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Matt Milano
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Tech Journalist at WebProNews, writer, hacker, developer, and outdoor enthusiast.
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Android 16 Will Protect Against 'Stingray' Surveillance

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Android 16 Will Protect Against ‘Stingray’ Surveillance
Android 16 is bringing a major new privacy and security feature, warning users when their phone connects to a "stingray" fake cell tower.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Denmark to Allow People to Copyright Their Features to Combat Deepfakes

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Denmark to Allow People to Copyright Their Features to Combat Deepfakes
Denmark is setting itself apart when it comes to protecting its citizens from deepfakes, allowing them to copyright their looks, appearance, and voice.
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June 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Opinion: New York Times Is On the Wrong Side of Privacy in OpenAI Suit

No doubt the copyright issues needs to be resolved, when it comes to the AI industry, but undermining the #privacy of countless individuals is not the way to do it.

#NYT #Times #privacy

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Opinion: New York Times Is On the Wrong Side of Privacy in OpenAI Suit
The New York Times is firmly on the wrong side of privacy and its own history, with its recent demand that OpenAI retain all user logs indefinitely.
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June 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Tresorit Cloud Review: Does Swiss Storage Live Up to the Hype?

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Tresorit Cloud Review: Does Swiss Storage Live Up to the Hype?
Tresorit is a leading Swiss cloud provider, promising a level of privacy and security that surpasses rival products from Big Tech. But does it deliver on the promise.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Is AI MAD, the digital equivalent of mad cow disease, finally taking a toll?

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Are AI Models Collapsing?
AI models are taking over multiple industries, but there's an important question that has yet to be answered: Are AI models already collapsing?
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May 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Huawei Spams Open Source Projects to Push HarmonyOS

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Huawei Spams Open Source Projects to Push HarmonyOS
Huawei is certainly not winning any hearts, with the Chinese firm spamming dozens of open source projects on GitHub to push its HarmonyOS.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Switzerland's Proposed Legislation Threatens to Destroy Country's Strong Pro-Privacy Reputation

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Switzerland’s Proposed Legislation Threatens to Destroy Country’s Strong Pro-Privacy Reputation
Switzerland has managed to anger privacy advocates, citizens, and some of the country's most well-known companies, and threatened to destroy its reputation as a pro-privacy jurisdiction.
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May 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Systemd Continues Raising Concerns for Linux Users

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Systemd Continues Raising Concerns for Linux Users
Systemd is one of the more controversial elements in Linux, but the latest version is raising some serious concerns about security, performance, and the future of Linux.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Linux Mint 22 vs LMDE 6 Revisited: Which Should You Choose in 2025?

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Linux Mint 22 vs LMDE 6 Revisited: Which Should You Choose in 2025?
In our Linux Distro Reviews series, Linux Mint and LMDE 6 scored our highest ratings and remain our most recommended distros for newcomers and experienced users alike. But which of the two should you ...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Huawei Poised to Become a Major Desktop OS Vendor

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Huawei Poised to Become a Major Desktop OS Vendor
Huawei is poised to become a major desktop OS vendor with its HarmonyOS, thanks to the company losing its ability to license Microsoft Windows.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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#Telegram Blocks Two Major Black Markets

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Telegram Blocks Two Major Black Markets
Telegram has blocked two major black markets—Xinbi Guarantee and Huione Guarantee—from operating on it platform, shutting down a significant source of criminal activity.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Trump Takes Issue With Apple's India Manufacturing Plans

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Trump Takes Issue With Apple's India Manufacturing Plans
President Trump has taken issue with Apple's India manufacturing plans, as the company works to lessen its reliance on China.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Montana the First US State to Offer Major Privacy Protection

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Montana the First US State to Offer Major Privacy Protection
Montana has taken a major step forward in protecting citizens' privacy, closing a loophole that allowed law enforcement to purchase data from data brokers.
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May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#Google Agrees to Restore #Nextcloud Permissions

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Google Agrees to Restore Nextcloud Permissions
Google has finally agreed to restore a key permission for the Nextcloud app, a move that will restore critical functionality.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Platform9 Writes Open Letter to VMware Customers

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Platform9 Writes Open Letter to VMware Customers
Platform9 has written an open letter to VMware customers in an effort to offer them an alternative to what is increasingly becoming an untenable situation for many.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Senator Grassley Introduces AI Whistleblower Protection Act

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Senator Grassley Introduces AI Whistleblower Protection Act
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced the AI Whistleblower Protection Act, a piece of legislation that aims to keep AI firms honest.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Microsoft Programmers Among Those Most Impacted by Layoffs

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Microsoft Programmers Among Those Most Impacted by Layoffs
Microsoft announced layoffs impacting 3% of its workforce, or roughly 6,000 employees, but it appears software engineers are among the most impacted.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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#Microsoft Makes #Linux Validation Tool Available As a Service

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May 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Is #Google Targeting #Nextcloud, Intentionally Crippling It?

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Is Google Targeting Nextcloud, Intentionally Crippling It?
Nextcloud is taking aim at Google, blaming the company for a change in policy that has effectively crippled the Nextcloud app.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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VPNSecure Cancels Lifetime Subscriptions, Angering Users

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VPNSecure Cancels Lifetime Subscriptions, Angering Users
VPNSecure's new owners have stirred a hornet's nest, canceling customers' lifetime license, saying they were unaware of them when they purchased VPNSecure.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Judge Sanctions Law Firms $31,000 for Error-Filled AI-Generated Brief

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Judge Sanctions Law Firms $31,000 for Error-Filled AI-Generated Brief
A judge in California has imposed sanctions to law firms that relied on AI for case research, resulting in an error-filled brief.
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May 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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GM and LG Energy Partner On Long-Range LMR EV Batteries

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GM and LG Energy Partner On Long-Range LMR EV Batteries
GM and LG Energy are expanding their partnership to commercialize lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic batteries for EVs, offering lower cost and longer range.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Lawmakers Add Language to Block AI Regulation to Budget Bill

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Lawmakers Add Language to Block AI Regulation to Budget Bill
Lawmakers have made a last-minute addition to the Budget Reconciliation bill, in the form of language that would prohibit states from regulating artificial intelligence.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Demand for Short Answers Lead to More AI Hallucinations

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Demand for Short Answers Lead to More AI Hallucinations
AI hallucinations are a lingering problem, but new research indicates that demanding short answers leads to a measurable increase in those hallucinations.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Google: One Billion RCS Messages Sent Daily in US

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Google: One Billion RCS Messages Sent Daily in US
RCS message adoption in the US has crossed a major milestone, with Google announcing that one billion messages are now sent every day.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM