2025-05-20
Google's New "Try On" AI Shopping Feature Feels Like a Privacy Nightmare
Commentary: Google wants you to upload photos of yourself so it can use AI to show you what you'd look like wearing different clothes. In the absence of more details about privacy protections, there are good reasons not to. [...]
2025-05-20
US libraries cut ebook and audiobook lending programs following Trump executive order
In the latest episode of How to Dismantle Public Services in 12 Easy Steps, a Trump executive order targeting libraries has real-world consequences. The AP reported over the weekend that libraries across the country are cutting programs that offer ebooks, audiobooks and other loa [...]
2025-05-20
An animated Clash of Clans series is coming to Netflix
The latest video game to be getting the TV show treatment is a pair of hugely popular mobile titles. Developer Supercell is partnering with Netflix for an animated series based on the world of its games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale. Fletcher Moules, who directed the original C [...]
2025-05-20
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is banned from leaving France without permission following his arrest
The French government has forbidden Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from leaving the country without official authorization, according to a report from Politico. Durov was arrested in France in August 2024 and later indicted for being complicit in illegal activity that occurrs on Telegr [...]