Author: Zach_Wilson

Orchid, the buzzy Tame Impala synth, is back in a gorgeous clear colorway

The Telepathic Instruments Orchid has been unavailable for a few months now. But a new batch is ready to drop on May 5th for $649, and the company is celebrating with a limited edition clear Orchid: Arctic, which will cost slightly more: $699. The Orchid was designed in part with…

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Meta is using AI bone structure analysis to detect and remove underaged users

The company is also expanding its teen account detection systems to Facebook. Source

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Proton, Tor, Mullvad, ExpressVPN, and Mozilla among the 19 organizations urging the UK government ‘not to undermine the open web’ as Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill becomes law — a move that could ‘infringe human rights’

Privacy tech advocates are urging the UK “not to undermine the open web“ This comes as the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools bill became law A national consultation on online harms is also ongoing A coalition made up of digital rights groups and privacy-first tech developers is urging the UK government…

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New Mexico has a plan to overhaul Facebook and Instagram

Still fresh off its recent $375 million jury verdict against Meta, New Mexico attorney general Raul Torrez’s office began arguing for even greater asks in the second phase of a landmark trial. On Monday, an attorney for the state, David Ackerman, pressed the court for a $3.7 billion abatement plan…

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Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives

Anthropic has spent years building itself up as the safe AI company. But new security research shared with The Verge suggests Claude’s carefully crafted helpful personality may itself be a vulnerability. Researchers at AI red-teaming company Mindgard say they got Claude to offer up erotica, malicious code, and instructions for…

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Amazon takes on FedEx and UPS by letting other companies use its global warehousing and delivery network

You don’t have to be an Amazon seller to use ASCS ASCS and AWS have a lot in common, and this could be a good thing GPS tracking, photo on delivery, 80,000+ trailers and more are all available Amazon has launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) business, opening up its…

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