5 ways to scour the dark web for your data after Google kills its free report

Google is ending its dark web report, with scans stopping Jan. 15, 2026. Google says it is shifting to tools with clearer, actionable guidance. Other dark web monitoring tools and scanners are still ...
InfoQ

ASP.NET Core in .NET 10: Major Updates across Blazor, APIs, and OpenAPI

Microsoft has detailed the major updates to ASP.NET Core arriving as part of last month's .NET 10 release. As reported, this ...

Inside Meta’s Pivot From Open Source to Money-Making AI Model

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history, is getting ...
USA Today

Fed faces another tough rate decision with inflation, job data delay

The Federal Reserve will have to go without up-to-date government inflation and jobs data when it decides next month whether to lower interest rates for a third consecutive time. The Bureau of Labor ...
Hackaday

Lessons Learned After Trying MeshCore For Off-grid Text Messaging

Michael Lynch] recently decided to delve into the world of off-grid, decentralized communications with MeshCore, because ...
Hackaday

New Browser-based CAD System Is Best Friends With Triangle Meshes

Who’s interested in a brand new, from-scratch boundary representation (BREP) kernel? How about one that has no topological naming problem, a web-native parametric CAD front end to play with, ...
MLive

Data centers could get big Michigan tax breaks without clean energy, groups warn

LANSING, MI - Massive data centers powering tech giants’ artificial intelligence ambitions could get millions in Michigan tax breaks without being powered by clean energy because of a “loophole” in ...
PC Magazine

These 20 Apps Are Spying on You—And I Bet You Use Them Every Day

Many popular apps collect more of your personal data than necessary to function properly. These 20 apps quietly scoop up your photos, location, contacts, and more. Here's how to protect yourself. I ...
ZDNet

You have weeks left to claim your AT&T data breach settlement of up to $7,500 - here's how

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If ...
MetalSucks

Clutch’s Model Car Kit Lets You Take the “Spacegrass” Trip Without Leaving Your Desk (or Planet)

Sometimes a piece of band merch comes out that’s just… *chef’s kiss* spectacular. Such is the case with the latest drop from Clutch, our favorite spacefaring Earth rockers from Maryland. Starting ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
CNET

Here's What Tesla's New Affordable Electric Cars Cost, and What You Get

Tesla's new affordable electric cars are stripped-back versions of the refreshed Model Y and Model 3. These pared-down Teslas lower the starting cost, making it easier for more people to own an EV.