Former CIA officer John Kiriakou claims the agency has the ability to remotely access certain smart TVs, activate their internal components, and use built-in speakers as improvised microphones to capture audio — even when the TV appears to be off. His comments echo long-standing concerns raised by earlier leaked documents describing intelligence tools capable of exploiting everyday consumer devices. While tech companies deny giving intelligence agencies direct access, security researchers note that any internet-connected device with speakers or microphones can be vulnerable if security flaws are present. Kiriakou’s claim has revived discussions about digital privacy, government surveillance, and how much autonomy consumers truly have over the technology in their homes. For many, the debate is no longer about whether such capabilities exist, but whether they’re already being used without public knowledge or oversight. - #PrivacyConcerns #DigitalSurveillance #DidYouKnow #DataProtection #Tech

88-year old Army veteran Ed Bambas is thanking his internet supporters from the bottom of his heart for helping raise $1.7 million for his retirement.⁠ ⁠ In a video gone viral thanks to Australian influencer Sam Weidenhofer, Ed explained why he continued to work at a local Michigan grocery store after losing his pension from General Motors.

From being removed as Twitter’s CEO… to building a ₹6,600 crore AI startup — Parag Agrawal’s journey is the comeback story the world needed. He turned a setback that shook his career into a breakthrough that’s now shaping the future of AI. Parallel, his new company, is helping AIs search the live internet, process real-time data, and power the next generation of intelligent systems. A reminder to every founder and dreamer: Setbacks don’t define you. Comebacks do. ➡️ Share this with someone who needs inspiration today. ➡️ Follow @marketing.growmatics for more real startup stories. Content shared for educational, storytelling & commentary purposes under Fair Use (Section 107). No ownership of third-party assets. DM for credit or takedown. #paragagrawal #twitter #startupstory #comebackstory #aistartup #businessmotivation #indiansintech #founderstory #successmindset #trendingreels #explorepage #businessreels #marketinggrowmatics #startupindia #entrepreneurlife #technews #aifuture

History does not move in a straight line. It is a chain of turning points that could easily have unfolded in a completely different direction. A pandemic that evolved at exactly the wrong moment and swept across continents. An inventor whose unfinished work might have shifted the balance of global power. A future president whose loss reshaped national politics and the course of international conflict. A royal family whose survival might have changed the future of Russia. An early form of the Internet that almost remained locked inside military research labs. A fire that destroyed an entire city and forced a new approach to urban design. A conqueror whose early death ended his plans before he could transform the map of the ancient world. Every one of these events rested on a single choice or a single accident or a single life. Change any one of them and the world we know today becomes something entirely different. These are not imagined scenarios. They are real moments when history stood on the edge of another timeline. Sources 📚 Smithsonian Magazine Library of Congress National Archives CDC 1918 Pandemic Records Wardenclyffe Tower Documents RFK Assassination Reports Romanov Execution Files Chicago Fire Historical Survey Internet Public Release Papers 1991 Alexander the Great Biographical Records

SKIMS hit a staggering $5 billion valuation, and suddenly the whole internet stopped to ask how a shapewear startup became a cultural force. But the real answer isn’t in boardrooms or balance sheets. It’s in the women who finally felt seen. In the shades, the sizing, the comfort that didn’t ask them to change — it changed for them. SKIMS didn’t chase fashion hype. It chased real problems, real bodies, real confidence. And that’s what turned a simple idea into a global movement. Even if you’ve never worn SKIMS, this story hits, because it’s really about building something people connect with long before they ever buy it. @kimkardashian @skims #MarketingMentor #skims

Google’s new Nano Banana 2 image model has been out for barely a day, and the internet is already flooded with hyper-realistic fake photos of tech billionaires hanging out like they’re at a weekend house party. The shots aren’t real, but the lighting, angles, and facial details are convincing enough to fool anyone scrolling quickly. It’s entertaining for now, but also a reminder of how easy it’s become to manufacture moments and blur the line between reality and illusion. #MarketingMentor #Google #NanoBanana

Elon Musk publicly offered to help Apple upgrade Siri by integrating xAI’s Grok model, after reposting a suggestion that Apple should “fix Siri” and replace it with Grok 4.1. His reply was short but direct: “I’m down.” The proposal comes at a time when Apple is under pressure to improve Siri’s intelligence and compete with rapidly advancing AI assistants from Google, OpenAI, and now xAI. Siri’s limitations have been heavily criticized for years. Grok, built by Musk’s xAI, is designed to provide more conversational and real-time responses with access to live internet data. Musk claims future versions of Grok will outperform GPT-4, especially for reasoning and humor. There is no official partnership yet, but even a public suggestion from Musk has triggered major debate about whether Apple should outsource its core AI assistant technology. If it ever happened, it would dramatically reshape the AI ecosystem. Follow us (👉@artificialintelligenceee) for everything latest from the AI world. Source: Moneycontrol

Gemini 3 is quickly becoming one of the most practical AI models for real creative work as people across the internet are using it to generate games, build simulations and prototype interactive tools with a level of speed that feels entirely new. Developers are showing how the model can plan full structures, write efficient code, assemble user interfaces and animate scenes by following simple instructions while keeping track of logic, physics and spatial constraints without losing coherence. These examples also highlight how the model handles multi step processes like building 3D environments, adjusting gameplay systems, shaping animations and creating visual tools that respond instantly to user changes. The range of projects being shared online suggests that Gemini 3 is opening the door to fast experimentation by letting people sketch ideas in plain language and turn those ideas into working digital experiences almost immediately. Follow us (👉@artificialintelligenceee) for everything latest from the AI world. Source: minchoi/X Credits: skirano/X sebkrier/X

A major global internet outage temporarily brought the digital world to a halt after a critical Cloudflare failure disrupted major platforms, including X and OpenAI ⚠️ The issue began around 11:00 AM UTC when Cloudflare started returning widespread 500 internal server errors, cutting access to millions of websites. Early reports suggest an abnormal surge in traffic triggered a cascading network breakdown that impacted everything from work tools to entertainment services. Engineers have since pinpointed the problem, and systems are gradually coming back online as traffic is rerouted. Some users may still notice slowdowns until the fix is fully stabilized worldwide. Did you experience any connection issues during the outage today? 👉 Follow us @FutureTech for more! 🔌

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