Nintendo’s new iOS game Pictonico turns user photos into WarioWare-style minigames, launching May 28. Co-developed with Intelligent Systems, it offers 80 challenges across speed modes, with photos staying on-device for privacy. Free trial with paid volumes.

Apple acquires Animato via acqui-hire to boost AI avatars; app Call Annie discontinued. Analyst sees move as key to Siri, FaceTime, and Vision Pro integration.

Google's first AI smart glasses launch this fall with iPhone support, featuring Gemini AI and partnerships. No display, but audio/camera. Apple's similar product delayed to 2027.

Plex triples Lifetime Pass price from $250 to $750, effective July 1, 2026. Existing users grandfathered; monthly/subscription plans unchanged. Buy before deadline to save.

LibrePlan 1.6.0 adds email notifications, per-project docs, issue/risk logs, margin tracking, traffic-light indicators, and expands languages from 4 to 19 using AI translations.

Fix Tapo L530 bulb integration error in Home Assistant. Update HA and enable third-party services in Tapo app. Decoding encryption issue.

BleachBit's new alpha TUI offers keyboard-driven cleanup with shared backend, preview/delete commands, and palette menu. Available on Linux and Windows, with instructions for Ubuntu.

Microsoft announced Azure Linux 4.0 (Fedora-based preview) and GA Azure Container Linux, plus open source AI agent tools. The Fedora connection is confirmed via GitHub but omitted from the official blog due to Red Hat relations.

Bitwarden faces user concerns after quiet executive changes, a missing 'Always free' phrase, and altered company values. CEO Sullivan reassures but trust remains key.

Discover 10 key reasons to support EFF's fight against online tracking and government surveillance, from blocking trackers to enacting stronger privacy laws.

A listicle outlining 8 concrete steps from EFF's guide to stop arbitrary digital surveillance abuses in the Americas, based on Inter-American human rights standards.

Learn about the 6 crucial updates to our privacy policy, including opt-in email tracking and our commitment to user trust.

Discover 10 critical facts about how corporations like Meta, Google, and Palantir violate privacy, and how EFF fights back with legal action, free software, and community power.

Microsoft's human rights actions—firing Israel chief, suspending services—offer 10 lessons for Google, Amazon, and others: internal dissent, transparency, civil society pressure, and the need for accountability.

Facebook overhauls Groups Search with hybrid retrieval and AI evaluation to fix discovery, consumption, and validation of community knowledge. No error rate increase.

Meta announces two updates to its end-to-end encrypted backup system: over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and public audits of HSM fleet deployments, enhancing user privacy and transparency.

Meta's Labyrinth 1.1 upgrade allows messages to be encrypted directly into backups at send time, preventing loss during device switches or extended offline periods.

Meta successfully migrated its entire data ingestion system to a new architecture, handling petabytes daily, with no data quality or latency issues. The move enhances scalability and reliability.

Meta engineers reveal the billions-scale engineering behind Friend Bubbles on Reels, from ML model evolution to iOS/Android behavioral differences.

React Native 0.82 runs entirely on the New Architecture, ending Legacy support. Also introduces Hermes V1, React 19.1.1, and DOM Node APIs.