LAPD ending deal with company operating license plate-reading cameras
The LAPD is ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a company that operates surveillance cameras throughout the city.
The Cop Investigating Flock Misuse Was Allegedly Doing It Too
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TIL that uncontrolled dynamic pricing once valued a book 23 million dollars (+ 3.99 shipping)
A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly – a classic work in developmental biology that we – and most other Drosophila developmental bi…
2 websites run by the U.S. Army were defaced by hackers with messages referring to Trump as a “pedophile and thief” while also criticizing …
At least two websites appear to be victim to 404 hijacking attacks. Army officials took the sites down after being contacted by CyberScoop.
CATL’s sodium-ion storage systems set for first customer deliveries
CATL says it will begin customer deliveries of its first sodium-ion energy storage systems in September.
Fun Math!
A math strategy board game — move tiles, hit the numbers, outsmart your rival!
Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both
"I prefer the industry when you have two really strong competitors. You get better games, you get more games, and you get an industry riding a positive wave."
Meta's New Patent Wants to Track Your Mood by Listening to Your Voice All Day
Meta has filed a patent for a system that listens to your voice over time, detects emotional patterns, and generates a personal mood report.
Linux Firewalls: How to Actually Secure a Cloud Server (iptables, nftables, firewalld, ufw)
A practical guide to the four major Linux firewall technologies - iptables, nftables, firewalld, and ufw. Covers real-world cloud server hardening with concrete examples, from locking down SSH to b...
Hands-On With the TRIMUI Brick Pro: A Better Handheld, but Not a Faster One
TRIMUI's latest vertical handheld keeps the same processor but adds a larger display, Hall effect thumbsticks and a refined design.
My Multi-Stage Backup Strategy: ZFS, Proxmox, and Paranoia
Backups are the thing everyone knows they should do and nobody does well enough. Here’s my multi-stage strategy for keeping about a dozen servers safe: ZFS snapshots with sanoid, off-site replicati...
id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for"
id Software has posted a brief statement on social media, insisting, "We still have the crew we need to build the games."
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Digital warfare reaches fuel maps as Ukrainian users create confusion across Russia
Russia's fuel stations face online chaos after Ukrainians manipulate map data through a growing digital disruption campaign
The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
Palantir has a nemesis and I accidentally found him
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Scientists Used AI to Find Hidden Earthquake Signals Along the San Andreas Fault
Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to predicting future earthquakes.
Rayfish, Iroh and Yggdrasil
Rayfish is a peer-to-peer mesh VPN. Connect your devices by cryptographic identity. No port forwarding, no hosted server to trust. Share a code, and you're on the same encrypted LAN.
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
Patriot Act Seems Quaint Now | Justice League Unlimited
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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.
Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Spider-Man Gets Interviewed | Solid jj
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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
Iowa accuses Temu of collecting private consumer data.
Iowa says Temu and its Chinese-owned parent company open consumers up to spying by the Chinese government.
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...