Archive: November 2019

We’re expecting Android 17 to begin rolling out later this month, but first, Google has a batch of updates for the wider Android device ecosystem. As usual, some of the new features are limited to specific devices, and others require using Google’s apps. But if you don’t mind the latter, you can get automated protection from the growing threat of deepfake phone scams. According to Google, “impersonation fraud” is one of the most common types of financial s

Businessman Tomoko Maezawa posted on X on November 10 that he was considering appealing a lawsuit against U.S. Meta over “impersonation ads” on social media that used his name and photographs without permission. The Tokyo District Court dismissed Maezawa’s claim the same day. In his post, Maezawa wrote that the ruling held “Meta has no obligation to detect and remove fraudulent ads,” and questioned, “Does that mean it’s okay to just ignore them? Is that re

U.S. Anthropic revealed on its official X account that it had received notice from the U.S. government allowing access to its AI model “Claude Mythos 5” to resume, limited to select U.S. organizations that operate and defend critical infrastructure, as of June 26 (local time). “Claude Fable 5” is not included. Mythos 5, which the company describes as its “most powerful cybersecurity model,” is set to partially resume following the blanket suspension impose

It’s a vague description, like a generic horoscope — it could probably describe a lot of 10-year-olds. Some onlookers, like progressive activist Leah Greenberg, marveled that “the fact that Marissa Mayer would voluntarily disclose this to a reporter is a pretty good demonstration of how deeply the culture of Silicon Valley has diverged from the rest of humanity.” "She thought it was perfect."www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/s…— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@rmac.bsky.social) 202

The move comes after Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse from querying its site in September. The company is rolling the features out just before the start of the holiday shopping season. The e-commerce giant said select U.S. customers will get a text asking them to enable the shopping feature. Those with access can text Alexa to shop on Amazon using natural language queries, spanning everything from searching for items, adding them to cart, and purchasing. Image C

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