Pittsburgh may be the latest major city to drop Shotspotter, the gunshot detection system that uses a network of microphones to alert police to gunfire incidents because the technology just doesn’t work.

Former Google CEO and board chair Eric Schmidt walks back his comments about Google being behind startups like OpenAI because ‘work-life balance was more important than winning’.

The U.S. DOJ is considering a breakup of Google to address its monopoly on search.

And, everybody should check to see if their data was stolen in the NPD data breach. Sadly, the chances are that it probably was.

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group of users it knew skewed towards those under 18.

X sued the Global Alliance for Responsible Media for abusing its influence and prompting a boycott against advertising on X.

New York City’s drone warning system shouted incomprehensible Spanish to residents when delivering weather-related instructions.

And the number of Black podcast listeners is increasing in the United States with 46% of Black listeners listening for the first time within the last year.

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Don Lemon sued Elon Musk and the social media platform X for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract after Musk canceled a deal for the Don Lemon Show to appear on the platform.

After dragging its feet with a proprietary system for over a year, California is now preparing to launch support for adding your Driver’s License to Apple Wallet. 

No smartphones in school seems to be a growing sentiment globally. The prestigious boarding school, Eton College in Great Britain is replacing 1st-year student's smartphones with Nokia feature phones. 

And, the US Court for the District of Washington DC has ruled that Google is a monopoly.

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The European Union gives Meta until September 1st to come up with better membership options for Facebook and Instagram other than simply paying a fee not to be tracked or consenting to being tracked for free.

Artificial intelligence can detect prostate cancer at substantially higher rates than human doctors and AI-assisted predictions of cancer size were 45 more accurate than without AI.

Cybersecurity company Cloudstrike’s Falcon Sensor software pushed out an update that caused Windows Blue Screens of Death on servers all over the world.

And the police are using robots to disable Internet of Things booby traps inside suspect's homes.

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CNN is shifting its business again.  The Cable news network is laying off 100 employees, disbanding its Race Equity Team, and launching a digital platform similar to the shortlived CNN+ in 2024. 

Yes, AI is screwing over Black folks, and, Latin X folks, and, lower middle-income white folks.  Here are a few tips to protect yourself from the job-eliminating A.I. boom.

SIM Swap Attacks are on the rise. SMS related two-factor-authentication meant to keep your accounts safe, actually make them a target for social engineering.

And Nothing’s $200 CMF Phone is not bad for an entry-level Android Device.

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Multi-Purpose-Tap could make mobile NFC payments more useful and more complicated. The new concept could allow you to tap your phone, pay for alcohol, and get carded all at the same time.

Morehouse College launches 3D, AI, Teaching Assistants in its Metaversity. They probably don’t need to be 3D, a chat interface would suffice, and we hope they don’t displace real human TAs.

Middle school students in a Philly suburb cyberbully and defame 20 teachers to little to no consequence… At least thus far.

Microsoft’s AI CEO believes content on the internet is freeware unless specifically otherwise stated.

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The Detroit Police Department, after a settlement with a man who was wrongly arrested based on grainy security camera footage, can no longer use facial recognition results as its only basis for an arrest.

The Federal Communications Commission wants to change rules that would force mobile carriers to unlock phones for consumers. 

Facebook and Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ ad model violates the Digital Markets Act in the EU.

And RCS is finally available in iOS 18 beta dev 2.    Messaging between iPhones and Android is better, but, green bubbles aren’t going anywhere.

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Microsoft Recall was supposed to launch with Copilot+ PCs last week, but Microsoft decided to send the controversial, AI-powered, timeline snapshotting feature to the Windows Insider Program.

Social Media Influencers aren’t seeing the sponsorship and brand deal payouts that they once did, possibly because everyone and their momma is trying to become one. 

Meta is flagging real photos edited with AI as AI-generated.  Maybe we need a flag that says AI-enhanced. 

And Wil.I.Am unveiled an AI-generated Black, female host, for his SiriusXM radio show at the Cannes Festival.

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Apple’s new Tap to Cash feature that allows iPhone users to tap their phones to initiate an Apple Pay transfer makes paying someone really easy.  The question is does it make it too easy?

The US Surgeon General wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media.

The proposed labels would regularly warn users that social media platforms have not been proven safe for their mental health.

The Fearless Fund was dealt a blow in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in its effort to support women-owned Black businesses.  

Ancestry is using AI to help users discover the names and lives of their ancestors who were formerly enslaved.

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