CES 2025 teases alarming smart TV future loaded with unwanted software, gimmicks
If you asked someone what they wanted from TVs released in 2025, I doubt they’d say “more software and AI.” Yet, if you look at what TV companies have planned…
Of course Atari’s new handheld includes a trackball, spinner, and numpad
In the wake of the successful Nintendo Switch and Valve Steam Deck, we have seen a wave of PC-based, Android-based, and even FPGA-based handheld gaming systems that can sometimes be…
X CEO signals ad boycott is over. External data paints a different picture.
When X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage as a keynote speaker at CES 2025, she revealed that “90 percent of the advertisers” who boycotted X over brand safety concerns…
Why solving crosswords is like a phase transition
Most crossword puzzle fans have experienced that moment where, after a period of struggle on a particularly difficult puzzle, everything suddenly starts to come together, and they are able to…
Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out
A federal judge this week rejected Google’s motion to throw out a class-action lawsuit alleging that it invaded the privacy of users who opted out of functionality that records a…
Blumenthal So Eager To Bring Back KOSA, He Admits Its Purpose Is Censorship
Senator Richard Blumenthal is at it again. The long-time Connecticut Senator, who never met an internet regulation he didn’t like, is eager to reintroduce his Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)…
How the UK was connected to the Internet for the first time
The Internet has become the most prevalent communications technology the world has ever seen. Though there are more fixed and mobile telephone connections, even they use Internet technology in their…
Linux Foundation bands together Chromium browser makers in a “neutral space”
Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers sounds like a very niche local meetup, one with hats and T-shirts that barely fit the name. But it’s really a “neutral space” for funding and…
New $120 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is for the people who use it like an everyday PC
The Raspberry Pi foundation has spent the last year filling out the Pi 5 lineup—in August, we got a cheaper $50 version with 2GB of RAM, and in December, we…
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial Of Immunity To Gov’t Officers Who Fired Staffer For Politely Asking About Masking Protocols
Having lost twice in a row, a handful of Missouri state clerks will now be using taxpayers’ money to pay a former government employee who had the temerity to recommend…