Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: More than 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor, and immigrant advocacy organizations are demanding that Meta abandon plans to deploy face recognition on its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, warning that the feature -- reportedly known inside the company as "Name Tag" -- would hand stalkers, abusers, and federal agents the ability to silently identify strangers in public. The coalition, which includes the ACLU,… The Greatest Car Built In The USA Isn't A Chevy, According To Consumer Reports Think the most reliable domestically built vehicle comes from a classic US automaker? Think again. Consumer Reports just crowned a shocking winner. Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking If He's the Antichrist The Iran war and a series of social media posts, including one depicting Trump as Jesus Christ, have some conservative commentators and fans suspecting the president may be the antichrist. What Is the Best Fitness Tracker in 2026? Garmin, Oura, More With almost ten years of hands-on testing, WIRED knows what separates the best fitness trackers from the rest. Windows 11 testing is going back to the future with new Insider plans One of Windows 10’s strengths was that it felt like a collaboration between users and Microsoft developers, especially in its early going. Now, Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 users back into the fold, mostly. Windows 11 has had a problem: Testing Windows beta builds via the Windows Insider channels has become increasingly difficult, given the complexity of the format. Microsoft is trying to sol… Windows 11 is finally removing the 32GB FAT32 capacity limit Microsoft has released new test builds for Windows Insiders that include a significant change. After many decades and extensive preparatory work , Windows is removing a long-time storage limit for FAT32. The new feature can be found in Windows 11 Dev Build 26300.8170 and Beta Build 26220.8165, as announced in this Windows Insider blog post . You can now format storage media up to 2TB in size usin… Apple adds new partners to its American Manufacturing Program Apple announced new members of its American Manufacturing Program, expanding the company’s commitment to bring more advanced manufacturing to the U.S. Elon Musk, Who Owns X, Appears to Post on TikTok A verified account with the @elonmusk handle also recently showed up on Instagram, as the billionaire prepares to take his rocket company SpaceX public. How To Improve UX In Legacy Systems Practical guidelines for driving UX impact in organizations with legacy systems and broken processes. Brought to you by Measuring UX Impact , **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses Molotov cocktail attack on his home and AI backlash Questions linger about what motivated the attack against OpenAI's Sam Altman. "We should de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics," Altman wrote in a blog post. NZXT to pay $3.45 million settlement over Flex PC rentals NZXT and its business partner Fragile have agreed to pay $3.45 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of attempting to "scam" consumers through their Flex PC rental service. The preliminary settlement was filed in a California District Court on April 7th to close a civil RICO case against the Flex program […] |
Google Cloud introduces QueryData to help AI agents create reliable database queries A new tool from Google Cloud aims to improve the accuracy of AI agents querying databases in multi-agent systems or applications. QueryData, which translates natural language into database queries with what the company claims is “near 100% accuracy,” is being pitched as an alternative to direct generation of queries by large language models ( LLMs ), which Google says can introduce inaccuracies d… ‘Disbelief and disappointment’: how Javier Milei’s bribery scandal may have derailed Argentina’s crypto investment Just as the industry is set to capitalize on country’s political and economic instability, president accused in $5m scheme The Argentinian president, Javier Milei , is facing his lowest approval ratings since taking office in 2023 as newly published evidence allegedly reveals a $5m financial agreement connected to his public endorsement last year of a controversial crypto project. The scandal has… AI demand is so high, AWS customers are trying to buy out its entire capacity The Amazon Web Services (AWS) chip business is “on fire,” Trainium offers better price-performance than Nvidia, and customers are so eager for AI compute capacity that they’re looking to buy up all that’s currently available. These are the takeaways shared by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in his eight page letter to shareholders in the tech giant’s 2025 annual report. Jassy’s comments underscore how all-… FBI Extracts Suspect's Deleted Signal Messages Saved In iPhone Notification Data An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device's push notification database, multiple people present for FBI testimony in a recent trial told 404 Media. The case involved a group of people setting off fireworks and vandalizing property at the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas in July… Roblox CEO addresses child safety concerns and new parental controls Dave Baszucki, Roblox co-founder and CEO, discusses the platform's new 'Kids' and 'Select' accounts designed to enhance child safety. IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.” Humanoid robots show off their language and boxing skills in Hong Kong A humanoid robot called X2 Ultra from China's leading humanoid robot manufacturer AGIBOT has been impressing visitors in Hong Kong Who controls the fix? Colorado's repair fight tests CIO power A Colorado bill targeting 'right to repair' laws could shift control back to vendors, limiting CIO authority over their own infrastructure. Qualcomm moves into custom DRAM with CXMT for smartphones Qualcomm is reportedly exploring a partnership with China's Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) to develop custom DRAM tailored for smartphones, a move that reflects mounting pressure across the mobile supply chain as memory shortages and rising costs reshape industry dynamics. Fewer than 3 in 10 register for HMRC's Making Tax Digital shake-up Most sole traders and landlords ignore marketing campaigns, though fines are coming Fewer than three-tenths of those required to sign up for quarterly software-based Making Tax Digital (MTD) reporting for the latest tax year that started this month have done so, according to HM Revenue & Customs.… |
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