4chan was offline for nearly two weeks after hack, but it's now back on
Source code, admin email addresses, and subscriber info were all exposed in massive hack
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World's largest zipper maker YKK shows off self-fastening zippers powered by motors and remote controls
Motorized zippers can reach difficult heights, ideal for industrial and commercial use
Netflix introduces cleaner subtitles focused only on spoken dialogue
Are you a subtitle user?
"You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads may have used a stolen font
The anti-piracy campaign that failed its own background check
WTF?! In what must be the very definition of irony, one of the most infamous anti-piracy campaigns from two decades ago may have included a font that was, in essence, stolen. The "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" PSA is still remembered by many people old enough to recall its 2004 launch, but it seems the ad didn't heed its own warning.
Flying in the US? You'll need Real ID-compliant identification by May 7, 2025
Check if your driver's license has a star or symbol in the top-right corner of the front
YouTube at 20: The Video-Sharing Site That Conquered the Internet
YouTube is now 20, from scrappy startup to $450 billion media giant. Once an afterthought in digital TV debates, it now rivals Netflix, fuels billion-dollar creators, and reshapes entertainment.
Doom II's infamous 23,000-demon map finally beaten after 13 years
Hell has been conquered
Florida could soon let homeowners shoot down drones over their property
But the FAA might have something to say about it
Sega arcade classic OutRun is becoming a movie, directed by Michael Bay
Game to film adaptations are hot right now
Gen Z "digital natives" to be taught empathy, time management, and phone etiquette in soft skills program
Tech savvy but socially disconnected?
Sam Altman says polite ChatGPT users are burning millions of OpenAI dollars
OpenAI CEO says it's money "well spent"
Manners are not ruining the environment: The costs of training and running artificial intelligence model are massive. Even excluding everything but electricity, AI data centers burn through over $100 million a year to process user prompts and model outputs. So, does saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT really cost OpenAI millions? Short answer: probably not.
Open source AI is the new Linux, only faster
Matt Asay says DeepSeek didn't just launch, but it sparked a global AI open source movement
New Star Wars movie starring Ryan Gosling set for 2027, Lucasfilm confirms
Star Wars: Starfighter takes place 5 years after The Rise of Skywalker
Humanoid robots struggle in first humans vs. robots half-marathon
Humanoid robots of all shapes and sizes were on display
What just happened? It appears that one thing humanoid robots still can't do better than their human counterparts is long-distance running. This fact was illustrated during a half-marathon in Beijing, China, over the weekend, when most of the competing robots fell over, fell apart, or failed to finsih.
10 Tech Enthusiast Guilty Pleasures: (A.K.A. Expensive Gear We Need)
We've all thought about it: What would we buy if money were no object? Most people have mental lists of extravagant, unnecessary-but-awesome tech they'd snatch up if they ever hit the jackpot.
Resourceful modder turns an old HDD into a dirt cheap disc sander
Yes, you could definitely try to do this at home
How a secret gambling syndicate won a $95 million Texas lottery by buying every number combination
Legally clever or ethically shady?
Bethesda offers fans a chance to own a part of Elder Scrolls Online history
Bethesda is selling original Elder Scrolls Online server hardware
A real-life Severance keyboard is here, complete with built-in trackball
Praise Kier for this keyboard
Nearly one in five Japanese gamers overspend on in-game purchases, straining basic living budgets
Surge in microtransaction spending leaves young Japanese gamers struggling
Reversing blurred pixels to reveal censored content in videos is easier than you think
GIMP, ffmpeg, and other tools can be used to reveal information behind moving pixelated images
MrBeast fans left furious and demanding refunds after $1,000 Las Vegas event flop
"We were told we'd get exclusive merch. Obviously, that's not the case,"
First-ever Switch modding case in Japan ends with fine and suspended jail time
His fine was over 400,000% less than the one given to Gary Bowser
Enthusiast restores two Sound Blaster 16 cards documenting the challenges of vintage hardware repair
The demonstration showcases the enduring appeal of classic PC hardware repair for tech enthusiasts
New German "super-ministry" hopes to lure US researchers with cutting-edge science agenda
No budget assessments just yet, but ambitions of Europe's largest economy are soaring