https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-just-broke-custom-folder-icons-deliberate/

Microsoft is breaking custom folder icons on purpose.

Now if the custom icon comes from an "un-trusted source" Windows 11 wont allow it,

#Microsoft #Windows11

https://www.howtogeek.com/the-underrated-android-features-youre-not-using-enough/

Several underrated Android features you might not be using but probably should.
- Fast app-switching
- Split‑screen multitasking
- Built‑in QR‑code scanning
- Flip to "shhh"
- Quick Tap
- App pinning
- Guest Mode
- Live Transcribe
- Circle to Search

#Android #Tips #Tech

https://www.theverge.com/tech/947836/google-search-privacy-settings-images-audio

Google will now save the images, files, audio, and video you use to search. That includes the images you search for with Google Lens, recordings from its real-time Search Live tool, voice searches, and phrases spoken into Translate. All to Train AI and target Ads'

#google #Search #AI #Privacy

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozilla-firefox-android-google-play-integrity

Mozilla has added a new Google Play Integrity library to Firefox for Android. Firefox can now request a Play Integrity token and send it to Mozilla's MLPA server.

Mozilla says this is tied to AI-related features, not general browser functionality, so Firefox should still work on rooted and non-certified Android devices. However, some AI features may be unavailable on those devices.

#Firefox #Mozilla #Android #Privacy #OpenSource #GooglePlayIntegrity #AI

https://www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to-kill-burner-phones-by-forcing-telecoms-to-get-all-customers-ids/

The FCC wants to make it impossible to buy "burner" phones, such as pre-paid phones not linked to your identity. They plan to do this by forcing all companies to store a ton of data about ALL phone users, including Copy of ID, and Verified address and a ton more info for both new & existing phone users, regardless of company or phone.

#FCC #Privacy #Security

https://www.theverge.com/tech/946744/meta-website-activity-personalize-feeds

Meta is now planing to use the info "shared" with it from other businesses and websites, to train its AI and customize your advertisements.

#Meta #AI #Privacy

https://itsfoss.com/cheezy-pizza/

CheezyPizza is an open source, browser-based file transfer app that uses DTLS Encrypted WebRTC to transfer files directly between two browsers.

#FileSharing #OpenSource #DTLS

https://www.theverge.com/science/946608/donut-labs-debunk-solid-state-battery

It seems Donut Lab's Solid state battery has been debunked with the help of a Whistle blower, and is little more than a standard Lithium-ion battery with extra steps.

#Science #DonutLab

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/euro-office-ooxml-libreoffice

Euro-Office launches a stable 1.0 release on June 9. Marketing materials bill it as "the first open-source office suite developed in Europe" However OpenOffice.org got there in 2001,and LibreOffice from 2010. Also, it defaults to Microsoft's proprietary OOXML document format which is NOT open-Source.

#OpenSource #EuroOffice #Microsoft #DigitalSovereignty

https://www.404media.co/microsoft-hacked-to-deliver-malware-to-claude-and-gemini-users/

Microsoft has shut down a wave of its own repositories on GitHub, related to Azure and AI coding agents. Cybersecurity researchers and Microsoft. Have confirmed a data Breach where Hackers planted malware that would harvest peoples’ credentials when they opened it in AI coding tools like Claude Code or Gemini.

#DataBreach #Microsoft #AI #Gemini #Azure #Security