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AI Has a Larger Carbon Footprint than NYC, Uses More Water Than Bottled Water Industry

A sketch of a robot chugging water and emitting smog

Reading Time: 6 minutes. A study by...

Meta Glasses Creep Mod Gaining Attention

An illustration of smart glasses over a red spiral

Reading Time: 4 minutes. I previously wrote...

Take the Damn Meta Glasses Off

A drawing of glasses with red cameras on each side. Text on the side reads "EyeSpy"

Reading Time: 8 minutes. Meta serves one...

AI Workers Are Afraid to Speak Up

A robot face in front of a bunch of faces with zippers over their mouths. The text reads "Don't worry, everything is fine."

Reading Time: 6 minutes. Google spent the...

Yes, iMessage Drama is Silly. It’s Better Than Using WhatsApp

A bunch of message bubbles

Reading Time: 9 minutes. Growing up, there...

Threads Isn’t for You, It’s for Brands, and That’s Why It Will Succeed

Reading Time: 3 minutes. I’m still hopelessly...

PSA: You Can’t Delete Your Threads Account Without Deleting Your Instagram Account

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Meta’s Twitter Competitor, Threads, Grabs a Litany of Data, Including Your Private Health Data

Screenshots from the privacy section of the Threads app. It's too long to list, going over multiple pages in the App Store listing

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Twitter has a...

Meta is Axing News in Canada on Facebook and Instagram

The Facebook login page on mobile on an iPhone 12 mini

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Google Wants You To Route All Your Data Through Their VPN

Screenshot from Google's One site, linked here

Reading Time: 5 minutes. Facebook bought WhatsApp,...