Netflix is Killing Google Cast Support on Most TVs
Netflix is discontinuing Google Cast support for most devices, forcing users to navigate with their TV remote instead of their phone. This follows the platform’s 2019 removal of AirPlay support.
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What five years of hybrid work data really tells us
A ten-month House of Lords inquiry into home-based working has published its findings, pulling together academic evidence from the pandemic era. The report suggests hybrid work’s impact on productivity is limited but offers major benefits for labor supply and could save UK employers billions annuall
The Next 1,000 Days of AI Will Be About Survival, Not Chatbots
According to Forbes, we’re 1,000 days into the ChatGPT era, but the real revolution is just beginning. The next phase will see AI agents making autonomous decisions and trillion-dollar training runs, forcing a brutal reckoning for companies that aren’t prepared.
Linux Gets Faster Forking on Big Servers
Linux developers have tackled a performance regression affecting single-threaded workloads on high-core-count systems. The fix involves smarter per-CPU counter management that significantly reduces overhead when creating new processes. Benchmarks show improvements ranging from 1.5% to 15% depending
Destiny 2’s Last Stand? Bungie Admits “Hard Lessons” Before Renegades
Bungie admits Destiny 2’s player base crashed after The Final Shape’s conclusion, calling it a “hard lesson” in live service management. The upcoming Renegades expansion represents their attempt to push beyond traditional boundaries with Star Wars-inspired weapons and syndicates. Everything hinges o
Five Years Later, AlphaFold Proves AI’s Real Killer App
Five years after AlphaFold 2’s debut, the protein-folding AI has become as fundamental to biochemistry as microscopes. It’s been used by 3.3 million researchers and cited in 40,000 papers, proving science might be AI’s most meaningful application.
Helium Browser Might Be the Privacy-Focused Chrome Alternative We’ve Been Waiting For
Helium Browser is a new privacy-focused alternative to Brave that strips away all the bloat. Built on Ungoogled Chromium with uBlock Origin baked in, it offers a truly minimal browsing experience without the crypto and AI integrations that have made Brave feel heavy.
SAP’s new EU AI Cloud is all about data sovereignty
SAP has launched its EU AI Cloud offering focused on data sovereignty for European customers. The platform can be deployed in SAP data centers, trusted European infrastructure, or as managed on-premise solutions with partners including Cohere and Mistral AI.
Plex starts paywalling remote TV streaming, beginning with Roku
Plex is beginning to enforce paywalls for remote streaming from personal servers to TV apps. The change starts with Roku this week and will expand to other TV platforms in 2026. Server owners now need a Plex Pass subscription to grant remote access to others.
Zendesk Users Face Sophisticated Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Attack
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign targeting Zendesk users with fake domains and malicious support tickets. The attacks appear linked to the notorious Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters group, who previously targeted Salesforce. This represents a dangerous shift toward weaponizing S