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Is Chrome’s 4GB “weights.bin” file spyware? The truth behind the viral warnings (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-06 | get Chrome Cleanup Tool → | tags: google chrome, weights.bin, gemini nano

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Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-23 | get Ray-Ban Stories Smart Glasses → | tags: smart glasses, spying, tech gadgets

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When Flock Cameras Appear: Everything You Need to Know About This Surveillance Tech (cnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by See Full Bio | get Flock Safety Security Camera → | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, alprs

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Is fake grass a bad idea? The AstroTurf wars are far from over. (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-09 | by Douglas Main | get Artificial Grass Turf Roll → | tags: astroturf, synthetic turf, pfas

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Google’s Bard Chatbot Faces Privacy Concerns, Efforts Underway to Keep Chats out of Search Results (techreport.com)

2026-03-26 | by Amy Clark | get Google Bard Privacy Shield → | tags: google bard, google search, privacy concerns

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Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-21 | by Anthony Ha | get AI Content Detection Tool → | tags: hachette, shy girl, ai concerns

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US Plans Online Portal To Bypass Content Bans In Europe and Elsewhere (slashdot.org)

2026-02-20 | get Digital Wallet → | tags: concerns, department, europe

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‘This is very serious’: Judge threatens AI glasses wearers with contempt during Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-19 | get AI Glasses → | tags: ai smart, annoys, broader concerns

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Why the EU just opened a formal probe into Shein (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartwatch → | tags: best, best known, business practices

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Irish Data Watchdog Opens Inquiry Into X Over Grok AI Images (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-17 | get Grok AI → | tags: breaching, breaching eu, concerns

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Irish Data Watchdog Opens Inquiry into X Over Grok AI Images (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-17 | get Grok AI → | tags: breaching, breaching european, concerns

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Listeria fears hit BJ’s Wholesale Club in several states. Avoid this recalled frozen salmon product (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-13 | get Frozen Salmon → | tags: bacteria, bacteria turn, based seafood

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22,912 pounds of raw ground beef recalled: E. coli contamination fears at food service locations (feeds.feedburner.com)

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El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-11 | get Drone jammer → | tags: administration, airport, airspace

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OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-11 | tags: beiermeister, beiermeister served, concerns

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'Encrypt It Already' Campaign Pushes Big Tech to Prioritize E2E Encryption (darkreading.com)

2026-02-06 | get Encryption → | tags: ai use, amid, amid increased

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AI fears pummel software stocks: Is it 'illogical' panic or a SaaS apocalypse? (cnbc.com)

2026-02-06 | by Dylan Butts | get Cloud computing → | tags: anthropic, concerns, market

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ICE quietly scrambled for vaccine support after losing access through the VA (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-04 | get Moderna → | tags: amid, concerns, facilities

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Flush door handles were futuristic, now China says they're too dangerous (techspot.com)

2026-02-04 | get Smart Locks → | tags: aesthetics, aesthetics deadly, airflow

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Amazon’s Ring Wants to Wash Away Your Surveillance Concerns With Lost Puppies (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-02 | get Lost Puppy Cam → | tags: amazon, amazon ring, away

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Major California Union Calls for Waymo to Be Kicked Off the Streets (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-02 | get Autonomous driving system → | tags: california, california wants, concerns

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Emails Show Even Epstein Thought Crypto Pumps are Unethical (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-01 | get Blockchain → | tags: concerns, concerns questionable, crypto

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Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Heartbroken’ by Events in Minneapolis, Calls for De-Escalation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-28 | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, apple ceo, ceo told

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Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Heartbroken’ by the Events in Minneapolis, Calls for De-Escalation (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-28 | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, apple ceo, ceo told

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Some international attendees are skipping 2026 GDC due to safety fears and growing ICE presence (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-26 | by Lauren Forristal | get Game Development Conference → | tags: brown, concerns, event

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TikTok Finally Has a Deal. Here's Who Just Bought 80% of the App. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-23 | by Jonathan Small | get Instagram → | tags: bytedance, concerns, deal

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How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-13 | by Owens | get Vaccine Adjuvants → | tags: concerns, hesitancy, reasons

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X Faces U.K. Probe Over Grok’s Sexualized Images (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-01-12 | tags: ai service, communications, communications watchdog

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Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk's Grok due to nonconsensual sexual content (cnbc.com)

2026-01-12 | by Dylan Butts | tags: chatbot, concerns, grok

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Golden Globes Bets Its Credibility on New Polymarket Partnership (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-09 | get Polymarket → | tags: awards, awards teaming, concerns