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Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app

Wired found code for an unreleased facial recognition feature in Meta's AI app Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses. Code for a facial recognition feature that can run on Meta smart glasses is buried in the company's Meta AI app, according to a new report from Wired. While not currently enabled, accessible to customers or part of a formerly announced feature, the code appears to be further evidence that Meta is considering how facial...

Benevolent dictator Zuck will give Meta staff 30-minute breaks from keylogging privacy assault

Meta is reportedly backtracking on, or at least weakening, its plans to implement enhanced employee workplace monitoring following staff protests. According to the latest internal memo on the matter, first reported by Reuters, Meta is still planning to capture employees’ keystrokes as previously understood, but it will allow Metalings to switch off the monitoring for 30-minute periods, and request a total exemption. The memo was distributed to staff on Tuesday by Stephane Kasriel, veep at...

Are Apple devices spying? What your iPhone tracks

It starts with a small moment that feels a little too coincidental. You say something out loud, then an ad shows up that feels way too specific.Bill recently reached out to us asking if the Apple devices in his home are actually spying on him.It is a fair concern. The short answer is no, your Apple devices are not secretly recording everything you say.

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers

Two Amazon employees on Wednesday publicly called for regulations on new data centers, telling elected officials in Seattle that unchecked development of the sharply disputed nerve centers of AI threatens the region’s environment, economy, and safety. “Local governments, in collaboration with community stakeholders, should be setting the terms for data center buildout,” Amazon senior software engineer Liesl Wigand said at a city hearing. “Let’s not let big tech burn Seattle to win the AI race.”

Microsoft CEO to top engineers: Our goal is not to make users 'addicted' to Scout

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has publicly rebuked one of his own corporate vice presidents over a leaked strategy memo that openly stated the goal of making users "addicted" to Scout, the company's newly announced AI assistant. In a message sent to roughly 50 of Microsoft's top software engineers, Nadella called the framing "nonsense" and suggested whoever wrote and leaked the document "may want to go work elsewhere." The internal note, first reported by The Information and obtained by 404...

Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio

Trump wants to ‘manage’ China trade. Businesses see a tariff opening.

President Donald Trump says he wants to create a new “board of trade” to manage commerce with China. Business groups aren’t sure exactly how it would work, but they know they want to get in on the action. K Street lobbyists are growing increasingly optimistic that the administration’s vague proposal for a body to oversee trade with China, an idea first teased by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in March, could evolve into a major channel for tariff relief between the world’s two...

Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?

I've made a number of ceramic molds for slumping fused glass into bowls. As well as wooden templates for ceramic mugs. I've devised a few carrying tools to move glass frit paintings from my studio down to my barn where the kilns sit without spilling the glass.

‘Safer to give my kids a chainsaw’: Parents are taking drastic measures to eliminate their children’s screen time

‘Safer to give my kids a chainsaw’: Parents are taking drastic measures to eliminate their children’s screen time A growing movement advocates for kids to grow up without screens and believes social media poses a grave threat to their well-being. Parents tell Rhian Lubin how they’ve moved out of state to get their kids into screen-free schools, are installing landlines — and have locked away the iPads - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments While many of his peers are likely scrolling on TikTok...

Malaysia's social media account ban for under-16s kicks in on Jun 1, but questions remain

Malaysia's social media account ban for under-16s kicks in on Jun 1, but questions remain The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had previously announced the social media ban on May 22, which sought to reduce youths’ exposure to harmful content on digital platforms. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday (Jun 1) began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 years old from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety...