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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (957+ words) Rarely in modern US history have so many Americans opposed the actions of the federal government with so little hope for a top-down political solution. That's left millions of people seeking a bottom-up approach to resistance: grassroots organizing. WIRED has…...
Who is OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger? The millennial developer caught the attention of Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (399+ words) I felt like Austin Powers where they suck the mojo out," he told Lex Fridman in a recent, sprawling interview. I couldn't get code out anymore. I was just, like, staring and feeling empty." Yet, despite the levity, experts have…...
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
19+ hour, 5+ min ago (310+ words) Every week, there's another finding where it looks big on paper, but it's probably not very novel," Pollock says, So I was surprised when I started digging into the specific cases here to validate the data. In some cases, the…...
OpenClaw is the bad boy of AI agents. Here’s why security experts say you should beware
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (517+ words) Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: The wild side of OpenClaw'Anthropic's new $20 million super PAC counters OpenAI'OpenAI releases its first model designed for super-fast output'Anthropic will cover electricity price increases from its AI…...
A.I. Is Giving You a Personalized Internet, but You Have No Say in It – DNYUZ
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1337+ words) Early in the new year, when millions of people logged into Google Mail, they were confronted with a tool they hadn't signed up for. Gemini, Google's artificially intelligent assistant, was summarizing their emails, and there was no practical way to…...
You Are Not Defined by Your Phone Number. It’s OK to Change It.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1029+ words) Changing my number had always been a street-level fantasy, the kind of thing I'd dream in my idle hours of Changing my number had always been a street-level fantasy, the kind of thing I'd dream in my idle hours of…...
TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It’s Providing User Data to ICE
1+ week, 1+ day ago (299+ words) Last month, the popular social video app TikTok finalized a deal with investors, including Oracle, to appease a bipartisan bill that called on the app's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest " or be banned in the United States. Users' "Mobile Advertising…...
Salesforce appoints 6 new leaders in an executive shake-up after 5 high-profile departures
1+ week, 2+ day ago (266+ words) Salesforce has hired or promoted six new leaders, replacing five high-profile leaders who have announced departures from the company since December, according to a person familiar with the changes. "Salesforce has always been a talent engine," a Salesforce spokesperson said…...
Bitcoin Finally Finds Practical Use: Kidnapping Senior Citizens for Ransom
1+ week, 2+ day ago (383+ words) For years, Bitcoin evangelists have grasped at straws trying to explain what their digital currency is actually good for. Is it a hedge against inflation, or maybe a decentralized alternative to corrupt banking systems? Perhaps it's the future of digital…...
White House Releases Deranged AI Video During Super Bowl
1+ week, 3+ day ago (564+ words) The White House dropped an AI-generated video in the middle of the Super Bowl featuring a British-sounding narrator touting the Trump administration's "unapologetically American" style. The 30-second video opens with a sweeping shot of a football stadium as Air Force…...