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2025-12-22 08:37:03
Europol’s Innovation Lab has imagined a not-so-distant future in which criminals could hijack autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots to sow chaos — and how law enforcement will have to step up as a result. #robot #security
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-robot-crime-wave
2025-12-19 08:50:40
Once #AI systems become properly trusted enough to suggest what to buy, #Visa feels it is only a small step for them to handle payment as well. In fact, Visa predicts that by year end 2026, millions of consumers will be using AI agents to complete purchases on their behalf, rather than manually entering payment details or clicking through checkout flows.
--- Really, Visa? Many online transactions require confirmation with a bank that issued the card. ---
https://betanews.com/2025/12/18/visa-says-ai-agents-will-complete-shopping-purchases-for-you-in-2026/
2025-12-17 11:18:43
Automated content recognition technology embedded in smartTVs: as "an uninvited, invisible digital invader" designed to unlawfully collect personal data from smart televisions, alleging that the harvested information then gets sold to the highest bidder for ad targeting. #smarttv #security #adtech
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-sues-tv-makers-for-spying-on-users-selling-data-without-consent/
2025-12-16 08:59:00
9 professional #cyclists produced enough power on pedals for an ultralight airplane to take off in Mallorca.https://elpais.com/deportes/ciclismo/2025-12-15/las-alas-de-red-bull-como-nueve-ciclistas-despegan-un-ultraligero-con-sus-pedales.html
2025-12-15 15:43:02
Podcasts created by #AI are already here::
Los Angeles podcasting studio Inception Point AI has produced its 200,000 #podcast episodes, accounting for 1% of all podcasts published on the internet.
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ai-generated-podcasts-traditional-hosts.html
2025-12-13 08:34:12
Allowing your data to leak from your #phone to the internet is a massive #security risk::
A research discovered that data linked to advertising on smartphones can expose the identities and daily movements of police, military, and intelligence personnel (including members of elite units).
https://proton.me/blog/ad-tech-privacy
2025-12-11 16:33:00
Person of the Year focuses world’s attention on the people that shape our lives, TIME editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs wrote. “this year, no one had a greater impact than the individuals who imagined, designed, and built #AI.”--- ok, but is the Editor a person or AI?https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/time-person-of-the-year-2025-announced-the-architects-of-ai
2025-12-11 08:37:51
The investigation found that three of the ten tested #password managers store passwords in a way that theoretically allows manufacturer access, increasing the potential attack surface...
Only two products, KeePass2Android and KeePassXC, fully re-encrypt the vault after a master password change. #security
https://cyberinsider.com/bsi-finds-security-and-privacy-gaps-in-popular-password-managers/
2025-12-10 08:31:00
Here is the index for the top 30 cities in the world for moving around on a #bicycle. #travel .https://klaava.com/if-you-like-to-explore-cities-you-visit-by-bicycle-here-are-the-best-destinations/
2025-12-09 09:08:20
#EU may propose uniform licensing of content to #AI machinery::
According to a new report prepared for the European Parliament, lawsuits were not the right answer to piracy, and they are not going to solve the current AI challenges either.
https://torrentfreak.com/eu-report-distills-ai-training-lessons-from-napster-piracy-era-dont-sue-license/
2025-12-08 15:32:18
Now, we don’t have to guess which city has a developed #cycling infrastructure, and which city only considers cars as the primary transport method. Here is the index for the top 30 cities in the world for moving around on a #bicycle.
https://klaava.com/if-you-like-to-explore-cities-you-visit-by-bicycle-here-are-the-best-destinations/
2025-12-05 08:16:15
#Metaverse has to wait for #AI hype to pass::
Meta spokesperson confirmed that “we are shifting some of our investment” from the metaverse group toward AI glasses and wearables.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/business/meta-metaverse-stock-nightcap
2025-12-04 16:40:00
Data from the world's leading hotel groups, travel firms and trend forecasters suggests that 2026 will be the year of quiet escapes, algorithm-shaped itineraries, ultra-personalised retreats and a return to slower, more intentional #travel.https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251201-seven-travel-trends-that-will-define-2026
2025-12-02 14:23:50
#Cyber #security report for 2026 warns about #AI applied to crime:
A quarter of millennials said they’d experienced identity theft in the past year, and nearly a quarter said they had fallen for a phishing attempt. More than four in five respondents said they’re worried about AI being used to create false identities that closely resemble real people.
https://betanews.com/2025/12/02/experian-cyber-threats-are-no-longer-just-about-stealing-data-theyre-about-manipulating-reality/
2025-12-01 11:01:00
It’s not the tool that matters, but the mind behind it. Perhaps the real question for any #photographer today is not what technology can do next, but what remains worth doing by hand—what still carries the trace of human attention.https://fstoppers.com/opinion/how-photographers-made-themselves-replaceable-714901
2025-11-30 13:28:00
AI-powered age verification methods have raised questions over potential bias and privacy impacts.
The tools are "potentially a bit intrusive or dangerous to people's private life," said a cybersecurity professor. #age #verification
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-selfie-based-age-boom-govts.html
2025-11-28 08:33:20
Research paper writer notes that whether or not AIs are conscious, people will likely treat them as such. #AI
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/26/2025/no-ai-is-conscious-yet-but-future-systems-may-be-new-study-finds
2025-11-26 08:45:54
I mined and analysed our Tesla’s entire #charging history – 6 years’ worth. And if something hasn’t happened in those 6 years (for example, we’ve never run out of charge) then the odds of it ever happening are probably pretty low. #EV
https://thedriven.io/2025/11/26/ev-charging-facts-and-myths-what-6-years-of-real-data-reveals/
2025-11-25 16:14:29
Spain’s capital Madrid has its sights and attractions, but if you want to find authentic, historic, and unique Spanish destinations that are easy to access from Madrid, here are four marvelous cities for you to visit: Segovia, Avila, Salamanca, and Ciudad Rodrigo. #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/four-cities-near-madrid-that-give-visitors-a-taste-of-the-real-spain/
2025-11-24 11:23:00
It is possible to do a day trip from Madrid, for instance, to Segovia or Avila, or plan a tour that covers all four cities. #Europe #travel .https://klaava.com/four-cities-near-madrid-that-give-visitors-a-taste-of-the-real-spain/