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This Gen Z-created tool helps fight digital surveillance
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (573+ words) I DM my friends on Instagram. I ride the subway everyday. I am a journalist. Because of these simple matters of fact, I find myself the unwitting target of a sweeping surveillance network that knows who I am, what I…...
Ring cameras may plan to track people using AI, according to leaked emails
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) 404 Media reports that Ring founder and CEO Jamie Siminoff previously indicated intentions for its cameras to find specific individuals in an email to employees in early Oct. 2025, sent soon after Search Party's launch. Siminoff did not make it explicit that…...
Ring and Flock Safety cancel partnership amidst surveillance criticism
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (552+ words) Ring and surveillance company Flock Safety have cancelled their partnership, which planned to make it easier for police to access footage from users' personal cameras. This comes less than a week after Ring's widely criticised Super Bowl ad drew further…...
Why so many people hate Ring's 'Search Party' Super Bowl ad
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) Why is everyone so mad about the Ring Super Bowl ad? The short TV spot "Search Party" should pull at the heartstrings " it's got a puppy, lost dogs, a father and daughter, and a happy ending. It even promises viewers…...
Amazon will let you use Alexa+ from the web without a dedicated device
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (164+ words) Amazon's new AI-powered version of Alexa just got more useful. Amazon announced during CES 2026 that Alexa+, the souped up version of Alexa that launched last year, is now usable via a web browser, negating the need for an external smart…...
Cyber Monday video doorbell deal: Save 57% on Blink video doorbell, a Mashable Readers' Choice Award winner
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (242+ words) Apple iPad Air M3 Chip 128GB Wi-Fi 6E 11" Tablet (2025 Release) " $449.99 (List Price $599.00) WD 6TB My Passport USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive " $136.45 (List Price $179.99) Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 64GB Wi-Fi 11" Tablet " $139.99 (List Price $219.99) Cyber Monday is here, and if you've partaken in a little retail therapy or…...
Amazon's Alexa is a Mashable Readers' Choice Award winner: Here's why
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) Mashable's Readers' Choice Awards give you the chance to tell us about the products you use and love. With each survey you take, you're potentially securing a Readers' Choice Award for your favorite gadgets and gear. You can't have a…...
Amazon’s Ring is expanding police access to doorbell footage
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Powered by its own proprietary technology, Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe. [The Ring Spotlight Cam…...
A moon around Uranus may have had an ocean 100 miles deep, new study finds
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) Scientists think one of Uranus' moons may once have had an ocean roughly 100 miles deep " about 40 times deeper than the Pacific Ocean " and could still possibly hold remnants of it. New computer simulations suggest Ariel, Uranus' fourth-largest moon, might have…...
Amazon Ring plans to use facial recognition scans
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (196+ words) Amazon is adding facial recognition capabilities to its Ring devices " but not everyone's smiling about its new "familiar faces" feature. According to an Oct. 3 report from The Washington Post, Amazon Ring is using facial recognition in its home security doorbells…...