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2025-12-22 08:37:03
Europol’s Innovation Lab has imagined a not-so-distant future in which criminals could hijack autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots to sow chaos — and how law enforcement will have to step up as a result. #robot #security
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/police-robot-crime-wave
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2025-12-19 08:50:40
Once #AI systems become properly trusted enough to suggest what to buy, #Visa feels it is only a small step for them to handle payment as well. In fact, Visa predicts that by year end 2026, millions of consumers will be using AI agents to complete purchases on their behalf, rather than manually entering payment details or clicking through checkout flows.
--- Really, Visa? Many online transactions require confirmation with a bank that issued the card. ---
https://betanews.com/2025/12/18/visa-says-ai-agents-will-complete-shopping-purchases-for-you-in-2026/
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2025-12-17 11:18:43
Automated content recognition technology embedded in smartTVs: as "an uninvited, invisible digital invader" designed to unlawfully collect personal data from smart televisions, alleging that the harvested information then gets sold to the highest bidder for ad targeting. #smarttv #security #adtech
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-sues-tv-makers-for-spying-on-users-selling-data-without-consent/
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2025-12-15 15:43:02
Podcasts created by #AI are already here::
Los Angeles podcasting studio Inception Point AI has produced its 200,000 #podcast episodes, accounting for 1% of all podcasts published on the internet.
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ai-generated-podcasts-traditional-hosts.html
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2025-12-11 08:37:51
The investigation found that three of the ten tested #password managers store passwords in a way that theoretically allows manufacturer access, increasing the potential attack surface...
Only two products, KeePass2Android and KeePassXC, fully re-encrypt the vault after a master password change. #security
https://cyberinsider.com/bsi-finds-security-and-privacy-gaps-in-popular-password-managers/
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2025-12-09 09:08:20
#EU may propose uniform licensing of content to #AI machinery::
According to a new report prepared for the European Parliament, lawsuits were not the right answer to piracy, and they are not going to solve the current AI challenges either.
https://torrentfreak.com/eu-report-distills-ai-training-lessons-from-napster-piracy-era-dont-sue-license/
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2025-12-08 15:32:18
Now, we don’t have to guess which city has a developed #cycling infrastructure, and which city only considers cars as the primary transport method. Here is the index for the top 30 cities in the world for moving around on a #bicycle.
https://klaava.com/if-you-like-to-explore-cities-you-visit-by-bicycle-here-are-the-best-destinations/
If you like to explore cities you visit by bicycle, here are the best destinations
2025-12-07 14:35:00
Walking around a city center or hopping on a bus tour are perhaps the most popular ways to see the sights of a city. Instead of walking, during the last ten years I have done my city tours on a bicycle many times. … Read >
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2025-12-05 08:16:15
#Metaverse has to wait for #AI hype to pass::
Meta spokesperson confirmed that “we are shifting some of our investment” from the metaverse group toward AI glasses and wearables.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/business/meta-metaverse-stock-nightcap
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2025-12-02 14:23:50
#Cyber #security report for 2026 warns about #AI applied to crime:
A quarter of millennials said they’d experienced identity theft in the past year, and nearly a quarter said they had fallen for a phishing attempt. More than four in five respondents said they’re worried about AI being used to create false identities that closely resemble real people.
https://betanews.com/2025/12/02/experian-cyber-threats-are-no-longer-just-about-stealing-data-theyre-about-manipulating-reality/
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2025-11-30 13:28:00
AI-powered age verification methods have raised questions over potential bias and privacy impacts.
The tools are "potentially a bit intrusive or dangerous to people's private life," said a cybersecurity professor. #age #verification
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-selfie-based-age-boom-govts.html
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2025-11-28 08:33:20
Research paper writer notes that whether or not AIs are conscious, people will likely treat them as such. #AI
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/26/2025/no-ai-is-conscious-yet-but-future-systems-may-be-new-study-finds







