Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.
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Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.
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Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months.
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Browser extensions with 8 million users collect extended AI conversations
The extensions, available for Chromium browsers, harvest full AI conversations over months.
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US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s “pro-petroleum” moves The financial picture around drilling is moving against the Trump administration’s hopes
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US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s “pro-petroleum” moves
The financial picture around drilling is moving against the Trump administration’s hopes...
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Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
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Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent
Automated Content Recognition brings "mass surveillance" to homes, lawsuits say.
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Shady data center deals doom Americans to higher energy bills, senators say Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
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Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
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Journalist insists Half-Life 3 will launch with Steam Machine in “spring 2026” "Everybody I've talked to are still adamant," even after previous rumors didn't pan out.
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Reporter suggests Half-Life 3 will be a Steam Machine launch title
Everybody I've talked to are still adamant," even after previous rumors didn't pan out.
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Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” word of the year as AI content floods Internet Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content
Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.
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Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker Holy Grail for decades.
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Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc
The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades.
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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.
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UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones
Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.
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Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won Verizon changed policy after he bought the phone, wouldn't unlock it despite FCC rule.
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Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won
Verizon changed policy after he bought the phone, wouldn't unlock it despite FCC rule.
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