A U.S. cyberattack in Venezuela showcases military precision. Grok AI's "undressing" failure draws global scrutiny. The UK debates a social media ban for under 16. Google faces "grooming" accusations over parental controls. Come check our tech news selection:

Indonesia & Malaysia block Grok for harmful imagery. OpenAI launches a tool to analyze private health data. Hacktivists target white supremacist websites, crypto markets gamble on Maduro's capture, and the emerging market of psichotropic for chatbots. What a week! Come dive in with us.

✨ A #EscoladeDados, nosso programa educacional, oferece, em janeiro, o treinamento "Dados por direitos: tecnologias abertas no combate ao tráfico de pessoas". O projeto visa a produção de reportagens sobre migração e tráfico humano ou sexual e tem apoio da Embaixada do Reino Unido no Brasil.

2026's first week: attack on Venezuela and subsequent disinformation, Grok generating explicit images including of minors, and the US shift to nuclear energy for AI. We have a challenging year ahead of us. Stay safe!

TRAMAS - tecnologias, tramas, territórios is now available in English! Tramas is an action-research project that contributes to unveil the socio-environmental conflicts surrounding the digital cloud and AI development in Latin America. 🕸 Learn more at tramas.digital

Startups raise millions to block sunlight, Trump plans to create national AI rules, 200+ groups want to stop new data centers, and Musk's X bans EU ads after €120M fine. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Oregon's data centers worsen water pollution, AI race accelerates with energy demand tripling by 2035, Trump's tech czar faces conflict claims, and ICE offers $280M for immigrant tracking. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Under US pressure, the EU is softening its tech rules. Trump moves to block state AI regulations. Australia bans social media for under-16s, and Meta faces allegations it buried evidence of platform harm. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Hoje estaremos na Casa NINJA Amazônia no Encontro América Latina: Futuros Positivos na COP30, da @boell.de Brasil e da @midianinjaoficial.bsky.social. Projetos latinoamericanos reunidos para imaginar futuros melhores! O que podemos construir coletivamente para imaginar futuros melhores na região?

Big Tech champions California's laws as a federal model, while their tax breaks divert funds from social programs. AI's growth strains resources in India, and Mexico City's surveillance sparks privacy concerns. Come dive in with us.

Our weekly tech news roundup: Nvidia's CEO celebrates Trump, Microsoft invests $15.2B in UAE for AI diplomacy, Musk launches Grokipedia challenging Wikipedia, Xi proposes global AI body at APEC countering US influence, as the industry runs on FOMO amid bubble fears. Come dive in with us.

As AI's power demand strains grids and lithium mining sparks crisis, new EU laws force digital transparency while the U.S. expands social media surveillance. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

As digital threats escalate — from AI sexting to massive outages — a new push for accountability takes aim at tech executives personally. Come dive in with us.

«Mientras los centros de datos se expanden en territorios periféricos, las ganancias, la gobernanza y el conocimiento permanecen concentrados en unas pocas empresas, principalmente en Estados Unidos» 🎯 Imprescindible la lectura de TRAMAS que expone los impactos del extractivismo digital.

As AI's power demand soars and governments seize chipmakers, new laws force transparency while antitrust battles rage. The limits of tech are being tested. Come dive in with us.

Plataforma TRAMAS - tecnologías, tramas, territorios lanzada hoy! 🧶 tramas.digital Desarrollado por la Coalición Feminista Decolonial por la Justicia Digital y Ambiental.

As AI floods platforms with fakes and scams, antitrust efforts stall and political pressure dictates app stores. Week after week, the limits are being pushed. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Nessa nova publicação da Böll Brasil, eu, Joana Varon da @codingrights.bsky.social e @odiloncaldeira.com refletimos sobre passado, presente e futuro da extrema direita em textos breves que se conectam de maneira muito interessante! Vem ler aqui 👇 br.boell.org/pt-br/2025/0...

As the U.S. undermines UN AI governance, corporate power fills the void. Meta imposes a "pay or consent" model while X fights content rules, all as a massive, unregulated infrastructure boom accelerates, letting private interests dictate our future. Come dive in with us.

From Brazil's massive protests against Bolsonaro's judicial shield to Oracle overseeing TikTok's algorithm. Come dive in with us in the tech realm. Brazilians protest efforts to shield Bolsonaro and lawmakers from courts - @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/americ...

From TikTok takeovers to spyware boom, tech platforms become geopolitical weapons while billionaires spread dangerous rhetoric. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Tech CEOs align with Trump as privacy comes under scrutiny with ICE gaining access to Israeli spyware capable of hacking phones and encrypted apps. EU court validates new US-EU data transfer agreements, Google avoids breakup despite antitrust pressure, and age verification debates intensify.

Amid a global AI boom, tech giants face crises: data centers strain water resources in drought-hit regions, the EU tests border surveillance on migrants, Meta fails to control harmful chatbots, and AI-powered ransomware emerges. . Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

🚀 New article alert: "Compost Engineers and Sus Saberes Lentos: A Manifest for Regenerative Technologies" We're challenging Silicon Valley's metallic, extractive futures. What if we built technologies that actively regenerate life instead? Read the article branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue...

US gov seeks trans youth medical records, sparking outcry. Italy erupts over non-consensual shared photos. Grok chats are Google-searchable, raising privacy alarms. Google's "5 water drops per AI prompt" claim is misleading. Come dive in with us.

✊🏼✊🏾Em defesa dos direitos de crianças e adolescentes no ambiente digital! A CDR lança nota em apoio ao PL nº 2.628/2022, reforçando a urgência de uma legislação que garanta a proteção integral de crianças e adolescentes no ambiente digital. Confira: direitosnarede.org.br/2025/08/15/a...

Nesse momento está em discussão na Câmara o PL 2628/22. É fundamental que toda a sociedade lute pela aprovação de uma legislação que prevê a proteção de crianças e adolescentes em ambiente online. Acompanhe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZe7... PL2628JÁ!

Meta faces probe over AI's "sensual" chats with kids. DOGE's SweetREX AI pushes deregulation. SpaceX avoids taxes despite gov billions. Wikipedia fights AI spam. Tech's chaos deepens, come dive in with us.

AI downplays women’s care, Palantir shapes war tech, and WhatsApp slowly becomes your bank, chat, and mall. Meanwhile, Wikipedia loses its fight for openness, and U.S. cyber power drifts toward authoritarian edges. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

AI shaping military contracts and being used to check age (and block Gaza and Ukraine posts). Meanwhile AI centers guzzle millions of gallons of water even from residents' showers and Zuckerberg superinteligence will get more of users' time. Come dive in with us in the tech realm.

Chile’s "green lithium" boom drains ecosystems. Trump’s AI plan: hardware dominance + “anti-woke” algorithms. UK’s invasive age-checks spark VPN frenzy. Come dive in with us. How the rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis www.bbc.com/news/article...

Meta defies EU's AI guidelines. Musk's X refuses French probe data, calling it political. Tech giants pour billions into PA AI hub under Trump push. Apple secures US rare earths deal. African media threatened by govs & big tech. Come dive in with us.

AI dominates headlines: Google’s Gemini scans private texts, 'nudify' sites monetize deepfakes, and Zuckerberg announces 5GW data center (energy for 5 nuclear power plants) while internally shareholders sue him over privacy breaches resulting from Cambridge Analytica scandal. Come dive in with us.

Customs and Border Protection pushes phone surveillance and Anthropic warns of malicious LLMs. Publishers sue Google, artists boycott Spotify's military bets on AI. Mental health crisis arises over OpenAI’s products and Denmark try to fight deepfakes with copyright of...faces?! Come dive in with us.

Big Tech executives took up military posts in the US, while OpenAI won a $200 million warfighting contract. Google offered research concessions in the EU under antitrust pressure, while Trump's potential control of the internet alarms Europe. Concerns are growing about the global divide over AI.

Another pearl of a find in my search for cyberfeminist practices, past, present and future. Who does not need an oracle in this tech broligarchy to speculate on trans feminist technologies. Published by @codingrights.bsky.social

Silicon Valley execs enlist in US Army. LA protests and data protection. Big Tech eyes banking dominance. Viral fakes surge post Israel-Iran strike. Nvidia wins EU with "sovereign AI." Google threatens web's future. Come dive in with us in today's breaking news.

AI's speed ignites dual crises: “vibe hacking” & spyware scandals (Italy drops Paragon) meet governance gaps like US push to ban state AI laws. UN reports tech emissions ↑150% from AI energy. Yet Toyota tests solutions in a prototype city blending virtual/physical realms. Dive deeper with us. ⚡️

AI's water drain, Google's antitrust battle, Meta's AI takeover, Musk's Telegram deal, Trump's deregulation push, Spain's data center drought, OpenAI's monopoly woes - take a deep dive with us into some of the chaotic news from the world of technology.

AI therapy impacting BIPOC communities while Anthropic’s new model allegedly blackmails engineers. OpenAI’s ambitions crystallize, DOGE turned Meta’s AI into a fed-email spy, Gen Z’s out here ready to marry chatbots, and CEOs are replace themselves with AI. Tech’s wild this week. 🔥 Dive deeper 🌊

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. While technology spans far beyond AI, it’s the topic dominating headlines—whether for consuming financial resources, guzzling water, reshaping laws, or even replicating human creativity. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Dia 16 de maio, às 23h, na CryptoRave 2025, vai ter pré-lançamento do livro "Una bolsa de semillas: Ciencia ficción feminista en Abya Yala", coordenado por Lucia Egaña e Joana Varon, e editado pela Coding Rights e Musea M.A.M.I., com apoio da APC cpa.cryptorave.org/cryptorave-2...

From Meta’s AI-fueled social feed chaos to TikTok’s €530M data privacy fine, this week highlights tech’s growing ethical dilemmas. Elon Musk’s Starbase becomes a city, while an AI-authored book on digital manipulation mocks human credibility. Navigate with us through our selection of tech news. 🧶

#Tech | From Brazil’s tax incentives for data centers to the EU’s million-euro fines against Big Tech, this week opens with regulatory complexity. Judges now scrutinize Wikipedia’s role as a knowledge platform, while Musk’s ties to DOGE inject fresh uncertainty into corporate liability debates.

Come navigate with us throw our selection of news from the tech world. Every week we bring to you a glimpse of this turbulent realm. Big Tech acquires a new company every 11 days - @somoamsterdam.bsky.social www.somo.nl/big-tech-acq...

¡Una linda invitación! ✨ Lanzamiento del libro "Una bolsa de semillas: Ciencia ficción feminista en Abya Yala". Día 23 de abril - El encuentro es online y gratuito! 17h México | 18h Lima y Bogotá | 19h Santiago 20h RIO | ARG via @codingrights.bsky.social Inscríbete form.jotform.com/251035189320...

Te invitamos al lanzamiento del libro "Una bolsa de semillas: Ciencia ficción feminista en Abya Yala" que se celebrará en el 23 de abril, Día Mundial del Libro. El encuentro es online y gratuito! Inscríbete en form.jotform.com/251035189320...

Come navigate with us throw our selection of news from the tech world. Every monday we bring to you a glimpse of this turbulent realm FTC v. Meta Trial: The Future of Instagram and WhatsApp Is at Stake - @wired.com www.wired.com/story/meta-f...

For a long time, Twitter was the social media where we connected the most with researchers, activists and policymakers around the world. Through # we met inspiring people. But now, it has been turned into a mechanism that promotes hate and destruction. So we choose to disconnect.

Come navigate with us throw our selection of news from the tech world. Every monday we bring to you a glimpse of this turbulent realm. DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data - @wired.com www.wired.com/story/doge-h...