Access to public documents is more important than ever, with government websites and records disappearing. Wired's global editorial director explains why her publication has removed paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Read it at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. #Paywall #FOIA #DOGE #Trump #ElonMusk #Journalism #Wired #Tech #Technology
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
Google’s parent company has announced its largest-ever acquisition, entering into a $32B deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz. [@theverge](
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Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion
It’ll be Google’s most expensive deal to date if it goes ahead.
According to a new survey, shoppers who are concerned about tariffs driving up the cost of tech products either planned to purchase ahead of tariffs or have purchased electronics late last year or early this year. Read more at [@cnet](
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CNET Survey: Tariff Price Hikes Are Rushing US Adults Into Tech Purchases
Still, more than one in four shoppers are delaying big purchases over $500. Here's how you can prep amid uncertainty.
Here's a novel way to help you control your screen time: The Touch Grass iOS app will lock distracting apps until you literally walk outside and take a photo of some grass. It uses AI to determine what you're actually photographing, so you can't fool it with an indoor plant or even an outdoor bush. Here's [@Techcrunch](
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This app limits your screen time by making you literally touch grass | TechCrunch
If you've ever spent way too long scrolling through endless feeds about nothing, you may have been advised to touch grass. It's a tongue-...
Many people seem to have completely lost the ability to tell what is real and what is fake online, or simply do not care anymore. Read more at [@404media](
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AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality
Generative AI spammers are brute forcing the internet, and it is working.
Google's crackdown on data scrapers triggered immediate disruptions across the marketing landscape, particularly for organizations whose business models depend on SEO. The move represents the latest evolution in the ongoing battle between major websites and data scrapers. Read more at [@TechRadar](
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Advanced web scraping and the future of digital marketing
Zoom’s AI Companion is getting an “agentic” upgrade. Workplace users will be able to access the feature within a new tab, where they can have AI schedule follow-up meetings, generate documents from meetings, and create video clips. Read more at [@theverge](
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Zoom’s AI will soon help you do busywork, too
Even Zoom is getting in on the agentic AI craze.
Tech writer Paul Hatton had never really been into flight tracking. Until he started using Flightrader24. “The first time I opened up the app, I was flabbergasted by how many planes were up in the sky. It looked like they were all going to crash into each other! I have newfound respect for air traffic controllers.” Read more at [@TechRadar](
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This flight app blew my mind and I’ll never underestimate the role of an air traffic controller ever again
Homescreen Heroes: Flightradar24 is a real-time flight tracker that you have to see to believe
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One of us who works at the tech desk may have eaten five pieces of pizza last night — without any awareness of the total calories. It might have been a good opportunity to use Cal AI, an app where users can upload a photo of their meal and receive a calorie count that has a purported 90% accuracy. Cal AI isn’t the first digital calorie counter, but it has a 4.8-star rating on the Apple App Store and over 1 million downloads on Google Play. [@Techcrunch](
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Photo calorie app Cal AI, downloaded over a million times, was built by two teenagers | TechCrunch
Cal AI has generated over 5 million downloads in 8 months, it says. Founders Zach Yadegari and Henry Langmack are just 18.
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What determines if a specific TV has good overall value? Sound? Features? Your kids started rolling around on the floor at Target and you just had to take the first one you saw? Al Griffin reviews televisions for [@TechRadar](
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I review TVs for a living, and here are the 3 best budget TVs you can buy today
The best TVs for less
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