Collaborate Disseminate
The blog Android Authority offers this TLDR:
Google updated its privacy policy to clarify that it could use information shared through Personal Intelligence to personalize ads. Gmail, Drive, and Photos content isn’t used for targeted ads by default, b… Continue reading Google Says Gmail and Photos Data Shared with AI Search Could Be Used for Targeted Ads
The Free Software Foundation’s “EncryptFest” today covers both encryption and privacy. The free two-hour event runs from 13:00-15:00 Eastern Daylight Time (17:00-19:00 UTC), and includes:
— A discussion on “bulk surveillance, and how encryption… Continue reading Free Software Foundation Hosts Free ‘Encryptfest’ Event on Sunday
“As of 2026, the company has issued more than 60 million digital certificates,” notes Wikipedia. But now, InfoWorld reports:
A certificate authority’s decision to abandon the global SSL/TLS market is exposing a weakness many organizations rarely exami… Continue reading As eMudhra Exits Cert Business, Users Face New PKI Trust Decisions
Reuters reports:
Last week, Getty announced plans to file for bankruptcy, marking a major reset after its planned merger with rival Shutterstock collapsed under the weight of heavy debt and growing competition from AI-generated imagery. Getty said th… Continue reading Getty Images Files For US Bankruptcy, Advances Restructuring Plan
“Scientists have transformed old blood cells into young brain stem cells, which continued to grow younger as they grew older,” reports ScienceAlert:
Cellular transformations can be done in two main ways. The first, more circuitous route turns a spec… Continue reading Old Blood Cells Have Been Transformed Into Brain Stem Cells That Get Younger
Computer Weekly reports:
A Censuswide survey of 2,018 CIOs and senior IT decision-makers at large organisations in the US and UK for independent software maintenance provider Origina has found that organisations spend almost $13m on upgrades pushed … Continue reading CIOs Admit They Are Being Forced To Upgrade Enterprise IT
America’s Defense Department “has spent months quietly building an elite new tech agency,” reports Politico, “to help covertly disrupt and sabotage foreign technology programs considered threats to American military superiority.”
Information on the Te… Continue reading America’s Defense Department Is Building an ‘Elite New Tech Sabotage Agency’
America is “making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand,” reports the Los Angeles Times,
“Two of the plants have contracts with Big Tech companies that will pay a premium to get large amounts o… Continue reading America Tries Reviving Shuttered Nuclear Plants – Partly to Help Power Data Centers
“Mozilla reps tell me they’ve met with Microsoft about their concerns,” reports PC Magazine, “but that the company wasn’t responsive.”
“They’ll do the minimum the law requires to respect user choice,” explains Kush Amlani, Mozilla’s counsel overseein… Continue reading Mozilla is Calling Out Microsoft for Forcing Edge on Users
“Mozilla reps tell me they’ve met with Microsoft about their concerns,” reports PC Magazine, “but that the company wasn’t responsive.”
“They’ll do the minimum the law requires to respect user choice,” explains Kush Amlani, Mozilla’s counsel overseein… Continue reading Mozilla is Calling Out Microsoft for Forcing Edge on Users