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A new study shows how pickup artist influencers use smart glasses to create content, and the connection between covert recording and harm.

The number of AI generated uploads to CGTrader would suggest AI is taking over the platform, but buyers are refusing to pay for AI generated models.

Documents from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras."

It's usually very difficult to investigate the advertising industry. A new tool called DecryptAds aims to make it much easier with a massive dataset anyone can query.

From Magic Capture and Instant Night Sight to a built-in teleprompter, here’s a look at a few camera features on Google’s new Pixel 11 series.

The Pixel 11 smartphone lineup is here, alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and the all-new Pixel Tag.

Waymo has 684 of its new Ojai robotaxis finished and ready to deploy at its factory in Mesa, Arizona, according to the latest aerial count of the site.

That’s out of 953 Ojai vehicles on the lot in total, or 72% already converted. It’s the clearest sign yet of how much driverless capacity Waymo is stockpiling.

A crowd of angry residents gathered outside a Hudson Valley courtroom demanding justice after a retired police officer allegedly shot and killed a dog. Continue reading…

Google focuses more on AI and curated experiences than spec upgrades in 2026.

A public AI tool found the dangerous Zoom flaw in under 20 prompts.

“Iran has reorganized its military to be more aggressive abroad as talks on ending the war with the U.S. remain mired in stalemate, a sign that Tehran is preparing for a protracted era of regional conflict,” Bloomberg reports.

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Plus, the court has scheduled seven cases for the November argument session.

Meta released Muse Glimmer on Monday, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model distilled from Muse Spark and licensed under Apache 2.0. The

The post Meta stopped worrying about distillation and just shipped the pipeline appeared first on The New Stack.

Money can buy a lot in a Democratic primary. But it can’t necessarily buy credibility with Democratic voters. Minnesota’s Senate primary offered the latest example. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising. Learn more. If you’re already a member, sign in to your account.

Amanda Janoo has won the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont. She will face Republican Phil Scott in the November general election.

In advance of Kash Patel's trip to Russia, he has made it clear he's going to target the people who found Russia's attempt to influence the 2020 election.

The post Ahead of Kash Patel’s Field Trip to Russia, He Promises Not to Investigate Russian Attempts to Frame Democrats appeared first on emptywheel.

If you run a tech company I hope you didn’t lay off most of your programmers last year when that was the hype. Don’t wait too long before you fire your human developers. I’m now doing my second big project with Claude Code, not an experiment, and we’re going through the same mess we went […]