From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
I met a lot of weird robots at CES -- here are the most memorable
If the robots don't always give a totally accurate representation of where commercial deployment is at the moment, they do give visitors a peek at where their parent companies might be headed.
Razer’s AI wearable is a headset with built-in cameras - Say hello to the Snapdragon-powered ‘Project Motoko’ concept.
That certainly is something you wear.
TIL that the longest possible train journey goes from Lagos, Portugal to Singapore
Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
Quake Brutalist Jam 3 released (Map pack + full conversion)
Quake Brutalist Jam III is a megalithic community project more than a year in the making. It features an entirely new arsenal, a set of new monsters, new powerups, and a complete visual overhaul of Quake's existing rost…
ICE is using online influencers, geo-targeting to recruit deportation agents
Internal documents highlight the use of creators to grow ICE's ranks.
An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users
The leak may be responsible for Instagram users receiving plenty of emails requesting a password reset.
TIL there was a double barrelled cannon.
John Gilleland developed a revolutionary double-barreled cannon meant to sweep Union infantry off the field. On a spring morning in April 1862, a number
HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easil…
The company is reportedly looking for an alternative to Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron.
Digital Foundry: Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar is a Motion Clarity Revelation
We break down our findings after weeks of tests.
The Console That Wasn’t: How the Commodore 64 Outsold Game Consoles
How a home computer, the Commodore 64, became one of the best-selling gaming machines of all time.
China’s ‘artificial sun’ breaks nuclear fusion limit thought to be impossible
Breakthrough marks significant progress towards achieving ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
Discord in discussions of going Public Trading, economics expert discusses how that might change things
Eurogamer speaks to George Osborn of the Video Games Industry Memo to learn about what could happen if Discord does go public.
Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
Copilot could soon live inside Windows 11's File Explorer, as Microsoft tests Chat with Copilot in Explorer, not just in a separate app
On Windows 11, Copilot will live inside File Explorer, likely in a sidebar or Details/Preview-pane-like interface.
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
TIL there is a shark that bites perfect circles because it has only one tooth (kind of)
A detailed investigation into these strange creatures is finally giving scientists and fishermen valuable clues about when and where they strike.
TIL: People in Georgia (the country) have been protesting every day for over 400 days
Day 406 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇪🇺
Standing on a Button for 8 Hours Breaks Portal 2 | Msushi
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Two former Polygon editors say they are launching Mothership, a new game publication, on January 26, to analyze games through the lens of g…
The new publication will focus on gender inclusivity and building community.
RISC-V Hits 25% Market Penetration as Qualcomm and Meta Lead the Shift to Open-Source Silicon
RISC-V Hits 25% Market Penetration as Qualcomm and Meta Lead the Shift to Open-Source Silicon
Facial age checks are now required to chat with anyone on Roblox
Roblox requires facial age checks for all users globally to access chat
‘As usual, we do what Nintendon’t’: Peripheral firm ‘fixes’ Switch 2’s new Joy-Cons
DBrand quickly launches matching color skins following criticism of new controllers…
AI’s Memorization Crisis | Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
ESCAPE FROM EVER AFTER (Impressions)
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards - X’s deepfake porn feature clearly violates app store guidelines. Why won’t Apple and Google pull i…
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
Musk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, US judge says
Judge says there is plenty of evidence to suggest OpenAI’s leaders made assurances nonprofit structure would be kept
New Life is Strange Game Spotted, And Yes, This One Will Finally Bring Back Chloe
A ratings board leak has detailed Life is Strange: Reunion, a new game in the narrative adventure series that focuses on the return of fan-favorite character Chloe.
TIL there's a housekeeping olympics.
The Housekeeping Olympics at ISSA Show North America November 10, 2025 | Michelob Ultra Arena | Las Vegas Participate Sponsor Inquire The viral Housekeeping Olympics returns each year as part of ISSA Show North America—…
How Did TVs Get So Cheap? - by Brian Potter
You’ve probably seen this famous graph that breaks out various categories of inflation, showing labor-intensive services getting more expensive during the 21st century and manufactured goods getting less expensive.
X pulls Grok images after UK ban threat over undress tool
: Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions
Newer AI Coding Assistants Are Failing in Insidious Ways
One AI coding assistant power user says the tools are hitting a plateau, and some are even declining. What's causing this unexpected twist in tech?
Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: "all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult"
Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender has taken a firm view on genAI art assets. "I fucking hate gen AI art and it has made my life more difficult in many ways."
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.
Self-Host Weekly #153: Hivemind
Peer-to-peer chaos, German translations, and mild takes from ski patrollers
Danganronpa game simulator
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Looking Back at the Best Inventions of 2001
While looking down the back of the Internet for something or other, I stumbled across Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2001. It has been a quarter of a century since 2001 (!!) so that's a good excuse to look back at w…
How we get to 1 nanometer chips and beyond
At this year’s IEDM conference, we lay the groundwork for a near future where semiconductors with nodes at 1nm and smaller are possible.
Researchers figured out how to run a 120-billion parameter model across four regular desktop PCs
EPFL researchers have developed new software – now spun-off into a start-up - that eliminates the need for data to be sent to third-party cloud services when AI is used to complete a task. This could challenge the busin…
Ubisoft Closes Halifax Studio Just After Employees Unionized [Updated]
Ubisoft has announced the closure of its Ubisoft Halifax studio, just days after it was announced employees were unionizing.
'It can be unnecessary - and even too much': Are violent video games like Grand Theft Auto 6 becoming too realistic?
The latest in the franchise is the most hyped release of 2026 and looks set to push the boundaries of gaming visuals – but it could prove more disturbing than entertaining.
Steam adds official support for game version-specific Workshop mods
New Steam APIs and Workshop item options work together for better control as games and mods get updated
Who and What comprise AI Skepticism?
An attempt to do justice to a diverse community
The Guardian view on granting legal rights to AI: humans should not give house-room to an ill-advised debate | Editorial
Editorial: Anthropomorphising tech helps Silicon Valley shares to soar, but our empathy should be directed to worthier causes
AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture
Yes, “AI” will compromise your information security posture. No, not through some mythical self-aware galaxy-brain entity magically cracking your passwords in seconds or “autonomously” exploiting new
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
A closer look at a BGP anomaly in Venezuela
There has been speculation about the cause of a BGP anomaly observed in Venezuela on January 2. We take a look at BGP route leaks, and dive into what the data suggests caused the anomaly in question.
Xbox Developer_Direct Returns January 22: Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation to be shown
We're kicking off 2026 with the fourth installment of Developer_Direct on January 22 – bringing you new gameplay and insights for Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation.
Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"
The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel
Why the PS5 ROM Leak Could be a Turning Point for Console Security
The PS5 BootROM keys have leaked, exposing unpatchable hardware security and potentially accelerating custom firmware, emulation, and piracy.