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Thursday November 13, 2025. 01:38 PM
In 2011, Wired reporter Andy Greenberg thought Bitcoin could keep users completely anonymous. But at the 2025 Bitwarden Open Source Security Summit, he said, 'I slowly realized I was totally wrong about Bitcoin. It was actually the opposite of untraceable.' — Read the rest ...
OpenAI says The New York Times wants it to hand over 20 million private ChatGPT conversations from December 2022 to November 2024. OpenAI claims that the Times is seeking examples of people using ChatGPT to circumvent The Times' paywall. OpenAI's security chief calls it...
The last penny rolled off the press at 3:47 PM yesterday at the US Mint in Philadelphia, watched by US Treasurer Brandon Beach and a handful of mint workers. After 238 years, the one-cent coin officially died of economic inefficiency — it cost nearly four cents to make...
The White House just released its list of 37 donors funding Trump's $300 million ballroom addition, and it reads like a who's who of corporate America trying to stay on the president's good side. AP reports that tech giants dominate the roster — Amazon, Apple, Google,...
Wednesday November 12, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Download the Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft Office Professional License Bundle for only $89.99 (MSRP $543.99). Ready to dominate your work documents? Leave no small edit to wonky off-brand programs with bad user design; get the full suite of Microsoft Office 2021...
Techdirt reports that a federal judge has permanently blocked Trump's effort to federalize Oregon's National Guard, calling out his administration for lying about phantom 'riots' and deploying troops against people in costumes and dance parties. There's no 'rebellion'...
Congresswoman and conspiracy theorist Nancy Mace's feud with the Charleston airport has now lasted longer than most layovers, stretching into a third week. The South Carolina congresswoman claimed she's the victim of a grand surveillance plot after a random TSA screening. —...
Can we screw it up? Yes, he can! Real estate fraud, Donald Trump's guided White House tour for Laura Ingraham played less like a history lesson and more like an episode of Extreme Makeover: Tacky Fascist Edition. Make way for the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom! — Read the...
Stable genius Donald Trump said he sent the National Guard to Portland after seeing 'riots raging' on TV. Turns out he was watching reruns courtesy of Fox News. He said the city was being destroyed by paid agitators. 'What they've done to that place, it's like living in...
Rather than being seen as a drug-fueled party for those with disposable income, Burning Man promotes its 'radical self-reliance,' inclusion, and a pledge to 'leave no trace' on the dry lake bed it calls home. Locals are tired of the mountains of garbage dumped in their local ...
On Thursday, November 12, 1970, the deadliest tropical cyclone on record struck Bangladesh, the Cleveland Cavaliers won their first game, and a sperm whale was found, quite dead and very heavy, on the beach in Florence, Oregon. Engineers with the state Department of...
More than seven years ago, Bethesda Softworks unveiled the first teaser for The Elder Scrolls 6, its follow-up to one of the most popular games ever made. The orchestral swell, the slow glide over High Rock's landscape, the title drop as the final coup de grâce! — Read the r...
I never knew how surreal a tiger's tongue looked until I saw this photo of one. If you think your cat's tongue feels rough, a tiger's tongue is the industrial-grade version. A tiger could theoretically lick your skin raw with just a few swipes. — Read the rest The post This...
This incredible footage shows a pack of wolves walking in a line through deep snow. The footage was captured from above by a drone. The wolves resemble a snake making its way under the snow, peeking out at each gap. I was surprised at the long stretches of underground...
TL;DR: Keep a loved one in the loop with this Sungale HD Cloud Digital Frame, now on sale for just $99.97 (reg. $169.99). Give a loved one the gift of presence from afar with the Sungale HD Cloud Digital Frame. — Read the rest The post Give the gift of shared memories with...
Across the nation, signs both handwritten and laser-printed warn shoppers about the penny shortage and to use a card if they want exact change. Should anyone have any cents left, they might want to hold on for dear life: today will see the final penny minted in the U.S. —...
Today I learned about the wonder of thrombolites from Atlas Obscura. Thrombolites are ancient, living fossils. These fascinating rock-like structures are built by microscopic organisms, mainly cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). These microbes trap sediment...
Over the past year, I've made an occasional habit of celebrating the anniversaries of particularly influential games in a sort of part-retrospective, part-review format. Today — and most other days, for that matter — I can think of no more influential game than The Elder ...
America's summary executions of suspected drug-runners at sea has brought an end to some intelligence-sharing with a longtime ally. The U.K., which maintains its own military presence in the Caribbean, has 'paused' access to data that might be used in the killings. — Read...
Scientists have discovered a new species, and I have learned the word for fossilized vomit — regurgitalite. In a paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers reveal a new species of pterosaur. The remains of the flying reptile were found in a regurgitalite discovered ...
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