TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
…Levi Kaplan told Ars. “We’ve come up with a methodology where we get the metadata by intercepting the network traffic, and then we make a decision using an LLM. All the…
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Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
…The EU is undertaking this effort under the auspices of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which has designated Google, Meta, Amazon, and other giant tech firms as “gatekeepers” that are subject to…
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
…Even Meta and Yandex were recently caught joining in the privacy-invasive free-for-all . Now sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid…
Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription
…New features that Plex has added recently include the ability to create custom metadata agents and an open API for server integrations. Beyond new features, Plex has previously cited rising costs for…
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment
…Early engines were still relatively easy to influence with obvious signals like keyword repetition, metadata, and submission tactics. “People didn’t talk about ranking back then,” Friend recalled. “They submitted their URL…
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
…When a user instructed Copilot to summarize the page, the assistant followed instructions hidden in the page metadata to update the memory. The security firm said such an attack could be used…
Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
…The images often captured the same location from many different angles under different lighting and weather conditions, and came with valuable metadata showing the location and orientation of user phones when they…
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
…However, xAI founder Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly helped “derail” the executive order, supposedly urging Trump to “call it off.” Additionally, Trump’s former AI advisor David Sacks—whose…
Review: The Boroughs is a smart, pitch-perfect creature feature
…The retirement community setting lends itself naturally to delving into themes of grief, aging, and fear of death, with the monster serving as a central metaphor—although the characters find themselves grappling…
Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now
…Russian forces even made “turtle tanks” covered in porcupine-style metal spikes and other improvised armor, although the extra weight and encumbrance of such add-ons have often limited both tank mobility…