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canopic jug writes:Bruce Schneier, the cryptographer and privacy specialist, and J B Branch, an accountability advocate at Public Citizen, have written a post about AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge. They raise hard questions about what happened to Aaron Swartz in the context of the what is going on with artificial intelligence, copyright, and ultimately the control of knowledge:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands:

looorg writes:Apparently there is a new app. If you don't use your phone enough or if there is no activity it informs your next of kin that you might be dead.

canopic jug writes:The Absurd Pirate's Internet Blog asks, is gen alpha screwed?:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:It's no surprise to see similar designs appearing in Ukraine's interceptor drone fleets:

upstart writes:Pluralistic: Sorry, eh (13 Jan 2026) - Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Study of 20 years of kernel history finds bugs hide for 2+ years on average, some for decades:

jelizondo writes:phys.org published an interesting article about a new hypothesis regarding the existence of worm holes:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/society-cannot-function-if-no-one-is-accountable-for-ai-jaron-lanier-the-godfather-of-virtual-reality-discusses-how-far-our-empathy-should-extend-to-ai-in-episode-two-of-new-podcast-the-ten-reckonings'Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI' - Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity

fliptop writes:CISA advisory warns that unauthenticated Bluetooth access in WHILL devices allows for unauthorized movement:

jelizondo writes:Ars Technica published an interesting article about a new AI assistant that provides strong assurances that user data is unreadable even to the platform operator,

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.wired.com/story/x-didnt-fix-groks-undressing-problem-it-just-makes-people-pay-for-it/

fliptop writes:Meta Platforms Inc. is set to cut more than 1,000 jobs from its Reality Labs division as the company redirects resources away from virtual reality and Metaverse products toward artificial intelligence-powered (AI-powered) wearables and mobile features:

owl writes:

upstart writes:Over Half A Million Windows Users Are Switching To Linux - Here's Why - BGR:

looorg writes:Notorious hacker forum BreachForum has been hacked, and have their user database leaked. Containing user names, messages and such. Lets see if the users of Breach used proper opsec or not. Probably not. If you can't even trust other criminals to keep your secrets then who can you trust ...

fliptop writes:Claude has emerged as the most-used artificial intelligence model among U.S. tech professionals, outpacing ChatGPT and other rivals in day-to-day work, according to a new survey:

hubie writes:Proposal targets long-standing behavior as 'an X11ism':

hubie writes:Every sheet of frost contains ionic defects and this team uses high voltage to polarize these ions and rip off the frost:

We hadn't heard from owl in a while, but he has more than made up for his temporary absence by submitting a couple of interesting, but unusual, stories. Here is the first one:owl writes:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/11/2360474/-Resuscitating-a-1934-Briggs-amp-Stratton-washing-machine-engine%20-%20Fnord

DannyB writes:'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at 68 after prostate cancer battle

JoeMerchant writes:Summary by Gemini:

owl writes:Recently there have been four different tech bloggers that have blogged about switching from Windows (and/or MacOS) to Linux.Is this the start of a trend?And will these bloggers influence some number of their readers to also make the switch?Are we seeing a tipping point where Windows (and somewhat MacOS) usage is beginning to collapse?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-expected-to-approve-h200-imports-in-early-2026-report-claims-tech-giants-alibaba-and-bytedance-reportedly-ready-to-order-over-200-000-nvidia-chips-each-if-green-lit-by-beijing

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/these-dogs-eavesdrop-on-their-owners-to-learn-new-words/[ Links in article ]

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ultra-fast-quantum-tunneling-device.html

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/volkswagen-is-bringing-physical-buttons-back-to-the-dashboard-with-the-id-polo-ev-190246116.html?src=rsshttps://gizmodo.com/volkswagen-reveals-that-it-has-brought-back-physical-buttons-2000704178

hubie writes:A sit-stand ratio 'sweet spot' may boost office productivity:

canopic jug writes:The quite famous FOSS developer Poul-Henning Kamp (aka PHK) has posted his feedback to the EU regarding European Open Digital Ecosystems [Intro in Danish, article in English] and their call for evidence. In it he brings their attention to open standards in points 2 and 3:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/a-2000-year-old-fingerprint-may-solve-mystery-of-scandinavias-oldest-wooden-boat/

hubie writes:Research explores what happens when people face goal obstacles:

hubie writes:A new study shows that star ratings of books are not always accurate:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/nasa-postpones-iss-spacewalk-over-medical-issue-considers-early-crew-return-2000707453

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microbe_martian_habitats/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/oceans-are-struggling-to-absorb-carbon-as-microplastics-flood-their-waters/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-ancient-bees-built-nests-inside-animal-bones/

hubie writes:If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows-laptops/dell-reveals-people-dont-care-about-ai-in-pcs-and-a-new-truly-embarrassing-windows-11-fail-shows-why

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/your-daily-cup-of-tea-could-help-fight-heart-disease-cancer-aging-and-more/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://phys.org/news/2025-12-runaway-stars-dark-milky.html

janrinok writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/datacenter_tax_breaks_virginia/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/some-people-get-drunk-without-drinking-and-scientists-finally-know-why/

jelizondo writes:National Geographic published an interesting article about renewable energy myths.

Bali is preparing to introduce a law which will require tourists to declare personal bank account information for a period of three months in order to visit the island. This law is intended to filter out less desirable travellers to promote "high quality tourism" in a move to counter the bad behaviour of boorist visitors over the last several decades. This change will come on top of the recently applied tourist levy and tightening of the management for incidents involving tourists.Would you give your latest three bank statements to the Bali government in order to visit?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-silently-kills-windows-and-office-phone-activation-and-forces-online-activation-with-a-microsoft-account-windows-users-are-now-herded-into-an-online-only-portal-for-activation

jelizondo writes:The Economic Times published an hilarious article about a mathematician opinion of AI for solving math problems:

upstart writes:Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-found-a-way-to-help-the-brain-bounce-back-from-alzheimers/