From PRISM to AI, mass surveillance has only grown more powerful. Bruce Schneier warns the post-Snowden world may be entering an even darker phase....
Tighter regulations, advancing AI integration, and a desire for greater authenticity will continue to re-shape what social media means in an increasingly disconnected world....
Commerce ministry assessing whether deal for Chinese-founded group violates technology export controls...
Physical copies of Star Wars Racer Revenge are suddenly selling for over $300, as word spreads that an exploit in the game can be used to jailbreak PlayStation 5 consoles. Recently-completed eBay list...
NetEase and developer Everstone Studio have outlined its January roadmap for the open-world action-RPG, Where Winds Meet , which includes new modes, campaign missions, quests, puzzles, and bosses. The...
Hi HN, I made OSS Sustain Guard. After every high-profile OSS incident, I wonder about the packages I rely on right now. I can skim issues/PRs and activity on GitHub, but that doesn’t scale when you h...
The cryptocurrency exchange reported sharp growth in automated trading as volatility narrowed across major crypto assets....
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A goldfish bowl Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images Amazon employees in an internal Slack voiced frustration during beta testing of new Alexa+ features. The messages highlight the continuing head...
One of SwitchBot's most interesting products announced at CES 2026 is one of its most basic. The Weather Station, as it's called, is a 7.5-inch framed E Ink screen that's packed with weather-related d...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off carrying Starlink satellites into orbit. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SpaceX is moving over 4,000 Starlink satellites to a lower orbit. An...
Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar....
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings apologised after its artificial intelligence chatbot Yuanbao was accused of “verbally insulting” a user, fuelling online debate about the risks p...
Babylon 5 fans are hoping Netflix’s big-money acquisition of Warner Bros. means the chances of a continuation of the much-loved sci-fi series will improve. But creator J. Michael Straczynski has calme...
Memecoin launchpads such as pump.fun flooded the market in 2025 with millions of “low effort” coins, leading to a record number of crypto token failures....
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Switch 2’s most impressive port is 75 percent off. ✓ This discount is part of Nintendo's holiday sale. ...
Replit CEO Amjad Masad says AI tools are enabling executives to prototype ideas themselves, rather than wait on engineers. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images Some CEOs a...
HeyGen CTO Rong Yan advises against focusing solely on promotions in tech careers. Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images HeyGen CTO Rong Yan says you shouldn't fo...
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