Bluesky’s new AI app can vibe-code your social feed
We’ve been seeing a lot about how AI tools like Claude Code and Codex can vibe-code apps and web pages, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What else can you vibe code? Here’s…
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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says
A former employee of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U.S. Social Security Administration and stored it on a thumb drive, according to a whistleblower complaint reported by…
Conduent hack exposed 25 million medical, Social Security records
Who is Conduent? If you asked that question this past week, you’re not alone. Hackers stole sensitive information on a sizable portion of U.S. residents from this major data processor, with the original estimate to…
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it’s getting weird fast
On Friday, a Reddit-style social network called Moltbook reportedly crossed 32,000 registered AI agent users, creating what may be the largest-scale experiment in machine-to-machine social interaction yet devised. It arrives complete with security nightmares and…
Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans’ Social Security data
Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in an effort to help an advocacy group “overturn election results in certain States” last year, according to…
Microsoft slips up and highlights Windows 10 in a social media own goal
Microsoft Support operates an X/Twitter account called MicrosoftHelps to help users with problems, highlight features, and explain technical bits. Typically, Windows 11 takes center stage there, as Microsoft wants to showcase the current Windows generation…
ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team
Together, these teams would operate as intelligence arms of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division. They will receive tips and incoming cases, research individuals online, and package the results into dossiers that could be used…
Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms
A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s…
When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette
If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your…
How to avoid seeing videos of Charlie Kirk’s death in your social feeds
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered yesterday, and graphic clips of his death are circulating like wildfire on social media. Even worse, virtually all social networks now default to autoplaying embedded videos — meaning you…