Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester
Joseph Cox / 404media - A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.
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Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.
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Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.
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TikTok says end-to-end encryption would make DMs less safe
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok tells the BBC it will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing the feature would hinder safety teams and law enforcement from investigating harmful behavior.
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A calendar invite is all it took to hijack Perplexity's Comet browser and steal 1Password credentials
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Security researchers demonstrate how a manipulated calendar invite can trick Perplexity's agentic Comet browser into stealing local files and taking over a full 1Password account.The article A calendar invite is all it took to hijack Perplexity's Comet br…
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New Samsung feature unlocks homes via Aliro industry standard
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Samsung introduced a Digital Home Key feature within the Samsung Wallet. The feature allows users to unlock compatible smart doors using a smartphone. This addition expands the wallet’s existing digital car key capabilities. Samsung stated the feature mee…
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Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization
Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Another focus of his post is so-called “toxic MEV,” where traders exploit visibility into pending transactions to front-run or “sandwich” users’ trades.
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Samsung Wallet’s latest feature makes your Galaxy phone your house key
digitaltrends - Samsung Wallet gets Digital Home Key support, allowing users to unlock compatible smart door locks with their Galaxy phone.The post Samsung Wallet’s latest feature makes your Galaxy phone your house key appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks
cnbc - Iran is facing widespread internet disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.
- Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions (4)
- Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide (5)
- Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors (23)
- Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge (11)
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Burger King AI Assistant Frees Managers From Back-Office Tasks
PYMNTS / pymnts - Burger King has equipped managers and employees with an artificial intelligence-powered tool called BK Assistant. BK Assistant providers staffers with access to operational guidelines, inventory management and compliance tracking, “enabling them to focus …
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Burger King rolls out AI headsets that track employee 'friendliness'
bbc - The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.
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Sam Altman’s World ID Wins Major Brand Partners
PYMNTS / pymnts - Tools for Humanity, the iris-scanning company co-founded by Sam Altman, is partnering with well-known brands to promote its World ID, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Feb. 26). “I think we’re right at the precipice right now of the moment where …
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Firefox 148 Lets You Kill All AI Features in One Click
msmash / slashdot - Mozilla has released Firefox 148 for Windows, macOS and Linux, bringing a new AI Settings section that lets users disable all of the browser's AI-powered features in one click and then selectively re-enable the ones they actually want, such as the local t…
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Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. AI chatbot ‘Patty’ is going to live inside employees’ headsets.
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Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, but don’t take it diving just yet
digitaltrends - Samsung introduces Ocean Mode on the Galaxy S26 series, helping users capture more vibrant underwater photos. Here’s how it works and the risks you need to understand before taking it into the ocean.The post Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 seri…
- At launch: Pre-orders, deals, comparisons and hardware changes. (7)
- Live: Gemini's Circle to Search expands into multi-object AI. (5)
- On the ground: Ultra's advanced privacy display unveiled. (2)
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Amazon Wishlist change doxxes users and shares your delivery address
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Want to Know If Glassholes Are Using Smart Glasses Near You? There’s an App for That
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth signals to detect and alert users when the camera-equipped glasses are nearby.
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Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy S26 lineup and more
Kris Holt / engadget - Mobile World Congress is right around the corner, but Samsung got out ahead of many rivals that will be showing off new handsets at that event by running the latest edition of Unpacked on Wednesday. The company took the opportunity to reveal the Galaxy S2…
- Hands-on and discounts: new Galaxy Buds, preorders and deals (6)
- On the ground: Privacy Display stops shoulder-surfing in public (9)
- Reporting live: Samsung pushes ambitious, sometimes divisive Galaxy AI (6)
- Unpacked: Galaxy S26 lineup — specs, pricing, preorders, comparisons (13)
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Discord puts global age verification policy on hold after backlash
therecord - In responding to pushback about Discord's impending age verification policy, co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy said the platform "failed at our most basic job: clearly explaining what we're doing and why. That's on us.”
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Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Apple complies with new age assurance laws in the U.S. and abroad, including those that block users from downloading apps aimed at adults.
- Creators and users push back on biometric age-verification experiments. (1)
- Reporter: Apple enforces age checks worldwide, updates App Store APIs. (9)
- UK watchdog fines Reddit over inadequate age checks, major penalties. (3)
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Creators and users push back on biometric age-verification experiments.
Reporter: Apple enforces age checks worldwide, updates App Store APIs.
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