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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
That Video of Happy Crying Venezuelans After Maduro’s Kidnapping? It’s AI Slop
'Basically zero, garbage': Renowned mathematician Joel David Hamkins declares AI Models useless for solving math. Here's why
Tesla’s Diner Went From Viral Sensation to Empty Pit Stop in Six Months
New study shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery—not just prevented or slowed—in animal models
Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching
China’s “artificial sun” just broke a fusion limit scientists thought was unbreakable
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
Countries are outlawing online gambling ads. Meta is selling them anyway— A Rest of World analysis found Meta is disregarding local laws and the company’s own guidelines in at least 13 countries.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced
Brave overhauls adblock engine, cutting its memory consumption by 75%
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations
ChatGPT is playing doctor for a lot of US residents, and OpenAI smells money
Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule | The changes are modeled after a small country with universal health care.
The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin | Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data
China mall installs glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke
Dell brings back XPS laptops — ditches the capacitive touch bar, adds 1Hz display option, and upgrades 14 and 16-inch models

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