Microsoft’s “Copilot+” AI PC requirements are embarrassing for Intel and AMD (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft demands an NPU capable of at least 40 trillion operations per second.
Spyware app pcTattletale was hacked and its website defaced (techcrunch.com)
pcTattletale’s website was briefly defaced and contained links containing files from the spyware maker’s servers, before going offline.
Microsoft: Windows 24H2 will remove Cortana and WordPad apps (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release.
YouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phone (www.theverge.com)
YouTube Music is humming along.
Elections in India: Fighting for votes in 'the world's biggest data mine' (www.bbc.com)
India’s combination of high smartphone take-up and lax regulations mean that most political parties have gathered “the data to do everything”...
Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good (arstechnica.com)
The power of URL parameters lets you unofficially turn off Google’s AI Overview.
China is eager to show the world that it can lead in generative AI technology. But one of its first challenges is chillingly unique - how to make its chat bots speak like the Communist Party. (chinamediaproject.org)
China is determined not just that it won’t be left behind, but that it will lead the generative AI trends of the future. But this comes with substantial political risk for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership....
Messaging Service ICQ To Shut Down Next Month After Nearly 30 Years (tech.slashdot.org)
ICQ, a once-popular IM, is shutting down on June 26, it says on its website. It once served tens of millions of users daily.
[Interview] Signal's Meredith Whittaker on the Telegram security clash and the 'edge lords' at OpenAI (techcrunch.com)
Among other things, Whittaker is concerned about the concentration of power in the five main social media platforms.
Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world (arstechnica.com)
It’s unclear how the malicious version of JAVS Viewer came to be.
UK law will let regulators fine Big Tech without court approval (www.theverge.com)
More countries go after Big Tech.
OpenAI ends harsh non-disparagement agreements that could claw back millions (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI releases employees from evil exit agreement in staff-wide memo.
Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation (techcrunch.com)
U.S. federal safety regulators have added nine more incidents involving Waymo robotaxis to an investigation it launched earlier this month.
Biden’s new import rules will hit e-bike batteries too (arstechnica.com)
The tariffs’ effects on the bike industry are still up in the air.
Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition (arstechnica.com)
With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls to 16.
China will reportedly install cameras with a facial recognition system in Hungary (polishnews.co.uk)
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Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (www.theverge.com)
The company’s only hardware product will soon be e-waste.
Romance author gets locked out of Google Docs for “inappropriate” content (www.dexerto.com)
Aspiring Author K. Renee was reportedly locked out of her own content on Google Docs after Google flagged it as “inappropriate.”
New frontier, old tactics: Chinese espionage group targets African and Caribbean governments (thehackernews.com)
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Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has (arstechnica.com)
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End of support for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 | October 2025 for Windows 10 (www.microsoft.com)
Microsoft outage took down Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and ChatGPT search features (www.theverge.com)
Bing bong.
After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. (theintercept.com)
Shalev Hulio is remaking his image but is still involved in a web of cybersecurity ventures with his old colleagues from NSO Group.
Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza (www.theverge.com)
Google’s new AI Overview feature is telling users a whole bunch of wrong answers.
Canva tackled digital design — and now the office suite is next (www.theverge.com)
The platform has been redesigned for workspaces.
