Iran's internet outage passes 1,000 hours in one of the longest shutdowns ever recorded
NetBlocks first tracked the disruption intensifying on February 28, the same day joint US and Israeli military strikes targeted sites in Iran. By April 11, the organization reported that traffic was stuck at about 1% of its pre-blackout levels. "The outage had exceeded 43 days and was still ongoing," the group posted.
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Everything is becoming agentic, and we're not fully ready for it
Tools like Claude Cowork, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and NemoClaw are demonstrating capabilities that would have sounded far-fetched even a year ago. They can automate repetitive work, generate polished content, and even enable non-programmers to build functional applications.
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Sam Altman's San Francisco home targeted by Molotov cocktail and gunfire in two separate attacks
A 20-year-old man was arrested over allegedly throwing the Molotov on Friday. The San Francisco Standard reports that he was booked into San Francisco County Jail on Friday afternoon on suspicion of attempted murder, arson, possession or manufacture of an incendiary device, and other charges.
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We Tested Every Ryzen 5 and 7 X3D CPU: From 5800X3D to 9800X3D
Nine X3D CPUs, two platforms, and 14 games tested. We compare every Ryzen 5 and 7 X3D processor to find out how much performance has improved since the 5800X3D and where it actually matters.
Rockstar Games hit with ransom demand after third-party data breach
The group responsible, ShinyHunters, says it didn't breach Rockstar or its data-warehouse provider, Snowflake. Instead, it exploited access from Anodot, a SaaS analytics tool Rockstar uses to track cloud costs and performance. The attackers allegedly stole authentication tokens from Anodot's systems and used them to gain unauthorized access to Rockstar's...
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Blu-ray lives on as Verbatim and I-O Data pledge support with new drives and discs
In an official announcement translated by Automaton West, the two firms recently confirmed plans to strengthen their partnership to maintain the supply of Blu-ray discs and players in Japan. Verbatim and I-O Data acknowledged that, despite the rise of digital distribution, individuals and businesses still use optical discs for recording,...
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The software that landed Apollo 11 on the moon is now free online
The repository, posted by NASA's Chris Garry and designated as public domain, contains two distinct programs: Comanche055, used onboard Apollo's Command Module, and Luminary099, used in the Lunar Module.
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Metal Gear Solid movie is back on track with new directors
Lipovsky and Stein, who helped relaunch the Final Destination franchise with last year's entry that made $317 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, have signed a first-look deal with Sony that goes beyond Metal Gear.
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Anti-data center vote in Wisconsin puts future AI projects on notice
Residents of Port Washington, Wisconsin, have done something no other community in the country has done with data centers: They've voted to put the brakes on future development in the region by approving a referendum. From now on, city officials require voter approval before handing out tax incentives worth more...
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Mozilla says Microsoft is using Copilot and Edge to tighten its grip on Windows
In a recent statement, Mozilla argued that Microsoft's design choices – particularly those that link the Windows experience tightly to Edge and Copilot – undermine genuine user control. When Microsoft embeds features that favor its own browser and AI tools, it removes opportunities for competing software to be used at...
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