What to know after the U.S. says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: "Oracle Corp. has been floated as a likely buyer for the platform." #TikTok #Technology #SocialMedia #China #Tech
If you’re thinking of downloading images from the internet to use for your desktop background, think again. Artificial-intelligence agents — touted as AI's next wave — could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screen. [@LiveScience]( ) has more: #Tech #AI #Viruses #AIAgents
Vibe coding can be “a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin on which one can perpetually sketch ideas.” But dealing with AI-generated code? “Worse than babysitting.” [@Techcrunch]( ) gets into it: #Tech #AI #Coding #VibeCoding #ArtificialIntelligence
In the first 8 months since Donald Trump returned to the White House, around 350,000 deportations have been carried out by immigration agents. [@Techcrunch]( ) tells us about the facial-recognition tech powering the crackdown: #Tech #Immigration #FacialRecognition #Trump #ICE
Good news in the fight against cybercrime. Apple announced a new feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) for its latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices that’s designed to help stop memory corruption bugs. These bugs are some of the most common vulnerabilities exploited by spyware developers and makers of phone forensic devices used by law enforcement. Read more from [@Techcrunch]( ): #Tech #Apple #iPhone17 #CyberSecurity #Technology
AI startup founders tout a winning formula — No booze, no sleep, no fun. From [@WSJ]( ): "To reach the dream of creating a trillion-dollar company, the 20-somethings flocking to San Francisco give up everything but their laptops." Gift link: https://flip.it/sOXgu7 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology #Entrepreneur #Startup
Apple, Google and Meta are trying to perfect a science-fiction gadget: The universal translator. CNBC reports: "Translation is emerging as a key battleground in the technology industry as AI gets good enough to translate languages as quickly as people speak." #Language #Technology #Tech #SciFi #Apple #Google #Meta
Social media users have turned to chatbots for updates on the murder of U.S. right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and have found contradictory and inaccurate responses. A day after 31-year-old Kirk's death, the X account of Perplexity said that he was still alive. The X account of Grok said that the widely circulated video of Kirk being shot was a "meme edit" with effects added "for comedic effect." Grok also claimed that a Toronto-based man was the shooter. AFP takes a look at how this tide of misinformation is muddying the waters of an ongoing crime investigation and further undermining facts in a volatile political landscape characterized by lack of trust. #Technology #Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #CharlieKirk #Perplexity #Grok
Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: #Nepal #Internet #SocialMedia #Freedom #Technology
Graphic video of Charlie Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed in the U.S. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: #CharlieKirk #Internet #SocialMedia #Media #Journalism #Tech