Musk vs Altman: Two tech billionaires will take to the stand over the next month in a blockbuster court battle that could (if Musk gets his way) end in OpenAI retreating back to its non-profit status and Sam Altman out as CEO. Gizmodo has the details:
https://flip.it/_TF2hL

#AI #ElonMusk #SamAltman #OpenAI #TechNews #Technology

Sometimes a business deal needs negotiation. Or, in the case of OpenAI and Microsoft, a good renegotiation. The tech giants have announced a deal that resolves the issue of OpenAI’s up-to-$50 billion contract it agreed to with Amazon last February. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/SwLpTV

#Tech #OpenAI #Microsoft #AI #Amazon #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

DHS earmarks millions for ‘smart glasses’ for immigration agents

The Department of Homeland Security will allocate $7.5 million next year to using emerging biometric technology to develop “smart glasses” designed to assist federal immigration agents and officers in identifying migrants who are in the United States illegally in real time

#ICE #DHS #CBP #surveillance #privacy #biometrics #facialrecognition #smartglasses #technology #tech

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5845998-homeland-security-smart-glasses/

Geofencing: The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118359/supreme-court-geofencing-explainer-video

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #scotus #police #politics

Do age-verification laws work? Not according to this study.

https://mashable.com/article/age-verification-laws-dont-work-nyu-study

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #ageverification

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently announced that he’ll step down in September, paving the way for Senior VP of Hardware Engineering John Ternus to take the reins. “Under Cook, the company has become less surprising but massively financially successful; some of Apple’s newer products have flopped or underperformed, but far more have become and stayed excellent thanks to years of competent iteration,” @ArsTechnica Senior Tech Reporter Andrew Cunningham writes. From a hardware success like the Apple Watch to a big swing that missed, here are six things from the Cook era that stand out to Cunningham:

https://flip.it/y8YnGw

#Tech #Apple #TimCook #Technology #Business #TechNews

If you use dictation apps, you’ve likely been left frustrated by how often they don’t pick up what you’re dictating. Tech writer Ivan Mehta is no different. Mehta recently tested SpeakOn and found it a mixed experience, but still came away with some hope for the market's future. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/iWJ-ao

#Tech #Devices #Technology

OpenAI Privacy Filter

https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-privacy-filter/

#HackerNews #OpenAI #Privacy #Filter #technology #privacy #AI #ethics #security

The small British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge is still reeling from the shooting that killed eight people in February. @Techcrunch tells us why OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized to the community:

https://flip.it/K6ndNc

#Tech #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

Happy Birthday, Apple //c.

4/24/1984 -- 42 years

#AppleIIc #AppleII #Apple2forever #Apple #applehistory #techhistory #tech #technology #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputers #CRT #photo #dither #Atkinsondithering #officespace #desk #vintage

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Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"

Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firm

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online

#Proton #privacy #AgeVerification #IDVerification #surveillance #technology

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027

Your next car purchase comes with an unwelcome passenger: a federal mandate requiring surveillance technology that monitors your every blink, glance, and head nod.

https://www.gadgetreview.com/federal-surveillance-tech-becomes-mandatory-in-new-cars-by-2027

#cars #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #technology

An anonymous bettor took home $21,398 after wagering on the weather in Paris on April 15. So, how did this individual know the temperature would exceed 64 degrees on one particular weather sensor, while other sensors around the city recorded lower temps? French authorities want to find out. The big winner has since deleted their account on Polymarket, where the bet was placed. Read more from @npr:

https://flip.it/XYVWXW

#Tech #PredictionMarkets #Paris #Polymarket #Technology

"There are file traces everywhere, like so many ghosts in a vast bardo, which can sometimes be brought back to life." —Julian Lucas for The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/27/when-your-digital-life-vanishes?src=longreads #longreads #data #recovery #technology #memory #archives

Operation Legal Ride uses license plate readers and AI-assisted cameras.

The post NYC deploys surveillance tech to catch fake airport cabbies appeared first on Popular Science.

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NYC deploys surveillance tech to catch fake airport cabbies

Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI.

CNBC reports: "Job cuts are picking up across the tech sector as companies reckon with the AI boom."

https://flip.it/xOIQ-p

#Meta #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Layoffs

The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you

modern technology enables the government to invade everyone’s privacy in ways that would have been unimaginable when the Constitution was framed. The Supreme Court has spent the past several decades trying to make sure that its interpretation of the Fourth Amendment keeps up with technological progress.

#legal #SCOTUS #constitution #fourthamendment #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.vox.com/politics/485973/supreme-court-chatrie-cell-phone-geofence-warrant

Episode 23 tackles a complex issue: the mapping capabilities of smart vacuums.

These devices aren’t just cleaning; they’re creating detailed spatial data about your home.

We’re examining the potential for misuse, the data being collected, and the lack of transparency. It raises serious questions about surveillance and control within the home. Dive in: impracticalprivacy.com

What regulations (if any) do you think are needed for this technology?
#privacy #smarthome #dataethics #technology

“Don’t stop hiring humans. Stop hiring the wrong humans” is the campaign slogan for Artisan, a startup building AI employees for outbound sales and customer engagement. “I’ve made a lot of hiring mistakes — like, a lot within every single role,” co-founder and CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack told @Techcrunch about the company's learning process. As long as the company doesn’t start making AI CEOs, everything should go fine:

https://flip.it/ezsu2a

#Tech #AI #Technology #HumanResources #ArtificialIntelligence

Episode 23 of Impractical Privacy: Smart vacuums are mapping our homes in incredible detail - but at what cost?

We’re talking about the data they collect, how it’s used, and the potential privacy implications.

It’s a surprisingly complex issue! Listen & let me know your thoughts: impracticalprivacy.com

Also, corrected show notes for this episode coming this evening. It's been a busy few days for me, sorry.

#privacy #smartdevices #technology #data #opsec #dataprivacy #surveillance

What is dynamic pricing at grocery stores? Maryland now bans it

surveillance pricing is when a store charges different shoppers different prices for the same item at the same time, based on something the store “knows” about them as an individual

#Maryland #retail #pricing #SurveillancePricing #PredatoryPricing #privacy #surveillance #technology #tech

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2026/04/15/maryland-bans-dynamic-pricing-practice-popular-among-retailers/89621751007/

Court challenge over Met Police's use of live facial recognition lost

Privacy campaigners have lost a High Court challenge aimed at limiting the Metropolitan Police's use of live facial recognition technology.

Opening the doors for facial recognition technology to be rolled out across the country with "record investment".

#London #UK #BigBrotherWatch #facialrecognition #police #privacy #surveillance #technology #tech

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq59x4vv954o

With Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference set for June and John Ternus preparing to take over as CEO, what do you expect from Apple next?

#Apple #JohnTernus #MacBook #AI #Technology

Who is John Ternus? What did he do at Apple for 25 years and what new devices could we potentially see next from the innovative tech giant? We've put together a collection of articles that answer these questions and more.

https://flip.it/ll4Vuz

#Apple #JohnTernus #TimCook #AI #Technology

Kalshi, a prediction site, has suspended three U.S. politicians for "political insider trading" tied to bets on their own races. CNN has the details:

https://flip.it/Rpp-tY

#Kalshi #Betting #OnlineBetting #Politics #Technology

Dyson launches Supersonic Travel, a lighter but still powerful hair dryer

https://lucire.com/insider/20260422/dyson-launches-supersonic-travel-a-lighter-but-still-powerful-hair-dryer/ #Dyson #beauty #beauté #haircare #hairdryer #hair #design #travel #technology

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Woman holding Supersonic Travel hair dryer, image gives the impression she is leaping through the air.

PH4NTXM is now in a stable state.

6+ months straight, day and night, countless builds, trial and error with a lot of work and research. Built something that isn’t just a project — it’s an ecosystem.

It’s not “finished.” It never will be. That’s the point.

This isn’t ours anymore.
It belongs to all of us.

PH4NTXM is now a piece of the open source community — something we shape together, break together, rebuild together.

Take it:
- download it,
- run it,
- break it,
- rebuild it,
- fork it,
- contribute to it,
- make it your own.

If you’re into low-level systems, Linux internals, networking, runtime behavior — this is your playground.
If you’re not (yet), even better. Learn by getting your hands dirty inside it.

Everything you need is here:
https://github.com/PH4NTXMOFFICIAL/PH4NTXM

This is bigger than a system.

It’s a step toward building the future of privacy we deserve — and that should belong to all of us by right.

In an era of constant surveillance, we need tools that give power back —
systems that reinforce our right to privacy, not take it away.

PH4NTXM is a foundation for that direction.

Take it apart. Push it further. Contribute!

PH4NTXM is yours now.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban plan faces growing pushback over privacy and human rights concerns

Enforcing the social media ban through age verification undermines the rights of all users

https://soyacincau.com/2026/04/20/malaysia-under-16-social-media-ban-privacy-rights-concerns/

#AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #technology #activism #Malaysia

Music streaming app Deezer announced that AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new music uploaded to its platform. Can you tell the difference between AI- and human-generated music? A Deezer survey found that 97% of participants couldn’t. That’s not stopping them from attempting to quell the flow of AI music. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/D37nmU

#Tech #AI #Deezer #Music #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

PS5 Age Verification Coming to UK and Ireland, Needed for Messages and Voice Chat

In what is a rather sudden development, PS5 players are being sent notifications about age verification. At the time of writing, this is limited to players in the UK and Ireland.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/04/ps5-age-verification-coming-to-uk-and-ireland-needed-for-messages-and-voice-chat

#Sony #PlayStation #PS5 #gaming #AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #UK #Ireland

A true AI chatbot running locally on a Commodore 64. I’m OK with this one.

#AI #Computing #RetroComputing #Technology
https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/s/DIjFA29fCS

We Accepted Surveillance as Default

https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance

#HackerNews #surveillance #privacy #technology #society #awareness

Raise your hand if you use Chrome. After all, it is the most popular browser in the world and it’s not even close. And the very humans relying on it are more than users — they’re the product. PC World tells us more about how you can limit the amount of your data Chrome tracks — and reclaim a little bit of your privacy.

https://flip.it/9gjQk2

#Tech #Google #Chrome #Privacy #Technology

Europe’s Age Verification App Hacked, Suffers Data Leak

Europe unveiled a 'be all, end all' app solution for age verification. It's already leaking data and has been hacked.

https://www.freezenet.ca/europes-age-verification-app-hacked-suffers-data-leak/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Technology #AgeVerification #app #DataLeak #Europe #fail #hack #hacked

Cyberattacks are spiking across the globe, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. We recently learned the extent of internet security vulnerability when Anthropic deemed its Claude Mythos Preview too dangerous for release because of how well it could spot security flaws. How long with these powerful tool remain in the hands of the “good guys?” @sciencefocus has more:

https://flip.it/XfycLi

#ArtificialIntelligence #Science #Tech #AI #Technology #Anthropic #CyberSecurity

EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App That Could Become the Global Blueprint

The app, a Europe-wide measure of government-approved age verification, would be a significant step towards an eventual EU-wide social media ban for minors.

#europe #EU #ageverification #socialmedia #privacy #technology #tech

https://gizmodo.com/eu-is-rolling-out-an-online-age-verification-app-that-could-become-the-global-blueprint-2000746948

US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification

Buried in the definitions is a mandate that reaches every laptop, console, smart TV, and car infotainment system in the country.

https://reclaimthenet.org/us-bill-mandates-on-device-age-verification

#USA #privacy #surveillance #ParentsDecideAct #dystopia #technology #Google #Apple #AgeVerification #IDVerification

Explain this one to your grandpa: Zoom is partnering with World, Sam Altman’s human ID verification company, to make sure people, not robots, are attending meetings. (Hmm, wasn't the point to remove humans from the chat?) Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/Wt7EEr

#Tech #AI #Zoom #Technology #SamAltman #ArtificialIntelligence

Webloc: Analysis of Penlink's Ad-Based Geolocation Surveillance Tech

https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/

#HackerNews #Webloc #Penlink #Geolocation #Surveillance #Tech #Privacy #Technology #Analysis