Bossware rises as employers keep closer tabs on remote staff
: A lot of companies are turning to employee monitoring tools to make sure workers aren't slacking off
Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced ‘like a PC with the same level of performance’
Valve won’t subsidise Steam Machine’s price like console manufacturers…
Signal knows who you’re talking to – Sane Security Guy
Or, at the very least, they can.
Qualcomm has started enshitification of Arduino
New Terms of Service introduce perpetual content licenses, reverse-engineering bans, and widespread data collection.
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
The Voluntary Trap: How Denmark Repackaged Chat Control After Defeat
After Germany blocked the October vote, Europe’s surveillance proposal didn’t die—it evolved. Denmark’s November compromise claims to abandon mandatory scanning while preserving identical outcomes through legal sleight …
Germany are no longer against chat control - (German article)
Die EU-Staaten haben sich auf eine gemeinsame Position zur Chatkontrolle geeinigt. Datenschützer warnen vor massiver Ãberwachung. Was blüht uns?
The GENIUS Reason Where Winds Meet Has Two Game Modes 🧠 #shorts
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TIL about Trauma Bonding, when a victim of abuse forms an emotional bond with their abusers. This can happen in parent-child relationships.
Trauma bonds (also referred to as traumatic bonds) are emotional bonds that arise from a cyclical pattern of abuse. A trauma bond occurs in an abusive relationship, wherein the victim forms an emotional bond with the pe…
Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux laptop cancelled due to performance concerns — Linux PC maker says Qualcomm CPU is ‘less suitable for Linux than …
Developing Linux for the Snapdragon X1 Elite took way too long.
GRRM teases Game of Thrones sequel
George R.R. Martin teases the 'Game of Thrones' universe will finally get to the world after the OG show's divisive finale.
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 - A USB adapter that plugs into your Home Assistant system and opens up a world of smart device options
We launch our newest hardware that helps connect Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices to Home Assistant.
A new "Starship Troopers" movie is in the works. "District 9" filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is writing & directing. It will be based on the 1959…
We now have confirmation that a new Starship Troopers movie is in the works at Sony Pictures, with Diu struct 9 director Neill Blomkap set to helm and pen the script...
Using Black Ops 7 to understand America in 2025 [BDobbinsFTW]
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TIL the House Intelligence Committee recently declined a statute that would have curtailed the scope of DHS domestic spying capabilities, …
A provision, ultimately left out of the Intelligence Authorization Act, would have removed commonplace collection and analysis authorities granted to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Anal…
I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don’t have my SIM
Who knew customer support would be so nice?
Microsoft Open Sources Zork I, II And III
The history of the game Zork is a long and winding one, starting with MUDs and kin on university mainframes – where students entertained themselves in between their studies – and ending…
Why We Make Alis: The Enemy Within
Rebuilding the real world: A game project committed to realistic locations and interactions.
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull'
A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
A Viral Chinese Wristband Claims to Zap You Awake. The Public Says 'No Thanks’
The maker of the eCoffee Energyband says it electrically stimulates your nerves to keep you alert. Researchers are skeptical, and critics see it as a way for Chinaâs bosses to keep workers productive.
TIL How to juggle 3 balls
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The story of a crazy Half-Life 2 bug, as told by former Valve dev Tom Forsyth (Mastodon thread)
Attached: 1 image Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may have heard of called "Half Life 2". Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin.
Hands on with North Korea’s Illegal Phones
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Here’s a few music playlists I made for my FR campaign, which included places like Icewind Dale, Icespire Peak and the city of Waterdeep.
Playlist · Xanadu · 18 items · 15 saves
Hyundai car requires $2000, app & internet access to fix your brakes - what the actual f
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TIL that Jmail let you browse Jeffrey Epstein's emails like your own Gmail account
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
How a French judge was digitally cut off by the USA
Nicolas Guillou has been sanctioned by the USA as a judge of the International Criminal Court. He notices the effects primarily in the digital realm.
‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails
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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon - Ars Technica
A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.
Vermintide 2 is currently free on Steam
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
A princess is actually a prince.
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Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser
There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.
Presidential candidate Jonah Ryan takes aim at Muslim Math
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Gmail users warned to opt out of new feature - what we know
Those who use the popular platform are being urged to think very carefully about whether they want this setting enabled.
How one artist invented modern pop culture (Moebius documentary)
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Why Andor's Ghorman Heist Arc Is A MASTERPIECE
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AI is not killing jobs, US study finds - Financial Times
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Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 Shell and every associated core feature and element are actually broken, and have been like this for many months.
Tech unions against enshittification - with Cory Doctorow - YouTube - Trades Union Congress (TUC)
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
The Peaceful Transfer of Power in Open Source Projects
Most of the people who run Open Source projects are mortal. Recent history shows us that they will all eventually die, or get bored, or win the lottery, or get sick, or be conscripted, or lose their mind. If you've ever…
How One Uncaught Rust Exception Took Out Cloudflare
On November 18 of 2025 a large part of the Internet suddenly cried out and went silent, as Cloudflare’s infrastructure suffered the software equivalent of a cardiac arrest. After much panicke…
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
Google’s latest swing at Chromebook gaming is a free year of GeForce Now
GeForce Now Fast Pass is a new service tier exclusively for Chromebooks.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang complains about stock price slide during all-hands meeting — says market did not appreciate company’s ‘incredible’ …
"If we delivered a bad quarter, it is evidence there's an AI bubble. If we delivered a great quarter, we are fueling the AI bubble."
Against Decay, We Build: DeDe (Decentralized Delivery) Protocol
Contribute to pablo-chacon/dede-protocol development by creating an account on GitHub.
Self-Host Weekly #146: Survey Says
Survey results, cranberry sauce, government affairs, and open-source burnout
TIL all blimps are dirigibles, but not all dirigibles are blimps
What is an Airship? An airship is any powered, steerable aircraft that it is inflated with a gas that is lighter than air. What is a Dirigible? “Airship” and...
Ubisoft confirms €1.16bn Tencent investment into Assassin's Creed maker is "on track", following last week's surprise delay to financial re…
Ubisoft has stated its transaction with Tencent is "on track to close in the coming days".
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source
Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.