Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance cameras
Flock’s AI surveillance cameras are increasingly being targeted by its critics across the country. No, we’re not just talking about vigilantes who are taking the cameras down in their towns. We’re talking about politicians now, too. And it’s a bipartisan effort; an anti-Flock position is being taken up by both Republican and Democratic politicians. Case […]
Google changes Lake Ontario to Lake America in Search, Google Maps
Are you visiting the Great Lakes before the end of summer? You may notice something odd when planning out the trip on Google. Lake Ontario is no more. Google Maps has renamed it to “Lake America.” Lake America on Google Maps Credit: Google Maps Try typing “Lake Ontario” into Google Search as well. Google takes […]
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement
Music giants Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have just filed a potentially multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Anthropic, and the publishers aren’t mincing words. The lawsuit, filed Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, calls Anthropic “the culprits behind one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property […]
The 6 best power stations for camping keep you both online and off-grid
Your ideal portable power station for camping depends on your overall power needs, how long you’ll be in the great outdoors, and whether you’ll be utilizing solar power to recharge. And after months of testing some of the top models, I’m finally ready to pick the best portable power station for camping in 2026.