07-25 Adversarial Clothing’: Are Garments Designed to Confuse Facial Recognition Systems About to Go Mainstream?
Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacy As facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain’s public spaces, a new generation of designers say privacy could be the next big fashion trend. Companies have started incorporating “adversarial […]
07-24 Sound the Alarm: Parents’ Digital Safety Guide
07-23 26 Meta Employees Accuse Mark Zuckerberg of Using AI to Target 8,000 Layoffs Against Workers on Medical, Parental or Family Leave
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave.
07-22 Anthropic’s Landmark $1.5B Copyright Settlement is Approved
Anthropic can finally start cutting checks to a group of authors and book publishers that sued the AI lab over copyright infringement. A federal judge gave final approval Monday of Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit,Reuters reported. Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
07-21 Data Center Opponents Stage 142 Protests Across 42 US States
Organizers demand transparency, resource safeguards, community benefits and developer accountability Only 14% back an AI data center in their community, June Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Texas hosted 18 protests, the most of any state Turnout lower than expected at some rallies, local organizers say Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers held 142 protests across […]
07-20 ‘Manosphere’ Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate Arrested on Rape, Sex Trafficking Charges in Florida
Manosphere’ influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by U.S. Marshals in Florida Saturday in connection to rape and sex trafficking charges in the UK. The pair were taken into custody outside of the James L. Knight Center in Miami shortly before Andrew was set to host IBA Bareknuckle 6, a bare-knuckle boxing event. […]
07-18 Gen Z Is Bringing CDs Back, but They’re Missing One Important Piece of the Puzzle…What to Play Them On
The info came to light in a 2026 midyear report. While vinyl has been the big physical media item for over a decade, compact discs are making a huge comeback. In the first half of 2026, CD sales jumped 16 percent, to 16.3 million units. This notably soared past vinyl’s growth of only 2.4 percent. […]
07-17 Support Online Child Safety. Senate Markup Coming on July 29, 2026 . Restore Kids Online Safety
Please write, call, drop a text to your elected officials and tell them to support the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, S. 1748 (KOSA) and restore “duty of care” language to bill. The current House Bill KIDS ACT does nothing to support our families online to hold Big Tech responsible. The clock is ticking. […]
07-16 Do You Know About the CyberTipLine? Every Home Should.
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07-15 First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers Launched by NY Governor Kathy Hochul
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed an Executive Order to create the nation’s first moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, establishing the strongest standards for data center development and creating a blueprint to support localities. The Governor is temporarily pausing State environmental permits for up to one year in order to build a nation-leading regulatory framework […]