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
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
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
Torvalds cuts it short: the Linux kernel will not be an "AI-free" space
On the LKML, Linus Torvalds cut short the controversy in one sentence - contributors who refuse any code touched by AI only need to fork. What this technically says about how open source will live with LLM.
yesterday 26 0
What AI has done to Stack Overflow, in one chart
A contributor extracted Stack Overflow's public stats and produced a chart. The results speak for themselves: ChatGPT has taken over.
1 h ago 7 0
Artificial intelligence in Japan in 2026: between institutional caution and the leap in daily uses
The French-speaking site furansujapon publishes a state of the art of AI in Japan in 2026. A useful overview to understand where the country really stands, between massive personal adoption and the caution of major institutions.
1 h ago 8 0
SQLite in production: what Julia Evans learned from running it for real
Julia Evans publishes her notes on SQLite: nothing spectacular, but all very useful for those hesitating to run a real app on this small file.
1 h ago 6 0