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iam8bit recorded a jazzy Persona album for the series' 30th
The vinyl drops in Q4, but the full album is streamable now.
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The Paranormal Activity game project is dead
The solo developer couldn't get an extension from rights-holder Paramount.
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Bumble will replace swiping right with... something
The company previously announced it was working on an AI assistant that can make matches.
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60% of MD5 Password Hashes Are Crackable In Under an Hour
In honor of World Password Day, Kaspersky researchers revisited their study on the crackability of real-world passwords and found that 60% of MD5-hashed passwords could be cracked in under an hour with a single Nvidia RTX 5090, and 48% could be cracked in under a minute. "The bottom line is that pas
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OpenAI debuts a Codex plugin for Chrome
The new feature could turn Codex into more than a coding aid.
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Meta's AI agent plans reportedly include an OpenClaw competitor that can shop on Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to make AI agents more accessible.
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CEOs Want Tariff Refunds As Earnings Take a Hit
Companies including Philips and Pandora say they plan to seek tariff reimbursements after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's sweeping duties illegal, with the U.S. potentially facing up to $175 billion in refunds. Many firms say tariffs hurt earnings, but CFO survey results suggest companies applying f
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Microsoft Issues Warning About Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability
joshuark shares a report from Linux Magazine: Microsoft has issued a warning that a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 has been found in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability in question is tagged CVE-2026-31431 and, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), "This L
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The Lexus TZ is a quieter, upscale take on the Highlander EV
It's also the company's first fully-electric three-row SUV.
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I'm already dreading Apple's camera-equipped AirPods
Must everything be part of the panopticon?
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Perplexity opens up its Personal Computer AI assistant to all Mac users
It's no longer locked behind a Max subscription.
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Mozilla says 271 vulnerabilities found by Mythos have "almost no false positives"
The developer of Firefox says it has "completely bought in" on AI-assisted bug discovery.
Agent pull requests are everywhere. Here’s how to review them.
A practical guide to reviewing agent-generated pull requests: what to look for, where issues hide, and how to catch technical debt before it ships. The post Agent pull requests are everywhere. Here’s how to review them. appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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Google Unveils Screenless Fitbit Air, Google Health App To Replace Fitbit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Wearables have really come full circle. The early Fitbits didn't have screens, but the move to smartwatches put a screen on everyone's wrist. Now, devices like Whoop and Hume are designed as data trackers first and foremost without so much as a
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Amazon Luna's May lineup includes Guardians of the Galaxy and the Resident Evil 2 remake
Prime members can also claim a code for Mafia II: Definitive Edition.
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Valve will open reservations on May 8 for the second wave of Steam Controllers
Hopefully fewer of the coveted controllers will be snapped up by bots and resellers this time.
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LinkedIn Profile Visitor Lists Belong to the People, Says Noyb
A LinkedIn user in the EU is challenging Microsoft's refusal to provide a full list of profile visitors under GDPR Article 15, arguing that the data should be available for free because LinkedIn processes it and sells a more complete version to Premium users. Privacy group Noyb says the case could s
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Cozy city builder Town to City leaves early access on May 26
One of the genre's top-rated games is going 1.0 and adding a new map.
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The Ploopy Bean is a travel-friendly mouse with a ThinkPad-style nub
No trackballs here.
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Motherboard Sales 'Collapse' By More Than 25%
Motherboard sales are sharply declining as AI demand drives shortages and price hikes for memory, storage, CPUs, and other PC components. "Because of this, users who don't have deep pockets are putting off upgrading their PCs and holding on to their current devices longer," reports Tom's Hardware. F