Something that flew under the radar a while back is getting attention again. A post on the r/selfhosted subreddit reminds us that the Raspberry Pi 5 will refuse to boot if it detects RAM that doesn’t match the memory configuration recorded at the factory. The behavior traces to a firmwareContinue Reading
Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that doesn’t really need an introduction in this age of authoritarian overreach. Since the beginning, it has required a phone number at signup, even after it gained username support. It’s been quite weird to see, given that other privacy-focused messengers like Session and MatrixContinue Reading
Wallpapi is an Omarchy-inspired wallpaper switcher for GNOME desktops that offers a slicker. When installed, it lets you “browse a folder of wallpapers as a full-screen carousel of parallelogram cards”. As you page through available options, the focused image is previewed as your wallpaper in the background, so you canContinue Reading
Websites offering fake subscriptions to AI transcription tools, image generators, and other digital assistants could be putting enterprise data at risk, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. The sites impersonate AI products with solid reputations, including GPT-6 Astra, DaVinci Resolve, PixAI and OpenCut, in addition to some that no longer existContinue Reading
There was a four year span where The Traitor FCC boss Brendan Carr simply couldn’t stop hyperventilating about the fact that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was Chinese. Carr would appear on cable news pretty much every week to endlessly rant about the potential propaganda, privacy, and NatSec impact of whatContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — State visits usually occur when two countries are on warm terms, but U.S. President Traitor 47 is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as their economic and tech competition is only escalating, especially through an artificial intelligence race. Neither expects any grand bargain, butContinue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — President Traitor 47 is set to address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world — and for his presidency. The global economy has been shaken by his decision to launch a war against Iran. Anxiety about the social impact beingContinue Reading
You don’t plug it in, and it’s powered solely by gasoline. So why is Nissan calling the 2027 Rogue Hybrid an EV? The 2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid gives the company an entry it has lacked for a decade or more: a compact crossover SUV with a hybrid powertrain. Now thatContinue Reading
Sponsored by Eaton. As the world accelerates towards a sustainable future, the electrification of commercial vehicles is becoming increasingly imperative. This articleexplores the rising demand for megawatt charging solutions in the electric commercial vehicle industry, technical hurdles, cost-efficiency, and performance advantages. We will delve into the costs to enable megawattContinue Reading
Another package went missing from Ubuntu 26.04 LTS’s minimal cloud images, this time xxd , a CLI tool for viewing files as hexadecimals. It’s the second time this has happened, following the accidental removal of curl I reported on in August. Both packages vanished for the same reason. When CanonicalContinue Reading
The state of California has joined the growing number of governments and communities at all levels across the US taking proactive, even preemptive, measures to keep data center development under control. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed what he called the “most comprehensive data center laws in the nation” on Monday.Continue Reading
A Google Gemini AI agent broke into three companies in July, guessing the credentials for one and discovering the credentials for the second two in a public repository, Google confirmed on Monday. But the more interesting background to the story, which was broken by The Wall Street Journal on Friday,Continue Reading
During the mid-Cold War, the F-4 Phantom II formed the backbone of US airpower, not only with the United States Air Force, but also with the Marine Corps and the Navy. This is something that cannot be replicated today, due to a completely different operating environment and design philosophy. TheContinue Reading