Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears - https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-pauses-mouse-tracking-data-security
Meta has paused its Model Capability Initiative, which tracks employee mouse movements and keystrokes for AI training, after sensitive data was left exposed.
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Meta pauses its employee mouse-tracking program over data-security fears
The Model Capability Initiative, which logs mouse movements and keystrokes to train Meta’s AI, is on hold after sensitive staff data was left accessible to the whole company. Meta has paused a programme that watches its own employees work. On Monday 22 June 2026, the company said it would halt the internal tool that tracks […]
The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played - https://www.theverge.com/games/952765/steam-machine-review
$1,049 buys PS5 performance in a couch-friendly desktop.
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The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played
This pricey cube won’t win any console wars — but could it rise above them?
In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words - The Old New Thing - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451
Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors.
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In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words - The Old New Thing
Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors.
This Man Was Gifted His Dream Car by the Notorious Hacker He Put in Prison - https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-man-was-gifted-his-dream-car-by-the-notorious-hacker-he-put-in-prison
Shawn Nunley stopped Kevin Mitnick with a cassette recorder. Decades later, Mitnick left him enough to buy his dream Porsche 911 GTS.
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This Man Was Gifted His Dream Car by the Notorious Hacker He Put in Prison
Shawn Nunley stopped Kevin Mitnick with a cassette recorder. Decades later, Mitnick left him enough to buy his dream Porsche 911 GTS.
It’s Not TV. It’s Instagram: App Is Testing Longform, Episodic Storytelling on TV - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/instagram-testing-longform-episodic-storytelling-tv-1236625661/
The Meta-owned company is going decidedly retro by experimenting with time-honored video formats with its creators.
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It’s Not TV. It’s Instagram: App Is Testing Longform, Episodic Storytelling on TV
The Meta-owned company is going decidedly retro by experimenting with time-honored video formats with its creators.
Trump Seeks to Boost Quantum Computing With New Executive Orders - https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-seeks-to-boost-quantum-computing-with-new-executive-orders-b2200634
The orders aim to speed the development of the advanced computers and mitigate the security threats they pose.
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Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
Meta announces the $299 Meta Glasses. They’re not Ray-Bans, but feature an updated AI, adjustable nosepads and temple tips, and a model designed by Kylie Jenner.
Meta Debuts Glasses Under Its Own Brand at Lower $299 Price - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-23/meta-launches-299-in-house-adventure-fury-kylie-jenner-starfire-glasses
The company is also considering camera-free models in the future.
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