Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Current State of Battlefield Robots in Ukraine War
August 19th, 2026Mostly Chinese-made components + 3D printing + Starlink… Related: U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won.
Comcast Offers to Turn Customers’ Wi-Fi Routers Into Motion Detectors
August 19th, 2026Via: Engadget: Comcast has unveiled a new home security platform it’s calling Xfinity Shield. The company says this combines home, family and cybersecurity protection in a single app and it puts Wi-Fi at the center. It’s offering a service called Wi-Fi Shield to Xfinity Internet users at no extra cost. This includes a few features, […]
“AI Native,” College Graduates, “Essentially Illiterate”
August 19th, 2026Via: Futurism: There’s a silent epidemic building in colleges and universities throughout the United States — and as you might imagine, it has everything to do with AI. … Over the past few years, a veritable tidal wave of op eds, studies, and think pieces have flooded the internet with horror stories about the decline […]
“What if America Went Completely Dark?”
August 18th, 2026The New York Times Magazine… Preparing the terrain? Via: New York Times Magazine: Since 2021, the average wait time for a large power transformer — the kind you’d find at a major substation, capable of handling tens or hundreds of thousands of volts — has climbed from less than a year to 128 weeks, with […]
New ChatGPT Feature Collects Every Keystroke You Make
August 18th, 2026Via: Futurism: OpenAI has revealed a new feature for ChatGPT’s desktop app on macOS that basically tracks your clicks, keystrokes, and more — all so it can fine-tune its AI model, raising obvious privacy concerns. The feature, called Computer History, lets ChatGPT “learn from everything you do on your computer,” said Ari Weinstein, an OpenAI […]
AI’s Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities Are $3 Trillion And Growing $1.2 Trillion Per Quarter
August 17th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Each quarter, big tech companies disclose their massive capital expenditures on artificial-intelligence infrastructure, from data centers to chips. But those figures don’t come close to expressing the full extent of future spending to which Google parent Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Oracle and many others have committed. That is because a huge swath of their […]
Only Approved Phones Can Pass Google’s New reCAPTCHA, Locking Out Privacy-Focused Alternatives
August 15th, 2026I just encountered one of these for the first time. I’m not doing it. Via: Cybernews: Verify you’re human – by owning an approved Android or an iPhone. Google’s new reCAPTCHA system forces users to scan a QR code with a “compatible mobile device” and locks out anyone using a privacy-focused OS and device, warns […]
Firefox Is Now the Last Major Browser that Still Supports uBlock Origin
August 15th, 2026Via: PC World: Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3. Firefox recently announced via Bluesky post: “Our support for uBlock Origin isn’t going anywhere.” The moment comes in response to news that Microsoft Edge is soon going to lock out […]
New Anti-Satellite Weapons Now Officially A Top U.S. Priority
August 14th, 2026Via: The War Zone: The head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) says having a “credible, acknowledged” means of damaging or even destroying enemy assets in space is vital to deterring opponents and surviving if a major fight in orbit does break out. American officials have already been steadily more open about their desire for new […]
U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Domestic Drone Attack
August 14th, 2026Mmm hmm. I guess the Pentagon needs to feed another trillion dollars into the incinerator. Via: The War Zone: The deputy commander of United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) was asked on Thursday if he could defend against an attack by a swarm of drones in the homeland. His reply was blunt and chilling: “No.” “We […]
