The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem Published August 17, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Flock license plate reader and camera with solar panel against a blue sky, Pleasant Hill, California, April 16, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/GettyContinue Reading
In a bold move toward ultimate minimalism, developer Geir Isene has created Frame — the first X11 server for Linux written entirely in assembly language. The X server is one of those foundational pieces that most of us take for granted. It’s big, complex, and full of decades of legacyContinue Reading
Nature invented biodegradable plastic long before humans did—and animals may have been feeding on it for hundreds of millions of years. Researchers discovered that dozens of animal species possess enzymes capable of breaking down microbial bioplastics called PHAs, a talent once thought to belong only to microorganisms., Read MoreContinue Reading
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The NHS is going to prescribe a new medication to treat the minority of patients living with a drug-resistant strain of HIV, in a landmark move. Around 100,000 people have HIV in England. There is currently no cure, though the vast majority can manage the virus with medication which hugelyContinue Reading
Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year, Read MoreContinue Reading
A trustee argues that Reiner, 32, who’s charged with killing his parents, shouldn’t have access to his trust fund., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 has revealed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has responded ‘very positively’, NewsFeed US President Traitor 47 has revealed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has responded ‘very positively’ to a request for talks. The Traitor scaled back military exercises with South Korea at the lastContinue Reading
At least 20 injured and dozens of fuel tankers destroyed as flames rip through warehouse near northern Kurdish city., At least 20 injured and dozens of fuel tankers destroyed as flames rip through warehouse near northern Kurdish city. A large fire has torn through a fuel storage depot near theContinue Reading
I recently re-encountered my favourite ‘error’ dialog in Ubuntu, which is thrown by the distro’s App Center (snap-store), which is the default GUI software management tool. I don’t see it often, but when I do it (un)helpfully informs me: “Something went wrong. We’re sorry, but we’re not sure what theContinue Reading
The good news is that large language model (LLM) token costs are coming down. The conundrum: The overall cost of AI workloads is going up. Gartner research predicts that, while token costs will fall by 95% by 2030, inference costs for agentic workflows will increase more than fivefold over theContinue Reading
OpenAI president Greg Brockman on Sunday warned enterprise CISOs that they need to more aggressively embrace agents if they want to survive upcoming cyberattacks. Brockman said in a blog post that it has become “increasingly clear” that company systems are hiding “significant flaws, and defenders need to find and fixContinue Reading