Posts tagged "tech"

Windscribe releases deGDID tool to remove and block Windows GDID

Recent weeks have brought renewed scrutiny of Windows privacy after reports highlighted how Microsoft's Global Device Identifier (GDID) can be linked to user activity during investigations. GDID is...

Inoreader Q2 update adds flexible filters, AI platform choice, and team pools

Inoreader's Q2 update introduces a shared quota system for filters, letting Pro users freely allocate up to 50 content or duplicate filters per account. Users can now select their preferred AI prov...

Unite Pro 1.6 adds 1Password autofill beta and VoiceOver support

Unite Pro 1.6 is now available, featuring native 1Password autofill support in beta using the command-line tool for direct login fill. The update also introduces full VoiceOver accessibility across...

Google Chrome launches for Arm64 Linux with native Widevine DRM

Google Chrome is now officially available for Arm64 Linux platforms, including support for Widevine DRM. This enables straightforward installation and access to protected content on devices like th...

Breaking the Parental Lock on an XBox 360 is Very Much an Inconvenience

There are many ways to soft-brick a device to the point where it cannot easily be used again, and “Cloud locks” or parental locks are probably at the top of …read more

A first look at Firefox's new Nova UI, with the return of compact mode, in Nightly channel

Mozilla has enabled the Nova interface by default in Firefox's Nightly channel, marking a substantial update for early adopters. This new look introduces a more cohesive experience across tabs, men...

A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment

Samuel Tunick faces up to five years in prison after the passcode he gave CBP agents wiped his phone.

FreeBSD Just Removed the Last of its GPL-Licensed Code

With a recent change that removed dialog in favor of bsddialog, FreeBSD has now retired the last piece of GPL-licensed code in its base system. Although the impact of this …read more

I Really Want to Love This Markdown Editor, But One Thing Holds It Back

It gives an IDE feel with lots of features that fits the workflow of developers working on technical documentation of their projects.

It's Time for ConnectRPC to Adopt HTTP QUERY

📝 2026-07-28 09:16: Always fun when your bike runs out of electricity on the way to work. Note...

Always fun when your bike runs out of electricity on the way to work. Note to self: connect the trickle charger TONIGHT! (Wife is on the way with my jump box to save me) Thanks for reading this pos...

The Orphaned Sources At The Hacker Camp: What Happened Next

At the 2024 Electromagnetic Field event in the UK, some awkward items turned up at the swap meet: radioactive sources. Fortunately there was [Tryst] at hand, who works in the …read more

Collabora Online 26.04 adds optional AI assistant and smarter document comparison & review

Collabora Online 26.04 marks the office suite’s tenth anniversary with a major release, introducing features shaped by user demand. Integrated AI assistance is now available in Writer, Calc, and Im...

OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations

They point to MCP, built by two engineers in London, that ended up under US-based governance.

De-Aging Human Tissue Using Special Enzyme to Remove AGEs

With human bodies being bags of mostly salty water and countless messy biochemical processes, it’s little wonder that over time some residues tend to collect in these systems. Although evolution …r...

A Labour Of Love Brings A Kids Book To The Spectrum

Back in the early 1980s when 8-bit home computers became affordable educational toys for children, the traditional paper publishing industry did its best to keep up. For a few brief …read more

Game Reviews: Firewatch, Hitman Go and Leisure Suit Larry 6

I haven’t been playing a whole lot of games lately. Over the past year I finished two titles on my PlayStation 4. The first was the narrative walking adventure Firewatch, and the second was the rel...

Microsoft introduces its first cybersecurity AI model at half the cost of competing models

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first AI model built specifically for cybersecurity. Designed to identify complex vulnerabilities in large codebases, the model works with GPT 5.4 in...

Re-Testing an Apollo Guidance Computer Module that Failed Certification Testing

After getting his hands on a rope driver module from the Apollo project era that had a big ‘Scrapped Module’ stamped on it, [Mike Stewart] was naturally left curious as …read more

Rollenspielszenen: Vanillekipferl

Die Rettungsmission hat sich etwas verzögert. Wir mussten noch Vanillekipferl backen.