DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
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Is it safe the new Syncthing-Fork v2.0.14 on F-Droid?
Wrapper for Syncthing - Open and decentralized file synchronization
Nvidia might not have any new gaming GPUs in 2026 — and could be 'slashing production' of existing GeForce models
Rumor mill seems insistent that Nvidia won't have any new GeForce GPUs in 2026 — and that wouldn't surprise me.
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A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.
Open Source Brand Fonts - Google Design
Learn why top brands are open-sourcing custom fonts, boosting type accessibility, innovation, and brand recognition
Is the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don't Think So
Raspberry Pi has raised prices on many Pi 4, Pi 5, and Compute Module models as memory costs surge in 2026, undermining its once-low-cost SBC positioning.
Colm Meaney on Irish Talent, “Star Trek” & Why Digital Cameras Suck | Locarno Meets
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It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
Wi-Fi 7 Marketing is Lying About it's Biggest Feature
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What Happened To WebAssembly
Where are they now? You won't believe her new look!
Why PlayStation Graphics Wobble, Flicker And Twitch
Although often tossed together into a singular ‘retro game’ aesthetic, the first game consoles that focused on 3D graphics like the Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation featured very distin…
System calls: how programs talk to the Linux kernel
System calls are how programs ask the kernel to do things. Learn how they work, how to trace them, and why this gives you troubleshooting superpowers.
Trump Mobile execs showcase the T1 Phone's new design and specs, and say the phones go through “final assembly” in Miami and full assembly …
And it’s releasing - maybe - next month.
How Big Tech Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
Until quite recently, many Big Tech firms opposed the militarization of AI, but that now seems like ancient history as they move to sign partnerships with arms companies. The prospect of lavish Pentagon funding for AI i…
TIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by July
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'From Expeditioners to Knights!' — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer Receives French Cultural Honor - IGN
The development team behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have been given the status of Knight under the French Order of Arts and Letters, in recognition of their significant contribution to the country's art and culture.
Consumer hardware is no longer a priority for manufacturers
The warning signs were clear, and now we're here
This legendary Nokia phone is being brought back to life in 2026
A custom ROM gives the Nokia N8 a second life, fixing Symbian’s flaws and making the iconic camera phone surprisingly usable again in 2026.
Disney+ loses Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and 3D amid patent dispute
Spreading from Germany across Europe
Ubisoft Reportedly Cancelled A Co-op Multiplayer Assassin's Creed Title
The game, codenamed "AC League" and planned as a DLC for Assassin's Creed Shadows, was reportedly cancelled following Ubisoft's reorganisation
TIL there are therapy horses.
Mini Therapy Horses is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our team of highly trained horses and handlers works closely with hospitals, facilities and other organizations across Los Angeles to provide equine assisted…
Trailer - Hypernet Explorer
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Googlers Demand: Worker Safety & ICE Contract Transparency
We are Google workers appalled by the violence inflicted by United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs & Border Protection (CBP). In cities across the country we have witnessed these agencies cond…
The Linux kernel is just a program
Most books and courses introduce Linux through shell commands, leaving the kernel as a mysterious black box doing magic behind the scenes. In this post, we will run some experiments to demystify it: the Linux kernel is …
Package managers keep using git as a database, it never works out
Git repositories seem like an elegant solution for package registry data. Pull requests for governance, version history for free, distributed by design. But as registries grow, the cracks appear.
Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.
TIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norway
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App (Mobile Fortify) Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like thatâand only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy rules.
Offdem Browser Extension
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DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech
A new day for privacy advocates to look forward to.
Building OpenWatch: an open-source alternative to YouTube
An open-source alternative to YouTube. Contribute to openwatch-app/openwatch development by creating an account on GitHub.
Anna's Archive Loses .PM Domain, Adds Greenland (.GL) Backup
Anna's Archive has lost yet another domain name as legal pressure on the shadow library continues to mount.
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
A new bill in the New York state legislature would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. On Monday, Senator Patricia Fahy (D-Albany…
Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change
European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
TikTok's 'Addictive Design' Found to Be Illegal in Europe in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
Windscribe alleges warrantless seizure of VPN server by Dutch authorities
Windscribe VPN has alleged that local authorities in the Netherlands seized one of its servers without a warrant, sparking concerns about procedural overreach and potential implications for user privacy. The incident wa…
Xbox is planning a summer release for Halo remake and a late 2026 launch for Gears of War E-Day according to a new report
A new report claims that Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War E-Day have set release windows, and the Fallout 3 Remake is in "active development".
Japanese Developer Behind Tech That Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Called an 'Insult to Life Itself' to Release Cosy God Sim Game - IGN
A machine learning animation technology from the same creator whose work was infamously shot down by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki in a viral video almost 10 years ago, will be used in a new evolution/god-sim game comi…
Self-Host Weekly (6 February 2026)
Jellyfin <3 Samsung, beating a dead lobster, and the birth of a self-hosted meme
Interview with a ‘Just use a VPS’ bro (OpenClaw version)
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What police surveillance technology looks like in Cleveland
Video cameras and license plate readers are just some of the surveillance tools Cleveland police are using across the city.
Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder
: The end isn't nigh after all
Privacy vs. Profit: The Impact of Google's Manifest Version 3 (MV3) Update on Ad Blocker Effectiveness
Authors: Karlo Lukic (Goethe University Frankfurt), Lazaros Papadopoulos (Goethe University Frankfurt)
A Baldur's Gate HBO series is in the works, will be set directly after Baldur's Gate 3 with new and returning characters
Craig Mazin, co-creator of HBO's Last of Us series, is at the helm, reports Deadline.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017 | Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: 0.34 “Doomed Geometries” has been released (+ tournament announcement)
We are pleased to announce the release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: 0.34 “Doomed Geometries”!
FBI controversial smartphone sting operation led to nearly 800 arrests in 16 countries
A major sting operation overseen by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led to 28 arrests in Estonia, while at least one suspect is still on the run.
AWS intruder pulled off AI-assisted cloud break-in in 8 mins
UPDATED: LLMs automated most phases of the attack
'How Resident Evil 2 For The N64 Kept Its FMV Cutscenes' - Hackaday
Originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1998, Resident Evil 2 came on two CDs and used 1.2 GB in total. Of this, full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes took up most of the space, as was rather c…
Epstein files leak personal passwords including #1Island and ghislaine
A massive security failure by the U.S. Department of Justice has exposed active passwords for Jeffrey Epstein’s personal accounts.