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A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
15 January 2026 @ 12:01 am
Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.
Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons
14 January 2026 @ 11:43 pm
AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators.
SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
14 January 2026 @ 11:08 pm
On Jan. 6, there were 211 cases. The outbreak, which began in October, is now at 434.
A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
14 January 2026 @ 10:03 pm
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows.
I can’t stop shooting Oddcore’s endless waves of weird little guys
14 January 2026 @ 9:42 pm
Zippy action, fun upgrade system make for a great pick-up-and-play shooter.
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
14 January 2026 @ 9:30 pm
FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
US gov’t: House sysadmin stole 200 phones, caught by House IT desk
14 January 2026 @ 8:49 pm
Scheme allegedly cost taxpayers $150,000.
Grok was finally updated to stop undressing women and children, X Safety says
14 January 2026 @ 8:39 pm
California's AG will investigate whether Musk’s nudifying bot broke US laws.
Federal data underscores meteoric rise of streaming subscription prices in 2025
14 January 2026 @ 7:56 pm
Streaming services played a big role in 2025 inflation.
Civilization VII is headed to iPhone and iPad with “Arcade Edition”
14 January 2026 @ 6:45 pm
Apple's platforms are also getting Retrocade, a library of classic arcade games.