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I'm a Senior Reporter at Gizmodo covering privacy, AI, and life on the internet. I read the privacy policies so you don't have to. Have a tip? Reach out by email, or ask for my Signal contact info.
To replace the cookie in Chrome and Android, Google has an offering for the world called “Privacy Sandbox." Here's…
He was the public face of big problems at big tech. Now he wants to help regulators and companies assure the public…
Elon is obsessed with giving himself public deadlines, which would be way less embarrassing if he was as interested…
The dramatically named AMERICA Act would prohibit big companies from owning multiple parts of the digital ad…
My one-sided "conversations" with Spotify's new AI DJ pose a question: can a corporation, or a robot, for that…
A fake tweet cost drug giant Eli Lily $15 billion. Here's 10 more that could spank corporations if trolls get…
The “Sound of All Human Knowledge” will identify Wikipedia content on smart speakers and other audio platforms.
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant can be tricked to unlock doors, reads texts, disable alarms, and more with the…
Breaking with the hyperfixation on TikTok, France says none of the other recreational apps are secure either. Sacré…
America gets its first state-run internet bedtime. Utah may also force tech companies to scan driver's licenses.
Representatives played TikTok videos threatening their lives, misunderstood how the internet works, and watched as…
As Congress pushed around TikTok CEO Shou Chew, one representative played a video that threatened the committee, and…
In his first major address to the American public, CEO Shou Zi Chew will say that TikTok is super safe, super…
New ads in Instagram search results and "reminder ads" in push notifications will give users the one thing the…
So far, researchers can't get AI to behave. The Stanford model, based on Meta's LLaMA AI, went down as fast as it…
TikTok has a new tack ahead of its CEO getting grilled in Congress: arguing the app is vital to 150 million…
Do as I say, not as I post. The BBC published over a dozen TikToks after warning staff about the app.
Bizarre is the only word for it. From dancing hot sauce packets, to celebrities, to purple elephants—everything I…
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