These Google Maps and Apple Maps Alternatives Still Call It ‘Lake Ontario’ (for Now)

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The move was retaliation against Canada for walking away from contentious trade talks and in spite of the fact that Lake Ontario's name has nothing to do with the Canadian province. Regardless,

Here's How AI Watermarks Work (and How to Properly Check for One)

Recently, Anthropic announced that its Claude models will soon begin marking its text output with invisible watermarks. At the same time, Google revealed that its own visible Gemini watermark on generated images will now be optional. These are just two contradictory examples of the wildly varied met

The Seven Coolest Inventions From 'DEF CON' 2026

DEF CON, the annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada, just concluded its 2026 event. Between the convention’s Main Stage talks, vendor floors, and Demo Labs displays, this year’s event displayed some amazing feats of anti-surveillance technology built by open-source and independent develo

Here's How to Protect Your Privacy If Someone Is Recording You With Their Glasses

We may earn a commission from links on this page.Meta’s smart glasses are earning a reputation for being a privacy nightmare—to put it mildly. While the company is taking steps to make it harder to record people without their knowledge, it’s still not possible to prevent being recorded. So, what can