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Two Decades of Cheaper Memory Vanished in One Brutal Year
www.gadgetreview.com/two-decades-of-cheaper-memory-vanished-in-one-brutal-year
Gadget ReviewTwo Decades of Cheaper Memory Vanished in One Brutal YearMemory prices are surging up to 95% as AI dominates chip supply — analysts warn costs won't normalize until 2028, so buy RAM and SSDs now.posted in Technology
Humanising LLM Outputs is Dumb
kuber.studio/blog/Reflections/Humanising-LLM-Outputs-is-Actually-Dumb
ᨒ MindDumpHumanising LLM Outputs is DumbThe largest tell for me to tell where culture and sentiment is shifting for AI tools is usually X, viral GitHub repositories and Hacker News. One of these tells I’ve been seeing a lot lately is skills like I have ADHD and Agents.md instructions such as giving outputs in only ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English.posted in Technology
After 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolism
www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-24-years-return-to-castle-wolfenstein-is-finally-distributed-uncut-in-germany-game-was-censored-due-to-strict-laws-regarding-nazi-symbolism
Tom's HardwareAfter 24 years, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is finally distributed uncut in Germany — game was censored due to strict laws regarding Nazi symbolismGermany's strict laws surrounding depictions of Nazis meant the game had to be altered, giving it an arguably more interesting story as a result.posted in Technology
Publishing Schematics Before “Open Source” Was a Word: 55 Years of Akizuki Denshi, Japan’s Legendary Parts Store
fabscene.medium.com/publishing-schematics-before-open-source-was-a-word-55-years-of-akizuki-denshi-japans-be7ca9629704posted in Technology
India moves to rein in consumer 5G network slicing
www.lightreading.com/5g/india-moves-to-rein-in-consumer-5g-network-slicing
Light ReadingIndia moves to rein in consumer 5G network slicingIndia has proposed safeguards for 5G network slicing services to protect regular users' experience.posted in Technology
Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling 'Unsafe'.
www.gadgetreview.com/salem-brought-a-guillotine-to-oppose-new-data-center-company-reps-left-feeling-unsafe
Gadget ReviewSalem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling 'Unsafe'.Salem's city council voted unanimously to pursue a data center moratorium after residents — and a guillotine — pushed back on a $5.1 billion AI facility.posted in Technology
A Surveillance ‘Cat-and-Mouse’ Game With AI - The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-wearable-surveillance-countermeasures/687203/
The AtlanticEverything You Do Is Being RecordedIs there any way of fighting back?posted in Technology
Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware
www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/amid-ram-price-hikes-microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-license-cost-forcing-oems-to-hike-prices-even-further-on-hardware
Windows CentralWindows 11 license fee hikes contributing to higher laptop prices, says reportA new report claims Microsoft has raised the cost of the Windows license by up to 10% for certain OEMs, which is much higher than usual.posted in Technology
Sign of the Times: An Account of the First Tech Workers’ Strike
longhaulmag.com/first-tech-workers-strike/
Long-Haul MagSign of the Times: An Account of the First Tech Workers’ Strike | Long-Haul MagWorkers in the New York Times Tech Guild went on the first official tech workers’ strike in the United States, during the week of the presidential election in November, 2024. Following the strike, the Times Tech Guild became the nation’s largest union of tech workers with a collective bargaining agreement.posted in Technology
Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500 word love letter to AI seeks 'superintelligence for everyone'
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1327081/mark-zuckerberg-s-6500-word-love-letter-to-ai-seeks-superintelligence-for-everyone
www.thejournal.ie/zuckerberg-ai-race-us-7126467-Aug2026/
TheJournal.ieMark Zuckerberg's 6,500 word love letter to AI seeks 'superintelligence for everyone'Mark Zuckerberg set out his vision for the future of AI as Meta released its newest model.posted in Technology
The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact. Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop.
www.wired.com/story/the-ai-slop-backlash-is-actually-having-an-impact/
WIREDThe AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an ImpactPlatforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.posted in Technology
LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers
lexis nexis is a creepiest data aggregator out there. i recall seeing interview with the founder where he’s been bragging about buying hacked stolen databases of the darkweb “until feds take them down”. all your data
and this company is used to validate your tax worthiness.
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-shuts-down-services-after-suspicious-activity-on-servers/posted in Technology
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics (Reddit mention!)
www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49posted in Technology
Bernie Sanders Calls on Tech Giants to Pause Development of Out-of-Control AI
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1326814/bernie-sanders-calls-on-tech-giants-to-pause-development-of-out-of-control-ai
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-calls-on-tech-giants-to-pause-development-of-out-of-control-ai/Following recent and repeated public reporting about artificial intelligence (AI) technology breaking outside of human control and creating potentially dangerous viruses, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged America’s largest AI companies — Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI — to immediately pause their development of Artificial Intelligence.
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The Grift Economy: The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1326771/the-grift-economy-how-young-men-are-being-sold-fake-belonging-and-fake-wealth-online
Full Report: The Grift Economy: How Young Men Are Being Sold Fake Belonging and Fake Wealth Online.
www.equimundo.org/the-grift-economy-press-release/posted in Technology
Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool: "Skip Ahead" is available for Premium users in selected markets, and enables them to skip entire ad breaks, intros, sponsorship messages.
podnews.net/article/spotify-threat-ad-skipping
PodnewsSpotify threatens industry with ad-skipping toolThe tool encourages listeners to skip the ads, and even mentions of premium subscriptionsposted in Technology
How Russian propaganda is ‘poisoning’ AI chatbots to spout lies | ChatGPT and its rivals have been manipulated by a Kremlin unit that purports to be a human rights group as it opens a new front in th…
Full title: How Russian propaganda is ‘poisoning’ AI chatbots to spout lies | ChatGPT and its rivals have been manipulated by a Kremlin unit that purports to be a human rights group as it opens a new front in the misinformation war
www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/ai-chatbots-russian-propaganda-ukraine-war-zv6lsc0hlposted in Technology
Delhi Police Prepare SOP For Tracking Internet Activity of Users Through IPDR Analysis - The Wire
m.thewire.in/article/tech/delhi-police-prepare-sop-for-tracking-internet-activity-of-users-through-ipdr-analysis/amp
The WireDelhi Police Prepare SOP For Tracking Internet Activity of Users Through IPDR Analysis - The WireIPDR can be matched with call detail records (CDRs), customer application forms (KYC details), and mobile tower data to provide a “complete picture of any user activity”.posted in Technology
Aussies Will Now Have To Age Verify To Play R18+ Games On Xbox Series X/PC
press-start.com.au/news/xbox/2026/08/09/aussies-will-now-have-to-age-verify-to-play-r18-games-on-xbox-series-x-pc/
Press StartAussies Will Now Have To Age Verify To Play R18+ Games On Xbox Series X/PCAussies Will Now Have To Age Verify To Play R18+ Games On Xbox Series X/PCposted in Technology
Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells
cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/56484546
thehackernews.com/2026/08/chinese-made-zbtlink-routers-ship-with.htmlHere is the technical report: ENDLESSDOORS Is Phoning Home. Pick Up.
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a “factory-shipped backdoor” implanted in at least 20 Chinese router models from Zbtlink.
According to a new report from VulnCheck, the implant appears in all 21 firmware images currently available from Zbtlink that span more than 2 years. The backdoors are designed such that they start automatically and attempt to beacon to Chinese command-and-control (C2) infrastructure as often as every 35 seconds.
They masquerade as a Linux kernel thread, but are actually userland processes running with root privileges while blending their true functionality with other legitimate kworker processes. The “phone home” implants have been codenamed ENDLESSDOORS.
“ENDLESSDOORS, at its core, is a small tool called rctl (remote control linux),” Jacob Baines, VulnCheck Chief Technology Officer, said. “Uploaded to GitHub on January 14, 2015 and never touched again, this obscure repository implements a simple command and control client and server.”
“The server listens on port 7000 for clients to connect. It can send the client individual shell commands or tell the client to spawn a reverse bash shell.” Cybersecurity
The “kworker” worker process running on Zbtlink AX3000, which VulnCheck analyzed, is a customized version of rctl that’s configured to contact the following -
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The Hacker NewsChinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root ShellsAt least 20 Zbtlink router models ship with ENDLESSDOORS, a root backdoor that attempts C2 contact as often as every 35 seconds and accepts commands.