2026-08-24

16 Years Later, Stephen Hawking’s Warning About Aliens Is Still the Most Unsettling Thing He Ever Said

16 Years Later, Stephen Hawking’s Warning About Aliens Is Still the Most Unsettling Thing He Ever Said

His point was never that aliens must be wicked — it was that we would be the Native Americans in the encounter, and good intentions didn't save them. The logic...

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Proposed class action lawsuit against Logitech demands money to be given back to customers after $61 million US tariff refund

Proposed class action lawsuit against Logitech demands money to be given back to customers after $61 million US tariff refund

The filings claim that Logitech was 'enriched twice over at its customers’ expense.'

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$1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack

$1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack

Hackers spent four days inside the org's cloud platforms after apparently talking their way in

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PlayStation Owners Begin Sony Boycott with Digital Blackout Protest

PlayStation Owners Begin Sony Boycott with Digital Blackout Protest

In an attempt to reverse Sony's decision to terminate disc production, fans are shutting their PlayStations this week.

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99 Years Later, Einstein’s Letter About Quantum Mechanics Is Still the Most Famous Argument in Physics

99 Years Later, Einstein’s Letter About Quantum Mechanics Is Still the Most Famous Argument in Physics

The letter says der Alte, the Old One, not God — and it went to the very friend who'd win the Nobel for the idea it attacked. The full Einstein...

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New Famicom Guide ‘Beyond the NES’ Smashes Kickstarter Goal

Beyond the NES is a new book exploring the original Japanese model of Nintendo’s 8-bit home console, the Famicom, which, of course, was released in a different form factor worldwide...

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Twitch hit with class-action lawsuit over Amazon AI training: 'Twitch sent no email, displayed no pop-up notification, and made no announcement'

Twitch hit with class-action lawsuit over Amazon AI training: 'Twitch sent no email, displayed no pop-up notification, and made no announcement'

The system was opt-out because "nobody would opt in," admitted Twitch's chief product officer.

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Hayley Atwell Slams Controversial Captain Carter Scene: 'A Complete Disservice to the Character'

Hayley Atwell Slams Controversial Captain Carter Scene: 'A Complete Disservice to the Character'

Hayley Atwell doesn't hold back in slamming how poorly Captain Carter's death was handled in Doctor Strange's sequel film.

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Develop Your Team’s Social Capital, Not Just Their Skills

Develop Your Team’s Social Capital, Not Just Their Skills

Leigh Wells/Ikon Images Leaders may prioritize executing strategy and driving organizational performance, but they are also responsible for developing the next generation of leaders. Traditionally, leadership development has focused heavily...

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Making Better Rubies At Home

Making Better Rubies At Home

Sapphires and rubies aren’t just pretty, they also got a range of practical uses. This makes it even more useful to be able to make them at home for obviously...

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AI vendors are turning to custom hardware as Microsoft winds back the clock on Windows

AI vendors are turning to custom hardware as Microsoft winds back the clock on Windows

Vendors are moving way beyond Nvidia’s GPUs in the datacenter

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Retro-inspired Horror Print I Love U Out Now Om Steam

Print I Love U is a new retro-inspired psychological horror visual novel from developer Unknown and publisher Red Hog Studio. It’s out now on Steam and combines retro aesthetics with...

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[YouTube] You are Hiring a Person Not a Subcontinent: A Basic Error in The Interpretation of Statistics.

Outlining a basic error in statistical interpretation: statistics works on aggregates, not individual instances. You can only use statistical properties when dealing with groups not individuals –except when the variance...

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Security vets rally around $4 paper password books for sale in Australia

Security vets rally around $4 paper password books for sale in Australia

Once shunned by the IT crowd, pen-and-paper password vaults are getting the love they deserve in 2026

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Słowacy znaleźli backdoora w fotoradarach. Po cichu mogły odbierać komendy z 12 rosyjskich numerów

Słowacy znaleźli backdoora w fotoradarach. Po cichu mogły odbierać komendy z 12 rosyjskich numerów

Słowacki urząd bezpieczeństwa (NBÚ) rozebrał fotoradar “NERO R-ONE” i zauważył, że to tak naprawdę jest to rosyjski “CORDON PRO.M” firmy Simicon. W środku znaleziono dwa modemy 3G/4G, w tym jeden...

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A Bizarre $5 Fishing Game Just Sold 1 Million Copies in Two Days on Steam

A Bizarre $5 Fishing Game Just Sold 1 Million Copies in Two Days on Steam

Quirky fishing game How to Fish is number one on Steam's Top Sellers list after a successful launch weekend.

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Cannes Drew the Line on AI Films. That Same Week, 5,500 of Them Arrived in Town Anyway

Cannes banned generative AI from the Palme d'Or in 2026. A parallel AI festival opened in the same city that month. What it means for indie AI filmmakers.

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His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.

His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.

The post His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws. appeared first on ProPublica.

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