Here are the stories for the week:
No Anonymous Apps: It’s the biggest Android news this year. Google decides to wall off Android from anonymous developers and have complete control over apps on Android. This is the fracturing of the tech movement, and it starts in 2027.
FCC Shuts Down 1,000 VoIP Providers: Use a VoIP service? A thousand US VoIP companies will be forced by the FCC to stop service August 28th for not following RoboCall guidelines. Learn how this works and check if yours is on the list.
US Attorney Generals Warn AI Companies: On the heels of Meta’s Internal AI leak, 44 US attorneys general wrote a strongly worded letter to major AI companies.
Solutions: Uncensored AI - Enoch AI: A new AI project by Brighteon has trained its AI on sources of natural health information, and you can start using it today.
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