Published onAugust 20, 2026Meta Launches Native Mac App for Meta AI with Window Sharing and Cross-App DictationAI#AI#Google#Microsoft#Meta#privacyMeta officially launched the Mac version of its Meta AI app on August 20, currently available in beta.Read more →
Published onAugust 20, 2026OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protectionsAI#AI#regulation#security#privacy#policySensing an opportunity to one-up its rival Anthropic, OpenAI has announced a privacy-centric safety approach called Private Safety Processing.Read more →
Published onAugust 19, 2026Mozilla Tests an AI 'Smart Window' in Firefox—But Only If You Opt InAI#AI#Apple#Google#Microsoft#privacyMozilla is testing a new 'Smart Window' in Firefox, a separate, optional window that lets users chat with an AI assistant while browsing.Read more →
Published onAugust 18, 2026Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked videoPrism#AI#Apple#Meta#privacy#economy#PrismThe short clip, found by MacRumors in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate, shows a man wearing the new AirPods while holding up a book so that the cameras can read the title through Apple’s Visual Intelligence system.Read more →
Published onAugust 17, 2026Chainalysis sues US over $95M ICE contract with TRM LabsCrypto#crypto#security#privacy#policy#economy#Cryptogovernment over a nearly $95 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract awarded to rival TRM Labs on a sole-source basis.Read more →