New Apple study shows LLMs can tell what you’re doing from audio and motion data – 9to5Mac
In other words, LLMs are actually pretty good at inferring what a user is doing from basic audio and motion… read more
The Complicated Ethics (and Laws) of Smart Glasses – Lifehacker
As smart glasses equipped with cameras and mics edge closer to mainstream adoption, we’re facing another, subtler shift. Unlike smartphones,… read more
Seeing Like a Platform: An Inquiry into the Condition of Digital Modernity (Törnberg & Uitermark, 2025)
Power needs abstraction, to make the unwieldy complexity of the social world legible and manageable. The proposition at the heart… read more
Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD [podcast] – American Psychological Association
These days, most of us live our lives tethered to our computers and smartphones, which are unending sources of distraction…. read more
New audio tech could let you listen privately without headphones – Science News
Recently, researchers developed private “audible enclaves.” “It is like wearing an invisible headset,” says Yun Jing, an acoustics researcher at… read more
Vergecast [podcast]
The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday,… read more
The Changing Face of Protest – Rest of World
Over the past decade, there has been a steep rise globally in law enforcement using facial recognition technology. Data gathered… read more
Hot Money: porn, power and profit – Financial Times [podcast]
Our podcast series investigates the shadowy power structures of the porn industry. https://www.ft.com/content/762e4648-06d7-4abd-8d1e-ccefb74b3244
Even the scientists who build AI can’t tell you how it works – Vox Unexplainable [podcast]
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT can do a wide range of impressive things: they can write passable essays, they can… read more
Body Electric – NPR
Body Electric is a 6-part investigation and interactive project with TED Radio Hour host, Manoush Zomorodi. She’ll take you on… read more