Privacy 19 October 2025 - 10 November 2025

Google Gemini Can Now Use Your Photos — The Privacy Trade-Off Behind Its New AI Images
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Google Gemini Can Now Use Your Photos — The Privacy Trade-Off Behind Its New AI Images

Google is rolling out a Gemini update allowing its chatbot to generate AI images using a subscriber’s Google Photos library, The Verge reported. The feature, available to eligible U.S. Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers, links Gemini to Photos labels to identify people and create personalized images. Google says private photos aren’t used to train models, but Photos data may be processed for edits and inferences.
April 19, 2026
Foreign-Owned Apps Are Harvesting Your Data — What Changed Today (Nov. 10, 2025) and How to Protect Yourself
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Foreign-Owned Apps Are Harvesting Your Data — What Changed Today (Nov. 10, 2025) and How to Protect Yourself

Apple removed Blued and Finka from China’s App Store after an order from Beijing’s internet regulator. The U.S. FCC voted to expand restrictions on Chinese tech, while the EU fined TikTok €530 million over data transfers to China. Germany pressed for the removal of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek. Los Angeles officials reported a surge in “SIM farms” sending mass scam texts.
November 10, 2025
Your Phone’s Default Apps Are Spying on You — Here’s How to Reclaim Your Privacy
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Your Phone’s Default Apps Are Spying on You — Here’s How to Reclaim Your Privacy

The EU fined Apple €500 million in April 2025 for blocking alternative app stores and browsers. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin found Google Play Store and Play Services install tracking cookies on Android phones without consent. Aalto University experts say Apple’s built-in apps collect data even when disabled. Privacy-focused projects like GrapheneOS and Murena SHIFTphone 8 are expanding.
October 19, 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • AI's Impact on Stock Market: Potential Rally and Investment Opportunities
    May 24, 2026, 5:17 AM EDT. Concerns exist that AI could trigger a stock market crash due to layoffs and disruption of software business models. However, AI-driven automation may significantly enhance company profits by reducing costs, potentially boosting stock prices. Semiconductor companies like Nvidia and Broadcom, now representing over 20% of the S&P 500, have driven recent market gains thanks to strong demand for AI chips. Broadcom reported 106% growth in AI-related revenue and trades at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in the low 20s, suggesting a compelling long-term investment. Risks include possible slowdowns in AI infrastructure spending but overall, AI's role in profitability and chip demand may fuel a market rally in the years ahead.