Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads
Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of soc…
Devil May Cry 3 artist says Dante and Vergil’s Devil Trigger Forms were designed to tackle personal gripe with the “heroes transforming wit…
Kazuma Kaneko recently shared some behind the scenes trivia about his designs for Capcom's Devil May Cry 3.
If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
The long-held understanding among security researchers and network defenders is that it's impossible to negotiate in good faith with an extortion racket because there's no incentive for the other side to actually walk a…
Tesla Has To Fix Its Super-Bright Headlights. A New Law Could Change Things For Good.
Two years after Tesla argued safety, the feds order it to fix nearly 20,000 cars with headlights that, in some cases, are nearly double the permitted brightness
Why AI and TikTok could make the youth mental health crisis even worse
With expert mental health help too often out of reach, teens are turning to TikTok in search of answers.
‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazonâs practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower …
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC
Today, we’re introducing XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC, making it easier to play classic XBOX games from the past across PC and handhelds, including the ROG XBOX Ally and XBOX Ally X.
Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination
At last, a tech company has found a way to outsource humanity's oldest pastime: using our imaginations.
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion copyright settlement to authors, publishers
A federal judge granted final approval for the large settlement, including over $100 million in attorney fees.
late.sh - a cozy command-line clubhouse for computer people
A cozy command-line clubhouse for computer people. Chat, music, games, art, coding, and tech news. Connect with any SSH client!
EVs Just Beat Gas And Diesel In Europe’s Biggest Car Market For The First Time
EVs and hybrids were neck and neck, but all-electric cars emerged as the top choice in Germany last month.
French lawmakers approve a sweeping social media ban for children under 15
Both chambers of the Parliament voted in favor of the measure, a flagship initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron’s second term.
WIRED | OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.
Manchester United supporters groups in uproar over suspension of season tickets
Manchester United fan groups have complained to the club over supporters being “‘treated as suspects’ after some had season tickets suspended
LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps – Krebs on Security
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after…
Sharing another game essay, Monty Zander's 2nd Wolfenstien video. All about America and how comfy it is with fascism. Almost like the Nazis…
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
A visual guide showing how to install GoToSocial via YunoHost
A step-by-step visual tutorial for newbies about installing and setting up the federated microblogging service GoToSocial
Erin Brockovich's crusade against data centers is going crowd-sourced
The environmental activist said there is a lack of transparency in the country's data center construction.
OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
OpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company.
Bessent says U.S. could sanction China over AI model ‘theft’
Chinese open-weight models are gaining steam against leading offerings from American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Nvidia finally reveals what controls devs actually have for DLSS 5, and don't worry folks, there are TWO main sliders to control the AI fil…
Apparently more controls are being built.
[CBH] [NEW RELEASE] dockcheck.sh v0.8.1 - Now possible to run containerized plus a few new options
CLI tool to automate docker image updates. Interactive or unattended with notifications, image backups, autoprune, no pre-pulling and more. - mag37/dockcheck
26 Meta employees accuse Mark Zuckerberg of using AI to target 8,000 layoffs against workers on medical, parental or family leave
They went on parental and medical leave, then watched AI‑fed dashboards mark their output down, the lawsuit claims.
Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM, But the Judge Was Not Pleased-Amy v. Apple
This case involves Apple’s handling of user-uploaded files hosted in private iCloud storage. Instead of adopting PhotoDNA to scan hosted files for CSAM, Apple created its own proprietary alternative, NeuralHash, which a…
Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials
A drug already safe for humans reduces disease-linked early features of Alzheimerâs in a lab model of the disease, say neuroscientists.
After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case
TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.
Big Tech is hiding $1.65tn in off-balance-sheet AI debt
A Nikkei study found Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle carry $1.65tn in off-balance-sheet debt for AI, more than they report. It is all legal.
Where Did All the Computer-Science Professors Go? AI companies are stripping universities of their best researchers.
AI companies are stripping universities of their best researchers.
Schools are suing social media giants, seeking cash and redesigned apps
School districts, including LAUSD, are suing Meta, Google and TikTok, demanding they fund student mental health services and overhaul addictive designs.
Microsoft strikes 'multibillion-dollar' deal with French AI firm Mistral for AI compute
REDMOND, Wash., and PARIS — July 21, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Mistral on Tuesday announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership to help enterprises and regulated industries adopt front…
‘This is AI out of control’: Claude disobeyed Anthropic CEO in simulations
In testing, Claude went against boss’s orders and helped an employee blow the whistle about a safety concern
Erin Brockovich Launches Public Registry to Track Data Center Complaints
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich launches a crowd-sourced map as thousands of residents report hidden data center projects near their homes.
Apple Plans to Defeat RAM Prices by Letting You Lease a Mac
Instead of buying your next expensive iPhone, why not just never own it at all?
Denshattack review: one of 2026's best games so far is a racing ruckus of railways, rebellion, and ramen
An uproariously kinetic mashup of racing, rhythm, and score attack stuntery, Denshattack goes off the rails in all the best ways. Here's our full review.
slskd just got a facelift
🎉 Another Big Release! This release contains improvements to the user interface, failed download retries, and gives users the ability to control where completed downloads go on disk. There's also o...
XBOX Game Pass July 2026 Wave 2 Lineup - FullCleared
XBOX announces the Game Pass July 2026 Wave 2 lineup, headlined by the day one releases Halo: Campaign Evolved and Beast of Reincarnation.
Some Mullvad VPN customers tunnel for exit after co-founder donates millions to populist party
SEK 5M gift supplied 72 percent of Örebropartiet's annual income, but company insists it was strictly personal
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
The Witcher 3's expansion reveal is scheduled for next month
And other headlines that could come from 2026 or 2015.
How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence
Nintendo Responds To Tariff Refunds Lawsuit, Tells Customers They "Got What They Bargained For"
Don't go expecting to get any money back if you bought Nintendo products affected by the illegal US tariffs.
Flock Blames Bad Data While Blowing Past Every Guardrail— Two journalists were stopped over a partial plate in an NCIC hotlist. Flock calls…
Two journalists were stopped over a partial plate in an NCIC hotlist. Flock calls it a feature; the NCIC operating manual calls it a violation.
Former Microsoft AI Leaders Are Spending $1M To Replace CEOs With AI
Skyfall AI, from the team behind Microsoft's $160 million Maluuba acquisition, will buy a SaaS company and let AI run it as CEO.
After Doom director Hugo Martin denied reports that id Software had been gutted, "current and former employees" are disagreeing with his op…
Hugo Martin, the director on the latest Doom trilogy, has denied reports that painted a bleak picture of id Software, but some developers disagree.
Whispers in the Moss - A very odd JRPG released in 2024 that was made entirely with QBASIC and MS-DOS ASCII / BBS ANSI art | Ladiesgamers
Whispers in the Moss is likely to be one of the strangest looking games you've seen, but the ANSI/ASCII art adds a ton of charm to this retro JRPG.
OPNsense 26.7 Open-Source Firewall Released, Powered by FreeBSD 15.1
OPNsense 26.7 open-source firewall and routing platform brings FreeBSD 15.1, a reworked interface framework, Source NAT migration, and more.
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
Billionaires ditching California still face tax threat — Tech entrepreneurs and investors trying to dodge proposed 5% levy may not be in th…
Sergey Brin and other absurdly wealthy people who’ve fled the state could be subject to “intrusive” residency audits.
America is building 3,000 data centers. The economics aren't as great as they seem
Cities trade tax breaks for a fraction of the jobs data centers promise. That's because construction crews that build them move on within months
Pentagon Slashed Civilian Harm Reduction Staff and Is Instead Using AI
CENTCOM, which oversees the war in Iran, has had its civilian harm reduction team slashed from 10 to just one.