ChatGPT doesn't need your digital photo metadata to figure out where you took it from. The latest model GPT-o3 can geo-locate you from almost any photo just by guessing and it will even explain its thinking to you. [@lanceulanoff]( ) tries it out for [@TechRadar]( ): #ChatGPT #AI #Photography #Privacy #Tech
@npub1qt7k...dgeq takes a look at why Vietnam, a tech manufacturing hub, finds itself in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war amid a temporary pause in America's tariffs. #Tech #Tariffs #Trump #US #China #News #Vietnam
Is this the end of Google as we know it? The tech giant will fight to keep its Chrome browser in a search antitrust trial starting Monday. “Google’s defenses are wearing thin,” writes Lauren Feiner for [@theverge]( ): #Tech #Google #DOJ #SiliconValley #Antitrust
Mechanize, an AI startup that launched Thursday via a post on X, declared its goal of “the full automation of all work” and the “full automation of the economy.” The company’s founder argues this will actually enrich humans. It’s out there, so you might as well read about it. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more: #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Startups
Oregon is planning a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, alleging the company is selling unregistered securities after the United SEC dropped its federal case. Read more at @npub1hrdp...esg9. #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #SEC #Tech #Technology #Coinbase
A judge in Nevada has ruled that “tower dumps”— the law enforcement practice of grabbing vast troves of private personal data from cell towers — is unconstitutional. Read more at [@404media]( ). #DataPrivacy #4thAmendment #Tech #Technology
The EU has reportedly postponed fining Apple and Meta over alleged Digital Markets Act violations, specifically so the decision would not affect trade negotiations. Read more at @npub1z0q6...hwr0. #Apple #Meta #EU #DigitalMarketsAct #Tariff #Tech #Technology
A new report on China’s smartphone sales for Q1 2025 says Apple is the only major phone maker that declined year-over-year. Read more at [@9to5mac]( ). #China #Apple #Smartphones #iPhone #Tech #Technology
How influential was Apple's CEO in getting President Trump to exempt smartphones and laptops from his tariffs on China? According to a new report, Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other senior White House officials last week “about the potential impact of the tariffs on iPhone prices.” Perhaps most importantly, Cook “refrained from publicly criticizing the president or his policies on national television.” Read more at [@9to5mac]( ). #Tariffs #iPhones #Apple #TimCook #Tech #Technology
A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional Ohio law that would have required children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media platforms. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #SocialMedia #FirstAmendment #OnlineSafety #Tech #Technology