Your phone minus the distractions (getbrick.app)
This is actually pretty brilliant and innovative....
YouTube Is Cracking Down on Gun Content, and 3D-Printed Gun Makers Aren't Happy (gizmodo.com)
Texting 911 via RCS is coming to Google Messages (www.theverge.com)
This new dating app will use facial recognition technology to exclude trans women (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing tool to steal data (www-bleepingcomputer-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
UBlock Origin Lite - Nice adblocker for modern challenges (www.dedoimedo.com)
Microsoft addresses Windows Recall backlash, promises to fix security issues and make it opt-in (www.windowscentral.com)
A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back (www.windowscentral.com)
It’s a nightmare scenario for Microsoft. The headlining feature of its new Copilot+ PC initiative, which is supposed to drive millions of PC sales over the next couple of years, is under significant fire for being what many say is a major breach of privacy and security on Windows. That feature in question is Windows Recall, a...
The future of the smart kitchen: robots, apps, and AI, oh my! (www.theverge.com)
Adobe Promises That It Hasn’t Gone Full Big Brother (slate.com)
Petition | Meta has announced it will be abandoning CrowdTangle, its industry leading transparency tool, this August - in the middle of the biggest election year on record (foundation.mozilla.org)
TELL META: Don’t Kill Your Crucial Transparency Tool, CrowdTangle!...
Outcry from big AI firms over California AI “kill switch” bill (arstechnica.com)
Where the CHIPS Act money has gone (www.theverge.com)
Humane AI Pin Owners Told to Stop Using Charging Cases Due to ‘Fire Safety Risk’ (gizmodo.com)
United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens (www.cbsnews.com)
Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated (arstechnica.com)
Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft Sued For AI Article Accusing Innocent Man of Sexual Misconduct (futurism.com)
Microsoft moves to resolve privacy concerns over its Recall feature (www.engadget.com)
GPS interferences affecting tractors on Finland's eastern border | Yle News (yle.fi)
Windows won’t take screenshots of everything you do after all — unless you opt in (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems (arstechnica.com)
the company says that Recall will be opt-in by default, so users will need to decide to turn it on
The New York Times source code leaked by a 4chan user (stackdiary.com)
A user on the online forum 4chan has leaked a massive 270GB of data purportedly belonging to The New York Times. This leak includes what is claimed to be the source code for the newspaper’s digital operations.
Watch: Adobe angers artists with new Photoshop terms (techcrunch.com)
Artists got an unpleasant surprise when they opened Photoshop this week, as they were shown a pop-up window asking them to agree to new terms of service. Among the changes: Adobe now says it has the right to access customers’ content through “automated or manual methods.”...
Facebook, Instagram in EU crosshairs for election disinformation (archive.is)
Facebook and Instagram have failed to tackle disinformation and deceptive advertising in the run-up to European Parliament elections, the European Commission said on Tuesday as it opened an investigation into suspected breaches of EU online content rules.
