Sources: Disney has been hesitant to license its IP to Roblox because it doesn't consider it a safe platform, bucking the trend followed by Netflix and others
Here's a stat that might shock anyone who isn't the parent of a Gen Alpha kid: As of October 2025, online gaming platform Roblox boasted …
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE officer sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi directed the DOJ to ask Apple to remove the app
Here's What We Know ABC Columbia : Apple removes ICE tracking apps Joe Sommerlad / The Independent : Apple pulls ICE tracking apps after pressure from the White House thesun.my : Apple pulls immigrati...
US public records: AWS is aggressively promoting AI surveillance tech to law enforcement agencies, partnering with companies such as Flock Safety and ZeroEyes
It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls. … @skynetandchill.com : Public records show Amazon Web Services has b...
Sources: in a meeting with UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, Sam Altman proposed giving ChatGPT Plus to everyone in the UK, a deal that would have cost £2B
“we'll give your entire country chatgpt plus for £2bn. please???” — also, fuck you peter kyle for even taking this meeting. Mateusz Fafinski / @calthalas : Two billion for country-wide access to Ch...
The Johns Hopkins University Press will license its authors' books to train AI models, citing concerns that “the window may be closing” for making AI deals
Authors have until the end … Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Johns Hopkins Press to License Books for AI Training, Sparking Author Backlash and Industry Debate Bluesky: Christos Lynteris / @visualp...
Crypto exchange BigONE confirms a $27M hot wallet hack, says it will “cover all losses”, and is working with security firm SlowMist to trace the stolen assets
Seychelles-based outfit says security attack occurred, will fully cover all losses Isabella Flores / CryptoNinjas : 27M Vanishes in BigONE Hack but That's Not the Most Shocking Part of the Attack Deni...
Cluely says its ARR hit $7M after signing a public company; a startup called Pickle says it built Glass, an open source, free product similar to Cluely
so much money sloshing around, if someone just snuck me a million I'd pay off all the loans of my family and just check out from work forever — and here multiple millions getting burned on fucking n...
Internal emails: ICE is using Mobile Fortify, an app that uses facial recognition and fingerprint scanning via phone cameras to identify people in the field
www.404media.co/ice-is-using... [image] Ryan Teague Beckwith / @ryanbeckwith : The men wearing masks as they shove people in unmarked vans with swapped license plates are using a facial recognition a...
The UK High Court warns lawyers of possible criminal charges for using AI-generated fake legal material, citing two recent cases with hallucinated content
High Court to lawyers: cut the ChatGPT or else Robert Booth / The Guardian : High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case-law citations Šejla Ahmatović / Politico : UK judge sounds...
How the US conducted a monthslong campaign to push The Gambia and at least four other developing nations to license Starlink; diplomats call the events alarming
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk's satellite internet company in five developing nations. Bluesky: @karlbode.com , @emptywheel , @rimaanabtawi , and @malwarejake . Mastodon: @Suff...