#Technology

Building in Public

The GitLab commit message says 'fix RS485 timeout on startup.' It doesn't say what finding that fix actually took. Building in public means sharing both.

Encore: Adrián and the Whale

PTA says efforts underway to restore internet after SMW-5 fault

AI, robotaxis and Cybercab push Tesla beyond core auto business

Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as Protection

Anthropic just launched Claude Sonnet 5, and the new model nearly matches Opus performance at a fraction of the price

Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com

Amazon agreed to pay the FTC $2.25 million, but the company is accused of stonewalling identity theft victims for years

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RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then 30% more in Q4 as AI demand outpaces supply

T-Mobile Just Ripped 8 Million Customers Off Their Grandfathered Plans – and Raised Their Bills

T-Mobile Just Ripped 8 Million Customers Off Their Grandfathered Plans – and Raised Their Bills

From Root Cellar to Data Logger

Every generation builds new infrastructure to do the same thing: give the culture the right conditions, then get out of the way. The sourdough keeper and fermentation controller are the latest iterati…

WhatsApp brings major privacy shift with username system

Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly

The human eye may hold the fix for self-driving cars

Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use | VGC - 25th Jun 2026

Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use | VGC - 25th Jun 2026

TikTok, YouTube remove 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia

Micron locks in historically high memory prices for five years

Micron locks in historically high memory prices for five years

Integrating my website with BlueSky and Mastodon

Wordpress has made good steps with integrating self hosted Wordpress websites into the Fediverse (ActivityPub) and AT protocol world. I now have @hvandenbergh.com as my BlueSky handle and @harry@hvand…

Bill that would mandate AI chip location tracking gains industry support

SpaceX’s trillion-dollar valuation sparked talk of a Starlink AI phone, then Google Pixel owners pointed out it’s basically just a Pixel

Polaroid warns data centers are about to drink up the water, and the internet can’t decide if it’s marketing or a warning

Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’

Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Banned From Site for ‘Canvassing’

Democrats Are Missing a Huge Opportunity to Win Working-Class Voters

Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

Valve describes just how brutal RAM negotiations are in 2026

Packable device gets the wrinkles out of clothes in minutes

AI governance at a crossroads

GTA 6 frenzy intensifies as Rockstar unveils pre-order date as June 25

YouTube TV quietly killed background play on older devices, and Google’s only fix is telling people to buy new hardware

The White House blocked Anthropic’s most powerful AI while moving to set the rules governing every other AI lab

Bernie Sanders wants every American to get a $1,000 check from AI companies, and his plan involves seizing half their stock

'Smart' running safety vest packs radar, GPS and emergency alert system

Commodore 64's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS

Google is already killing off this helpful GitHub Gemini powered tool, and developers have one month to adjust