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Discord Just Found Out Who's Handling Its Age Verification (You Might Want to Check Your Vendors)

Discord users started seeing prompts from a third-party verification service called Persona. Everything seemed fine—until someone checked who was backing it.

Feb 16, 2026

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Google Was Storing Your Nest Camera Footage Even Without a Subscription (And the FBI Just Proved It)

Feb 16, 2026

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Ring Aired a Super Bowl Ad About Finding Lost Dogs. Everyone Saw a Surveillance State.

Feb 12, 2026

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Discord's Age Verification Got Hacked in a Weekend (And It's Your Platform Next)

Feb 12, 2026

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Apple Just Patched a Bug That Existed Since the First iPhone (Spyware Companies Found It First)

Feb 12, 2026

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287 Chrome Extensions Are Selling Your Browsing History (Check Your Browser)

Feb 11, 2026

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France Built Its Own Google Workspace (And It Actually Works)

Feb 9, 2026

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Microsoft Locked Someone Out of Notepad (And It's a Warning for Every Founder)

Feb 9, 2026

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The Supreme Court Is About to Decide If a 1988 VHS Law Covers Your Startup

Feb 9, 2026

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GitHub Just Made AI Agents Part of Your CI/CD (Here's Why That Matters)

Feb 9, 2026

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Europe Is Breaking Up with Big Tech (And Your Startup Should Pay Attention)

Feb 5, 2026

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