The discovery triggered what Google is calling the largest residential proxy network takedown in history. Armed with a federal court order, the company pulled the plug on the web domains and backend infrastructure that held the whole operation together. In one coordinated move, Google killed a network that had been......
Duke Nukem 3D turns 30, developer celebrates iconic shooter’s anniversary
Joe Siegler, formerly of 3D Realms and Apogee Software, recently shared photos to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the day he uploaded the original shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D. The company, now known as Apogee Entertainment, also marked the occasion with a brief documentary (below) featuring new interviews with......
Webb telescope reveals most detailed dark matter map ever created
Published in Nature Astronomy, the study details how Webb's infrared instruments charted nearly 800,000 galaxies in the COSMOS field. The data reveal how dark matter – undetectable by light but dominant in mass – has shaped the universe's structure from its earliest epochs. Read Entire Article
Nvidia launches official GeForce Now client for Linux in beta
Nvidia announced plans to bring GeForce Now to Linux at CES 2026 a few weeks ago. The service was already available on Linux-powered handhelds like the Steam Deck, but it is now also supported on general Linux distributions for desktops and laptops. Read Entire Article
Tesla Robotaxis are crashing more often than human drivers, data shows
Human drivers in the United States, according to NHTSA data, average a police-reported crash roughly once every 500,000 miles. Even after adjusting for underreporting to a more realistic estimate of once per 200,000 miles, people still outperform Tesla's autonomous system by a wide margin, according to data originally surfaced by...
NASA’s new Athena supercomputer delivers 20 petaflops while cutting energy consumption
Athena, NASA's latest supercomputer, went online in January following a beta testing period. The US space agency says the new high-performance computing system can deliver more than 20 petaflops of peak performance while significantly reducing the energy required to run the extreme workloads needed to support its mission. Read Entire...
OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) can manage your entire digital life, but it might leak your credentials
OpenClaw, previously named Moltbot and before that, Clawdbot, is an open-source AI agent that runs locally on users' machines and autonomously interacts with websites, reads and writes files, and accesses email accounts. Fans of the assistant have used it to manage schedules, book flights, perform research, reorganize email inboxes, and......
AI browsers are about to eat the internet
OK, I'll admit it: I was a skeptic at first. Read Entire Article
Android phones are getting smarter about detecting when they’ve been stolen
Google recently announced a new suite of anti-theft measures for modern Android devices. The company aims to protect users before, during, and even after an attempted theft. After all, a stolen smartphone not only threatens personal data security but can also lead to further financial scams. Read Entire Article
Apple’s iPhone business just set an all-time record with $85 billion in sales
Net income climbed to $42.1 billion with earnings per share of $2.84, which is up 19 percent year-over-year. Shareholders will also be happy to learn that Apple declared a cash dividend of $0.26 per share of common stock that will be payable on February 12. Read Entire Article