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Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say | TechCrunch

The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.

TechCrunch
wow! i sure hope this means the rest of us can race out and upgrade at whatever cost soon, so we can save ourselves! ;> https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1ssguib/unauthorized_group_has_gained_access_to/
fears without tears, because 'everybody wants to rule the world' - PolicySim - https://policysim.policy.cafe - an open-source, AI based, interactive simulator that models how U.S. legislation moves through Congress.
OpenAI Investors Aren't Sure Sam Altman Is the Guy to Take Them Public

More like out, man.

Gizmodo
Nelly Furtado saw this coming ;> "I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away" - https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/investing/allbirds-pivot-to-ai
from an AI technology, business and humanity future perspectives, the core question is less about Sam Altman and more ---> Does OpenAI <still> Matter? @ronanfarrow @andrewmarantz https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI, Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz write.

The New Yorker
Robotic Labor Pains or #joverc (joules > calories) technology's primary impact is "labor saving," and its secondary impact is witnessing the primary =O https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/economists-once-dismissed-the-ai-job-threat-but-not-anymore.html
Economists Are Drawing Stronger Connections Between A.I. and Jobs

Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared.

The New York Times
the irony of being a 'founder' is that you're 'lost' most of the time.
not total b.s., but close enough to fertilize the 'hearts and minds' with AI p(doom) with a touch of exclusivity, like an Edward Bernays campaign, because it's 'so powerful' that we can only let a limited 'club' have access. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/opinion/anthropic-ai-claude-mythos.html @nytimes
Opinion | Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence is happening now.

The New York Times
China Orders Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Pulled from Apple App Store

The decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app has been used by protestors in countries including Nepal, Madagascar and Iran.

Decrypt