It is worth noting that both the hardware and software of Fairphone is heavily dependent on a Chinese company T2Mobile.

@catsalad@infosec.exchange

A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was not shown any warrant when she was arrested this week, according to court documents filed by her attorney.

Once the site of an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II, Camp East Montana is made up of six long tents at the Fort Bliss Army base outside of El Paso. On an average day, the facility holds around 3,000 detainees who are living in harsh conditions: They lack sufficient food and often go without proper medical care, according to AP’s review of 130 calls made to 911. Those calls took place in just about five months—from when the tents were quickly constructed in mid-August to January 20.

https://m.ai6yr.org/@cookiesinheaven/116189526949016156

Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war enters its second week.

California state superintendent says mother and sons arrested during ICE check-in and deported to Colombia

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict.

A federal judge in Oregon on Friday limited federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at a Portland federal immigration building, as part of a lawsuit filed by an adjacent affordable housing complex following months of repeated exposure.

My first attempt at a quenelle… Needs practice, but not a bad go

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Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on Saturday, citing ​concerns about the company’s agreement with the Department ‌of Defense.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43968625

Over the past few weeks, several US banks have pulled off from lending to Oracle for expanding its AI data centres, as per a report.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/memes/p/930951/the-next-de-generation

As of today, about half of all U.S. states have some form of age verification law around. Nine of those were passed in 2025 alone, covering everything from adult content sites to social media platforms to app stores.

Source: https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgian-collector-strikes-deal-with-greece-over-nazi-execution-photos/

About a year and a half ago, I wrote about my kid’s experience with an AI checker tool that was pre-installed on a school-issued Chromebook. The assignment had been to write an essay about Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron—a story about a dystopian society that enforces “equality” by handicapping anyone who excels—and the AI detection tool flagged the essay as “18% AI written.” The culprit? Using the word “devoid.” When the word was swapped out for “without,” the score magically dropped to 0%.

Moscow is rushing to the support of its ally amid a joint US-Israeli bombing campaign