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Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned Android app developers that third-party software components embedded in their apps may be quietly sharing users’ precise location data with advertisers and data brokers, often without the developer’s knowledge. This happens because software development kits (SDKs) used for advertising and monetisation automatically inherit whatever permissions the host app has…
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Spotify says it doesn’t need deals with all the majors to launch its AI covers and remixes tool
Spotify has said it does not need licensing agreements with all three major record labels before launching its AI-powered covers and remixes tool, according to Co-CEO Gustav Söderström on the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call. The comments came shortly after Spotify announced a licensing deal with Merlin, the body representing independent labels, adding to its…
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What Happened to the Boy From ‘Boyhood’? Ellar Coltrane on 12 Years of Linklater’s Classic, Coming to Set High and More
Actor Ellar Coltrane, who played the lead role in Richard Linklater’s acclaimed 2014 film “Boyhood,” has spoken about life since the film’s release as it returns to cinemas for its 12th anniversary. “Boyhood” was shot over 12 years, following a Texas family through divorce and upheaval as the child actors grew up on screen, and…
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‘Another one!’ Every six from a record-breaking Sunrisers innings
The Hundred saw SunRisers Leeds smash a competition record of 21 sixes in a single innings against London Spirit at Headingley, a display of power-hitting that highlighted the growing dominance of big-hitting in the tournament. The record-breaking innings underlined the strength of SunRisers’ batting line-up and provided one of the standout individual team performances in…
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Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.
A new report from AI safety nonprofit SaferAI finds that GLM-5.2, an open-weight model from China’s Z.ai, is now only a few months behind frontier systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 in cyber and biological capabilities. This matters because, unlike closed models, open-weight systems can be downloaded and run on private hardware,…
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Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta
Anthropic has reportedly agreed a $10 billion, six-year cloud computing deal with AI infrastructure startup Volta, the latest in a string of major compute partnerships as it races to expand capacity amid fierce competition with rival AI labs. The agreement, first reported by Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, underscores the scale of investment AI companies are…
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Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you
A new app called Wrinkles uses a smartphone’s location to automatically surface historical and cultural stories about nearby places, functioning as an AI-powered audio tour guide that lets users explore without staring at their screens. Available on iOS and Android, it was co-founded by advertising executive David Stemler and serial entrepreneur Ryan Hansan, childhood friends…
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Government under fire on prisoner releases and IPP sentences as Burnham holiday row deepens
Ministers face mounting pressure to reform early prisoner release and IPP sentencing; Andy Burnham’s overseas holiday sparks backlash, migrant crossings continue in Essex and Ceuta, OpenAI rebuts Apple’s lawsuit, and Springsteen shares happy family news.
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Tech Life
BBC World Service’s Tech Life programme has broadcast an episode examining why electric aviation is lagging well behind the shift to electric road vehicles, exploring new developments aimed at closing that gap. The episode also features a discussion with a leading international child protection charity about efforts to keep children safe online, reflecting ongoing concerns…
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Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress
Nvidia-led industry group the Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), formed only a week ago, has already established a working group called the Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE) and put forward its first proposals for open comment. The rapid progress matters because it signals the tech industry is moving quickly to build shared, open-source infrastructure for…