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Australia’s privacy regulator investigates maker of smartglasses app amid data concerns
Australia’s privacy regulator has launched an investigation into Shenzhen Qingcheng, a China-based company behind the HeyCyan app used in Kmart’s discounted Meta smartglasses, after the company failed to respond to official inquiries. The glasses generated significant controversy following reports of their covert recording capabilities, prompting a 55,000-strong petition, council bans in public spaces and federal…
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Medical jet missing with six presumed dead; far-right elected German parliament speaker
Six people are presumed dead after a medical jet went missing off Nantucket. An AfD politician has become the first far-right speaker elected to a German state parliament.
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Officer told court accused discussed his relationship with Jesse Baird extensively
A police officer told the NSW Supreme Court that Beau Lamarre-Condon repeatedly discussed his on-off relationship with Jesse Baird during their friendship. She said she contacted him after seeing his name in the news about the alleged murders of Baird and Luke Davies, then alerted her boss that she had information for the investigation. Senior…
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Amazon users uncover personal assumptions based on their shopping histories
Amazon’s shopping preferences section displays personal assumptions the company has made about each user based on their purchase history. When a Threads user discovered Amazon assumed she had “flat buttocks,” she shared the finding online, sparking a viral post that gained over a million views and prompted countless others to check what the retailer assumed…
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Record Migrants Arrive as British Banker Found Dead
Nearly 1,300 migrants reached Britain in four days, the busiest crossing period this year. British banker Simon Andriesz was found dead in Thailand after making whistleblowing allegations.
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Comedians criticise Maniscalco’s SiriusXM channel over reduced exposure for newcomers
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is facing backlash from fellow comedians who say his takeover of SiriusXM’s Raw Comedy channel is harming emerging talent. Established comics including Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho have publicly called on Maniscalco to prioritise newer performers, arguing that the channel’s direction change threatens the livelihoods of up-and-coming comedians who depend on the…
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Google backs $4.3bn nuclear upgrades to supply expanding data centres
Google has signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation to help fund upgrades at six existing US nuclear power plant sites, aiming to add electricity for its expanding data centres. The deal matters because growing demand from AI data centres is putting pressure on the PJM grid, where concerns about reliable supply and rising bills have…
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Amazon Removes Alexa Voice Control for AUX Input on Select Echo Speakers
Amazon this week confirmed it has disabled Alexa voice command control for the auxiliary input port on four older Echo speaker models. Users received emails explaining that commands such as “Alexa, play from line in” no longer work, though the company provided no explanation for removing the feature or disclosed how many users are affected.…