EU wallops Facebook’s data retention policies
Zuckerberg can’t use your lunch pictures forever
The European Union's top court ruled on Friday that social networks like Facebook cannot indefinitely use people's information for ad targeting.
AI-powered licence plate readers collect personal data
Handy for despots
AI-powered cameras mounted on cars and trucks, initially designed to capture licence plates, are now photographing political lawn signs outside private homes, individuals wearing T-shirts with text, and vehicles displaying pro-abortion bumper stickers—all while recording the precise locations of these observations.
PineNote is back
New 10.1-inch e-ink display might get wider distribution
Pine64 has confirmed that its open-source e-ink tablet PineNote is returning in a more commercial format.
US coppers hide their use of AI facial recognition software
Don’t mention it in the paperwork
US coppers have been arresting people identified by AI-based facial recognition software but have not been including it in their arrest reports because it is a little controversial.
Ecovacs robot vacuums are Chinese spies
Collecting photos, videos and voice recordings
Ecovacs robot vacuums collect photos, videos and voice recordings from customers' houses to train the company's AI models.
Ryzen 9000X3D CPU double-digit multi-core performance uplift
Leaker claims
Tom’s Hardware has noticed a leak from Codecommando which claims to have the inside trouser measurement of AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D processors.
Apple’s Intelligence upgrade expected on October 28
Might even be able to count to five
The Tame Apple Press is excited about Apple's release of its AI feature on iOS 18.1, claiming that it will be a “major upgrade considering the number of front-facing changes it will bring for the iPhone.”
Super Micro Computer teams up with Fujitsu
Arm-based FUJITSU-MONAKA on the way
Super Micro Computer has entered a long-term strategic partnership with Fujitsu Limited to develop and market a platform featuring Fujitsu’s future Arm-based “FUJITSU-MONAKA” processor.
Intel’s Panther Cove could cause AMD some problems
I twart I taw a puddy tat
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Intel’s Panther Cove cores will be so large that they can attract small moons into their orbit.
NVIDIA releases open-source artificial intelligence model
72 billion parameters
NVIDIA just unveiled a new powerful open-source artificial intelligence model, NVLM 1.0. The flagship model can manage 72 billion parameters if it is going downhill and the wind is behind it.