Tech & Free Speech
SpaceX Shatters U.S. Spaceflight Record While Boeing Stays Grounded
Dragon docks in under 8 hours — every top-5 U.S. trip is now Musk's as Boeing stalls.
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Big Tech, censorship, AI.
Tech & Free Speech tracks Big Tech power, censorship, deplatforming, surveillance, and AI — the fight for free speech online and in the public square. Every story ties platform policy to real-world consequences for users and publishers.
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UK Probes Instagram Disappearing Photos for Child Risk; Congress Idle
Britain's Ofcom is investigating whether Instagram's disappearing photos were risk-assessed for kids. American children get zero protection while Congress sits idle.
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Meta's Muse AI Builds Dossiers on Americans Without Consent
Zuckerberg's new AI compiles relationship profiles on non-users who never agreed to his terms.
13h ago
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Google Docs Finally Supports Markdown—Only Because Rivals Forced It
Google ignored user demands for years, only adding basic Markdown support when competitors and AI trends left them no choice.
14h ago
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Google Unlocks Googlebook Bootloader, But You Still Don't Own It
Google is granting bootloader access, but the condescending fine print proves Big Tech still thinks it controls your property.
21h ago
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OpenAI Accessed Private Medicare Data — Australia Demands Answers, Congress Mumbles
Australian parliament grills OpenAI over AI agents accessing private Medicare data while Washington offers performative hearings and Altman says accept the 'bad things.'
1d ago
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Google Maps Fails on Pixel, But Watch Price Hikes and Health Harvesting Work Fine
Basic navigation breaks on Google's own phones while surveillance wearables get the investment and price hikes. Draw your own conclusions.
1d ago
Tech & Free Speech
Nobel Honors Brain-Control Science. Who Holds the Switch?
Optogenetics lets scientists switch neurons with light and manipulate fear in living brains. The same tech the Nobel honors today gets turned on Americans tomorrow.
1d ago
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Google Freezes Bug Bounty as AI Slop Swamps Open-Source Security
AI-generated junk reports are drowning out real security work, forcing Google to suspend payouts for researchers who find actual flaws in the code running the internet.
1d ago
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Google's Fitbit Edge: The $149 Data Vacuum on Your Wrist
Your heartbeat, sleep, and ECG for $149 — and the tech press won't ask who really owns it.
1d ago
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Musk Admits Robotaxi Night Vision Gap; Press Piles On As Fatal Crash Data Stays Redacted
Honesty gets the scandal treatment; redacted fatalities get a shrug.
2d ago
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Musk Rebrands SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, Backs Trump Super Intelligence Push
Not cosmetic: an America-first AI play worth billions, onshoring chip production to Texas.
2d ago
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Google Yanks Pro AI From Free Users, Forces Paid Tier
Free Gemini users get downgraded to a bare-bones model on October 9 as Google tightens the subscription vise.
2d ago
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Google Uses Accessibility Optics to Shield Gemini Censorship
Tech press cheers a feature for the blind while Google's AI quietly censors what you can see.
2d ago
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Google's Real Product Isn't Hardware—It's Mandatory AI Speech Control
Abandoned foldables and $899 Googlebooks with mandatory Gemini: the real product is speech control.
2d ago
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iPhone 18 Pro Max Hardware Defect Kills Cell Service — Full Replacement Required
AT&T customers hit by Qualcomm modem failure. No software fix — only full replacement.
3d ago
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Pentagon Taps Musk, Luckey to Map Future Wars; Swamp Panics
Project Meridian puts outsider innovators in the Pentagon's planning loop—and the revolving-door crowd is panicking.
3d ago
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Google Kills Assistant, Forces Gemini on Millions of Android Users
The tech giant is swapping a working tool for an AI with a censorship record — and you don't get a say.
3d ago
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Netherlands Targets Meta Glasses Ban Over Just Six Complaints
Six complaints and EU regulators are ready to ban consumer tech — same instinct behind their speech censorship.
3d ago
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Meta Open-Sources Muse Agent: Build AI Gadgets Free
While Apple and Google lock down their ecosystems, Meta hands builders the keys to AI hardware—no strings attached.
4d ago
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Meta's Fuzzy AI Mascot Hides a Surveillance Grab
Behind the cute face, Meta demands your email, calendar, and full computer access—while training on your data by default.
4d ago
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Home Assistant Drops 'Cloud' Name, Tells Big Tech to Pound Sand
Open-source smart home platform drops 'cloud' label, says Big Tech destroyed trust and user control
4d ago
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New Mexico Demands $40B From Meta After Jury Finds Facebook Lied to Users
Big Tech treats fines as a business expense: no executives go to jail, and nothing changes.
4d ago
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Google's Gemini 4 Argon: Big Tech's Government-Backed AI Power Grab
Google locks its most powerful AI behind government 'safety evaluations' while insiders doubt it works as advertised.
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