What could possibly go wrong? Used for wrong doing and trying to steer public opinion and manufactured consent comes to mind right off the top.

https://www.makeuseof.com/facebook-ai-generated-people/

Sure sounds like ads to me... Corporate double speak. One of the things great about Linux is no ads. Plus the knowledge the system isn't snooping on everything you do.

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-new-windows-11-xbox-popups-arent-ads/

Another day another hack that our government can't seem to stop.

https://www.maketecheasier.com/us-treasury-dept-hacked-by-china/

If you are a 3D Artist here is a list of things that can help. For those who don't know, Blender is a FOSS program that is for 3D modeling and other applications in the visual arts. It is giving the proprietary Autodesk Maya a run for it's money in just how effective it can be.

https://www.xda-developers.com/best-places-blender-3d-textures/

A list of all the Chrome extensions that are affected by a breach. Our official position on Chrome extensions has always been don't. These extensions are not available from the source but only through Google.

https://www.makeuseof.com/these-chrome-extensions-breached-millions-users-affected/

After how buggy I found KDE Plasma 6 to be I switched to GNOME. After having been a Plasma fan for a long time the simplicity of GNOME appealed as it is simplistic and straight forward to use. Plasma more resembles the Microsoft approach, GNOME more the Mac approach to a Desktop Environment.

https://www.howtogeek.com/gnome-vs-kde-plasma-top-linux-desktops-compared/

For the former UNIX engineers in our channel.

https://itsfoss.com/plan9/

Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks
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🔒 Apple will pay $95M to settle claims that Siri accidentally recorded and shared private conversations with third parties.

📊 Key Details:
» Covers Siri-enabled devices from 2014 to 2024.
» Claim up to $20 per device (max 5).
» Apple introduced new privacy settings, but is it enough?

🔗 Get the full story: https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/apple-to-pay-siri-users-20-per-device.html

Is it just me or are things being made so you don't ever have to leave your house? I bet it will tattle to your health insurance company and the government too.

https://www.maketecheasier.com/samsung-bespoke-fridges-buy-groceries/

When you ask how low Microsoft can sink they always manage to find a new bottom. This is a company without morals or ethics of any kind and it shows in how they treat their users. They are now using the same methods as criminals to keep you using Bing.

https://www.makeuseof.com/bing-trick-using-google/

Microsoft now trying to integrate co-pilot AI with smart TVs.

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsofts-copilot-ai-expands-beyond-to-new-category-of-devices/

Pandora's Box has been opened. In an already crippled job sector they want to make more people jobless.

https://www.makeuseof.com/sam-altman-ai-agents-entering-workforce-2025/

We will see if this has any real effect on the scammer problems of this platform. I am not convinced and when it comes down to it, Durov has never been truly serious about busting the criminal element of this platform.

https://www.makeuseof.com/telegram-scammers-harder-time-fooling-you/

https://telegram.org/verify#third-party-verification

Funny how similar to Apple branding that is...

https://www.xda-developers.com/no-more-xps-dell-is-killing-all-of-its-laptop-branding/