In Chinese data factories, workers teach humanoid robots boring tasks

Local governments are building training centers to address a shortage of robotic data, as China makes embodied intelligence a national priority.

Rest of World • 3h

Why Venezuela’s political shock had Latin America’s Amazon rallying

Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro has fueled speculation that MercadoLibre will gain from a political change in Venezuela.

Rest of World • 5h

EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification

Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require websites and apps to collect sensitive data from every user, often through

EFF • 15h

The Homeland Security Spending Trail: How to Follow the Money Through U.S. Government Databases

This guide was co-written by Andrew Zuker with support from the Heinrich Boell Foundation. The U.S. government publishes volumes of detailed data on the money it spends, but searching through it and finding information can be challenging. Complex search functions and poor user

EFF • 21h

Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' unease

Lego says its new tech-enabled products are its "most revolutionary innovation" since it launched its mini-figurines in 1978.

BBC: Tech • 22h

Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI deepfakes

Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as "dehumanising".

BBC: Tech • 23h