Featuring a voice over from yours truly! (They rejected both my comedy hillbilly and my brilliantly accurate French accents, so I had to go with my normal suave tones.)
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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off
ZDNET
Is Meta secretly scanning your phone's camera roll? Check this setting to find out ASAP
Meta wants access to your entire camera roll - and not just what you've already posted to Facebook.
 "Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right." Hurrah for the security and privacy of Native apps!
Yuck, it looks like Microsoft's GitHub is teaming up with Space Karen
The GitHub Blog
Grok Code Fast 1 is rolling out in public preview for GitHub Copilot - GitHub Changelog
Grok Code Fast 1 will be available as an opt-in public preview for GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans in Visual Studio Code. ...
Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
Ars Technica
Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year
Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.
 imagine if Big Tech just allowed you to install whatever you wanted to on a device that you own?
I popped into McDonald's on the way back from a bank holiday day out, and saw that they're offering fish filets made out of ornamental carp. I was sceptical, but they're the real McKoi.
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The seven deadly sins of tech (as a service)
Tech didn’t kill the seven deadly sins. It made them a subscription model: ▫️ Lust → Tinder ▫️ Gluttony → Uber Eats ▫️ Greed → Amazon ▫️ Sloth → Netflix ▫️ Wrath → X ▫️ Envy → Instagram ▫️ Pride →… | Rubén Domínguez Ibar | 190 comments
Tech didn’t kill the seven deadly sins. It made them a subscription model: ▫️ Lust → Tinder ▫️ Gluttony → Uber Eats ▫️ Greed ...
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What does it mean for Americans to be a "registered Republican" (or Democrat)? Do you have to announce your allegiance publicly? Are you fined if you don't vote according to your registered affiliation? Or is it just like being a member of a party?
“Gen AI in the UK. It’s coming sometime, maybe. Give the wrong date, hallucinate. Your future dream is a shopping scheme” Hurrah! Google Search has introduced "AI mode" in UK, ahead of the commies in the EU. Heretically, not *everyone* is weeping with happiness at Google's increasing use of "A.I.".
Bruce Lawson
» Gen AI in the UK
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved. The makers are also providing affordable access to the drug in the US and beyond, signing royalty-free licensing agreements with six generic manufacturers to produce and supply it.
New Atlas
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protect...