Amazon says it is rolling out a tougher approach to combat illegal sports streaming on Fire TV Stick devices, aiming to block apps that stream pirated content (Adam Leventhal/The Athletic)
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The U.S. company will block apps loaded onto all of its Fire Stick devices that are identified as providing pirated contentAdam Leventhal (The Athletic)
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Financial stress from AI infrastructure spending, overhiring, and recession fears, rather than AI adoption, is likely driving layoffs in the tech sector (Fast Company)
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Radical gamer repurposes $1,700 ROG Atral RTX 5080 into a working DIY skateboard — rides graphics card down the street while walking dog
A user on the PC Master Race subreddit has turned a ROG Astral RTX 5080, one of the most expensive variants out there, into a real skateboard. The video shows the RTX 5080's …
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Today in 1994, 31 years ago: WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
Vodafone Germany is killing the open internet – one peering connection at a time
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The telecom giant claims its exit from public internet exchanges will give customers "lower latencies." The evidence suggests they're in for a nightmare.Phil Kunz (coffee.link)
This dumb password rule is from European Union Intellectual Property Office.
- The password must be between 8 and 30 characters, containing at least a digit [0-9], a lower case letter [a-z], an upper case letter [A-Z] and one of [!@#$%&*,.] characters
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- The password must be between 8 and 30 characters, containing at least a digit [0-9], a lower case letter [a-z], an upper case letter [A-Z] and one of [!@#$%&*,.] charactersdumbpasswordrules.com
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Nintendo Store App Now Available on iOS and Android with Playtime Tracker Feature
Nintendo has stealth-launched the official Nintendo Store app on mobile devices, available for iOS and Android. When users sign into their Nintendo account here, they can effectively use it as an eShop replacement for software, hardware, and even reward point redemptions. There is also a separate news tab, spread across several categories, ...
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Singing bus horns in West Sumatra
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Sound: Kalason oto (often simply “ kalason ”) Location : Alahan Panjang, Kab. Solok, West Sumatra This post is dedicated to Pak Budahar - a real Minang musical legend who literally spread music across Sumatra, providing sweet solace to his pas…Palmer Keen (aural archipelago)
Apple has today released macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and HomePod Software 26.1 to the public. As with iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.www.applevis.com
Apple has today released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 to the public, bringing several enhancements to VoiceOver and braille, various visual changes to interface elements throughout the operating systems, expanded language support for Live Translation, an…www.applevis.com
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The Mack Super Pumper was a locomotive engined fire fighter (2018)
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Today in 1979, 46 years ago: Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
This week in 1969, the internet was born, and immediately glitched — only two of the five letters in the first computer-to-computer message were received
The foundations of internet communications were set 56 years ago, when 'LO' was transmitted from UCLA to SRI on the ARPANET.
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Update Announced, Here Are The Patch Notes
Online Arcade is also "coming soon".Digital Eclipse launched its Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection this week, and while it's a good history lesson, there are already plans to improve certain aspects of the game.This starts with a patch dropping today on Steam, with "other platforms" to follow next week. It will come with audio improvements, ...
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: Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026Lindsay Clark (The Register)
Florian Schneider Collection: Instruments and equipment up for auction
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Explore Florian Schneider's rare instruments and iconic equipment from Kraftwerk's pioneering electronic music legacy.Julien's Auctions
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Developer Accidentally Called His Game "Sh*tty Dungeon" in Japanese and Now Enjoys Rise in Wishlists
"Everyone was laughing, and honestly, I was laughing like crazy too!"
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Figure with Hat: HOW TALL ARE YOU?
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A stick figure wearing a tilted hat stands next to another stick figure. They are having a conversation about height.
Transcript:
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Figure with Hat: HOW TALL ARE YOU?
Second Figure: 5 FT 24CM
Caption below the panel: WHEN SWITCHING TO METRIC, MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER BY DOING IT IN STEPS.")
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