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Neocities founder Kyle Drake has spent weeks trapped in Microsoft's automated support loop after discovering that Bing quietly blocked all 1.5 million websites hosted on his platform, a free web-hosting service that has kept the spirit of 1990s GeoCities alive since 2013.
Drake first noticed the issue last summer and thought it was resolved, but a second complete block went into effect in January, cratering Bing traffic from roughly half a million daily visitors to zero. He submitted nearly a dozen ticket
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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The complete series is getting a beastly, 25-disc set including special features to turn you Upside Down. Read more ›
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Evidence mounts that OpenAI’s Sora video model is being folded into ChatGPT. Read more ›
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The exchange is expanding AI use across surveillance, compliance and trading as machines take over decision-making, leaving humans as the final checkpoint. Read more ›
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Logitech Brio 100 Full HD webcam with built-in mic, privacy shutter, and auto-light balance is $15 off right now. Read more ›
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Red Storm Entertainment - the storied game development studio behind the Ghost Recon game series - has reportedly been shifted to a tech support role by Ubisoft. As a result, 105 developers have lost their jobs. Read more Read more ›
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Всем привет!В этой статье мы рассмотрим микросервис для управления файлами 3D туров по музеям, написанный на Go. Будет представлен код сервиса, который выполняет набор некоторых манипуляций с zip архивам, в том числе основную задачу, а именно распаковку и загрузку их в S3 хранилище. Читать далее Read more ›
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Vivaldi this week released version 7.9 of its desktop browser, which includes a new UI Auto-hide feature that clears the entire browser interface from view while you read, watch, or work. When enabled, UI Auto-hide removes the tab bar, address bar, toolbars, and status indicators from the screen entirely, and moving the cursor to any edge of the window brings everything back instantly. The feature can be configured to hide... Read more ›
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The new plans aren't that great, but the new legacy price increase might just make customers consider them anyway. Read more ›
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OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare. Read more ›
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Индустрия разработки ПО прошла долгий путь, ее бросало из крайности в крайность. Мы отказались от многостраничных технических заданий, перейдя к устным обсуждениям. Потом обсуждений стало слишком много, а системы слишком сложными, чтобы можно было описать их с помощью стикеров на доске. И мы перешли на гибридные процессы: с зоопарком инструментов и форматов описания требований, размытыми ролями и архитектурой, где паттерны перемешаны в произвольных пропорциях.Неизменно было только одно – основную ценность... Read more ›
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Out of the 6,000 known exoplanets, it's these rocky worlds that are most worthy of attention in the search for life beyond our planet. Read more ›
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While for subscribers the roll-out enriches the Threat Protection Pro suite, anyone can use NordVPN's new scam checker tool without spending a penny. Read more ›
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Meta's Ray-Ban glasses are sparking a popular genre of video on social media: harassing store employees and random people. Read more ›
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With relief now not expected until 2030, PCs and smartphones will just keep getting more expensive. Read more ›
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Tyndall National Institute, based at University College Cork, is proud to announce that Professor Peter O’Brien, Head of Research for Photonics Packaging & Systems Integration, has been awarded the SEMI European Award 2025 at the Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) in Sopot, Poland. SEMI is a global industry association representing companies and research organisations […] Read more ›
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Walmart has secured patents for systems that use machine learning to forecast demand and automate pricing decisions, "pushing the U.S. retail behemoth into a debate over the use of algorithms to adjust product costs," reports the Financial Times. From the report: In January Walmart obtained a U.S. patent for a "system and method for dynamically and automatically updating item prices" to carry out markdowns in its ecommerce unit, a rapidly... Read more ›
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Epic Games and Disney are making a big announcement as part of their continually deepening relationship. In June, Epic announced that Fortnite creators would "soon" be able to make custom Star Wars-themed games and experiences, and starting Thursday that feature is finally launching. While creators can start making experiences now, they'll be able to publish […] Read more ›
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Wizards of the Coast has released the first gameplay footage for Exodus, showcasing its work-in-progress combat and traversal systems. Read more ›
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Google Maps is rolling out its biggest update in more than a decade, introducing a Gemini-powered chatbot and a new "Immersive Navigation" interface. "Ask Maps" lets users plan trips, ask questions, and refine travel suggestions conversationally within the app. "The new chatbot will be accessible via a button up near the search bar," notes Ars Technica. "You can ask it anything you're likely to find in Google Maps without jumping... Read more ›
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Anthropic updated Claude so it can automatically generate charts, diagrams, and other interactive visualizations directly inside conversations, rather than only in a side panel. The new visualizations are rolling out now to all users. The Verge reports: As an example, Anthropic says a conversation about the periodic table could lead Claude to generate a visualization of it, featuring interactive elements that let you click inside the table for more information.... Read more ›
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sinij shares a report from Car and Driver: Honda is making a monumental shift in its business plans. The automaker is canceling the development and launch of the 0 Series SUV, the 0 Series saloon, and the Acura RSX, and as a result, expects to take a significant financial hit in 2026 [of up to $15.8 billion]. The automaker was blunt in its announcement of the changing plans, citing American... Read more ›
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Perplexity AI has introduced a "Personal Computer" agent system that can run on a local machine such as a Mac mini, giving its AI agents access to a user's files and applications to automate tasks. According to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the heavy AI processing runs on Perplexity's "secure servers" but sensitive actions will require user approval. There will also be activity logs and a kill switch available to help ease... Read more ›
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Apple's new MacBook Neo is "easier to repair than other modern MacBooks," according to Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham. It introduces a more repairable internal design that makes components like the battery and keyboard easier and cheaper to replace. An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from the report: Replacements for pretty much any component in the Neo are simpler and involve fewer steps and tools than in the M5 MacBook Air.... Read more ›
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Shantanu Narayen announced he will step down as CEO of Adobe once a successor is appointed, ending an 18-year tenure during which he transformed the company from boxed software to the Creative Cloud subscription model. Narayen said he will remain board chair as Adobe continues pushing into generative AI products. CNBC reports: Narayen joined Adobe in 1988 as a vice president and general manager, and he became CEO in 2007.... Read more ›
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BrianFagioli writes: Google says it will finally release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the company's full browser to a platform that has existed for years without official support. Until now, Linux users running Arm hardware have largely relied on Chromium builds or unofficial packages if they wanted something close to Chrome. Google says the new build will include the same features found on other... Read more ›
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joshuark shares a report from Reuters: Microsoft has filed an amicus brief on Tuesday in support of Anthropic's lawsuit asking the court to temporarily block the U.S. Department of Defense designation of the AI startup as a supply-chain risk. In an amicus brief filing in a federal court in San Francisco, Microsoft backed Anthropic's request for a temporary restraining order against the Pentagon order, arguing that its determination should be... Read more ›
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A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. "In my judgement, from what occurred in court, it is clear that call was made, connected to his smart glasses, and continued during his evidence until his mobile phone was removed from him," said Judge Raquel Agnello KC. "Not only have I held that... Read more ›
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Early benchmarks show the A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo beating every current x86 CPU in single-core Cinebench performance, including chips from Intel and AMD. Notebookcheck reports: We have performed a couple of benchmarks and were particularly impressed by the single-core performance. Not in the short Geekbench test, but in Cinebench 2024, where a single-core test takes about 10 minutes. The A18 Pro consumes between 3.5-4 Watts in this scenario and scores... Read more ›
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