In a recent podcast interview, Palantir CEO Alex Karp revealed he spends “a lot of time talking to Nazis.” The CEO, who has Jewish heritage, said this helps him understand their mindset. The admission comes amid scrutiny of Palantir’s military and surveillance contracts.
Mozilla is taking a different approach to AI in browsers with “AI windows” that give users complete control over which AI services they use. Unlike competitors who are rushing AI integration, Firefox is making the feature fully opt-in and letting users switch between multiple providers.
European regulators are investigating Google’s implementation of its site reputation abuse policy and its impact on publisher rankings. The probe could lead to fines up to 10% of Alphabet’s global revenue if DMA violations are found. Google calls the investigation “misguided” and defends its anti-sp
The messaging platform Telegram has launched a legal challenge against Australia’s online safety regulator over a massive fine. The case centers on the country’s controversial age verification laws and their impact on privacy. This legal battle could set important precedents for how governments regu
Google Messages is rolling out AI-powered image remixing using Gemini technology. The feature requires uploading images to Google’s cloud for processing and is available on Pixel 6 and newer devices. It works primarily over RCS with MMS as a fallback option.
Google just dropped a surprise Pixel update that changes everything about AI and privacy. Their new Private AI Compute platform lets Pixel 10 devices use advanced Gemini cloud models while keeping all your data completely private. Magic Cue just got way more helpful without any security compromises.
The AI economy is creating unprecedented data privacy risks with skyrocketing breaches and shadow AI usage. But emerging cryptographic solutions like zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption could potentially turn AI into a privacy protector instead of just a threat.
In the wake of the Louvre’s embarrassing security breach where the surveillance system password was simply “louvre,” privacy company Proton is stepping up. They’re offering museums, galleries, and libraries worldwide two years of their Proton Pass Professional service completely free. It’s a stark r
WhatsApp’s channels feature is about to become a regulated platform under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The designation applies specifically to the broadcast feature that reached 46.8 million EU users. Individual messaging remains private and unaffected.
Wikipedia’s nonprofit foundation wants AI companies to stop scraping its data and pay for API access instead. Running the world’s seventh-most visited site costs $179 million annually, supported mainly by donations that AI chatbots could disrupt.
