Digital Omnibus: How Big Tech Lobbying Is Gutting the GDPR
The EUās Digital Omnibus quietly rewrites the GDPR in Big Techās favour ā weakening data protection, user rights and enforcement. EFRI explains what is at stake.
Plexās crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week - Ars Technica
Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee.
TIL there's a green bean casserole flavoured soda drink.
SEATTLE ā Jones Soda Co. takes the idea of a liquid diet to a new low. How does Green Bean Casserole Soda strike you? And how about an aggressively buttery-smelling Mashed Potato Soda? Even the creators of the fizzy conā¦
Thank Mozilla for Killing Localization on Support Mozilla (And Replacing Human Contributions With AI Bots)
TL;DR: Mozilla is killing localization on Support Mozilla, overwriting articles written by humans with machine generated translations. Although Mozilla knows that their AI doesnāt localize or adhere to style guides, Mozā¦
Section 702 Explained: How U.S. Surveillance Law Shapes National Security And Privacy
What is FISA Section 702? In the early and mid-1900s, the United States government carried out surveillance programs that spied on Americans without warrants. In response, Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveiā¦
Mike McMahan reflects on Star Trek: Lower Decksā journey from fan skepticism to beloved favorite [Popversations]
The second installment of Popverse's new members-only interview series sees the man behind Lower Decks beam up for a longform interview with Ashley V. Robinson.
GPU prices are coming to earth just as RAM costs shoot into the stratosphere - Ars Technica
Some RAM kits are over three times as expensive as they were three months ago.
OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide - Ars Technica
OpenAIās response to teen suicide case is ādisturbing,ā lawyer says.
Why We Canāt Imagine Life Beyond Capitalism
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Paradox Takes the Blame for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Sales Flop, Announces $37 Million Write-Down
Publisher Paradox Interactive has today taken the blame for the poor sales of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.
Sean Murray just crushed my hopes of playing Light No Fire anytime soon
He described the dev team as 'tiny' and said they're working 'in the background' at Hello Games.
TIL about Miki Endo who sacrificed her life giving warning broadcasts during the 2011 Japanese Tsunami
Miki Endo (é č¤ ęŖåø, EndÅ Miki; July 18, 1986, Japan ā March 11, 2011, Minamisanriku, Japan) was an employee of the town of Minamisanriku's Crisis Management Department, tasked with broadcasting disaster advisories andā¦
[Opinion] X users in USA don't like that we have an opinion about them? Tough
X's "About this account" has revealed to US users that many around the world aren't fans of the country.
Valve block Steam game with queer art in Russia after state censor attacks it for āpromoting non-traditional sexualitiesā
Flick Solitaire has been removed from the Russian version of Steam after federal censor Roskomnadzor demanded that Valve take it down.
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AIR SNES: designer makes sneakers that double as a retro console
Gustavo Bonzanini, a designer, has made a pair of custom Nike sneakers to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Japanese launch of the SNES. The sneakers match the console colors and even house a console that connects tā¦
Demand the Data: Whatās Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms arenāt sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
Chat Control: EU Council vote is a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously
Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has "backed away" from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillanā¦
A Vibe Coded SaaS Killed My Team
We lost the capitalism game and they're trying to get a second wind through a broken vibe-coded SaaS platform.
Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AIā¦
Don't need a notice if everyone's doing it.
I Work For an Evil [Tech] Company, but Outside Work, Iām Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, thereās a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
Pinokio: The 1-Click Localhost Cloud
Run your own personal Internet on Mac, Windows, and Linux with one click.
Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screen
Windows 11's adoption is much slower compared to Windows 10, claims Dell
Dell has highlighted that Windows 11's adoption is quite slower compared to Windows 10, but is hasn't noted the potential reasons behind this.
Dead mosquito proboscis used for high-resolution 3D printing nozzle
The proboscis is 100% finer than the best manmade tips, cheaper, and biodegradable.
GitHub - DioCrafts/OxiCloud: āļø OxiCloud server, efficient and secure way to save all your data
āļø OxiCloud server, efficient and secure way to save all your data - DioCrafts/OxiCloud
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNsāAnd They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private Networks (VPNā¦
s&box game engine from Rust developer Facepunch is now open source
s&box is now an open source game engine, terrain looks 20% cooler with anti tiling and seam fixes, and a ton of bug fixes this week
Immich Is Now Stable!
You can find Immich at https://immich.app/ If you want to buy Immich merch, go to https://immich.store/ You can learn more about FUTO at https://futo.org/
Collabora Online Desktop Released
This is a text-based press release. View the full release blog here. Same look. Same code. Your files, your device. Nov 26, 2025 at 12.00 pm GMT / 13.00 pm CET / 7.00 am ET / 4.00 am PT Cambridge, November 26, 2025 ā Toā¦
Retro Games Millennials Love
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Tomb Raider Definitive Edition Switch 1/2 Review - Big Downgrades vs PS3/PS4
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Framework stops selling separate DDR5 RAM modules to fight scalpers
The maker of modular, repairable laptops says it's had to de-list separate memory purchases in order to keep supply for its pre-build customers, too.
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
Should states write their own AI laws, or should David Sacks?
BoM asked to explain āwhat happened hereā after cost of website redesign revealed to be $96.5m
Environment minister Murray Watt Ć¢ĀĀnot happyĆ¢ĀĀ with cost blowout and has shared concerns with new Bureau of Meteorology boss
Elon Musk Had Grok Rewrite Wikipedia. It Calls Hitler āThe FĆ¼hrer.ā
Grokipedia, the anti-woke Wikipedia alternative, aims to create a parallel version of the truth for the right wing.
Someone At YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled
In my recent analysis of YouTubeās information density I included the results from an advanced statistical analysis on the number of videos present on the home page, which projected that around May 2026 there would onlyā¦
AliasVault: Privacy-first password manager with built-in email aliasing. Fully encrypted and self-hostable.
Privacy-first password manager with built-in email aliasing. Fully encrypted and self-hostable. - aliasvault/aliasvault
Microsoft AI CEO Puzzled by People Being "Unimpressed" by AI
Mustafa Suleyman had his mind blown by the community's negative reaction to Microsoft's "agentic OS" comments.
Cfait: CalDav TODO list handler written in Rust (TUI+GUI)
CalDav TODO list handler written in Rust. Contribute to trougnouf/cfait development by creating an account on GitHub.
TIL sea urchins are spikey brains
A new sea urchin brain study finds their bodies act as a broad neural system filled with chemicals like dopamine and serotonin.
Beijing Unveils Supercritical CO2 Turbine That Could Upend Power Tech | OilPrice.com
Compact and versatile, the technology could revolutionize carbon capture by using CO2 for profitable energy generation, potentially lowering emissions and storage costs.
openDesk 1.10. Enhanced security architecture
openDesk 1.10 strengthens the security architecture and introduces new features for project management and document editing in public administration.
Macquarie Dictionary announces āAI slopā as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
Term was up against a shortlist including blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
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Rustdesk's lesser known features
An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. - rustdesk/rustdesk
Saudi Arabia's investment fund reported to be limiting new investments as cash runs low
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is allegedly low on cash for new investments, after a multi-year spending sā¦
TIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slavery
The 2018 U.S. prison strike was a series of work stoppages and hunger strikes[1] in prisons across the United States from August 21 to September 9, 2018.[2] It was one of the largest prison strikes in US history.[3][2] ā¦
TIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against cā¦
The Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF) was an anti-communist cultural organization founded on 26 June 1950 in West Berlin. At its height, the CCF was active in 35 countries. In 1966 it was revealed that the Central Intā¦