Terrorism & Security

Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

BBC World News • Mar 4, 2026
Technology Mar 4, 2026

MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck

My first thought when Apple announced the MacBook Neo today was "okay, but why not just get an older Air?" If you're thi...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Humans 40k yrs ago developed a system of conventional signs

Article URL: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2520385123 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=472497...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Indie dev says 'best I can do is sentient tofu' after fans demand a male protagonist—they respond oh yeah, actually Mr Tofu works fine, thanks

Everyone got what they wanted. Kind of. ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google's Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a "collapsin...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Stock Up Your PC Library With Brand New Games From March’s Humble Choice Lineup

Humble Bundle has revealed its March Humble Choice lineup. For $14.99, you can set yourself up with 8 games - including ...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Final Fantasy 11 locks down yet another server as overpopulation continues to hit Final Fantasy 14's predecessor, over two decades after its original launch

As countless live-service games and MMORPGs struggle to establish healthy player bases, Final Fantasy 11, which turns 2...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Apple’s M5 MacBook Air Is Up for Preorder

Everything you need to know to preorder Apple's upcoming MacBook Air with M5 Chip, including pricing and availability.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

How Federal Agencies Got Caught Up in Trump's Anti-Immigration Crusade

WIRED spoke with workers across seven government agencies—from the IRS to HUD—about how their work has been contorte...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Bungie Addresses Marathon Difficulty Curve, Tells Players That Over Time, Recovering From a Bad Loss Will Get Easier

If you played the Marathon server slam, you might have found Bungie’s extraction shooter a challenging experience. Itâ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Something is afoot in the land of Qwen

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/4/qwen/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249343 Poi...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Activision ‘Legally Demands’ Call Of Duty Leaker Ceases, Then Says His Leaks Sucked Anyway

CoD leaker TheGhostOfHope said that he will stop leaking information after receiving the demand

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Google’s Pixel 10 is the best Android phone available, and it’s $200 off

Google’s Pixel 10a is set to arrive on March 5th, but if you’d prefer the more powerful Google Pixel 10, Woot is cur...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Here’s where you can preorder Apple’s budget-friendly MacBook Neo

The MacBook Neo is Apple’s newest, most affordable laptop. Although the MacBook Air has been known to occasionally dro...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

South Korean authorities seized $5.6 million worth of crypto then accidentally posted pictures of the super-secret recovery phrase, resulting in the loss of... $4.8 million worth of crypto

Aaaand it's gone. Mostly. ...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Overwatch's grand revamp event is a suffocating blip in an otherwise successful return to form

Conquest should be fun, but it's more frustrating. ...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Pokémon Winds And Waves’ Battle Gimmick Is Still A Mystery, But There Are Clues

Winds and Waves will likely shake up battles again, here's what we know about how

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

AMD's CPU division is booming as CEO Dr. Lisa Su says sales 'far exceeded my expectations'

And yes, of course, it's down to AI. ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

BenQ’s new Mac monitor could be a cheaper alternative to Apple’s new Studio Display

It was first announced last month without pricing or availability details, but BenQ has now shared all the specs for its...

Terrorism & Security Mar 4, 2026

Nigeria halts Christian pilgrimages to Holy Land over Middle East conflict

NCPC say the measure is necessary to prioritise the "safety and comfort" of Nigerian pilgrims.

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Arc Raiders devs had to nerf the blueprint drop rate because players are too good at finding them: 'First Wave caches have been handing out a lot of blueprints'

Wish that was me smh. ...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Apple Announces the MacBook Neo, a Colorful $599 Laptop Powered by an iPhone Chip

Today in Apple's week of announcements, the company unveiled the MacBook Neo, a new budget laptop (starting at $599) tha...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

Control 2 Devs Talks About The Trailer’s ‘Focus, M’ Cringe Dialogue Moment

Remedy team says it 'knows how to write good dialogue' and ask fans to remember they've only seen a small slice of the f...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Notes on Project Oberon

Article URL: https://sidhion.com/blog/oberon_notes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47248806 Points:...

Terrorism & Security Mar 4, 2026

Higher tariffs likely this week, says US Treasury

Scott Bessent says that "likely sometime this week" the US will increase its global tariff on imports from the existing ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

Terrorism & Security Mar 4, 2026

Watch: Heavy gunfire heard as BBC reports from border of Israel and Lebanon

From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC's Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun...

PC Gaming Mar 4, 2026

'Hope So!' — 28 Days Later Star Cillian Murphy Says He's 'Ready' to Return for Franchise's Planned Fifth Film, Despite Bone Temple Box Office Flop

Cillian Murphy remains keen to make another movie in the 28 Days Later franchise, despite its latest entry ending up as ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are fiction

Article URL: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/canadian-pediatric-society-journal-correction-case-reports-fictiona...