Daily Shaarli
September 29, 2026
Discord is testing a stripped-down mode to reduce system resource usage while gaming, a direct response to complaints about the app's increasing bloat.
Meta and Snap are in the midst of a massive public relations push to normalize smart glasses equipped with cameras and AI.
A new report from Proton highlights that many top-rated free mobile games contain trackers that send user data to servers in Russia and China.
Modern vehicles are collecting massive amounts of telemetry, including location history and remote-start data, often with little transparency for the owner.
As Big Tech rushes to build massive AI data centers, local communities are pushing back or demanding compensation. In Pennsylvania, a developer is offering $10,000 to residents, while in Indiana, groups are seeking 1% of total construction costs to mitigate the impact on local infrastructure.
The IFPI is pushing for the popular open-source tool yt-dlp to be included on the European Union's piracy watch list.
Flock Safety, known for license plate reading cameras, is facing scrutiny as third-party surveillance firms pitch facial recognition add-ons for their hardware.
Apple is exploring a redesign for the Vision Pro (codename N224) that would offload processing to an external 'compute puck.' This move is intended to address current issues with headset weight and heat management.
The Dutch government is transitioning away from Microsoft software in favor of home-grown solutions based on NixOS.