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2026-08-05 08:49:41
EFF began investigating the location-sharing practices of various advertising SDKs to better understand the pipeline from mobile apps to location data brokers. The probe revealed how such SDKs can facilitate and encourage location data sharing – without users’ knowledge or meaningful consent – through #privacy-invasive defaults, financial incentives, and unclear documentation. #adtech
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/mobile-ad-software-encourages-location-data-sharing-eff-report-finds
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2026-07-29 08:31:57
Google built one of the world’s largest companies by scraping the entire web without asking permission first. This week a court told Google it cannot stop others from scraping #Google. #copyright
https://thenextweb.com/news/google-serpapi-dmca-scraping-lawsuit-dismissed
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2026-07-24 08:36:26
A US judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and authors, ending the largest copyright class-action ever certified and granting the largest copyright settlement ever reached. #books #copyright
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/judge-approves-anthropics-1-5-billion-copyright-settlement-with-authors/
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2026-07-22 08:45:28
For everyday internet users, the "So What?" of this #EU ruling is deeply reassuring. It validates that using a #VPN to encrypt your online traffic, hide your IP address, or bypass digital borders is a legitimate use of technology.
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/vpns-are-lawful-technical-tools-says-eu-court-in-landmark-anne-frank-copyright-ruling
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2026-07-20 08:29:11
As traditional lithium-ion batteries push boundaries in size and scale, alternative #battery types could provide the same vital role in harnessing low-carbon energy.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/molten-salt-human-sweat-weird-batteries-store-renewable-energy
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2026-07-17 12:44:49
For the rest of us who like to enjoy good food and wine while traveling in #Europe we have the ranking of top 7 cities for food, and the best wine regions as assessed in 2026. #travel #food #wine
https://klaava.com/the-best-cities-in-europe-for-enjoying-food-and-wine/
The best cities in Europe for enjoying food and wine
2026-07-05 16:29:00
A friend of mine used to start planning his family’s next summer vacation from the moment their ongoing vacation ended. His method was to write a list of places they should visit, and things he wanted to buy from the destination. What … Read >
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2026-07-03 08:30:43
"LLMs are not a path towards human level or human-like intelligence, or even animal-like intelligence, because they cannot deal with real world data, they just are not built for that,"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6gr0xkyr3o
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2026-06-30 08:32:24
Home broadband connection down? How to use a phone as a backup internet service provider for the home network.
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/how-to-use-old-android-phone-as-backup-internet-connection-for-home-router/
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2026-06-29 08:24:24
Nearly one-third of Australian children still have social media accounts after ban.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/tech-firms-are-losing-the-public-social-media-age-bans-near-tipping-point
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2026-06-24 08:13:35
The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic means of payments aimed at making the euro zone less reliant on U.S. credit cards. #EU #digitaleuro
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-secures-key-parliamentary-backing-digital-euro-2026-06-23/
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2026-06-22 08:39:08
A view to AI development in #Europe:
--- “As somebody who travels to San Francisco quite a bit and talks to people there, what is happening in Europe just seemed like a slow-moving car crash to me,” he says.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/20/europe-sleepwalking-ai-disaster-us-china









