Topic: privacy controls

  • OpenAI's ChatGPT Desktop App for Mac is Here

    OpenAI's ChatGPT Desktop App for Mac is Here

    OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT desktop app Atlas for Mac, integrating conversational AI directly into a dedicated browser for a unified search and browsing experience. The app includes features like a persistent ChatGPT sidebar for on-page assistance, Cursor chat for text editing, and Agent Mode...

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  • Build Your Own Social Community with Bonfire’s Free Software

    Build Your Own Social Community with Bonfire’s Free Software

    Bonfire Social is a new open-source, federated platform powered by ActivityPub, offering customization and community governance without corporate oversight. The nonprofit platform features modular "flavors" for tailored setups, unique tools like custom feeds and Circles, and granular privacy cont...

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  • Connect with Fellow Travelers on Airbnb's New Social Feature

    Connect with Fellow Travelers on Airbnb's New Social Feature

    Airbnb has introduced social networking features that allow travelers to connect with others during shared Experiences and stay in touch through a new Connections tab on their profiles. The platform has enhanced its search functionality with tools that suggest properties just outside user criteri...

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  • Google Gemini Now Remembers Your Past Chats for Personalization

    Google Gemini Now Remembers Your Past Chats for Personalization

    Google Gemini now remembers past conversations for personalized responses and introduces Temporary Chat mode for enhanced privacy, rolling out updates gradually. The personalization feature allows Gemini to recall details from previous chats, mimicking human conversation, while Temporary Chat ens...

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  • OpenAI's Atlas Browser: The 'Agentic' Challenger to Rivals

    OpenAI's Atlas Browser: The 'Agentic' Challenger to Rivals

    The ChatGPT Atlas browser by OpenAI integrates AI directly into web browsing, offering a unified search bar and a persistent sidebar assistant for tasks like summarizing articles and comparing products. It features browser memory to organize past searches and chats by topic and includes Agent Mod...

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  • How Your AI Chats Shape Your Feed and Ads

    How Your AI Chats Shape Your Feed and Ads

    Meta will use conversations with its AI assistants to personalize content and ads across Facebook and Instagram, leveraging data from over a billion monthly users to enhance its recommendation systems. This approach allows for sharper, more timely ad targeting by analyzing real-time user intent, ...

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  • Google AI Mode Now Books For You, Expands Globally

    Google AI Mode Now Books For You, Expands Globally

    Google's AI Mode is expanding to actively complete tasks, starting with restaurant reservations for U.S. subscribers of its AI Ultra Labs program, as part of a global rollout in over 180 countries. The new booking feature scans real-time availability across platforms and directs users to finalize...

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  • Arlo Launches New AI-Powered Smart Home Security Line

    Arlo Launches New AI-Powered Smart Home Security Line

    Arlo Technologies has launched a new lineup of smart home security cameras, featuring AI integration and options from budget-friendly to high-performance models, including innovative 360-degree pan tilt cameras for comprehensive surveillance. The Arlo Secure service, starting at $6.67 per month, ...

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  • e& UAE Teams with Huawei to Launch AI-Powered 5G-Advanced Network

    e& UAE Teams with Huawei to Launch AI-Powered 5G-Advanced Network

    e& UAE has partnered with Huawei to integrate advanced AI into its 5G-Advanced core network, aiming to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency across the UAE. The deployment includes Huawei's NWDAF, MDAF, and MCF technologies, which enable proactive maintenance, predictive insights...

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  • Get FREE Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition eBook Now

    Get FREE Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition eBook Now

    The digital world faces constant sophisticated cyber threats like ransomware, data breaches, and social engineering scams, posing risks to individuals and organizations. "Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition" by Joseph Steinberg offers clear, practical advice on personal and organizational secu...

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  • Google Shuts Down Privacy Sandbox Initiative

    Google Shuts Down Privacy Sandbox Initiative

    Google has officially ended its Privacy Sandbox initiative, discontinuing key APIs like Attribution Reporting, Topics, and Protected Audience, which were intended to replace third-party cookies with privacy-focused advertising technologies. The decision provides short-term stability for advertise...

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