Gerrit De Vynck

tech reporter for The Washington Post

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The attack on Hezbollah, using explosive pagers and walkie-talkies, reveals vulnerabilities in our globalized electronics supply chain.

What do exploding pagers mean for supply chain security?

The attack on Hezbollah, using explosive pagers and walkie-talkies, reveals vulnerabilities in our globalized electronics supply chain.

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Google will start putting AI-generated answers at the top of search results. Content creators and media outlets say this will cost them clicks.

AI is coming to Google search. It could radically change your experience

Google will start putting AI-generated answers at the top of search results. Content creators and media outlets say this will cost them clicks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Meta is removing posts offering abortion medications, while Google says it’ll delete location tracking data that shows a trip to an abortion clinic.

How are Instagram, Facebook, Google treating privacy in post-Roe world?

Meta is removing posts offering abortion medications, while Google says it’ll delete location tracking data that shows a trip to an abortion clinic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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