Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

Starting on March 28, Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to Amazon’s cloud. In other words, everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon. [@ArsTechnica](

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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.

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Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

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Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

Some DeepSeek employees have been prevented from traveling abroad and the Chinese government is now playing a role in screening potential investors. Read more at [@Techcrunch](

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Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

The Siri showcased at WWDC 2024 is a needle mover, a system seller if you will - that would be if it actually existed. Read more at [@TechRadar](

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I believed in Apple Intelligence, but Apple let me down

Apple Intelligence is a fever dream

Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

Google's newest AI model can peruse your search history to improve its understanding of you as a person. @Ars Technica asks: What could go wrong? #Google #AI #Gemeni #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology

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Google’s Gemini AI can now see your search history

Gemini can do more with your data if you let it.

Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

Binance’s token jumped 4% after a report that the Trump family held talks to secure an interest in the embattled cryptocurrency exchange. Read more at CNBC. #Binance #Trump #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #Tech #Technology

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Binance token rises following report that Trump family has discussed stake in the crypto exchange

The Journal said Binance first approached Trump allies last year as part of a broader effort to regain access to the U.S. market.

Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have any staffing issues that will impact its ability to face Amazon in trial after all, an attorney for the government said in a filing to a federal court, hours after saying they needed a two-month delay. Read more at [@theverge](

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The FTC has enough staff to pursue its case against Amazon after all

It’s not clear what changed in the interim.

Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

Further publishing and promotion of "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism," by former Meta employee Sarah Wynn-Williams, must stop immediately, according to an arbitrator's ruling in a case Meta brought against Wynn-Williams and her publisher, Flatiron Books. Wynn-Williams must also stop making disparaging remarks against Meta and its employees. [@theverge](

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) says it's unclear if the arbitrator has authority to halt publication, or what can be done to put the genie back in the bottle, given that the book was published this week and is already available in stores. Meta says that the ruling "affirms that Sarah Wynn-Williams' false and defamatory book should never have been published." Wynn-Williams left Meta eight years ago; the book details alleged claims of sexual harassment, including by current policy chief Joel Kaplan.

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Meta is trying to block ex-employee’s book alleging misconduct and harassment

An arbitrator ruled in favor of Meta.

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Flipboard Tech Desk 10 months ago

ShadowDragon, a contractor for ICE and other government agencies, has developed a tool that lets analysts more easily pull an individual’s publicly available data from a wide array of sites, social networks, apps, and services across the web. [@404media](