France gigabyte tax: 5.5 cents per GB, passed by one vote
France gigabyte tax: MPs voted 11 to 10 for a €0.055/GB levy on Netflix, Steam, GitHub and even VLC. Here's how it works and who really pays.
Windows 11 CD-ROM build: 699 MB and it actually boots
A Windows 11 CD-ROM image under 700 MB that boots to a real desktop? NTDEV’s Pico11 did it. What was cut, what still works, and why it matters.
France gigabyte tax: 5.5 cents per GB, passed by one vote
France gigabyte tax: MPs voted 11 to 10 for a €0.055/GB levy on Netflix, Steam, GitHub and even VLC. Here’s how it works and who really pays.
Binance hack: billions drained, withdrawals frozen
Binance hack: between $2 and $5.7 billion drained from hot wallets, withdrawals paused and no explanation yet. What we know and what I’d do with my coins.
Reddit login requirement: the open web just got a door
Reddit login requirement is coming: why the site is walling off content from Google’s AI, what the Q3 numbers say, and what you should do now.
Genie 4: Google’s world model now talks back, in real time
Genie 4 is Google DeepMind’s new real-time world model with native audio, dialogue and physics. What it does, who gets it, and why I’m only half impressed.
Python JIT removed: CPython drops its speed experiment
The Python JIT is being pulled from CPython after its authors withdrew PEP 836. Why the experiment stalled, what it means for you and what comes next.
Microsoft buyouts: 60,000 employees invited to leave
Microsoft buyouts target 60,000 employees, a quarter of its workforce, while $175 billion flows into AI. Who’s eligible, who’s safe, and what it means.
Cloudflare Workers AI leak: GLM 5.3 served other users’ prompts
Cloudflare Workers AI leak: for two weeks GLM 5.3 answered 155 prompts with other customers’ data. Here’s the bug, the fix, and why it matters.
r/opensource AI ban: Reddit’s open source sub shuts the door
The r/opensource AI ban kicks out any project that uses, was built with or targets AI, plus solo devs and non-English speakers. Here’s why it’s a mess.
AGENTS.md attack: your Downloads folder can hijack Codex
An AGENTS.md attack dropped in your Downloads folder can make Codex or Claude Code run attacker commands. Here’s how it works and how to stay safe.