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Why Aliexpress is muting your music. (The Register)

Because they're taking your fingerprints using inaudible sonar.

Really.

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OpenAI is building agents for everything. Will anyone use them? No. (Tech Crunch)
For Andrew Ambrosino, the lead engineer for OpenAI's desktop app, it's the only way to test the future, which is why that app now has access to, and control over, his inbox, his Slack account, his phone, apps like Notion and Figma, and more.
The people building these things are the only ones using them.
Get yourself a password book. (The Register)

Because AI agents can't break into your house and steal a physical notepad.
Microsoft's latest masterpiece is a bug that breaks printing of WPF documents from Windows 11 if they are written using fonts with names starting with C. (WCCFTech)

I'm not even mad. That's amazing.
Xiaomi's AI cube is not a cube. (Notebook Check)

Lies!
FIIO's new cassette player plays cassettes. (Notebook Check)

Peace, love, and mung beans, baby.

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Disclaimer: Peace, love, and mung beans, sir.

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