College students find exploit to run laundromat machines for free or add money to an account without paying
UC San Cruz students are NOT using this hack en masse... No really
Tech Culture
The technology revolution is everywhere and it's manifesting in more ways than we can imagine. The intersection of technology and society, from art to communication.
Lego contraption shatters mouse-clicking speed records at 70+ clicks per second
You've seen hamsters spinning in wheels, now get ready for a mouse supercharged by a wheel
WTF?! You don't often see Lego being used to build parts that you can use with your PC, but Lucas, the man behind YouTube channel Lucas-Dynamics, took on that challenge by building what he calls the world's fastest autoclicker using nothing but toy bricks.
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says universal basic income needed in face of AI-related job losses
Hinton repeated concerns about an AI-induced extinction-level event
Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers
Oceans can be loud places
Sony doesn't want companies to use its music to train generative AI algorithms
One of the largest record labels is warning hundreds of companies over data scraping
TikTok is testing a new option to upload 60-minute videos, YouTube style
Is ByteDance ready to go against YouTube? (and the US government)
Two MIT alumni brothers accused of $25 million crypto fraud in record time
Both are facing decades in prison if convicted
Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project
Holy Llamas!: Winamp is being relaunched as an all-around music platform for creators and artists, but the old desktop player isn't disappearing anytime soon. The corporation owning the brand has now announced that the program's code will soon be offered through an open-source license.
Archie, the first search engine, has been resurrected
A monthslong search uncovers a pivotal piece of internet history
Raspberry Pi launches budget-friendly $12 M.2 add-on board
Add an NVMe drive or AI accelerator to your Raspberry Pi 5
Tech firms including Microsoft, Apple, and SpaceX lose senior staff over return-to-office mandates, claims study
Taking their productivity levels with them
The History of Handheld Gaming PCs: From Humble Beginnings to the Future of PC Gaming
The dream of the handheld gaming PC is alive thanks to the Steam Deck and its ilk, but that road has been dotted with broken promises, unrealistic expectations, and some cool yet impractical machines.
The US and China are meeting in Switzerland today to discuss the dangers of AI
Something both countries can agree upon
Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT"
Altman fears the AI he created will lead to mass job losses
What Ever Happened to MapQuest?
Today, you can simply type the name of a destination and instantly get a map with turn-by-turn directions to get there. These advancements predated the smartphone, thanks to a service called MapQuest.
From nostalgia to necessity: why floppy disks refuse to fade away
Still spinning in the age of cloud storage
RETRO-TASTIC It's been close to fifteen years since the last new floppy disk was manufactured by Sony. That's a long time by any standard, and it's especially lengthy in the ever-advancing tech world. But despite the finite number of disks decreasing every year, there are those who still hold on to floppies, whether for nostalgia-fuelled pleasure or necessity.
Programmer creates AI-powered image generator for Commodore 64
It works, but is very slow
Define irony: OpenAI, sued repeatedly for copyright infringement, files claim against subreddit before backing down
Even Musk thought it was hypocritical
Are we circling back around to cable? Disney+, Hulu, and Max ad-free bundle is coming
Ad-supported and ad-free tiers will be available
Apple's new iPad Pro ad sparks backlash over "crushing creativity" claims
Did Apple hit the wrong note?
Resident Evil, SimCity, and three others enter the Video Game Hall of Fame
If you're as old as me, all of these are a blast from your past
Dell to implement "color-coding" system to categorize hybrid workers' onsite attendance
Big Brother Dell is watching
FTX customers could get back all the money they lost in the scam
The actual investors, however, may not be the real beneficiaries
Understanding teen gaming: The positive, negative, and complex realities
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