Topic: product transparency
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BrickBoy Lego Game Boy Uses Floating Magnets, Not Switches
The BrickBoy Lego Game Boy uses a magnetic button system instead of traditional switches, which was not clearly communicated during the Kickstarter campaign, surprising backers and journalists. The prototype's magnetic controls have inconsistent responsiveness, making gameplay unreliable, and the...
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Avec’s AI reads your email to catch due dates
Avec's new email app features a swipe-left gesture that auto-extracts deadlines from messages and resurfaces them on the due date, aiming to reduce inbox cognitive load. The company has not disclosed whether email scanning happens on-device or on servers, nor what data is retained, raising privac...
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Framework Reduces RAM in Premium Laptop Shipments
Framework has announced a pricing revision for its Laptop 13 Pro due to memory supplier cost increases of more than double, affecting existing preorders with adjusted memory configurations and prices. Some customers are being notified of changes to their preorder's memory setup and price, with Fr...
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Anthropic Faces Class Action Over Alleged Misleading of Power Users
A class action lawsuit alleges that Anthropic misled high-volume users about the Claude Max plan’s capabilities by marketing dramatic usage multipliers while obscuring restrictive weekly limits in fine print. The complaint, led by former FTC officials, argues that these hidden constraints make th...
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NCSC Urges Vendors to Add Forensic Observability to Network Devices
The UK's NCSC is urging hardware manufacturers to build forensic observability,telemetry, logging, and data extraction capabilities,directly into network devices like firewalls and VPN gateways, so post-breach investigations don't rely on reverse engineering or vulnerability research. The NCSC de...
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