Rayfish, Iroh and Yggdrasil
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Use of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdog
Online safety regulator monitoring compliance of top 30 adult sites after age verification laws introduced in March
Phia, shopping service founded by Bill Gates's daughter, accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn
Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend Sophia Kianni is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales…
Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket
Cameras sold for stolen vehicle recovery are now generating $1,251 mailed fines for phone use, raising serious legal and privacy concerns.
Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor
Reinforcement learning uses error information to adjust control algorithms.
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
How I Uncovered a 1200-Site Crypto Scam Network
A little frustration with spam led me down a rabbit hole and exposed a massive, centrally managed scam operation.
Please Stop Making Terrible GIFs
Most people convert videos to GIFs wrong. Here's how to do it right with FFmpeg and custom palettes.
Microsoft loses Brazilian court case after telling hacked Xbox user to re-purchase games
Though it sets no precedent outside Brazil.
What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week?
Two new studies show that kids and teens frequently encounter graphic violence, sexual content, and adult strangers on the app.
DOGE Officially Shuts Down as Trump Administration Ends Government Efficiency Office
DOGE has officially ended operations after leading major federal spending cuts under President Trump. Here's what the agency accomplished and what happens next.
TIL the difference between Possums and Opossums
Contrary to popular belief, possums and opossums aren't the same animals at all. So what are the differences between them?
Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it
AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.
The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype
It's been many years since printing from a PC involved little more than buying a printer and some ink, then purchasing extra cartridges when needed. Today, the...
Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google
Government has designated four major global cloud services and technology providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs).
State Senator Pockets Massive Real Estate Fee From a $30M Data Center Land Sale, Then Introduces Bill to Fast-Track Development
PA Sen. Greg Rothman says while he did make money on the 2025 sale, he had nothing to do with the actual data center deal.
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this featu…
AI surveillance is being supercharged – and it will chill social progress
In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong—shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it—the system wil…
As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year
Steam nearly made as much money in one half of 2026 as it did in the full year of 2023.
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is eating up to 500GB of storage, verify if you are affected.
Microsoft admits a Windows 11 bug is silently eating up to 500GB of your storage, fix coming July 14, 2026.
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
Netflix hits upon revolutionary new concept: Live TV channels
The Backtick That (Almost) Broke Me: Fixing German XKB Dead Keys on Linux - André Klein Dot Net
Working on non-US keyboards can be challenging when common tools and specs expects standard layouts. For example, I use a German keyboard which has a bunch of "fun" quirks: Y...
QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall - Jeff Geerling
The QuadRF (pictured above) a phased-array radio built around a Raspberry Pi 5 and an FPGA board with picosecond-level timing. It does advanced signal processing and beamforming. It can see WiFi through walls and track …
Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door
A loophole in parliamentary procedure allowed MEPs to extend mass scanning of private communications until 2026 — without a direct vote on the substance of the law.
Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests
I inspected Claude Code for privacy reasons and found hidden system prompt markers based on API base URL and timezone.
A bug which only affected left-handed users – Terence Eden’s Blog
Verily, some of our brethren (and sistren) be afflicted with a sinister disposition. While the righteous scroll using the thumb of their right hand - as is good and proper - an accurs'd minority swing the other way. Loo…
Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference
Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials
Just Pay the Subscription - by Dustin Bluck - Uncommon Apps
Subscription mobile apps are actually good and you should stop complaining
NutriTrace v1.0.0-rc.54 released: Health Connect sync fix, local LLM proxy support, backup fidelity pass [AIP]
Fixed Health Connect Users' Android Sync Unstuck. Pending wellness rows on the phone were tripping a SQL bug on push, which stopped every subsequent pull. Symptom: items added on the browser weren...
Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it an…
Mateo Covic said his 'rage game' is actually doing quite well on Steam, and its refund rate is normal—but that wasn't his point.
Predictions on they type of people the AI age will produce
What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
The addictive design threatens the ‘physical and mental wellbeing of users.’
[PDF] “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI(4 Pages)
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3d earth within 15cm, but not fir studying, you'll never guess why for.....
Vantor, the American Earth-observation company formerly known as Maxar, is now rebuilding chosen stretches of the planet as three-dimensional models and
Mayor Mamdani Announces Landmark "Click-To-Cancel" Consumer Protection Rules to Ban Subscription Traps and Junk Fees
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Handling secrets (somewhat) securely in shells - Linus's blog
Sometimes, you need to deal with secrets in an interactive shell. Say, for example, you want to do things with the API of a GitLab instance for which you require authentication:
Keep Android Open (Stop Google from limiting APK file usage)
Keep Android Open (Stop Google from limiting APK file usage)
The End of Ownership. Sony’s announcement has fans worried they might never truly own their beloved games.
Fans worry that they might never truly own their beloved games.
Germany opens world's largest power semiconductor fab in Dresden
Infineon Technologies' new Smart Power Fab expands chip manufacturing in Germany with a massive $5.7 billion investment.
Bethesda Union Workers To Protest Mass Layoffs Next Week
'The company wants us to accept this as a done deal and quietly disappear. We won't let that happen'
AI Deepfakes Cost Japanese Celebrities Up to ¥4.5 Billion as Copyright Concerns Grow
AI-generated deepfakes caused up to ¥4.5 billion in estimated copyright losses for Japanese celebrities, raising pressure for stronger legal protections.
"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out a…
Following the news developer id Software has been significantly impacted by Asha Sharma's sweeping Xbox job cuts, John Carmack has shared his thoughts.
Researchers discover Claude's secret thoughts – and how it lies and cheats
Researchers discover a consciousness-like area in Claude's neural network where it secretly thinks [--] and consciously manipulates tests.
Self-Host Weekly (10 July 2026)
Everybody's mad, nobody's leaving
American Tech Companies Are Suddenly Sweating Bullets as China Catches Up on AI
The head start that the US companies enjoyed in the AI race is quickly vanishing. Chinese competitors are now nipping at their heels, and it's causing a wave of anxiety in the American sector.
Social Media Are Flooded With AI Spam, Especially LinkedIn(Browsing data suggests)
We scanned over 1 million social media posts for AI content. It turned up on every platform we checked, and 1 in 3 top LinkedIn posts flagged as AI-generated.
Digital Tribulations 22: Argentina’s Tech Workers Union After Milei and AI: an Interview with AGC
The introduction of Digital Tribulations, a series of intellectual interviews on the developments of digital sovereignty in Latin America, can be read here and the entire serie can be found here.
Connecting an LG Monitor to a Windows PC Trigger the Silent, Unprompted Installation of Adware
Connecting an LG monitor to Windows silently installs an app that shows McAfee ads and cannot be removed through the Microsoft Store.
This is a prototype of SMB3 on the PC, ported by id Software. Nintendo of America liked it, but HQ in Japan killed it to avoid competing wi…
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Here's how to block Meta from using your Instagram pictures for its AI
Meta has automatically opted all public accounts into its Muse Image AI.