Something very strange is happening to the Apple Podcasts app. Over the last few months I’ve found the Podcasts app will randomly open religion/spirituality podcasts. Sometimes app opens by itself and directs people to potentially malicious website. Apple no response www.404media.co/someone-is-t...

Someone Is Trying to ‘Hack’ People Through Apple Podcasts

For months Apple Podcasts has been randomly opening spirituality and religion podcasts by itself, and in one case directing listeners to a potentially malicious website.

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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

Justin Đoàn@soundaholism.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage. frvr.com/blog/call-of...

Swiss surveillance could become worse than US If passed, chat, email & VPN providers from #Switzerland must: 🚨 Log IP addresses 🚨 Ask for ID upon sign up 🚨 Decrypt data upon request Let's fight for #privacy! 👉 tuta.com/blog/switzer...

Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO next year

Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO next year

After 14 years, Tim Cook may be preparing to step down as Apple CEO, and the search for a successor is on.

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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet: “Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”

Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers Used AI ‘Extensively’ insider-gaming.com/horizon-stee...

Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers Used AI 'Extensively'

NCSoft has revealed that AI was used extensively in Horizon Steel Frontiers development. Here are more details.

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Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being. 71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety. Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.

You can grab 911 Operator for free to keep on Steam www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/you-... #911Operator #Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames

You can grab 911 Operator for free to keep on Steam

A free game to start your week? Wonderful. 911 Operator from Jutsu Games is currently free to claim and keep on Steam.

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The useful AI warning for Steam script has been turned into a proper browser extension #AI #Steam #Gaming #PCGaming #LinuxGaming

The useful AI warning for Steam script has been turned into a proper browser extension

Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted a useful browser script to give you a better warning for games on Steam using AI, and now it's even easier to use.

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Apple may introduce search ads to Apple Maps starting next year, per report

Apple may introduce search ads to Apple Maps starting next year, per report

Apple is considering bringing advertising to Apple Maps search beginning in 2026, according to the Power On newsletter from Mark Gurman. This is part of a larger effort for the company to bring more advertising to iOS. more…

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Nike says its first ‘powered footwear’ is like an e-bike for your feet

Nike says its first ‘powered footwear’ is like an e-bike for your feet

Pedal assist, but for commuters who’d rather walk.

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October #promosky! Looking for more moots that'll help me be more active on here (trying to overcome a yrs long lurker habit). PC/Xbox/VR gamer RPG/Survival craft/open world Techie Raver Nature Nerd Weird, Silly, & Whimsical Costuming enthusiast Flow arts (Poi spinner) Polyamorous lover boi 🔁&❤️Plz

🌃👾 Trantius Rune 👾🌃@trantiusrune.bsky.social · last yr.

Time for a new #promosky. Looking for moots that I can interact w regularly to fight my lurker habit. Everything in QRP applies + -VR (Quest 3 + KatVR) (looking for people to play with) -Van Conversion -Software Dev -Adhd skill share -Game mods -Blender -Leftist, Feminist, Humanist -Silly lil guy

OpenAI is finally admitting what we've been saying but they didn't want to do: AI growth is in AI sex bots. They're finally doing it. More: www.404media.co/podcast-hack...

Rivian’s first e-bike is unlike anything you’ve ever seen

Rivian’s first e-bike is unlike anything you’ve ever seen

A shapeshifting, pedal-by-wire, USB-C chargeable e-bike.

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Seeing J Hill follow other art streamers in screwing artists, with AI misinformation, and blaming artists, while giving subtle shilling for tech Bros. If only he could have asked fellow artists with experience in the topic, like Karla Ortiz who is currently part of an ongoing successful lawsuit. 🧵

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🚨⏳ Act now! You have until 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 to prevent Microsoft from using your LinkedIn data to train AI. You're opted in automatically, unless you take action and turn it off.

The latest edition of Steam Next Fest is underway! As always, there are so many cool new demos to sort through, so I'll use this thread to keep track of a few I'm interested in. Devs and fans, please reply with your recommendations!

Good job Sora 2 has watermarks on its videos (people have already made tools that instantly remove the watermark) www.404media.co/sora-2-water...

Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.

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When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵

📦 New product drop ‼ ⚔️ Ashen Knight - Twitch Emotes Pack ⚔️ 6 pixel emotes featuring a dark knight's reactions! 🔗 ↓ #pixelart #ドット絵 #kofi

“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.

EA reportedly to be sold off for "roughly $50 billion" to go private #EA #Gaming #PCGaming

EA reportedly to be sold off for "roughly $50 billion" to go private

Sources of the funds will apparently come from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners amongst others.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Key Art from Nintendo Today.

So far there have been zero trans women reported as having visited epsteins pedo island. But lots of people who want you to think trans women are threats to children seemed to have gone there at some point. Curious...

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online · last yr.

Elon Musk went to Pedophile Island www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Did you know that more than half of all iPhones around the world are being used in languages other than English? My team helps make that possible, and we're hiring! Our work is very dynamic and spans the entire localization pipeline, from internal tools to all our OSes. jobs.apple.com/en-us/detail

Localization Software Engineer - Jobs - Careers at Apple

Apply for a Localization Software Engineer job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

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iOS 26 Safari but usable

For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )

Viral call recording app taken offline after exposing call recordings, transcripts, more

Viral call recording app taken offline after exposing call recordings, transcripts, more

Earlier today, we covered the skyrocketing success of Neon, an app that pays users in exchange for recording their phone calls. Now, the app has gone offline, following the discovery of an egregious security breach. Here are the details. more…

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