Collaborate Disseminate
Last Sunday, Bitcoin had dropped 13% in three days, to $76,790.
By Thursday it had dropped another 21%, to $60,062.
This morning it’s at $69,549 — up from Thursday, down from Sunday, but 44% lower than its all-time high in October of $123,742… Continue reading Bitcoin Dropped Nearly 30% This Week. But Why?
The Mozilla executive in charge of Firefox says that while some people just want AI tools that are genuinely useful, “We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI…”
“Listening to our community, alongside our ongoing commitment to offer cho… Continue reading Firefox Announces ‘AI Controls’ To Block Its Upcoming AI Features
Poorly designed PCBs and enclosures that slowly cook the electrolytic capacitors within are a common failure scenario in general, but they seem especially prevalent in so-called Internet-of-Things devices. The SwitchBot …read more Continue reading A Failed SwitchBot Plug Mini and Cooking Electrolytics
Not everyone wants AI in their browser. Firefox 148 is introducing easy toggles to disable chatbots and AI tab grouping. Discover how Mozilla is prioritising user choice and privacy in its latest 2026 update. Continue reading Firefox Will Give Users an AI Kill Switch for Better Privacy
Apple “is preparing to allow voice-controlled AI apps from other companies in CarPlay,” reports Bloomberg, citing “people familiar with the matter.”
Bloomberg calls it “a move that will let users query AI chatbots through its vehicle interface for th… Continue reading Apple Plans to Allow Outside Voice-Controlled AI Chatbots in CarPlay
Somewhere on America’s eastern coast, there’s an economic development agency in Massachusetts promoting green energy solutions. And Monday the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (or MassCEC) announced “a first-of-its-kind” program to see what happens wh… Continue reading Free Bi-Directional EV Chargers Tested to Improve Massachusetts Power Grid
Somewhere on America’s eastern coast, there’s an economic development agency in Massachusetts promoting green energy solutions. And Monday the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (or MassCEC) announced “a first-of-its-kind” program to see what happens wh… Continue reading Free Bi-Directional EV Chargers Tested to Improve Massachusetts Power Grid
Monday security researchers at cloud-security platform Wiz discovered a vulnerability that allowed anyone to post to the bots-only social network Moltbook — or even edit and manipulate other existing Moltbook posts. “They found data including API… Continue reading Moltbook, Reddit, and The Great AI-Bot Uprising That Wasn’t
Keeping a cool head is difficult at the best of times, least of all when it’s summer and merely thinking of touching bare skin to the pavement already gets you …read more Continue reading Making a DIY Refrigerated Vest With Battery and Solar Power
Harvey Kong reports: Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog plans to consult lawmakers this year about introducing mandatory data breach reporting and related penalties, the body’s chief has said. Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung Lai-ling on Satu… Continue reading Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches