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Tech Zuckerberg’s superyacht ignored emergency channel, failed to aid stranded boat - Ars Technica Salem Brought a Guillotine To Oppose New Data Center. Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”. - Gadget Review City That Arrested Person for Clapping at Data Center Meeting Moves to Virtual Meetings for ‘Public Safety’ Roku Unleashes 24/7 AI Slop Channel Apple is working on a way to authenticate that a photo came from an iPhone camera - 9to5Mac Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse - Engadget US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf - Engadg
Tech Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth - Engadget Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand SpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data center - Engadget Judge refuses xAI’s request to stop a Minnesota law banning ‘nudify’ apps - Engadget Apple’s ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users’ Real IP Addresses NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors - Engadget The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving t
Tech Class action accuses Apple of misleading users about Hide My Email’s privacy protections New York enacts first US ban on data center construction - Engadget Meta removes feature that let users generate AI images from public Instagram posts - 9to5Mac Lawsuit claims Meta’s layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans - Ars Technica Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory - Ars Technica Gaming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Barcelona goes on three-day strike in protest of layoffs | Eurogamer.net “We mean business“ - Bethesda union me
Tech ’Knockoff’ Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon FTC reaches settlement that brings right-to-repair to John Deere farm equipment - Engadget ’Siri AI’ Lawsuit Update: Apple to Pay Owners of These iPhone Models - MacRumors PSA: Flip these two Instagram toggles now to stop people using your face Gaming Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima “really sad” about Sony ending physical disc production, and says lack of media ownership has “frightening” possibilities | Eurogamer.net Resetting XBOX Xbox Layoffs Included 37-Year Veteran Who Designed One Of Xbox’s Best Features Ever - GameSp
Tech iPhone 17 Pro Will Make Sports History This Weekend Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 - 9to5Mac Kickstarter rolls back its mature content policy after outcry - Engadget X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark - Engadget Meta has reportedly laid off 8,000 employees - Engadget LinkedIn doesn’t want your AI slop anymore - Engadget AI companies and data brokers even resort to fake forms to keep selling our data ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail aga
Tech ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired - Ars Technica DOJ extracts $30m settlement from PayPal over minority-owned business program - Engadget Amazon employees are “tokenmaxxing” due to pressure to use AI tools Meta employees are protesting the company’s mouse tracking program - Engadget Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers - Engadget A massive AI data center transforms rural Utah into a national flashpoint : Peoples Dispatch Americans really don’t want
Tech Meta AI will analyze faces of teen users ‘but it’s not face recognition’ Google Chrome takes up 4GB of storage on your computer for AI, if you have space Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and NVIDIA will provide AI tech to Pentagon - Engadget Google’s Pentagon AI deal reportedly drove the DeepMind team to unionize - Engadget Building for the future (Cloudflare layoffs) Coinbase lays off nearly 700 workers in ‘AI-native’ restructuring - Engadget Maryland Lawmakers Press Apple Over Decision to Close Unionized Store - MacRumors Apple Faces Dozens of Lawsuits Over AirTag Stalking After Class Act
Tech Judge says White House can’t ‘strong-arm’ Apple into blocking ICE trackers Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright Startups Brag They Spend More Money on AI Than Human Employees Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent Hey Meta workers, are you getting paid for those keystrokes? Apple CEO Tim Cook Stepping Down, John Ternus Taking Over - MacRumors Mastodon was hit by a ‘major’ DDoS attack that briefly took down parts of the service Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to
Tech Bluesky is having some issues in one of its ‘reginos’ YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up Video shows how to steal $10,000 from locked iPhone in controlled setting - 9to5Mac French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux A man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s house Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly shooting at Sam Altman’s house NAACP sues xAI over data center pollution Apple Threatened to Pull Grok From App Store Over Sexualized Images - MacRumors Bubble watch: Fashion brand Allbirds pivots hard to become AI services company - Ars Technica Sn
Tech Apple Says No iPhone in Lockdown Mode Has Ever Been Hacked - MacRumors Iran threatens imminent attacks on US tech companies in the Middle East Don’t Like Your Gmail Email Address? You Can Finally Change It - MacRumors Iran’s hackers are on the offensive against the US and Israel OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says - Ars Technica Tech giant Oracle makes ‘significant’ job cuts Bluesky’s new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J. D. Vance | TechCrunch Artemis II crew is just like us, needs help with Microsoft Outlook issues G
Tech Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Ars Technica This is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery] The Removed DOGE Deposition Videos Have Already Been Backed Up Across the Internet Meta is reportedly planning to cut up to 20 percent of its staff in upcoming layoffs Meta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI Trump administration will reportedly get $10 billion for brokering the TikTok deal Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pil
Tech OpenAI’s head of robotics resigns following deal with the Department of Defense Teamsters urge DOJ to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. merger Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes Meta just bought Moltbook, the social network for AI bots - 9to5Mac YouTube will alert civic leaders and reporters to deepfakes that involve their likeness Bluesky’s CEO is stepping down after nearly 5 years Viral ‘Quittr’ Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users Gaming Sony
Tech Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth’s threats Anthropic is reportedly back in talks with the Defense Department Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes Meta’s AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderators Lawmakers Demand DHS Define ‘Domestic Terrorist’ As It Uses Vast Array of Surveillance Tools CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anon
Tech Microsoft will start refreshing Secure Boot certificates in March for Windows 11 and Windows 10 ESU users TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user’s exact location Waymo Is Getting DoorDashers to Close Doors on Self Driving Cars Meta turned Threads algorithm complaints into an official feature Zuckerberg on why Meta should do less safety research: ‘Apple doesn’t study any of this’ - 9to5Mac DOJ may face investigation for pressuring Apple, Google to remove apps for tracking ICE agents Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers ’Dy
Tech Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029 | Tom’s Hardware ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face - Ars Technica FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled Notepad++ users take note: It’s time to check if you’re hacked - Ars Technica Substack CEO informs users of a data breach User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app - Ars Technica Pinterest CEO rebukes, fires ‘obstructionist’ employees who created tool
Tech Microsoft issues emergency fix after a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down Massive Microsoft 365 outage affects Outlook, Defender, more - 9to5Mac Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay - 9to5Mac Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones - Ars Technica Gaming Marathon’s Recommended System Requirements Have Been Revealed - GameSpot ‘I think we all want that’: Razer CEO claims players are in favour of AI tools in game development Chinese modders end console wars with a PS5, Xbox Series S, and Switch 2 combo console
Tech Verizon outage takes down cell service across large parts of the US Verizon Offering $20 Credit After Major Outage, Here’s How to Get It - MacRumors Apple debuts ‘Apple Creator Studio’ subscription, here’s what you get - 9to5Mac Spotify is no longer running ads for ICE Instagram user fights DHS for the right to post ICE sightings anonymously - Ars Technica Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok’s Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’ - 9t
Tech “Microslop“ trends in backlash to Microsoft’s AI obsession | Windows Central Texans Are Fighting a 6,000 Acre Nuclear-Powered Datacenter ChatGPT Health lets you connect medical records to an AI that makes things up - Ars Technica Elon Musk’s Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard ‘lapses’ X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced - Ars Technica Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following Maduro raid California introduces a one-stop shop to delete your online data footprint Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conf
Tech DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games 2B email addresses and 1.3B passwords compromised in multiple data breaches Apple launches Digital ID feature in Wallet using your passport - 9to5Mac Google will allow ‘experienced users’ to sideload unverified Android apps Threads is adding features for creators to promote their podcasts Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs next week Gaming “Unacceptable and unlawful“ - GTA 6 developer Rockstar hit with legal claim from UK trade union following alleged unfair dismissal of staff | Eurogamer.net Over 200 Rockstar Devs Sign Lett
Tech US gives local police a face-scanning app similar to one used by ICE agents - Ars Technica FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation - Ars Technica Elon Musk wins Tesla pay vote that could make him a $1 trillion man - Ars Technica iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 bring multiple critical security fixes - 9to5Mac iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline - MacRumors Ayaneo’s first smartphone c
Tech Amazon’s AWS outage has knocked services like Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, Venmo and more offline Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement - Ars Technica OpenAI suspends Sora depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. following a request from his family OpenAI reportedly asked for memorial guest list in teen suicide case Kohler Launches $600 iPhone-Connected Toilet Camera That Monitors Your Health Through Waste Analysis - MacRumors Windows 11 update knocks out USB mice, keyboards in recovery mode Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s annual pay jumps to $96.5 million Gaming
Tech Apple announces new M5 hardware Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M5 chip - 9to5Mac Apple launches new iPad Pro with M5 chip, C1X modem - 9to5Mac Apple unveils M5 chip, the next generation of Apple silicon - 9to5Mac The FCC is trying to make it easier for internet providers to charge hidden fees Meta removes Facebook Group for tracking ICE agents after DOJ pressure Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch Army general says he’s using AI to improve “decision-making” - Ars Technica Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend
Tech Uber and Lyft drivers in California are able to unionize under new law Taylor Swift Fans Furious as She’s Caught Using Sloppy AI in Video for New Album Apple pulls ICEBlock from the App Store | The Verge Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’ Former veteran Apple marketing exec challenges Tim Cook over ICEBlock Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team | WIRED Waffles eat Bluesky | TechCrunch Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs Discord now says 70,000 governme
Tech Meta announces paid subscriptions for both Instagram and Facebook in the UK Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats - Ars Technica Neon app to sell your audio calls says it will return after massive security breach Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project - Ars Technica Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw that can let stalkers track your location Red Hat Investigating Breach Impacting as Many as 28,000 Customers, Including the Navy a
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