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EFF Deeplinks19d06/24

🦅 Domestic Spying Takes an L | EFFector 38.12

Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’ private conversations without a warrant. Despite years of revelations about this law's misuse, Congress has repeatedly reauthorized Section 702 without meaningful reform. Until this month, that is, when it finally lapsed in a major victory for privacy. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering the expiration of Section 702 and what happens next. JOIN OUR N

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

Figma now has AI motion graphics and shader tools

Figma has revealed some new design and coding product updates at its annual Config conference that aim to help creatives "push their ideas further" and automate tedious tasks with AI. Part of this is a reimagined canvas that's now optimized for full-stack development, according to Figma, bringing teams, AI agents, tools, and materials "together in one place." Notable callouts include coding layers that let you tweak the code of your projects without leaving the Figma Design canvas, and AI-genera

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

52 Prime Day steals under $25 you won’t want to miss

We at The Verge love a good gadget or tchotchke, especially when it’s not too expensive. But with the rising cost of just about everything these days, many once-cheap gadgets aren’t so affordable anymore. Amazon and other retailers sell all sorts of products from word salad brand names, but only some of it is handy and affordable enough to be worth telling you about. We’re highlighting some of our favorite picks that don’t suck and are on sale for Amazon Prime Day. Some of them you’ve likely see

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

The solar-powered Birdbuddy Pro is on sale for $168, the lowest price yet

The Birdbuddy Pro Solar | Image: Bird Buddy For anyone looking to add some fun tech to their yard, the Birdbuddy Pro with solar panels is $168 at Amazon for Prime Day (usually around $240). This Internet connected birdhouse has a 5-megapixel camera to automatically capture crisp photos and videos of the various visitors to your yard, and can even identify species and repeat customers. With a 115-degree field of view and slow motion support, you’ll spot all kinds of birds in detail without leavin

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Netzpolitik (DE)19d06/24

Online tracking: Germany and Google want to save cookie banners

Will you ever get rid of cookies? – : Banner: Screenshot google.de, Cookies: James TrendaWith the “Digital Omnibus”, the EU also wants to improve data protection after the AI ​​regulation. The legislative package contains a single proposal that is not primarily intended to make life easier for companies, but also for users. It could free the European Internet from cookie banners, but after intensive lobbying the Council now wants to delete the article.

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

OpenAI reveals its first AI processor: Jalapeño

OpenAI has just revealed a new "intelligence processor" chip for AI servers made in partnership with Broadcom. The chip, called Jalapeño, is designed to power current and future large language models, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Jalapeño is an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), meaning it's designed for a specific purpose: AI inference. With AI inference, models process a user's request to run an agent like Codex or offer a response from ChatGPT, while AI training inv

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade

Hue’s latest smart bulbs will be able to run Zigbee and Thread concurrently. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled smart bulbs that will allow them to run both Thread and Zigbee at the same time. The change means you can connect compatible Hue bulbs and fixtures directly to a Matter ecosystem - Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Home - while keeping them linked to a Hue Bridge and the Hue ecosystem. "To

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The Verge Tech19d06/24

19 great Prime Day deals on our favorite charging gear

If you’re sick of your devices running out of juice early into the evening just as you’re about to go out, Prime Day is a great time to pick up a new power bank or charging brick. We’ve rounded up the best deals on a range of discounted charging equipment, from power banks and wall chargers that support the latest Qi2 standard to surge protectors with long cords and plenty of ports and adapters for traveling internationally. There’s even a great deal on a Switch 2 zip-up case that includes a bat

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