Conversations remotely detected from cell phone vibrations, researchers report https://www.psu.edu/news/engineering/story/conversations-remotely-detected-cell-phone-vibrations-researchers-report
JUST IN: Google drops plan to ban non-custodial crypto wallets from Play Store following backlash.
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UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new facial recognition vans https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/uk_expands_police_facial_recognition/
The Register
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to a town near you
: Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech
Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/meta-accessed-womens-health-data-from-flo-app-without-consent-says-court
Malwarebytes
Meta accessed women’s health data from Flo app without consent, says court
A jury has ruled that Meta accessed sensitive information from women's reproductive health tracking app Flo without consent.
The U.S. grid is so weak, the AI race may be over https://fortune.com/2025/08/14/data-centers-china-grid-us-infrastructure/
Fortune
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over | Fortune
China is “set up to hit grand slams,” longtime Chinese energy expert David Fishman told Fortune. “The U.S., at best, can get on base.”
JUST IN - U.S. places secret tracking devices in AI chip shipments to detect illegal diversions to China and other destinations under U.S. export restrictions.
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US embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China
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Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/367566/forget-netflix-volkswagen-locks-horsepower-behind-paid-subscription
Auto Express
Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription
Owners can now subscribe to boost the power of their car… for a fee
iOS 18.5 Bluetooth Privacy Vulnerabilities https://github.com/JGoyd/iOS-18.5-Bluetooth-Privacy-Vuln
GitHub
GitHub - JGoyd/iOS-18.5-Bluetooth-Privacy-Vuln: Discovery of a critical Bluetooth and GPS privacy vulnerability in iOS 18.5 enabling…
Discovery of a critical Bluetooth and GPS privacy vulnerability in iOS 18.5 enabling silent BLE scans, covert GPS activation, and trust metadata exposure without user consent. Native Apple daemons ...
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt data https://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-latest-windows-11-24h2-update-breaks-ssdshdds-may-corrupt-your-data/
Neowin
Report: Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt your data [Update]
The latest Windows 11 24H2 Patch Tuesday update is causing SSDs and HDDs to reportedly break with chances of data corruption as well.
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NEW - MSNBC to change name to MS NOW: My source, News, Opinion, World.
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Japan city drafts ordinance to cap smartphone use at 2 hours per day https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/59582
Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS
Japan city drafts ordinance to cap smartphone use at 2 hours per day
A central Japan city said Thursday it will seek to pass an ordinance recommending all residents limit smartphone use to two hours a day outside of work and school amid concerns over the impact of excessive technology exposure, though there will be no penalties…
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Google to require developer verification to install and sideload Android apps https://9to5google.com/2025/08/25/android-apps-developer-verification/
9to5Google
Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading
Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices in 2026...
Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward https://www.ghacks.net/2025/08/27/your-word-documents-will-be-saved-to-the-cloud-automatically-on-windows-going-forward/
ghacks.net
Your Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward
Microsoft Word documents will by default be saved to cloud storage going forward, and not to the local system.
NEW - Orwellian nation: Up to 30 people a day get arrested in the UK for petty offenses such as "retweets and cartoons."
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NEW - AI-Powered "drone swarms" officially enter the battlefield with routine combat use in Ukraine.
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AI-Powered 'drone swarms' officially enter the battlefield
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Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters https://www.opentech.fund/news/who-owns-operates-and-develops-your-vpn-matters-an-analysis-of-transparency-vs-anonymity-in-the-vpn-ecosystem-and-implications-for-users/
OTF
Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters: An analysis of transparency vs. anonymity in the VPN ecosystem, and implications…
New research: Eight popular, commercial VPN apps operate deceptively and put more than 700 million users at risk of authoritarian surveillance.
MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence-use-reprograms-the-brain-leading-to-cognitive-decline/
Science, Public Health Policy and the Law
MIT Study Finds Artificial Intelligence Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline - Science, Public Health Policy…
By Nicolas Hulscher, MPH