Jan 25th 2026
This Week in Tech 1068
Toto's Electrostatic Chuck
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Is TikTok's New Privacy Policy Cause for Alarm?
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Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok’s new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal anxious prep for digital fallout. Plus, how gambling platforms are changing the future of news and sports.
- You can bet on how much snow will fall in New York City this weekend
- Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech
- China, US sign off on TikTok US spinoff
- TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means
- Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show
- Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw - Forbes
- House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16
- Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
- Route leak incident on January 22, 2026
- 149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
- Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
- Anthropic revises Claude’s ‘Constitution,’ and hints at chatbot consciousness
- The new Siri chatbot may run on Google servers, not Apple’s
- A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots
- GitHub - anthropics/original_performance_takehome: Anthropic's original performance take-home, now open for you to try!
- Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered - Ars Technica
- Toilet Maker Toto's Shares Get Unlikely Boost From AI Rush - Slashdot
- Dr. Gladys West, whose mathematical models inspired GPS, dies at 95
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Links
- You can bet on how much snow will fall in New York City this weekend
- Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech
- Exclusive: China, US sign off on TikTok US spinoff
- TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means | TechCrunch
- Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show
- Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw - Forbes
- House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16
- Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
- Route leak incident on January 22, 2026
- 149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database
- Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
- Anthropic revises Claude’s ‘Constitution,’ and hints at chatbot consciousness
- The new Siri chatbot may run on Google servers, not Apple’s
- A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to ‘Humanize’ Chatbots
- GitHub - anthropics/original_performance_takehome: Anthropic's original performance take-home, now open for you to try!
- Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered - Ars Technica
- Toilet Maker Toto's Shares Get Unlikely Boost From AI Rush - Slashdot
- Dr. Gladys West, whose mathematical models inspired GPS, dies at 95