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Sourcehut Moving to Europe

Just received this: Hello! I'm writing to let you know that, as part of our work to move our business operations from the United States to Europe, we are rolling out changes to our terms of service and privacy policy. As promised, we are giving you two weeks notice and a chance to participate in the discussion about the proposed changes. You can review the diff of the proposed changes on the sr.ht-dev mailing list: https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-dev/patches/60282 The changes will take

SourceHut moves business operations from US to Europe

[PATCH sr.ht-docs v2] Terms of service & privacy updates Export this patch --- v2: rollback the premature removal of compliance with US law Will defer this until we finish shutting down the US business entity entirely. privacy.md | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------- terms.md | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------ 2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-) diff --git a/privacy.md b/privacy.md index ab96a1f..ed6eb5c 100644 --- a/privacy.md +++ b

Want to know where VCs are investing next? Be in the room at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Early-stage founders, listen up! You will want a front row seat at the Builders Stage on Oct 27 at 1:00 pm. This session at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 brings together Nina Achadjian, partner, Index Ventures; Jerry Chen, general partner, Greylock; and Viviana Faga, general partner, Felicis, all of whom will share their 2026 investment priorities across AI, data, cloud, robotics, and more. This seasoned group of VCs gives you their take on emerging sectors and innovations capturing their attention. W

Perplexity's AI-powered browser opens up to select Windows users

Perplexity is planning to open up its Comet browser that's powered by "agentic search" to Windows users, according to the company's CEO. Aravind Srinivas posted on X that the Windows build of Comet is ready and has sent out invites to early testers already. Perplexity's CEO also hinted at a potential release for Android devices, adding that it was "moving at a crazy pace and moving ahead of schedule." In May, Perplexity launched a beta version of its AI-powered Comet browser, only available to

Targeting Nuclear Scientists Used to Be Covert Ops. Israel Just Blew It Open

At least 14 nuclear scientists are believed to be among those killed in Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, 2025, ostensibly to destroy or degrade Iran’s nuclear program and military capabilities. Deliberately targeting scientists in this way aims to disrupt Iran’s knowledge base and continuity in nuclear expertise. Among those assassinated were Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, a theoretical physicist and head of Iran’s Islamic Azad University, and Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, a nuclear e

Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems

Cutting corners: As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, Israeli authorities are urging citizens to take an unusual but crucial step: turn off their home security cameras or change their passwords. The warning comes amid growing evidence that Iran is actively attempting to tap into private surveillance devices across Israel to gather intelligence for military operations. In the aftermath of recent Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, concerns about the vulnerability of internet-connected

Startup hiring isn’t just about the pitch, it’s about the package — Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal break it down at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Startups live and die by their early hires. And in a world where top talent has options — and stock options — you’ve got to offer more than a ping-pong table and a pitch deck to bring in the right people. At TechCrunch Disrupt’s 20th anniversary, happening on October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, we’re digging into the real talk around compensation and equity with a powerhouse panel who’ve seen it all when it comes to scaling. Don’t miss the insights from this panel — and the full Dis

Modder runs AMD FSR 4 on unsupported Radeon 7000 series GPUs, performance lags behind FSR 3.1

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In brief: AMD's new FSR 4 upscaling solution improves tremendously upon FSR 3 but only supports the company's Radeon RX 9070 and 9060 graphics card families. However, the latest version of Mesa for Linux provides a loophole that allowed a modder to benchmark FSR 4 on an older GPU, with intriguing results. Redditor Virtual-Cobbler-9930 recently shared encouraging data after testing AMD's FSR 4 on a

Apple exploring generative AI to boost chip development, says hardware chief

Johny Srouji, Apple’s top chip executive revealed recently in a private event that the company is exploring the use of generative AI to help speed up the design process for its custom silicon. Here’s what he said, as reported by Reuters. ‘More design done in less time’ In a recent speech at an event hosted by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) in Belgium, where he received an award, Apple SVP of Hardware Technologies said the company sees “high potential” in using AI as part of

Pro-Israel hackers destroy $90 million in Iran crypto exchange breach, analytics firm says

Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for more than $90 million Wednesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The funds were drained from platform wallets into addresses bearing anti-government messages explicitly referencing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, pointing to a politically motivated cyberattack, Elliptic said. Pro-Israel hacking group Gonjeshke Darande, or "Predatory Sparrow," claimed responsibility for the attack and said it wou

Hackers steal and destroy millions from Iran’s largest crypto exchange

Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, said Wednesday that it was hacked and funds have been drained from its hot wallet. In a statement on its website translated by TechCrunch, Nobitex said it detected unauthorized access to its infrastructure and hot wallet, in which the company stores a portion of its customers’ cryptocurrency. The company said it was investigating the incident, and that its website and app would be unavailable for the foreseeable future. Public records show the hackers s

Iran is going offline to prevent purported Israeli cyberattacks

is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government, and the tech industry’s embrace of the MAGA movement. In a purported attempt to limit Israel’s ability to wage cyberwarfare, Iran has begun throttling its civilians’ access to the internet and plans to disconnect entirely from the global internet by Tuesday night. Fateme Mohajerani, a government spokesperson, said during a recent television broadcast that the speed reduction w

Justin Sun's Tron to go public through reverse merger in deal led by Trump-linked bank

Justin Sun's crypto company Tron is set to hit the public market through a reverse merger with a manufacturer of custom toys and souvenirs for the world's biggest theme parks. SRM Entertainment , a Nasdaq-listed merchandise supplier that has licensing deals with Disney , Universal Studios (owned by CNBC parent NBC Universal) and SeaWorld, said on Monday that it will raise $100 million from a private investor to buy TRON tokens, and will issue preferred shares and warrants that value the deal at

Deadline day: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close at midnight

These are your final hours to apply to the most iconic pitch competition in tech — Startup Battlefield 200. Battle it out in front of 10,000+ startup leaders, investors, and media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. It’s your moment to be seen, funded, and remembered — and maybe even walk away with $100,000 in equity-free funding. This isn’t your average pitch. It’s where the bold go to break out. If your startup has traction, vision, and grit, you’ve got until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to enter. Submit

Mollusk shell assemblages as a tool for identifying unaltered seagrass beds

Albano PG, Filippova N, Steger J, Kaufman DS, Tomašových A, Stachowitsch M, Zuschin M (2016) Oil platforms in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf: living and death assemblages reveal no effects. Cont Shelf Res 121:21-34 Crossref Albano PG, Hua Q, Kaufman DS, Zuschin M (2023) Young death assemblages with limited time-averaging in rocky and Posidonia oceanica habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. Geol Soc Lond Spec Publ 529:41-48 Crossref Anderson LC, Long-Fox BL, Paterson AT, Engel AS (2022) Live and live-

My favorite MagSafe wallet stand is the ideal iPhone companion, and it just got cheaper

ZDNET's key takeaways ESR's Aura Halo-Lock MagSafe wallet and stand combine style and function at a fair price point. The $40 MagSafe wallet stores up to five cards, doubles as a phone stand, includes an ID window, and comes in five colorways. If you're after smaller capacity wallets or more premium materials, you're better off with other MagSafe cardholders. $23.99 at Amazon The ESR Aura MagSafe wallet and stand is on sale in select colors for $19 at Amazon now. When I'm not doubled down co

Drive brand impact with a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Exciting news for tech enthusiasts and innovators! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is just around the corner, and we have an incredible opportunity for you to elevate your brand’s visibility. How? By hosting your own Side Event at the most anticipated tech gathering of the year! Why host a Side Event? Imagine being at the helm of your own event, engaging with over 10,000 of the brightest minds in the tech industry. Hosting a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 provides unparalleled exposure for you

The CRPG Renaissance, Part 3: TSR Is Dead

“How do you make a small fortune in tabletop gaming?” runs an old joke. The punchline, of course, is that you come to that market with a large one. The tabletop truly is a brutally challenging place to try to earn money, one which you have to be either wildly deluded or unbelievably passionate to even contemplate entering. Nevertheless, people have been making a go of it there for quite some decades by now. We’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that love rather than mental illnes