PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

🔔 Ring's Face Scan Plan | EFFector 37.16

Cozy up next to the fireplace and we'll catch you up on the latest digital rights news with EFF's EFFector newsletter. In our latest issue , we’re exposing surveillance logs that reveal racist policing ; explaining the harms of Google’s plan for Android app gatekeeping ; and

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Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are Public Records

A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret. The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt to block the public’s right to access data gathered by Flock Safety cameras,

EFF • 12h

OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities

New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.

Ars Technica • 12h

EFFecting Change: This Title Was Written by a Human

Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance, or intellectual property. Our panelists discuss how to address complex questions and risks in AI while protecting civil

EFF • 14h

£220 'for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online

Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

BBC: Tech • 17h

Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup

AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta's shift from research to rapid product releases.

Ars Technica • 18h

Danish man given suspended sentence for sharing nude film scenes on Reddit

Police said the man shared 347 clips of naked actors on the social media site, which were viewed 4.2 million times.

BBC: Tech • 20h

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