Tech experts are warning that a new wave of AI tools could dramatically change work, industries, and how tasks are done.
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An investigative report claims smartphones and Bluetooth signals could enable large-scale location tracking. Privacy concerns are rising over data collection and surveillance tools.
The Washington Post announced one of the largest layoffs in its history, cutting roughly a third of its workforce and reducing coverage across departments. Staff and industry figures warn the cuts could weaken the paper’s journalistic reach and ambitions.
The Pentagon announced it has invited 25 defense technology companies to participate in Phase I of its new Drone Dominance Program, aimed at rapidly fielding low-cost, weaponized one-way attack drones.
An interim House Judiciary Committee report alleges the European Union pressured major technology companies to apply EU speech rules globally, including in the United States. The report says internal communications show this influence extended to how content is moderated on U.S. platforms.
Former Google software engineer Linwei “Leon” Ding was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco on economic espionage and trade secret theft charges for stealing thousands of pages of confidential AI technology.
True digital security begins when encryption keys are removed from cloud platforms controlled by Big Tech. This article explains why personal key ownership is essential for privacy and independence.
As artificial intelligence advances, calls to grant robots human rights are growing louder. This analysis explains why moral and legal coherence arguments for robot rights ultimately fail.
A massive federal campaign is underway to normalize biometric wearables that track Americans’ bodies 24/7, framed as healthcare reform but driven by surveillance infrastructure and data monetization. The article exposes how biosensors, AI analytics, and government partnerships threaten privacy, freedom, and bodily autonomy.
After months of deadline extensions, the TikTok U.S. sale is finally complete, with American and UAE investors taking majority control. While the app avoids a ban, questions remain over algorithm licensing, data influence, and who truly controls what users see.
TSA’s new digital ID plan transforms airport screening into a data exchange, where every shortcut comes with a deeper surrender of personal detail. By Ken…
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive. By Dan Frieth Democratic senators are…
As Neuralink moves artificial intelligence into the human body, this episode explores consent, autonomy, and the ancient warning of iron mingling with clay. Where does assistance end—and surrender begin?
By Jaryn Crouson Google is emailing 13-year-olds instructing them on how to remove parental controls without consent from the parents. Google’s policy permits children to “graduate” from parental…
By Noah What could go wrong? Amazon has launched Amazon “Prime Air” drone package deliveries and let’s just say it isn’t exactly going well. Collin Rugg…
Google pushed back against claims that Gmail messages are used to train its AI models. The company says smart features do not give Gemini access to email content.
By WESTLAW Data Privacy Daily Briefing Google LLC quietly activated its Gemini AI “Smart features” for all users across Gmail, Chat and Meet — letting…