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The fight over Flock and other ALPRs
There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track vehicles based on their...
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Mico is headed to Learn Live. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it's...
X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been ‘shadowbanned’
The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm.
Netflix is closing two game studios
A screenshot of Oxenfree II: Lost Signals from Night School Studio. | Image: Night School / Netflix Netflix plans to shut down two of its gaming studios, as reported by Game File and Variety, as it...
This school-friendly laptop from HP is $300 off
The HP OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 converts for tablet or tented use. | Image: The Verge With memory prices still high and showing no signs of dropping, we’re always happy to find a good deal on a...
Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure
Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure.
OpenAI is losing its second executive this week
Another OpenAI executive is departing. Denise Dresser, who joined OpenAI as its chief revenue officer in December after serving as CEO of Slack, will be leaving in the "coming weeks" to "pursue...
Karoline Leavitt and the trap of MAGA womanhood
President Donald Trump and press secretary Karoline Leavitt, among others, attend an event on July 22, 2026, for US service members killed during operations in the Middle East. | Saul Loeb/AFP via...
The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks
The Trump administration is launching a new program that will allow private firms to perform cyberattacks against foreign criminals, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The private firms would operate...
US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf
US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf.