Blender 4.5 LTS Released
Blender 4.5 LTS Released Blender 4.5 has officially dropped, bringing significant upgrades in its long-term support (LTS) release. This means you are set for two years of the updates and…
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users
Cloudflare has begun blocking approximately 200 pirate sites for UK users at the request of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). This marks a significant step in the ongoing battle against…
Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years
Many trains in the U.S. are vulnerable to a hack that can remotely lock a train’s brakes, as reported by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Independent researcher…
Perplexity CEO Says Tech Giants ‘Copy Anything That’s Good’
Summary Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has cautioned young entrepreneurs at Y Combinator’s AI Startup School that tech giants have a tendency to “copy anything that’s good.” He highlighted the aggressive…
Reddit Starts Verifying Ages of Users In the UK
Reddit has begun verifying the ages of its users in the UK in compliance with the Online Safety Act, aiming to restrict minors’ access to certain mature content. The verification…
KDE’s Android TV Alternative, Plasma Bigscreen, Rises From the Dead
Overview Plasma Bigscreen, KDE’s TV interface, is making a comeback after being dormant for years. Thanks to contributor Devin, the project has seen significant updates, including a revamped UI and…
LibreOffice Lands Built-In Support For Bitcoin As Currency
LibreOffice Lands Built-In Support For Bitcoin As Currency LibreOffice has recently merged support for Bitcoin (BTC) as a recognised currency in its suite, notably within the Calc spreadsheet program. This…
US Prosecutors Close Probe Into Polymarket Betting Website
US Prosecutors Close Probe Into Polymarket Betting Website U.S. prosecutors and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have officially closed their investigations into Polymarket, a decentralized, blockchain-powered prediction market platform…
AI Creeps Into the Risk Register For America’s Biggest Firms
Summary America’s largest corporations are increasingly acknowledging the risks associated with AI in their formal financial filings. Despite public optimism regarding AI’s potential, a significant report reveals that about 75%…
Music Insiders Call for Warning Labels After AI-Generated Band Gets 1 Million Plays On Spotify
Music industry experts are campaigning for warning labels on AI-generated music after the band Velvet Sundown went viral on Spotify, achieving over a million streams. They argue that the current…