The Verge
Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge 1 place · today 09:01 EDT

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Discord announced on Monday that it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. Users who aren't verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won't be able to […] Read more ›

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Wired
Miles Klee @ Wired 1 place · 02/08/2026 23:33 EDT

Turning Point USA’s Halftime Show Was Exactly What You’d Expect

“The All-American Halftime Show," born out of outrage over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance, fell short of the hype. From Kid Rock’s poor lip synching to Erika Kirk being MIA, it was simply dull. Read more ›

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Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 15:03 EDT

Load-balancing Ampinel adapter can save an Nvidia connector meltdown — new adapter is finally on sale after three-month delay

The Ampinel GPU power adapter finally goes on sale following a three-month delay, bringing real-time six-channel load balancing and meltdown prevention features Read more ›

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Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot 1 place · today 16:00 EDT

OpenAI Starts Running Ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI has started testing ads inside ChatGPT for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers in the United States, the company said. The Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education tiers remain ad-free. Ads are matched to users based on conversation topics, past chats, and prior ad interactions, and appear clearly labeled as "sponsored" and visually separated from ChatGPT's organic responses. OpenAI says the ads do not influence... Read more ›

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Wired
Angela Watercutter @ Wired 2 place · 02/08/2026 21:55 EDT

Inside Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding. Read more ›

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Business Insider
Theron Mohamed @ Business Insider 1 place · today 13:07 EDT

Elon Musk fired back at an X user who said the government 'throws money at him,' saying it's a 'clown's analysis'

Elon Musk trumpeted the immense value of SpaceX and Tesla, adding that NASA would only account for about 5% of SpaceX revenue this year. Read more ›

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Business Insider
Daniel Geiger @ Business Insider 2 place · today 14:33 EDT

Eric Schmidt-backed data center venture is negotiating a major deal with Google

Bolt Data and Energy was recently cofounded by Eric Schmidt and raised $150 million. Now it's in talks to have Google anchor Texas campus. Read more ›

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Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 3 place · today 13:11 EDT

Ultra Ethernet: The data-center interconnection of tomorrow detailed

We take a look at the Ultra Ethernet 1.0.1 specification in a bid to find out what has changed compared to the traditional Ethernet — and how it will change tomorrow's data-center connectivity. Read more ›

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Business Insider
Callie Ahlgrim @ Business Insider 3 place · today 15:02 EDT

18 times musicians faced backlash from conservatives over their music

Bad Bunny joins a long list of musicians, including Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, who have been criticized for progressive themes or sexual lyrics. Read more ›

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Engadget
Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget 1 place · today 13:54 EDT

Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature

Ring aired a Super Bowl ad touting its Search Party feature that didn't quite get the intended buzz. Instead, the commercial scared the pants off of anyone concerned about a mass surveillance state. The feature is advertised as a way to reunite missing dogs with their owners, a noble cause indeed, but Search Party does this by turning individual Ring devices into a surveillance network. Each camera uses AI to... Read more ›

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Wired
Michaela Neville @ Wired 3 place · today 01:07 EDT

Super Bowl Tailgate Photo Essay: Bad Bunny, Big Tech, and the Big Game

We met up with attendees of Super Bowl LX’s pregame festivities to get their takes on the competing halftime shows, the potential for ICE actions, and the influence of Silicon Valley on the event. Read more ›

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Gizmodo
Ellyn Lapointe @ Gizmodo 1 place · today 11:25 EDT

Unable to Reach Mars, Musk Does the Most Musk Thing Possible

Colonizing Mars has been the ultimate mission of SpaceX for decades, but it would appear that reality is finally setting in for CEO Elon Musk. Read more ›

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The Information
Ann Gehan @ The Information 1 place · today 15:20 EDT

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Ads

OpenAI said Monday it’s beginning to show ads in ChatGPT for some U.S. users. The ads, which OpenAI says are a test, will be shown to logged-in users with free subscriptions, as well as subscribers to OpenAI’s new Go tier, which costs $8 per month. Free users can opt out of seeing ads in ... Read more ›

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Android Authority
Matt Horne @ Android Authority 2 place · today 14:04 EDT

Samsung really might revive this 2019 camera feature just to take on Apple

Samsung ditched variable apertures after the Galaxy S10, but Apple adopting it looks to be forcing a rethink. Read more ›

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Vox
Eric Levitz @ Vox 1 place · today 06:00 EDT

Trump has a plan to steal the midterms. It will probably fail.

Ever since the United States entrusted its presidency to a would-be insurrectionist in January 2025, many Americans have feared for the integrity of their nation’s future elections. And not without reason. President Donald Trump made his contempt for democracy clear on January 6, 2021. Shortly after retaking office last year, he pardoned the rioters who’d […] Read more ›

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Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot 2 place · today 11:01 EDT

Discord Will Require a Face Scan or ID for Full Access Next Month

Discord said today it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. From a report: Users who aren't verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won't be able to speak in Discord's livestream-like "stage" channels, and will see content filters for any content... Read more ›

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Vox
Izzie Ramirez @ Vox 2 place · 02/08/2026 23:13 EDT

Bad Bunny’s unapologetically American Super Bowl show

You don’t have to speak Spanish to understand that Bad Bunny’s blockbuster Super Bowl halftime show was a powerful one: rooted in place, history, politics, and most importantly, joy. But if you’re not intimately familiar with the oeuvre or the island, there are a lot of smaller details you might have missed — from all […] Read more ›

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