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Instagram is using your iPhone images to make AI slop. Here’s how to stop it

Instagram allows AI editing of all publicly available images and videos, regardless of whether they belong to you or not.

Q&A: How Google plans to reinvent the spreadsheet with AI

Soon, Google wants to see AI doing the spreadsheet busywork, says Eric Birnbaum, director of product management for Google ...

A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed

HyperTexting's new app aims to make the open web feel more like social media by turning websites, blogs, newsletters, and ...
NJ.com

Major social media app is about to make a huge change to how people can connect

A change is coming to WhatsApp that could affect how users connect with one another. WhatsApp announced in a blog post Monday that it will allow users to connect through usernames, rather than ...
The Hacker News

Meta Files Patent for AI That Can Listen All Day and Track How You're Feeling

Meta filed a patent for an AI that reads your mood from your voice, eyes, and phone and keeps a timestamped log of it.

Mamdani forms Public Interest Technology crews to improve government efficiency and affordability

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the PIT crews will develop rapid solutions to digital issues with city-run websites that offer ...

This fitness startup vibecoded an app to make you walk before you can scroll

If doomscrolling is keeping you stuck to a chain, a French fitness app vibe coded a feature that locks your social media till ...
The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets. By Mike ...

Kalshi referral code ALCOM15: Get $15 bonus to trade Home Run Derby

For tonight’s MLB Home Run Derby action, you can claim a $15 bonus using Kalshi referral code ALCOM15. Click here to secure ...
Telegraph Herald

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people

David Goldman Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy ...

What Beginners Need to Start Building Apps on Codex

Learn how to build applications and internal tools using Codex without prior coding experience. This guide covers setup, ...

‘Surveillance pricing’ revealed: How companies use your data to charge you more than your peers — and how you can beat them

Companies are using your personal data to figure out how much they believe you are willing to pay. Now everyone from ...