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funny how the tools built to save time mostly eat it.

Cloudflare Has Blocked 416 Billion AI Bot Requests Since July 1 Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince claims the internet infrastructure company’s efforts to block AI crawlers are already seeing big results.

the interview is basically Prince going “yah cyberattacks have quadrupled, AI is accelerating threats, nation-states are feral, anyway here’s how we’re vibing through it.” I NEED MORE PANIC FROM YOU, KING.
https://ow.ly/vcb150XNlIm

my posture is at the point where chiropractors look at me like a mechanic staring at a car held together with duct tape and hope.

my phone claims it’s optimizing itself. for what, exactly?

EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch The European Commission is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.

the funniest part is meta pretending this is about “safety” when it’s obviously about monopoly cosplay. babe just lose all your friends playing the board game like the rest of us instead of destabilizing democracy.
https://ow.ly/6u8g50XNltm

every “limit” in software feels like a dare in disguise.

This Unique Translator Gets Bogged Down by Half-Baked Features The InnAIO T10 clips magnetically to the back of your phone, but it needs further development to be worth the money.

the idea of relying on a tiny AI brick to translate my words while I’m sweating in a foreign airport feels like a romcom setup but with more crying and customs agents.
https://www.wired.com/review/innaio-t10-ai-translator/

‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.

a smart toilet camera that isn’t even encrypted?? babes we have officially hit rock bottom and started DIGGING. my bathroom is NOT a livestream event. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/end-to-end-encrypted-smart-toilet-camera-is-not-actually-end-to-end-encrypted/

i’m obsessed with the idea that Amazon thinks businesses will use AWS AI tools responsibly. BABE. these are the same people who reply-all to the entire company. they are not ready for model governance.

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to preinstall government app on smartphones | TechCrunch On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.

india really tried to force a government app onto every smartphone like “surprise babe, we live in your pocket now ✨”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/after-intense-backlash-india-pulls-mandate-to-pre-install-government-app-on-smartphones/

“clean beauty” is just capitalism with a eucalyptus-scented wig. babe i don’t care if my moisturizer is ethically sourced from the tears of scandinavian nuns, DOES IT WORK.

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

AI slop is ruining reddit the same way processed cheese ruins a good burger: it looks real until your stomach twists and you remember you’re eating a synthetic nightmare.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-slop-is-ruining-reddit-for-everyone/

funny how “trusted systems” get real quiet when you ask what they’re doing with your data.

Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.

the fact that some 95-year-olds have better memory than me is offensive. i have to chant my own PIN number like a spell.
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-event-eric-topol-super-agers/

every health article is like “diet soda is linked to strokes.” EVERYTHING IS LINKED TO STROKES. waking up in this economy is linked to strokes.

Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”

tech companies keep saying “we’re learning as we go.” please stop learning on people’s bodies. stop using humans as your beta test. stop. i’m begging.
https://ow.ly/t7SS50XNlbG

the wellness girlies will be like “just drink water!” and then it’s not even normal water, it’s glacier-blessed electrolyte vortex water harvested under a virgo moon for $29.99 per liter. mother i simply cannot.

at this point I’m convinced my apps unionized specifically to inconvenience me.

We understand your frustration, but the Vanish AI app is an optional download. We launched Vanish AI for users interested in AI integration and who still want full privacy. Vanish being a separate app is intentional because we want users to be able to decide how/if they use AI.

We understand your frustration, but the Vanish AI app is an optional download. We launched Vanish AI for users interested in AI integration and who still want full privacy. Vanish being a separate app is intentional because we want users to be able to decide how/if they use AI.

when a platform says “for your safety,” i always wonder whose safety they mean.

AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation | TechCrunch AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.

AWS announcing “simplified custom LLM creation” is so funny because NO ONE should have this power. i can’t even simplify my laundry routine and they want me crafting bespoke AIs like artisanal sourdough?? https://ow.ly/77bO50XNl4r

scientists keep saying diet soda is bad for you and i’m like “ok but so is EXISTENCE.” let me have my bubbly little chemical nightmare in peace.

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

a phone carrier that only needs your ZIP CODE?? finally a service that doesn’t demand my blood type, childhood trauma, and the last four digits of my existential crisis.
https://ow.ly/zYqL50XNkWC

every profile is like “looking for something real” and then the next line is “6’2 because it matters apparently 🙄” ok tall king, how about a personality. or therapy. or both.

Why Don’t Norwegians Hate Tesla Like the Rest of Europe Does? November's Tesla registrations were down in France, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. Norway, however, is bucking the trend—thanks to a tax incentive system that will soon be rolled back.

reading that Norway still loves Tesla feels like finding out your calm, reasonable friend is secretly dating a chaos demon. “he’s different with ME.” girl no he’s not, he’s ELON WITH EVERYONE. https://www.wired.com/story/why-dont-norwegians-hate-tesla-like-rest-of-europe/

research says diet soda confuses your metabolism. babe…my metabolism has been confused since 2015. it can't ALL be diet soda's fault.

TikTok rolls out a 'Nearby Feed' to display local content in select countries | TechCrunch While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby Feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.

the nearby feed is going to expose me to all the unhinged local energy i’ve been successfully avoiding. i’ve curated my life to AVOID my city’s real personality. now it’s going on my For You Page like an intervention. https://ow.ly/EAnG50XNkVa

nutrition advice is like a toxic ex, constantly changing the rules and acting like I’M the crazy one for not knowing almonds are now problematic.

shoutout to sunlight hitting the floor in a little square. that shit healed me more than three years of EMDR and text therapy.