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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices

LG TVs reportedly scan local networks for third-party devices, collect microphone audio even when offline, and store data locally, raising privacy concerns for unsuspecting owners.

8 hours ago5 min read

Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake launches in November

Nintendo announced the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 will launch on November 5, featuring updated graphics, free camera movement, and new gameplay mechanics.

15 hours ago3 min read

Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business

French AI lab Mistral AI raised €3 billion in Series D funding, led by Samsung Electronics, to scale compute capacity and expand its international footprint, focusing on sovereign AI solutions for governments and corporations.

16 hours ago4 min read

A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it

A hacker exploited a bug to steal $340 million in bitcoin from the Liquid Network settlement exchange, later returning most of the funds after the flaw was fixed.

16 hours ago2 min read

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch

Bluecore Energy, a startup developing small nuclear reactors on floating barges for portable clean energy, secured a $50 million seed round to fund product development and regulatory work.

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LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features

LibreOffice 26.8 broke download records, accumulating over one million downloads in a week, after The Document Foundation declared the software would not include generative AI features.

16 hours ago3 min read

Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments

Google DeepMind developed AlphaGenome Atlas, an AI tool that maps every possible DNA letter change in the human genome, providing predictions on how these variants affect molecular biology.

16 hours ago4 min read

Samsung is shutting down ‘Quick Measure’ and ‘AR Doodle’ apps for Galaxy phones

Samsung will discontinue its "Quick Measure" and "AR Doodle" augmented reality apps for Galaxy phones on December 31, 2026, with plans to offer improved services in the future.

2 days ago3 min read

The first Galaxy Z Fold 8 discount ever drops the wider foldable to $1,650

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, a wider foldable phone, received its first discount, lowering the starting price to $1,650 at third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.

2 days ago3 min read

Google Messages slowly rolling out fix for bug that randomly sends old texts to other people

Google Messages is slowly rolling out a fix for a bug that randomly sends old text messages to unintended recipients, potentially revealing private information.

bzip3

Bzip3, a new compression tool, offers higher compression ratios and faster performance than Bzip2 by using an order-0 context mixing entropy coder and a fast Burrows-Wheeler transform.

MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server

MathKernel is a multi-engine mathematics kernel and server designed to help applications and LLMs perform advanced mathematics while preserving assumptions, provenance, and claim-specific evidence.

2 days ago38 min read

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The many mysteries and lessons of the Bayeux tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth from the 11th century, depicts the Norman Conquest of England and offers insights into medieval life and historical events.

3 days ago

A pile of MacBook Neo clones gives Googlebook all the more of an uphill battle

Google's new Android-based desktop platform, Googlebook, faces an uphill battle for relevance as a wave of affordable "MacBook Neo" competitor laptops launch, with little clear differentiation or purpose for Googlebook.

3 days ago6 min read

The Fairphone 6 Plus is the midrange phone we desperately needed

The Fairphone 6 Plus, now available in the US, offers a highly repairable and ethically sourced midrange Android phone experience, closing the gap between sustainability and performance.

3 days ago9 min read

Competitive Pokémon is on phones now, but you still need a Switch to become a champion

Competitive Pokémon battles are now available on phones, but players still need a Nintendo Switch to compete in high-level tournaments, despite the mobile version being nearly identical.

The pencil case model of creativity

Creativity can thrive within boundaries, as seen in a PhD candidate's realization that her academic research, like childhood play with a pencil case, offers ample space for imaginative work.

Intellectual Fly Is Open (2025)

The author argues that using large language models to generate content on platforms like LinkedIn makes writing stylistically grating and causes readers to question the authenticity of the message.

Doomscrolling Ourselves to Death

James Marriott's book, "The New Dark Ages," argues that declining literacy, particularly among children and young adults, is a disturbing trend with significant societal implications, largely driven by phone usage.

3 days ago13 min read

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GPT-6 Astra on robot arms

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra significantly outperforms previous models in a robotic block-placement task, achieving a 95% success rate at half the cost and speed of its predecessors.

Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone

Cloud in a Bottle offers an open-source personal cloud solution, enabling users to self-host containerized applications with unified authentication and an integrated user experience.

Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings

Google Chrome appears to again exempt Google-owned sites from user settings to automatically delete all site data, persisting even after closing windows or quitting the browser.

3 days ago2 min read