Why Venezuela’s political shock sent 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 • 1h

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 • 11h

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 • 16h

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 • 17h

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 • 19h

Chinese AI unicorns beat Silicon Valley giants in race to go public

Zhipu AI and MiniMax are set to raise a combined $1.1 billion before OpenAI and Anthropic file for IPOs.

Rest of World • 22h

Countries are outlawing online gambling ads. Meta is selling them anyway

A Rest of World analysis found Meta is disregarding local laws and the company’s own guidelines in at least 13 countries.

Rest of World • 23h

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