It's interesting how internet connectivity has basically ruined the experience of using older consoles to some degree. Booted up an Xbox One S today and it's so darn slow - just insanely bad. Up to date 360s and PS3s are slow too. Yet, you boot a PS2 or a GCN? Feels as snappy as ever.

EFF is Leaving X After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue.

After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X.

This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5)
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Microsoft starts removing "unnecessary" Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps.

www.theverge.com/news/909640/...

The Artemis II eclipse 🌑

A rare view of a solar eclipse from deep space

A free VPN you can trust, now built into Firefox | The Mozilla Blog Today we’re introducing a free built-in VPN in Firefox, a new IP-protection feature designed to keep you even more private while you browse. We’re star

Did you know most sites you visit can see your IP address by default?

Yeah… let’s not. Our built-in VPN masks it, giving you an extra layer of protection 🔥 blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/b...

There's something quite exciting happening with AVIF and progressive rendering.

Some recent patches let you provide custom 'frames' as progressive passes, so you can provide e.g. smaller blurry versions of the full image to use as a progressive pass.

Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

Meta is dropping encrypted messages from Instagram DMs from 8 May.

Encrypted messaging should always be the default. Full stop.

Help us get answers from Meta and sign Mozilla Foundation's petition here
https://bit.ly/4uRD5JO

Current WIP of the Marathon OST vinyl cover

Announcing the Marathon OST vinyl, composed by Ryan Lott. More details on this limited edition 2-disc release, including preorder date, coming in the months ahead.

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Netflix is increasing its monthly prices in the US:

•Standard With Ads: $7.99 ➡️ $8.99
•Standard Without Ads: $17.99 ➡️ $19.99
•Premium Plan: $24.99 ➡️ $26.99

www.theverge.com/streaming/90...

PS5 Pro's New PSSR System Override Is Just As Good As We Hoped Over 20 games tested.

PS5 Pro's new system level toggle for "PSSR2" comes highly recommended. All PSSR-supporting games are improved - though there are some issues to address: www.digitalfoundry.net/features/ps5...

Tell Meta: Keep Encryption for Instagram Messages Meta has quietly said it will end support for encrypted messaging on Instagram in a matter of weeks. Encryption helps ensure that what your messages stay between you and the person with whom you're co...

Meta is dropping encrypted messages from Instagram DMs from 8 May.

This means that your all private conversations will be readable by Meta, shareable with advertisers, and subpoenable by courts.

Privacy should be a default. Sign our petition.
www.mozillafoundation.org/petitions/ke...

More layoffs today: PlayStation is closing Dark Outlaw Games, a studio formed last year by former Call of Duty lead Jason Blundell (his previous PlayStation studio, Deviation, was shut down in 2024).

PlayStation is also making other cuts including in mobile development. Around 50 people laid off.

More reasons to love Firefox: What’s new now, and what’s coming soon | The Mozilla Blog Firefox is for people who make their own choices online, from what stays private to the tools that help get things done. That commitment to choice shows up

Here's everything that's new in Firefox 149 🔥

☑️ Split View: Two tabs side by side, just like it should be
☑️ Built-in VPN Beta: Hide your IP address while browsing
☑️ Tab Notes: Leave yourself notes to remember why you opened that tab (available in Labs)

blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/f...

Un criminal de Gotham City, alarmado: “La presencia del Hombre Murciélago al final lo que vas hacer es que dejemos de cometer tantos crímenes y de matar tantos inocentes”

A black-and-white cat and a cream-colored cat resting in round beds side by side

Uni and Sora

Google está usando IA para cambiar titulares de noticias: no creas todo lo que ves en tu página de resultados Google está llevando a cabo un experimento que cambia los titulares originales de las noticias por otros generados con IA.

Vamos de mal a muchísimo peor:

'That's AI or Am I Crazy?' — Crimson Desert Players Think They've Found AI-Generated Art In-Game Crimson Desert just launched yesterday to a bit of a chaotic and mixed reception from critics. That hasn't hampered its sales, but those two million players are starting to stumble into some concernin...

Hablando de AI slop… el Crimson Desert está plagado de artwork cutre hecho con IA generativa, algo que además la empresa no ha advertido en Steam.

Oh vaya que teníamos razón

Firefox & Gtk Emoji picker After nearly three years of development (it takes time to make up one’s mind) Firefox for Linux users can now enjoy seamless emoji insertion using the native GTK emoji chooser. This long-requ…

Excited about this!

mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/f...

Wow DLSS5 looks like shit good job guys
youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA

I love Kit. He's so cute!

The fire(fox) is back. Meet our new mascot Kit 🔥 your companion for a new internet era. 

Independent, curious, and always on your side — just like the internet should be.

Hoy ha comenzado la huelga general en Euskal Herria por la subida del salario mínimo. Mientras, la Ertzaintza está militarizando los Mercadona para proteger los supermercados del oligarca Juan Roig.

share a drinkable cheeseburger w/ me <3
[source: MenaceCide www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/c... ]

red ink and green fluorescent pencil drawing of Rook from marathon covered in various stickers and writing, such as a crossed out "1707", "39.59.19.21" and the phrase "ne cede malis"

yield not to misfortunes #marathon

At a fundamental level, Copilot's designers misunderstand why we play games.

Games aren't meant to be endlessly optimized. They're an ongoing conversation between player and game. A third-party telling you the "right" way to do things undermines the entire point of play.

'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy Inconsistently incosistent

'What the F*ck Are We Doing Here?': PS5 Fans Slam Square Enix for Sloppy Multiformat Strategy.

Nate and Elena from Drake's Fortune overlaid on an image of developer mugshots

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Easter egg cracked open, 18 years after release www.eurogamer.net/uncharted-dr...