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Wednesday December 10, 2025. 12:55 AM
The Free Software Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2024 (even though 2025 is almost over) Free Software Awards. Andy Wingo won the award for the advancement of free software, Alx Sa is the outstanding new free-software contributor, and Govdirectory takes the...
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US export controls on AI accelerators have only succeeded in forcing China to develop its own tech Half a decade of US trade policy aimed at denying China access to America's most potent semiconductor tech has only served to spur China to develop homegrown alternatives.…
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Plus critical critical Notepad++, Ivanti, and Fortinet updates, and one of these patches an under-attack security hole Happy December Patch Tuesday to all who celebrate. This month's patch party includes one Microsoft flaw under exploitation, plus two others listed as...
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Congress quietly removed provisions that would have let the U.S. military fix its own equipment without relying on contractors, despite bipartisan and Pentagon support. The Register reports: The House and Senate versions of the NDAA passed earlier both included provisions...
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Still, the ban has reset expectations and may reduce harm, and that’s kind of enough Australia's ban on children under 16 holding active social media accounts comes into force on Wednesday. While nobody expects this world-first policy to stop every kid using their favorite ...
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The two chip companies have signed a term sheet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the agreement.
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Tuesday December 9, 2025. 11:40 PM
Australia's world-first ban blocking under-16s from major social platforms has come into effect. The BBC is live reporting the reactions 'both from within Australia and outside it.' From the report: I've been speaking to 12-year-old Paloma, who lives in Sydney and says she...
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We’ve used all of these down comforter picks on our own beds, and they’re excellent for winter (or year-round).
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Shares of Apple were battered earlier this year as the iPhone maker faced repeated complaints about its lack of an artificial intelligence strategy. But as the AI trade faces increasing scrutiny, that hesitance has gone...
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A new study from Surfshark reveals that AI powered home security cameras are gathering more information than households expect. The report says that these devices go far beyond routine recording. By standardizing facial recognition, they create biometric profiles that can...
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Identity management vendors like Okta see an opening to calm CISOs worried about agents running amok The fear of AI agents running amok has thus far halted the wide deployment of these digital workhorses, Okta's president of Auth0, Shiv Ramji, told The Register.…
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These three bats at a wildlife rescue center look like characters from a storybook. In this video you can see them tucked into a little bed together, safe and cozy. Each one's wrapped in a pretty blanket like a tiny fairy. — Read the rest The post Watch: Baby bats cuddle...
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A hacker with a sense of fun hijacked Dallas's tornado sirens during a test, making them play the classic theme from SpongeBob SquarePants. Nobody knows who did this or why, but the internet loves it. Maybe the hacker just wanted to feel like they were living in Bikini...
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This Instagram page, Photos Of Pet Cemeteries, shares photos taken by Rachel, who documents pet headstones to honor them. The photos might seem sad at first glance, but they're actually a way to share these pets' stories and keep their memory alive. — Read the rest The...
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This Reishi mushroom growing time-lapse is otherworldly. The way the Reishi starts as what looks like a giant snail head, then sprouts into something resembling a strange and beautiful antler, completely captivates me. This ranks among the most fascinating mushroom growth vid...
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McDonalds ran an AI-generated Christmas ad in the Netherlands. Battered by online criticism, it has now withdrawn the ad. Similar to Coke's 2025 Holiday ad, the McDonald's spot is like a visual seizure, full of grotesque characters, horrible color grading, and hackneyed AI ...
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Something's deeply satisfying about dumping compost into a spinning drum and watching dirt and worms go their separate ways. This machine is called a Trommel Machine, and it removes live worms from soil with surprising efficiency. Soil drops through a mesh filter into one...
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Despite changing hands more times than I can count, Tomb Raider seems destined to be one of those rare older franchises that won't die. We haven't gotten a brand-new Lara Croft adventure since 2018's Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but a few rounds of remasters have kept the...
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This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024'S record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. From a report: The data is the latest from C3S following last...
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OpenAI and Instacart have launched a new shopping experience inside ChatGPT that lets users plan meals, choose groceries, fill their cart, and even pay… all in one conversation. It’s the first time a grocery app has been fully embedded inside ChatGPT with Instant...
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