texas-agency-suspends-flock-camera-approvals

Flock has a system of license plate readers, video cameras and audio detection devices incorporated into its AI database., Flock has a system of license plate readers, video cameras and audio detection devices incorporated into its AI database., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

microsoft’s-open-source-cli-text-editor-adds-syntax-highlighting

Edit, Microsoft’s open-source command-line text editor, added syntax highlighting, improved regex handling in Find & Replace and new editing shortcuts in its v2.0.0 update. Microsoft open-sourced Edit last year. It’s a small, cross-platform text editor with VS Code-style keybindings, mouse support, handles LF and CRLF line endings and lets youContinue Reading

with-siri-recap,-apple-threw-a-punch-at-openai-no-one-saw-coming

John Ternus’ Apple threw a curveball at OpenAI with Siri Recap on Apple Watch, accelerating a conversation about privacy and data protection in an AI-augmented digital era. It’s a move that may yet contribute to finding a balance between scary surveillance and digital convenience. Think of it this way: Apple operates on such aContinue Reading

grapheneos-isn’t-happy-with-google-over-pixel’s-widening-head-start

Google’s September 2026 Pixel Update Bulletin contains patches beyond what’s in that month’s regular Android Security Bulletin. According to GrapheneOS, some of those extra patches touch standard Android platform code, the kind that runs on non-Pixel devices, not just Pixel-branded hardware. None of that platform-level code has reached the regularContinue Reading

valve-quietly-open-sources-its-android-compatibility-layer

Yeah, Valve has not bothered putting out a proper announcement for this. I got to know about this thanks to Liam Squires-Hand, who covered it briefly yesterday. The gaming giant has open-sourced the Android compatibility layer it built for the recently launched Steam Frame. Lepton lets users play games exclusiveContinue Reading

calibre-ebook-manager-adds-ai-powered-writing-game

The latest update to Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, features an AI-powered writing game. Calibre v9.15’s “Create Your Own Adventure” mode, per the release notes, lets you build a fictional world and hand control of it to an AI who will manage it in real time based on yourContinue Reading