Denshattack, test: when a train ride reminds us that rail is fun
The Verge publishes an enthusiastic review of Denshattack, a rail shooter that advocates for a return to guided level design. We're rather in agreement.
1 h ago 9 0
Windows Update serves as a vector: LG silently installs software via monitors, without consent
Connecting an LG monitor to a Windows PC triggers the automatic installation of LG software via Windows Update - without checking, without warning, and without the possibility of explicit refusal.
1 h ago 11 0
Facing deadly heatwaves, Japan experiments with the "human refrigerator"
As Japanese summers become deadlier each year, a startup is testing a "human cold room" in train stations and shopping malls. A social curiosity as much as a technical solution.
1 h ago 6 0
Seven malicious npm Vite packages use blockchain as a C2 channel to deliver a RAT
Seven npm typosquatted packages around Vite hide their command address in a blockchain transaction - an almost impossible-to-cut C2 channel.
1 h ago 9 0
Jump Magazine apologizes: the issue containing the final of Blue Box and a One Piece card is unavailable
Shueisha acknowledges massive shortages on Weekly Shonen Jump issue #34: disappointed readers, retailers out of stock. The combination "end of Blue Box + exclusive One Piece card" shattered the print run.
5 h ago 16 0
PlayStation: Sony would earn much more in digital than in boxed format, according to an estimate
An estimate relayed by Notebookcheck calculates the profitability gap between digital sales and physical sales for Sony. This sheds new light on the planned disappearance of discs.
yesterday 25 0
"Debian vanilla is mid": the hot take that reignites the distro war
An opinion piece published this week reignites an old debate: is pure Debian still worth it compared to its derivatives? A dissection of a critique that hits a nerve.
yesterday 26 0
Thirty years later, the original PlayStation gains 8× its RAM thanks to a community mod
While the industry worries about the global DRAM shortage, the retro-hack scene offers the PS1 an unexpected birthday gift: a mod that multiplies its memory by eight, opening the door to ports that were unthinkable until now.
yesterday 27 0
Revive your old Intel Mac with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
Apple has cut support for modern macOS on the entire Intel generation. A community project - OpenCore Legacy Patcher - allows you to run Sequoia on it. Why attempt it, and what's holding it back.
yesterday 25 0
Qantas: 5.7 million records stolen via a simple call to technical support
No exploits, no 0-day: the massive data breach at Qantas started with a phone call to the outsourced call center. Anatomy of an old-school "vishing" compromise, and why it remains the weak link in 2026.
yesterday 26 0
Death of Yukiko Nikaido, the very first voice of Fujiko Mine in Lupin III
The seiyū Yukiko Nikaido, who voiced Fujiko Mine in the very first TV series of Lupin III (1971-1972), has passed away at the age of 87. A look back at what this role represents in the history of Japanese animation.
yesterday 20 0
Thinking Machines publishes a 975-billion-parameter "open weights" model
Mira Murati, former CTO of OpenAI, releases a frontier model with open weights from Thinking Machines - something her former employer has been promising for years without delivering.
yesterday 22 0