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Post #232803 1.94K Sep 24, 2026, 16:28 UTC

GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
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Successful Software Github has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks On the 31st August I got an email from a customer, telling me that they had found an imitation of my data wrangling software on Github. I’m not linking to it, but here is a screenshot: It is …

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Post #232802 1.99K Sep 24, 2026, 16:23 UTC

QR Codes That Route to the Appropriate App Store
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Matt Huggins QR Codes that Route to the Appropriate App Store A printed QR code holds exactly one URL, but a phone that scans it should land in the right app store. Here's the small redirect service behind the PokerNexus business cards: how it picks the App Store, Google Play, or the website, and the crawlers, iPads…

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Post #232801 1.95K Sep 24, 2026, 16:23 UTC

I Have a Confession: I Built This Site with AI – Please Forgive Me
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Dynamically Typed I Have a Confession: I Built This Site with AI - Please Forgive Me To be clear, none of the content, but the site engine itself is all AI built. It is a long and somewhat sad story. By the end, I hope you'll forgive me.

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Post #232800 2.09K Sep 24, 2026, 16:00 UTC

Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton
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Tom's Hardware Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton, one 50-ton order sent to the US for AI scanning… Short-term boom could lead to a longer-term drought and removal of important works from circulation.

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Post #232799 2.11K Sep 24, 2026, 15:44 UTC

Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits
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Ars Technica Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits The Disney+ ad-free plan is now more expensive than Netflix's.

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Post #232798 2.21K Sep 24, 2026, 15:37 UTC

F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom
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f-droid.org F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository After more than a year of hard work, we are thrilled to announce the launch of F-Droid 2.0, a complete redesign of the official F-Droid app and the largest a...

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Post #232797 2.23K Sep 24, 2026, 15:31 UTC

Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and 'use AI instead'
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Australian Financial Review Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and ‘use AI instead’ A Sydney tutoring company will shut its doors at the end of the week after telling customers artificial intelligence has rendered its service effectively obsolete.

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Post #232796 2.06K Sep 24, 2026, 15:21 UTC

Jev Is Not a Language Model, but It Breaks Like One
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Check Point Blog A Decision Model Breaks Like Any Other Language Model: A First Look at Jev - Check Point Blog A new kind of AI model returns decisions instead of text. We spent a day trying to change its mind. It cost about 50 cents. In this article Jev is a new %

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Post #232795 2.07K Sep 24, 2026, 15:10 UTC

Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' to Shield Itself on Controversial Data Center
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Bloomberg.com Oracle Cites ‘Force Majeure’ to Shield Itself on Controversial Data Center Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico, adding a fresh wrinkle to a project beset by opposition and regulatory setbacks.

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Post #232794 2.08K Sep 24, 2026, 15:08 UTC

Unknown number of Texas voter registrations went unprocessed due to DPS error
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Votebeat Error means unknown number of Texas voter registrations haven’t been processed yet It’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected.

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Post #232793 2.18K Sep 24, 2026, 14:47 UTC

Dynamic Abliteration: Non-Destructive Refusal Suppression via Engram Steering
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blog.madhukaraphatak.in Dynamic Abliteration: Non-Destructive Refusal Suppression via Multi-Layer Engram Steering Thoughts on technology, life and everything else.

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Post #232792 2.24K Sep 24, 2026, 14:28 UTC

Best LLM for every budget, updated daily
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Terrydjony Best value LLM Which LLM is worth it: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index against blended API price, with the value frontier highlighted. Refreshed daily.

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Post #232791 2.4K Sep 24, 2026, 14:21 UTC

Hackers influence ChatGPT and Gemini to direct users to scam centers
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Medium Dark Sourcery: How Hackers Manipulate AI to Scam You Think you can trust AI to give you correct answer? Think again.

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Post #232790 2.66K Sep 24, 2026, 13:40 UTC

Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
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Ars Technica Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges So absurd and embarrassing ..."

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Post #232789 2.44K Sep 24, 2026, 13:06 UTC

'That's so AI ' What gen Alpha's biggest insult tells us
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the Guardian ‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us The year’s most popular slang reveals what young people think about artificial intelligence – and it’s not positive

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Post #232788 2.45K Sep 24, 2026, 12:15 UTC

Two-Tier Encryption in the UK – Identical Apple Devices, Different Protection
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MacAnorak Two-Tier Encryption in the UK Alice and Bill have identical Apple devices. Only one gets Apple’s strongest iCloud protection.

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Post #232787 2.9K Sep 24, 2026, 12:04 UTC

The newest ESP32 can run Linux and it's getting close to a Raspberry Pi
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XDA The newest ESP32 can actually run Linux, and it's getting uncomfortably close to a Raspberry Pi It's still a microcontroller, but it's a step above any other.

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Post #232786 2.6K Sep 24, 2026, 10:53 UTC

Starlink ground station in Poland hit by fire in suspected arson attack
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Notes From Poland Starlink ground station in Poland hit by fire in suspected arson attack ​

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Post #232785 2.51K Sep 24, 2026, 10:05 UTC

Nokia Design Archive
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nokiadesignarchive.aalto.fi Nokia Design Archive Exploring unseen concepts of design and opportunities of design-driven transformation and change

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Post #232784 2.48K Sep 24, 2026, 09:37 UTC

OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says
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BBC News Australia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portal Experts believe it's the world's first known AI breach of a government system.

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