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If you still use one of these devices, you might want to start looking into alternatives.
"In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally [...] Starting on March 28, recordings of everything command spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
After the Honey scandal, Google updates its Chrome extensions policy to ban affiliate link swapping before checkout. PayPal’s Honey was accused of this behavior in December. 
#Google #Chrome #Honey #TechNews #AffiliateMarketing #Privacy #OnlineShopping #PolicyUpdate #PayPal
"We are in the midst of a shift in work and workplace relationships as significant as the Second Industrial Revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And new policies and protections may be necessary to correct the balance of power."
Read more: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/24/1111664/worker-monitoring-employee-surveillance/
A recent study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism has revealed alarming inconsistencies and inaccuracies in AI search tools, challenging their growing popularity as replacements for traditional search engines.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/ai/ai-search-engines-plagued-by-inaccuracy
www.computing.co.ukAI search engines plagued by inaccuracyA recent study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism has revealed alarming inconsistencies and inaccuracies in AI search tools, challenging their growing popularity as ...
#DiscoElysium Litigator Launches $500 'Creative Immunity' Certs
https://isglitch.com/article/2025-03-12-disco-elysuim-litigator
I always thought Big Tech companies had a team inside the company answering the question: ‘Who are our customers and how can we best serve them?’ I guess not.
https://inkican.com/when-big-tech-runs-out-of-ideas-no-ideas/
@news@mastodon.toptechtidbits.comAI-Weekly for Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - Issue 155
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The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence
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The Hiro Report · 09MAR2025: You won me over with a puppet
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Small, low-risk sites should be out of scope so long as providers have a reasonable belief that children will not come across harmful material on them, say campaigners.
www.computing.co.ukCall to exempt small sites from the Online Safety ActSmall, low-risk sites should be out of scope so long as providers have a reasonable belief that children will not come across harmful material on them, say campaigners.
REPLAY CREW! We had a great show with a TON of viewer chat Q&A at the end! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/4JL
#SGGQA 386: Xiaomi 15 Series is Out, MWC 2025 Kicks Off, AMD GPUs Looking Good, Apple Sued Over Carbon Claims!
US influence on global tech has grown to outsize proportions. A new research report explores the possibility of breaking free from the American hegemony.
https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/2025/unplugging-from-america
www.computing.co.ukUnplugging from America: Is a non-US tech stack possible?US influence on global tech has grown to outsize proportions. A new research report explores the possibility of breaking free from the American hegemony.
Early access on the Patreon! The Xiaomi 15 is here, but the phone I have is NOT ready for a review! https://www.patreon.com/posts/xiaomi-15-not-123472388
For how expensive this new 8 Elite chip from Qualcomm is, Xiaomi sent us devices that are scoring behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in my tests. This is not an optimized experience yet.
Wouldn't you know it, we got a DAY ONE patch on the reveal of this phone! Any review out now is ALREADY OBSOLETE! HURRAH! We get to do DOUBLE the work in covering this phone!
"Rita Contreras, a hairstylist in Brooklyn, said that in the past six months, the number of clients walking in with AI images has ballooned.
[...]
“I have to just say, ‘This is not a real person. This is not real hair,’”"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/23/ai-hair-inspo-wedding-stylists-businesses/
Archived link: https://archive.is/erYG5
The Washington Post · AI ‘inspo’ is everywhere. It’s driving your hairstylist crazy.
"CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, does not plan to hire engineers this year because of the success of AI agents created and used by the company."
https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/27/salesforce-marcbenioff-layoffs-tech-agents/
The San Francisco Standard · Marc Benioff says Salesforce will hire no engineers this year due to AIThe CEO, who is all-in on AI agents, said he’s part of the last generation of executives who will manage an only-human workforce.
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Mozilla has announced a bold and controversial move: Firefox will transition to a paid model, with subscriptions priced at 1 Mann Co. Supply Crate Key (≈64 ref or $1.56) per month.
In a statement, Mozilla emphasized its commitment to user privacy: "To uphold the highest standards of security and privacy, we will exclusively accept Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys via Steam as payment, ensuring transactions remain secure and private."
The decision has sparked widespread debate online. What are your thoughts? 
#Firefox #TechNews #Privacy
Oh wow. Skype is shutting down after 23 years, 14 years after Microsoft bought it.
"It’s not clear how many people are impacted. The most recent numbers that Microsoft had shared were in 2023, when it said it had more than 36 million users — a long way from Skype’s peak of 300 million users."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/microsoft-hangs-up-on-skype-service-to-shut-down-may-5-2025/
TechCrunch · Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunchMicrosoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.
A shocking turn of events! Popular VSCode extensions with over 9 million downloads have been banned. What happened, and what does this mean for developers? Tune in to uncover the full story! 
#VSCode #Developers #Coding #TechNews #OpenSource #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Code
Apple Podcasts9 Million Downloads, Now Banned: VSCode Extensions Under FirePodcast Episode · Daily Security Review · 02/27/2025 · 17m
Mozilla over here adding Terms of Use to Firefox, which I don't think will go over very well.
Why are people still using and supporting Mozilla in any way at this point?
MozillaFirefox: About Your Rights