The now-deleted Harry Potter data set was “mistakenly” marked public domain.
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Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta
Whenever I write about Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I’m going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else to come along. It’s hard to imagine that sentiment changing anytime soon after The […]
Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
If DDoSing a blog wasn’t bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
Tesla slashes Cybertruck prices as it tries to move (unpainted) metal
The stainless steel pickup truck is Tesla’s first real flop.
The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it
Brian Boland spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. On Thursday, he told a California jury it incentivized drawing more and more users, including teens, onto Facebook and Instagram – despite the risks. Boland’s testimony […]
North Korea’s Ninth Congress: Military Focus Amid Global Tensions – Feb 20, 2026
In a world where geopolitical dynamics are constantly shifting, the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea emerges as a pivotal event. This gathering in North Korea, led by Kim Jong Un , is more than just a routine assembly. It marks a crucial […]
Diablo II’s new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game
New skill tree paths offer a fun twist on some generally familiar mechanics.
Survive the Cold: $25 Bubble Wrap Hack Transforms Homes in Record Winter 2026
During One of the Coldest Winters Ever, This $25 Insulation Hack Is Saving My Sanity Imagine this: It’s the dead of winter 2026, and temperatures have plummeted to record lows—think -30°C nights that make your bones ache just looking out the window. One of the […]
A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud
With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon’s cloud – and into users’ own devices. The Fulu Foundation, the consumer advocacy group cofounded by YouTuber Louis Rossmann, is offering […]
US-Iran Tensions Soar Amid Largest Deployment Since Iraq War; UK Royal Scandal Unfolds – 2/20/2026, 8:29:28 AM
Top world news headlines as of February 20, 2026, highlight escalating US-Iran tensions, UK royal scandal, and other global developments. US-Iran tensions dominate headlines, with the US amassing forces in the Middle East amid President Trump’s 15-day ultimatum for Iran to strike a nuclear deal; […]