Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free (techcrunch.com)
Laundry services giant CSC ServiceWorks ignored requests to fix a security bug.
Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo (techcrunch.com)
After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta — an app 10 years in the making — hit the top of the App Store’s charts. But the increased attention also brought the threat of legal action, as Adobe targeted Delta for sporting a logo that looked too much like its own.
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Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn (techcrunch.com)
A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts who are warning the feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They...
Flock Safety's solar-powered cameras could make surveillance more widespread (techcrunch.com)
Flock Safety is a multibillion-dollar startup that’s got eyes everywhere. As of Wednesday, with the company’s new Solar Condor cameras, those eyes are solar-powered and use wireless 5G networks to make them all that much easier to install.
X rolls out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, including improved discovery tools and search (techcrunch.com)
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers (techcrunch.com)
Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server (techcrunch.com)
Netflix is launching its own ad tech platform only a year and a half after entering the advertising business.
Senate study proposes 'at least' $32B yearly for AI programs (techcrunch.com)
In a final report published by the office of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the bipartisan working group identifies the most important areas of investment to keep the U.S. competitive with its rivals abroad.
Google will use Gemini to detect scams during calls | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions (techcrunch.com)
Google mentioned 'AI' 120+ times during its I/O keynote (techcrunch.com)
It ran 110 minutes, but Google managed to reference AI a whopping 121 times during Google I/O 2024 (by its own count). CEO Sundar Pichai referenced the figure to wrap up the presentation, cheekily stating that the company was doing the “hard work” of counting for us
Tesla’s profitable Supercharger network is in limbo after Musk axed the entire team (techcrunch.com)
After Elon Musk fired Tesla's Supercharger team, the fate of the EV charging network is unknown. There are 25,000 charging ports in the U.S. alone.
This Week in AI: OpenAI considers allowing AI porn | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
By the way, the earlier posted article https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain had an update starting at the paragraph with title Update: Statement from Proton and additional commentary
Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract (techcrunch.com)
The newly announced "Public Content Policy" will now join Reddit's existing privacy policy and content policy to guide how Reddit's data is being accessed and used by commercial entities and other partners.
Reddit tests automatic, whole-site translation into French using LLM-based AI (techcrunch.com)
In its first-ever earnings call as a public company, Reddit talked about user growth in non-U.S. countries using LLMs for automatic translations.
Meta AI is obsessed with turbans when generating images of Indian men (techcrunch.com)
Stack Overflow signs deal with OpenAI to supply data to its models (techcrunch.com)
Stack Overflow, the developer Q&A site, has inked a licensing agreement with OpenAI to supply data to its models.
Samsung’s operating profit soars 930% as AI tailwinds drive demand for memory chips (techcrunch.com)
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board. (techcrunch.com)
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Jack Dorsey says he’s no longer on the Bluesky board (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
Why NASA is betting on a 36-pixel camera (techcrunch.com)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is making strides in astronomy with its 122-megapixel primarily infrared photos taken 1.5 million kilometers away from
EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn (techcrunch.com)
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens' private communications for child sexual abuse A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to put a legal requirement on messaging platforms to scan citizens' private digital communications if they receive an order to...
