Month: September 2026

Infrastructure as a weapon: Why the US action against Italy’s Autistici/Inventati puts global digital rights on notice

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Twelve days — that’s how long it took a designation, signed in the US, to bring an end to the 25-year-long work of Autistici/Inventati, an Italian technology collective which supplied a non-commercial, privacy-first communications infrastructure alternative to Big Tech. On August 26, the US Departments of State and the Treasury denounced Autistici/Inventati (A/I) as Specially … Read more

IBM is launching a new open source AI model to get NASA back to the Moon — and making petabytes of lunar data available to study

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IBM and NASA launch open source AI model to help further lunar research Researchers will be able to better analyze petabytes of Moon data from last five decades IBM and NASA also release dataset for public usage and analysis IBM has launched a new open source AI model it hopes will help spur on NASA … Read more

I tested the new Zenbook 14 and it impressed me with its light yet solid build — but I don’t think it’s Asus’ best ultraportable

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Asus Zenbook 14 (2026): Two-minute review The new Asus Zenbook 14 is designed to be an ultra portable device with a mid-range price that doesn’t compromise on performance. True to other models in the line, the finish of the Zenbook 14 is different to the usual fare at this kind of price point, with its … Read more

Americans might say they have ‘nothing to hide’, but many wouldn’t hand over access to their phone — even for $1 million

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New Incogni research has found that the privacy preferences of Americans don’t really align with what they say Many of those with ‘nothing to hide’ will happily snoop on the phones of their family members and partners But those same people tend to get twitchy when handing over their phone to strangers, or their data … Read more

‘One of the best-value 3D printers on the market’: Elegoo’s Centauri Carbon 2 Combo gets a limited-time price drop — and it’s our favorite budget multi-color 3D printer to pass our workshop tests

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Elegoo is running a massive limited-time sale on 3D printers right now – but for my money, the one you want to check out is the Centauri Carbon 2 Combo for $369 (was $449). And in the UK, Elegoo’s multi-color 3D printer is down to £329 (was £398). We awarded this 3D printer 4.5 stars … Read more