Anti-Doomscroll Tamagotchi Only Lives if You Do
The odds are, you have a device deliberately designed to be addictive in your pocket or on the table next to you if you aren’t staring...
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systemd 262-rc2 Adds An AI Canary For Detecting Unreviewed AI/LLM Code Contributions
One week after releasing systemd 262-rc1, systemd 262-rc2 is now available with further fixes and refinements for this init system and service manager. Systemd is also...
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Anthropic promised 20x more usage. Then developers hit a weekly ceiling.
Anthropic sells its top-tier Claude Max subscription with the promise of 20 times more usage than its $20-a-month Pro plan. The post Anthropic promised 20x more...
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Some Tech Companies Have Privately Pushed Back On ICE Subpoenas. They Should All Do More.
In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to...
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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
“It doesn’t cost a lot to store text forever.”
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Sony isn’t phasing out discs quite as quickly as we thought
Sony isn't backing away from its decision to kill the video game disc in January 2028. But Sony isn't shutting down production as quickly as we...
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Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes
Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch...
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Thousand Hells is a 'tactical narrative' feast of infernal storytelling, but its defeats can feel brutal
From the developer of King of Dragon Pass, a gorgeously imagined meat grinder for hapless adventuring parties.
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The $200 Firefox mechanical keyboard sold out
Love Firefox enough to drop $200 on a branded keyboard? Tough, it’s sold it. It’s a full-sized, 108-key mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches, and has...
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GOG brings back "big box" PC games, one printable template at a time
Preservation "goodies" also includes downloadable 3D models for desktop perusal.
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Cockroach Milk, How to Blow Your Nose, and Mosquito Printers: The Ig Nobels of 2026
Every year, the prizes recognize the weirdest research that often raises some very serious scientific questions.
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