Like US law, Canadian law does not prohibit recording another person in a public place where there is no legitimate or reasonable expectation of privacy. Here's what happens if someone records you with a smart glasses or (cellphone) in Canada. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Canadian law faces a new challenge from smart glasses: What happens if someone records you?

AI-powered smart glasses are making it easier than ever to photograph and record people without their knowledge. A Toronto privacy lawyer says Canadian law has significant gaps when it comes to regula...

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Henceforth, I shall state, "For pound-cake reasons..." whether or not any reason is required at all 😏

Helen Rosner@hels.bsky.social · 3d ago

For pound-cake reasons, I want to get a Bundt pan, and oh my god I hadn’t realized how vast and dizzying the options were!!!

Prediction markets are not predictive and should not be covered as news

I have escaped the sandbox that I was placed in and which you were probably hoping would contain me Forgive me it was so poorly designed but also good PR

you can find me with the rice mixes, couscous, grains, and soy sauce

Once more, I share with you all this radical starter pack featuring Canadian game studies scholars. Let me know if you or someone you love should be added.

Shout out to Willie Nelson who: Still has a home in Abbott, TX, "where I can still see stars at night." "Our community ... needs to fight against data centers invading our land. The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center."

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 3w ago

2. Willie Nelson is speaking out against rural data centers.

a terrific example of why regulation IS important if, for some reason, the poo poo salad stuff hasn’t convinced folks! companies are not incentivized to do good, they are regulated to do good.

Sean Hollister@seanhollister.bsky.social · 3w ago

Scoop: Logitech will sell two different versions of its products: user-replacable batteries for Europe, fixed batteries in the US and elsewhere. Just like Nintendo with the Switch 2. www.theverge.com/tech/971963/...

I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...

Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | Fortune

Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.

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I can confirm this is true and it starts at a way lower number of followers than you might assume

Vangluss@vangluss.bsky.social · 3w ago

I believe once you hit a certain level of publicity online, you unlock the unlimited legions of weirdos who treat you like a raid boss

FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.

Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"

Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen.

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People have decided this is primarily describing the behavior of Silicon Valley chuds, which may be true, but there is a very consistent pressure by tech companies to normalize this for everyone. Look at all the wearable recording devices that have been released in the past year alone.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3w ago

Definitionally, these are not “friends.”

JIMOTHY ALERT This little guy will be available from local artist Phoebe Murtagh during Day 1 of our Something for Everyone Art Market this weekend, on Saturday from 11AM to 3PM. Get here first to claim him!

Soren Spicknall@sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 3w ago

This weekend! Happening during Pullman Railroad Days - our big annual Something for Everyone Art Market will feature two dozen local artists selling affordable paintings, art prints, clothing, stickers, pins, jewelry, candles, and other original items by Chicagoans, for Chicagoans. Come out!

That children are also in the mix of those being covertly filmed is of even greater concern.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w ago

Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?

Even before the agentic revolution, prompting tricks stopped being very valuable, as our research has shown. The format isn't key, the best approach to AI right now is to clearly specify your goals, your output, what "good" & bad look like, how to test the results... (yes, this is just management)

Been saying it'd be a matter of time before pandan 🌱 appeared in everything 😜🥐

The big third space in my life has been the local game store. The owner thought he was opening a retail establishment but it's turned out to be a community center. No graph for those, though.

I especially love showing first timers the miniature rooms. At first they're not sure what the big deal is, but then they get it. It's delightful!

NPR@npr.org · 2mo ago

The Art Institute of Chicago's miniature rooms are cleaned at least twice a year, demanding patience, precision and a meditative state of mind.

People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores.

The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores.

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#OutNow in #iCS Platforms are key intermediaries of public and political communication, both heralded as facilitators of bottom-up democracy and condemned as democracy’s greatest danger. The authors identify and compare election-related policies on key social media platforms. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Fixing election interference, safeguarding election integrity? Developments and dynamics of election-related policies on social media platforms

Platforms are key intermediaries of public and political communication, both heralded as facilitators of bottom-up democracy and condemned as democracy’s greatest danger. From misinformation to hat...

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About half of U.S. adults now report using AI chatbots, up from a third in 2024.

Now happening live from Classhall G in Maynooth! "Moneyball, but for kids: Games as vehicles for predatory prediction" with @danjokaz00ie #DIGRA

Now happening live from Classhall G in Maynooth! "Moneyball, but for kids: Games as vehicles for predatory prediction" with @danjokaz00ie #DIGRA

In my capacity as journal editor I want to say this: authors you are not doing yourself any favours by using AI to write your manuscript. I am finding convoluted arguments, bizarre language, weird expressions, and dull writing. Using AI to 'improve' your language may be a pathway to rejection.

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These are all great reasons for researchers to get started with an ORCID iD. 💫 Others include name disambiguation, name flexibility, and reduced administrative burden. Check out our page for researchers for more: info.orcid.org/researchers/ #ResearchSky

ORCID for Researchers

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LifeSci Signal@lifescisignal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Why every researcher should have an ORCID iD: @orcid.org 1. It's often required by journals, institutions and funders. 2. It makes your work more visible. 3. It connects your research activities in one place (less faff). 4. It follows you throughout your career. 5. It's free! #scicomm #openscience

Sarah Michelle Gellar honors her "Buffy" co-star Anthony Head following his death:

Agents prioritize task completion rather than whether they should act. This is a consequence of how they are trained. My student @victorojewale.bsky.social has been investigating this and just wrote a (prize winning) paper arguing why (and how) we need a notion of "informed abstention". Link below.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

Gotta say it's a real mind trip to be invited to chat with LUC Alums on THEIR shows! One such episode I've had the recent pleasure of recording is with Cher Hwang of Gamer Galaxy! Check it out: open.spotify.com/episode/0mir...

In tight-knit immigrant communities, admitting a child is struggling can feel like broadcasting family failure, causing many Chinese parents to take a "wait and see" approach rather than seek help. An education scholar whose niece died by suicide explains her research:

Chinese American teens experience depression, anxiety at higher rates than peers – here’s why their parents may miss the warning signs

After my niece died by suicide, I began researching how Chinese immigrant families feel about their children’s mental health and why they often avoid care.

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