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‘Neural Voice Camouflage:’ Techies Think the Answer to Creepy AI Spying on You Is More Creepy AI

Researchers have developed a new method to prevent AI systems from spying on you — but the solution is just as creepy as the issue it’s solving. In essence, the system predicts what words will be said next in a sentence, generating noises that don’t interfere with other humans understanding words but leave smart devices dedicated to surveillance capitalism utterly confused.

Like Amazon's Alexa, Google's digital assistant will allow buyers to add payment informati

Barrett, Kavanaugh Temporarily Block Texas Anti-Censorship Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Texas’ law against social media censorship from taking effect, with Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh joining the majority to send the anti-censorship bill back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mark Zuckerberg shows Congress his teeth

Analyst: 60% Chance Elon Musk Walks Away from Twitter Buyout Deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter may come at a large discount or be abandoned entirely due to the number of estimated bot accounts on the platform. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes there is a 60 percent chance Musk walks away from the deal entirely, and a 40 percent chance the deal closes at a significantly lower price.

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UK Competition Watchdog Launches Second Probe into Google Ads Business

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a new probe into Google’s advertising business. According to the competition watchdog, it is investigating  “whether Google limited the interoperability of its ad exchange with third-party publisher ad servers and/or contractually tied these services together, making it more difficult for rival ad servers to compete.”

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, speaks at Google's annual developer confer

Elon Musk Tops List of Highest Paid Fortune 500 CEOs with $23.5 Billion

According to Fortune’s list of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs of the Fortune 500, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk received the highest compensation in 2021 while Apple CEO Tim Cook trailed just behind. Musk’s realized compensation of $23.5 billion in 2021 dwarfs Cook’s otherwise impressive $770.5 million haul.

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‘996 Culture:’ Former TikTok Employees Describe ‘Crushing’ China-Style Work Culture

Former TikTok employees are criticizing the Chinese-owned company stating that they experienced an intense culture of overwork, unrealistic productivity expectations, and secrecy surrounding salaries. Among the former workers’ complaints is the company’s enforcement of “996 culture,” a management style common in China in which employees are expected to work from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. six days a week.

TikTok app fined in US for illegally gathering children's data (© GETTY/AFP/File Joe

Ohio Court Rules Google May Be Designated a Common Carrier

A court in Ohio has ruled that a lawsuit from state Attorney General Dave Yost, which labels Google a common carrier subject to special regulations and litigation, can proceed, a significant development for Republicans seeking to hold tech companies accountable for bias and censorship.

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, speaks at Google's annual developer confer

No Vacancy: Woke Airbnb to Close Business in China Due to Fierce Competition

Lodging rental company Airbnb, which has been a stalwart supporter of Communist China and a sponsor of the Genocide Games, is reportedly set to close its business in China, according to multiple sources. The woke Silicon Valley giant was already facing fierce competition from local companies, and its business has reportedly become more difficult to run during the coronavirus pandemic.

Brian Chesky CEO of Airbnb

Trump Torches Musk: Elon Wants to Join GOP Because of Issues with ‘Probably Illegal Purchase’ of ‘Fake Twitter’

Following Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent statement that he would begin voting Republican, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to give him both barrels. Trump posted to his platform that Musk’s change of heart is likely due to “all of his problems with a probably illegal purchase of a crummy phony account loaded company, Fake Twitter.”

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC

Feds Probe Another Deadly Tesla Autopilot Crash

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a probe into yet another fatal car crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot “full self-driving” system. The latest Tesla crash under federal investigation resulted in three fatalities.

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Apple Delays Return to Office After Woke Employee Mob Calls Its Plans Racist

Apple has reversed course on its plans to return to normal operations and has suspended requirements that employees return to the office this month for at least three days a week. The U-turn comes after woke employees called the mandate to return to the office a racist move designed to make the company “younger, whiter, and male-dominated.”

Apple's Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data