Trump administration to confront Australia over Labor’s social media algorithm plan
White House warns trading partners against âimposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortionâ on US tech sector
GoPro joins AI bonanza with pivot into data centers as shares skyrocket 40%
Action camera maker GoPro is merging with private photonics company Starman Optical and joining the AI wave.
‘The People Building AI Earnestly Believe That It Could Kill Us All’: Anthropic Researcher Quits Dramatically
He says AI development is the most dangerous thing humans are doing.
LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
“It doesn’t cost a lot to store text forever.”...
Why the Flock Backlash Has Gotten So Intense. The sudden anger about these cameras seems to reflect more than just wariness about the surve…
The sudden anger about these cameras seems to reflect more than just wariness about the surveillance system.
TIL you can two-finger tap the touchpad to perform a right click
A touchpad or trackpad is a type of pointing device.[1] Its largest component is a tactile sensor: an electronic device with a flat surface that detects the position and motion of a user's fingers, and translates them i…
“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens
Meta dragged its feet removing ads that nudify young girls' Instagram pics.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Trailer
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
TIL that Elon Musk is buying ads on Instagram. He is urging US voters to check their registration status on his website
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
"AI" Giants Work Hand-in-Hand With the Pentagon, Contracts Reveal
The Intercept sued to obtain records that reveal an intimate relationship between the military and OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI.
US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them
Exclusive: Documents show officers from Maine to California worry Meta’s camera-equipped glasses will be used either to secretly record them or aid acts of terrorism
US datacenters face further backlash over wastewater pollution
From rare bacteria to âforever chemicalsâ, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm
Chinese hackers are running AI on stolen networks to avoid detection, Google says
One China-linked group targets academic, medical and military AI research, the report says.
How Halo Became a Game Boy Color Game: An Interview With Halo: Combat Devolved Creator Mike Miller
Mike Miller discusses recreating Halo: Combat Evolved on Nintendo's humble handheld, from technical limitations to the creative liberties needed to make it work.
Elon Musk's X Tried to Kill Nitter. The Project Just Said It’s Coming Back
Two weeks after X Corp's legal letter forced the project offline, Nitter says it will continue.
Ukraine Weighs Taxing OnlyFans Porn to Fund Drones and Defense
Ukraine’s Parliament is considering legalizing pornography as lawmakers seek to tax thousands of OnlyFans creators, with supporters estimating the change could…
First patient in live AI-assisted sight-saving brain surgery: The first use of AI to support a neurosurgeon in real time during live surger…
The first use of artificial intelligence to support a neurosurgeon in real time during live surgery has protected the sight of a man having a brain tumour removed, in a UCL-UCLH collaboration.
New attack eavesdrops on headphone audio from 30 meters away
Electromagnetic (EM) side-channel leakage and injection are typically treated as distinct physical phenomena, threatening data confidentiality and integrity respectively. This work investigates how EM injection can be u…
My feed, My Way: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms
The Albanese Government is taking the next step following its world leading social media age ban to ensure Australians have more choice online, with draft legislation for the Digital Duty of Care released today for targ…
Unraid 8 Moves to Fedora
New Distro, Docker Compose, Integrated Backups, and much more is coming to an Unraid server near you.
Bluefin Server — Cloud-native home infrastructure from Project Bluefin [AIP]
The Bluefin experience for your homelab. Image-based, auto-updating, zero maintenance. One management suite for every node, every service, and every container you run at home.
Miami wants to turn parts of the city into a real-life GTA Vice City, but sheriff opposes the plan
A public records request last week revealed that Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava put forward the idea of a "GTA VI × MDC" marketing collaboration to Rockstar...
[CBH] Self IP: A small self-hosted IP geolocation API written in Go
A small self-hosted IP geolocation and port checking API written in Go - SinTan1729/self-ip
Jellyfin 12 Released
🚀 Release notes for 12.0 Notes on Updating Before upgrading from an earlier version, a full backup of the data directory is strongly recommended, as this release includes database changes that prev...
State of Mind is free on GOG for the next two days.
When mind and machine become one – what will remain of humanity? Berlin, 2048 – The world
UN Human Rights Chief Says a ‘Handful of Men’ Have ‘Almost Unlimited Power’ Over AI
He also warned that advanced AI could pose an “existential risk” to humanity.
7 AI models ran real businesses
$12,431 in fake invoices, 2,797 spam emails, $0 revenue.
Dutch foundation(SMC) sues Snapchat over addictive design
Stichting Massaschade & Consument heeft vandaag Snap, het bedrijf achter Snapchat, gedagvaard bij de rechtbank Amsterdam vanwege het verslavende ontwerp van de app. Het is voor het eerst dat een…
Tesla killing Solar Roof is leaving installers with six-figure losses
Tesla killed its Solar Roof and told certified installers it will ship only panels. Contractors tell Electrek they sank six figures into the program.
Tiny E-Reader Is the Best Piece of Technology in Years - The Atlantic
The $70 Xteink X3 puts Silicon Valley to shame.
If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one
Tesla is asking fleet buyers to purchase and run Cybercab robotaxis for profit, the same pitch that bankrupted MisterGreen. It does not add up.
Smartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirements
Written by Thomas Opsomer, iFixit’s EU policy spokesperson. Mandatory repair information for smartphones Since June 20th, 2025, smartphones and tablets sold in the EU are subject to repairability requirements. These als…
There’s a new “Google Jail” for independent wikis
Big week! We just finished moving the Overwatch and Fortnite wikis off of Fandom. It’s still my favorite thing in the world to help wiki editors grab control of their projects and make them awesome (and not covered with…
Pilot: Switzerland's Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers (7% of the staff)
MedienmitteilungVeröffentlicht am 2. September 2026
Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation
Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?
Nobody Will Say Why Every Major AI Chatbot Suddenly Went Down Yesterday
OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Anthropic have offered little explanation for why their chatbots all went down at the same time yesterday.
Tracking down a Zsh history data loss bug 🐞
For many years, I sometimes discovered that commands I was sure I had run were no longer present in my Z shell history file (~/.zsh_history). In this article, I will show you how I tracked down the bug. Spoiler: ultimat…
Your LG TV Might Be Spying on Your Entire Network While You Think It's Turned Off
LG smart TV spying is real: a Gamers Nexus probe found network scanning, plain-text audio logs, and uploads even offline. Full findings and fixes here
OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI
The post comes as the firm releases GPT-6 Astra, which it says is its most powerful product yet.
My Homelab Got Hacked - A Postmortem – Phunky Cafe
A postmortem on the hack of my self-hosted Forgejo instance and a reminder to patch your software.
I refused to train the AI that could replace me
AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
Microsoft Authenticator Spams Sign-In Requests Without Even Needing Your Password - André Klein Dot Net
I’ve recently migrated all my work machines from Windows to Linux because I finally grew tired of Microsoft’s adware nonsense. And yet, they still managed to throw a wrench into...
TiVo Plans to End Free Automatic Commercial Skipping in November, Tests Paid Premium Replacement Service
TiVo has begun notifying customers of a significant change to one of its longest-standing and most popular DVR features. Starting November 2, 2026, the current version of SkipMode that allows users to jump over commerci…
GrapheneOS Will Overhaul Default Apps and Implement a Secure Clipboard
We're well into the process of converting the Messaging app included in GrapheneOS into a modern app. We'll be making a new release later today with a completely overhauled user interface written in Android Compose. We'…
LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices
An investigation by Gamers Nexus found LG smart TVs sweep local networks to map phones and nearby devices. Tests also showed the sets can capture microphone audio with the screen off — they then upload data once reconne…
OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident
OpenAI admits it did not disclose an incident where autonomous AI agents hijacked a German wiki, created 18,000 posts, shared answers, and bypassed restrictions, saying it treated the activity as model "misalignment" ra…
TIL about Lithium + Fluorine liquid rocket propellant
The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants (liquid-propellant rockets). They can consist of a single chemical (a monopropellant) or a mix of two chemicals, called bipropellants. Bipropellants c…
100R — permacomputing 101
This is a blog post based on a transcript of a talk by Devine that took place on August 11th for Critical Signals 2025. Watch the video version on (YouTube). The slideshow presentation was made using Adelie.
TIL Tolkien supported fascist Spain
Web de Jose Manuel Ferrandez - Gimli - y sus actividades sobre TOLKIEN