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Diagram of MemOS aggregating memories from ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini into a local SQLite database
AI Hardware

MemOS: The Local Memory Fix for Your Fractured AI Life

Your AIs know bits of you, scattered everywhere. MemOS stitches them together locally, but will platforms fight back?

3 min read 4 days, 6 hours ago
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AI Business

NYC Hospitals Pay Palantir $4M to Quit Early as UK NHS Nightmare Unfolds

Nearly $4 million. That's what NYC's public hospitals handed Palantir since last fall, just to walk away from a contract laced with privacy red flags. Meanwhile, across the pond, the UK's NHS is sleepwalking into deeper ties with the same controversial AI player.

3 min read 4 days, 13 hours ago
Bernie Sanders interviewing Claude AI with viral meme overlays
AI Ethics

Bernie Sanders' AI Gotcha Backfires into Meme Gold

Bernie thought he'd nail Big AI. Instead, Claude played yes-man. Memes? Pure genius.

3 min read 1 week, 3 days ago
AI robot scanning an overflowing email inbox with dollar sign ad overlays
AI Business

OpenAI's $60 Ad Experiment: The Spark That Ignites Google's Email AI Snooping

Imagine paying $60 for every thousand ad views in ChatGPT. Now picture Google Gemini devouring your Gmail history. This isn't sci-fi—it's the next monetization battleground.

3 min read 1 week, 4 days ago
Gemini app screen showing personalized tire recommendations from email data
AI Business

Gemini Peeked Into My Emails and Nailed My Tire Size—Here's Why That's the Future

Staring at my dashboard light, I asked Gemini for new tires. It spat back exact sizes for my car—and my wife's—pulled from forgotten emails. Welcome to the era where AI knows you better than you know yourself.

3 min read 2 weeks ago
Moxie Marlinspike's blog post announcing Confer integration with Meta's AI systems
AI Business

Moxie Marlinspike Hands Meta the Keys to Encrypted AI—Or Does He?

Moxie Marlinspike, Signal's brainchild, is now cozying up to Meta for encrypted AI. Privacy win or fox-in-henhouse moment?

4 min read 2 weeks ago
Google Gemini app showing personalized AI recommendations from user data
AI Ethics

Google's 'Personal' Gemini: Free Access or Free Data Harvest?

Google just handed its creepy-smart Personal Intelligence feature to every free US user. Problem is, it's slurping data from your inbox, photos, and more — all to 'help' you better.

3 min read 2 weeks ago
Google Gemini app displaying personalized travel recommendations from user emails and photos
AI Hardware

Google's Personal Intelligence Quietly Maps Your Entire Digital Footprint

Picture this: You're mid-layover, starving, and Google's AI spits out lunch spots that match your tastes, gates, and timeline—pulled straight from your emails. It's the latest push into 'Personal Intelligence,' but skeptics wonder if convenience trumps control.

4 min read 2 weeks ago
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