Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones WIRED.COM Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. 🖇

WIRED

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify peo...

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center THEVERGE.COM Scott Furgeson “regrets” his “choice of words.” 🖇

The Verge

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

Scott Furgeson “regrets” his “choice of words.”

S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic ARSTECHNICA.COM SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors. 🖇

Ars Technica

S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic

SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.

Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family APNEWS.COM President Donald Trump has found multiple ways to harness the presidency to benefit himself. His Justice Department agreed to a $1.776 billion fund that could benefit his allies and guard against future IRS audits of Trump, only for the White House to reconsider the fund after outcry from Congress a 🖇

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Trump’s financial ties face scrutiny after moves benefiting allies and family

President Donald Trump has found multiple ways to harness the presidency to benefit himself. His Justice Department agreed to a $1.776 billion fund...

Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more THEVERGE.COM Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows. 🖇

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Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows.

Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup ARSTECHNICA.COM With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars. 🖇

Ars Technica

Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup

With no embedded modem, the Slate Truck is the antithesis of today's connected cars.

DOGE Whistleblower Had His Brakes Cut Hours After Elon Put Him On Blast, Suit Alleges GIZMODO.COM After calling out suspicious data access by DOGE, one whistleblower suddenly found himself in the crosshairs of the world's wealthiest man and his fans. 🖇

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DOGE Whistleblower Had His Brakes Cut Hours After Elon Put Him On Blast, Suit Alleges

After calling out suspicious data access by DOGE, one whistleblower suddenly found himself in the crosshairs of the world's wealthiest man and...

AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix THEVERGE.COM Environmental concerns are a big driver behind Americans’ opposition to data centers. 🖇

The Verge

AI has a water problem — Google thinks it has a fix

Environmental concerns are a big driver behind Americans’ opposition to data centers.

Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show BBC.CO.UK The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time. 🖇

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Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show

The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.

Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK THEVERGE.COM Rejoice, website owners. 🖇

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Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK

Rejoice, website owners.

Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study FORBES.COM Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is higher where there is no cycle-specific infrastructure. 🖇

Forbes

Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study

Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws onl...

Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network SCIENTIFICAMERICAN.COM The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade 🖇

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Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific...

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Anyone else get frustrated by the constant error introduction that gets flagged in your mind with the current LLM tools?

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My post: 💌 SYSADMIN What the #ai proved right just now with its version of my post to share: 💌 SYSADMIN is keeping the gears turning behind the scenes — solidarity to digital guardians everywhere. Rejon stands with those who build the backbone of open infrastructure. #rejon #sysadmin #openinfrastructure

Hottest May day record broken again as temperature hits 35.1C in London BBC.CO.UK Today's 35.1C (95.2F) at Kew Gardens beats the record set yesterday of 34.8C - Wales and the island of Ireland have also had new May heat records today. 🖇

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Hottest May day record broken again as temperature hits 35.1C in London

Today's 35.1C (95.2F) at Kew Gardens beats the record set yesterday of 34.8C - Wales and the island of Ireland have also had new May heat records t...

Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents BBC.CO.UK Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen. 🖇

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Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents

Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.

AI warfare is already here THEVERGE.COM Even Anthropic seems to think its red lines won’t hold for long. 🖇

The Verge

AI warfare is already here

Even Anthropic seems to think its red lines won’t hold for long.