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This is a significant win for critics of Flock. That terrible Super Bowl ad really did a number on them. Heh.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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2/ Ring just learned a lesson: Americans want more privacy, not less.
We're suspicious of big tech companies encroaching on our personal lives & prepared to show it.
Lawmakers take note: pushing back on mass surveillance = grassroots support.
By @jp2e.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
We're suspicious of big tech companies encroaching on our personal lives & prepared to show it.
Lawmakers take note: pushing back on mass surveillance = grassroots support.
By @jp2e.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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The site that has been stealing from authors is doing the same to musicians
Anna's Archive has quietly begun releasing millions of music files from its scrape of Spotify, despite an injunction against distribution of copyrighted works (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak)
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February 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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The Tumbler Ridge shooter created a mall shooting simulator in Roblox. “We have removed the user account connected to this horrifying incident as well as any content associated with the suspect,” Roblox told 404 Media www.404media.co/tumbler-ridg...
Tumbler Ridge Shooter Created Mall Shooting Simulator in Roblox
Roblox said it’s “committed to fully supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”
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February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Its going to be amazing if the supercharged rush to build AI datacenters drives up the costs of chips so much that it makes the entire venture unprofitable in the short term sufficient to undermine long-term plans and the entire thing comes crashing down.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Cisco stock has worst day since 2022 as memory prices pressure margins
Cisco shares plunged 12% Thursday after the company issued lukewarm guidance as memory prices weigh on profit margins
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February 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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After threatening to ban TP-Link router sales over alleged links to China (which TP-Link denies), the Trump admin has reportedly put that ban plan on hold ahead of a summit with China, suggesting it was political leverage & not about cybersecurity. reuters.com/business/med...
From me in November:
From me in November:
Banning TP-Link won't save America from its own terrible cybersecurity
TP-Link routers face a ban in the U.S. over the company's alleged links to China, but shoddy cybersecurity is the real insider threat to the United States.
this.weekinsecurity.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Lesson here is don’t piss the We Rate Dogs guy off
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Some good news today! 🏆
The backlash against these dystopian mass #surveillance tech companies will continue... don't let up!
The backlash against these dystopian mass #surveillance tech companies will continue... don't let up!
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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I'm sure Tim Cook's all-hands meeting about immigration, trying to reassure employee fears of being deported got under Decomposing Dictator's skin.
But I think this Super Bowl Tweet broke the camel's back. 🤣
Tim, you haven't learned. The bully always comes back for ya.
🧾 www.ft.com/content/0c25...
But I think this Super Bowl Tweet broke the camel's back. 🤣
Tim, you haven't learned. The bully always comes back for ya.
🧾 www.ft.com/content/0c25...
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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Even if this is true, the government can't do a thing about it and is wasting its time trying to scare Apple into submission.
Apple is allowed to make Apple News go full woke. Just like Elon Musk is allowed to make Twitter go full whatever it is now.
Apple is allowed to make Apple News go full woke. Just like Elon Musk is allowed to make Twitter go full whatever it is now.
"In a letter to chief executive Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited recent press coverage of a report from conservative media watchdog Media Research Center which claimed that Apple has promoted “leftist outlets” in its news feed."
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February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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U.S. news is overwhelmingly center-right and corporatist, and trips over its own anus daily to downplay right wing radicalism and corporate corruption, but it's never enough
they will only be happy with North Korean esque agitprop that heapa 24/7 bobble-headed praise upon our mad idiot king
they will only be happy with North Korean esque agitprop that heapa 24/7 bobble-headed praise upon our mad idiot king
US FTC chair urges Tim Cook to review Apple News' terms and curation after a study claimed the app promoted "leftist outlets" and suppressed conservative ones (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
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February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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anybody who took MAGA claims of "reining in big tech" and "populist antitrust reform" seriously circa 2020-2025 should be sentenced to mandatory community service
US DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater says she is leaving, in a departure viewed as a victory for tech giants over some of MAGA's more populist voices (Axios)
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February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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OpenAI president on donating $50 million to pro-Trump and AI PACs: "Anything I can do to support this technology benefiting everyone is a thing that I will do...maybe supporting the team is bigger than the people that I happen to be employed with. It's really team humanity.” from @mzeff.bsky.social
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity
In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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a model reveals its empirical distribution when it is prompted. this is not a security problem, as much as Google tries to make it one. it does not own what it claims to.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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*takes long drag on cigarette* …I was there in 2001, you haven't seen Cisco stock's "Worst day"…
Cisco stock falls 12%+ as rising memory prices put pressure on the networking company's margins; it is the stock's worst day since 2022 (Lola Murti/CNBC)
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February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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one of the things they always say in startup land is “the G in Series G stands for Good”
Anthropic raised a $30B Series G from GIC, Coatue, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Nvidia, and others at a $380B post-money valuation (Anthropic)
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February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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IBM, the company that told us Watson would transform healthcare with AI and used it to create recipes like strawberry fish tacos
IBM says it plans to triple entry-level hiring in the US in 2026 "for all these jobs that we're being told AI can do" (Jo Constantz/Bloomberg)
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February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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“Claude Code was made available to the general public in May 2025. Today, Claude Code’s run-rate revenue has grown to over $2.5 billion; this figure has more than doubled since the beginning of 2026.”
Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Panic! at the Cisco
Cisco stock falls 12%+ as rising memory prices put pressure on the networking company's margins; it is the stock's worst day since 2022 (Lola Murti/CNBC)
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February 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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OpenAI president Greg Brockman donated millions to super PACs aligned with President Trump -- much to the dismay of many inside the company.
He tells @wired.com that the donations are about being "team humanity."
Great story from @mzeff.bsky.social
He tells @wired.com that the donations are about being "team humanity."
Great story from @mzeff.bsky.social
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity
In an interview with WIRED, Greg Brockman says his political donations support OpenAI's mission—even if some employees at the company disagree.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Isn’t this what IPOs are for?
Anthropic raised a $30B Series G from GIC, Coatue, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Nvidia, and others at a $380B post-money valuation (Anthropic)
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February 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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