2026-10-22 08:58:14
Personal Intelligence for Gemini connects to Android Auto - an easy way let AI suck all your life data: #privacy
--- It connects your user information from Google’s first-party apps (Search, Photos, Gmail, etc.) and uses that info to give you contextual answers to multi-step questions during conversations.
https://www.arenaev.com/google_begins_personal_intelligence_rollout_for_android_auto-news-6316.php
2026-10-21 09:22:04
Gartner's top #tech #trends:
“To prevent this systemic exposure [caused by a variety of AI systems] organizations must move from a passive observer of model capabilities to an active architect of organization, human and machine boundaries.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/4238030/gartners-top-tech-trends-for-2027-expand-and-constrain-ai-capabilities.html
2026-10-20 08:32:23
Dumbtv #hack sets your #smarttv free from #surveillance:
“Your TV should do what you paid for: your apps, your HDMI inputs, and nothing else. No ads from the TV itself, no watch tracking, no update you did not ask for.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/
2026-10-19 08:58:20
All of this raises uncomfortable questions about how you can be sure you know who you’re dealing with when communicating online. #cyber #security
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/fake-linda-and-me-mystery-fraudster-stole-my-byline
2026-10-18 08:40:15
Local #aiagent could be a solution but troublesome to get working: #privacy
---This process of sharing your digital life with an AI agent means you’re giving an untold amount of personal information to tech companies, who don’t always behave ethically, and who sell user data for profit.
https://www.vox.com/advice/506547/muse-instinct-chatgpt-dots-ai-personal-agent
2026-10-16 08:49:40
Adblockers to the rescue?
--- “There has been a lot of buzz that online ads can be used to identify and automatically hack targets with pinpoint precision, but now for the first time, we have concrete technical evidence showing this process in action,” #adtech #security
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say
2026-10-15 08:49:18
Instead of asking how to police age restrictions, governments must focus on accountability and incentives for safer online services. #ageverification
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-worlds-growing-patchwork-of-age-bans-and-what-it-reveals/
2026-10-14 09:21:37
Someone has to pay those massive data center investments:
- Global #smartphone sales fell by 20% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago. This is the lowest level for a third quarter since 2012.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4234747/cell-phone-sales-plunge-lowest-level-in-14-years.html
2026-10-13 17:39:26
The #EU is not only one that has reservations on #smartglasses, but it is acting surprisingly rapidly:
---The regulators said smart glasses manufacturers should implement a combination of transparency measures to make other people aware that they are being recorded. The measures may include lights or sounds when users are recording, ...
https://www.politico.eu/article/lights-bells-and-liability-europes-privacy-regulators-crack-down-on-smart-glasses/
2026-10-12 09:02:29
A lab tested eight scenarios to examine advanced #AI models’ capabilities within an autonomous, AI-enabled OT attack chain. The models achieved the objectives across all eight scenarios, turning digital access into physical actions – in one case finding and moving a robotic arm in just minutes. #security
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450
2026-10-11 09:05:29
A #bank builds its own #AI:
---Revolut already builds its own foundation models, trained on transaction data, and its own large language models, Storonsky said. It is also building its own data centres to train them. The goal is not to compete with American tech companies, he said, but to reach a similar scale. #Europe
https://thenextweb.com/news/nik-storonsky-revolut-global-tech-company-europe-wave-by-vento
2026-10-10 08:32:22
In the book Don Quijote, the main character decides to fight the mills, but has to continue his journey without defeating them. I made a road trip to the region in #Spain where the windmills attract tourists and some of the mills still run – after 500 years since construction – when the wind blows. #roadtrip #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/a-tour-in-the-land-of-historic-white-windmills/
2026-10-09 08:49:40
Somehow resembles how #Meta products work:
--- According to a new unsealed filing in New York’s lawsuit, TikTok gave thousands of users, including teenagers and children, a safety tool that did not work. #socialmedia #security
https://thenextweb.com/news/tiktok-placebo-safety-tool
2026-10-07 12:53:00
I made a road trip to the region in #Spain where the windmills attract tourists and some of the mills still run – after 500 years since construction – when the wind blows. #travel #roadtrip .https://klaava.com/a-tour-in-the-land-of-historic-white-windmills/
2026-10-07 08:44:10
Frances Haugen was not a natural #whistleblower. She was a true believer, a data scientist who believed the company’s mission that “connecting” the world would lead to sunlit uplands of peace, love and outbreaks of democracy around the world. Slowly, she began to realise this was not the case. #Facebook #privacy
https://www.thenerve.news/p/frances-haugen-facebook-whistleblower-interview-social-reckoning-mark-zuckerberg
2026-10-06 08:53:30
Battery-electric car sales in the #EU reached 1.64 million in the first eight months of the year, up 45%. #EV
https://thenextweb.com/news/cheap-evs-europe-salini-targets
2026-10-04 09:02:58
One more: old phone without SIM as an #ebook #ereader - download books, turn off wifi and enjoy incredible battery ilfe.
--- One way to repurpose your old #phone is to give it a single specific job. It could become a kitchen display, hiking GPS, retro gaming handheld or one of several other useful devices around the house.
https://www.engadget.com/2270823/handy-ways-reuse-old-android-phone/
2026-10-02 16:55:43
Only one book at the moment - maybe this is a market test:
--- #Audiobook company Audible introduced three new features that will allow listeners to explore a book’s characters, engage in interactive stories, and view additional imagery and bonus information about landmarks or places mentioned in the book. #books
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/audibles-new-features-let-you-explore-book-worlds-and-even-talk-to-characters/
2026-10-01 15:50:00
“Our mission is to celebrate the artistry of top dog photographers, uncover emerging talents, and showcase the extraordinary diversity and charm of dogs,” the competition organizers say. #photography .https://petapixel.com/2026/09/30/18-adorable-winners-from-the-dog-photography-awards/
2026-10-01 08:36:43
OpenAI, which hoovered up vast amounts of internet content amid #copyright fights, has accused individuals associated with China’s Moonshot AI of being involved in a "distillation attack" where user accounts extract its models’ reasoning at scale.
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/30/irony-alert-openai-whines-that-chinese-model-stole-its-special-ip-that-it-stole-from-everybody-else/5300285