Month: July 2026
Meta deactivates feature that let you generate AI images of any public Instagram account
Meta has deactivated the Muse Image capability to create AI deepfakes of any public Instagram account you @-mention. Source
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This Dreame X50 Ultra Prime Day deal drops a powerful premium robot vacuum to its lowest price yet, making it a compelling autonomous floor cleaner
Amazon‘s Prime Day sale has delivered another very tempting robot vacuum deal, with the Dreame X50 Ultra dropping to just AU$1,479. That’s a huge discount from its AU$2,999 launch price last year, and well below the usual AU$2,000 price we’ve seen it discounted to in recent months. It isn’t a…
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No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
We’re aware of at least two forged letters circulating on the internet, including this one, that purport to be cease-and-desist letters from our legal department. To be clear: these letters did not come from me or from anyone at Flock. Flock welcomes and encourages public debate about our technology. We…
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Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations…
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The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They’re just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States’ foreign drone ban. But…
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Apple calls OpenAI’s hardware business ‘rotten to its core’ in trade secret theft lawsuit
The lawsuit also names io Products, the hardware company led by Jony Ive. Source
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