies into licensing deals that compensate content creators.
Warnings About Retrobright Damaging Plastics After 10 Year Test
Within the retro computing community there exists a lot of controversy about so-called ‘retrobrighting’, which involves methods that seeks to reverse the yellowing that many plastics su…
Mortal Kombat Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Has Died Aged 75
Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, who played Shang Tsung in the original Mortal Kombat movie as well as video game Mortal Kombat 11, has died aged 75.
Cloudflare outage on December 5, 2025
Cloudflare experienced a significant traffic outage on December 5, 2025, starting approximately at 8:47 UTC. The incident lasted approximately 25 minutes before resolution. We are sorry for the impact that it caused to …
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy
If approved, Netflix will own Rocksteady, TT Games…
PixiEditor is a Universal Editor for all your 2D needs
PixiEditor is a free and open-source universal 2D graphics editor, powered by innovative Node Graph workflow. Create vectors, edit photos, design graphics, make pixel art and animate - all in one app!
Mobile service that doesn't know who you are: phreeli
Your privacy is Phreeli's priority.
Self-Host Weekly #148: Maintenance Mode
Object storage, piracy, potty cams, and Raspberry Pi price increases
Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72bn
The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 4 : Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30 per cent for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.The Facebook parent's shares rose 4 per ce…
[Exclusive] Memory Crunch Hits PCs: Dell Hikes Prices 15-20% Mid-December, Lenovo from January 2026
Soaring AI-server memory demand is driving DRAM prices sharply higher—and now PC and notebook makers are feeling the squeeze. Industry sources reveale...
EU’s Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User-Generated Content Platform Legally
The Court of Justice of the EU—likely without realizing it—just completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the EU that hosts user-generated con…
SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded [the reworked Splitgate 2 relaunch]
The Arena is Back. December 17
Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom…
The smart vacuum cleaner was remotely bricked for not collecting data.
Waymo Just Reprogrammed Its Robotaxis to Drive Less Safely
Waymo has been experimenting with programming to make its typically-cautious robotaxis "confidently assertive."
Fallout season 2 won't pick a canon New Vegas ending: '15 years down the line, every faction might think they won'
But also, it was for sure Yes Man.
Scientists Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Sway Elections
AI models can meaningfully sway voters on candidates and issues, including by using misinformation, and they are also evading detection in public surveys according to three new studies.
Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel
WIndows 11 seems to be good at making enemies.
DSpico the first open source flashcart for the DS(i) finally released!
DSpico is a project by the LNH team, consisting of two parts: an open-source DS(i) flashcart and an app launcher compatible with many existing DS(i) flashcarts. All components —PCB, software, shell, stickers, and box ar…
In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
Total War: MEDIEVAL III - Announce Trailer
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Neath - Announcement Trailer [from Cellar Door Games, makers of Rogue Legacy]
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A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
Bootloader Unlock Wall of Shame
Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺" - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame
Everyone in Seattle Hates AI — Jonathon Ready
A post about everyone in Seattle hating AI.
Why Are New Appliances So Bad? [41:02]
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Left 4 Dead co-creator is directing a mysterious co-op shooter for JJ Abrams' production company, and Sony's going to publish it: "We hope …
More details on the unnamed game will be revealed another time
Fionna has rizz.
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ROUTINE – Launch Trailer
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Making The Internet And Our Devices User Friendly Once Again
The internet was made by us for us and we can take it back from the noise.
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Introducing Proton Sheets
Proton Drive now includes Proton Sheets, giving you secure, encrypted spreadsheets for safer collaboration, organized data, and aligned teams.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders [15:02]
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Wreckreation maker Three Fields Entertainment puts whole studio on redundancy notice
"Without the enthusiasm or financial support from our publisher to continue development, we simply cannot sustain the studio in its current form"
RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung
Due to rising prices from the "AI" bubble, Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order for new Galaxy phones from Samsung Electronics.
'Huge respect to the folks at Obsidian': Todd Howard invited Obsidian devs onto Fallout season 2's set so they could see New Vegas in the f…
"They've just had an incredible year."