TechFreja expands - offers international e-identification without the need for a Swedish personal identity number.
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Businesses and individuals face dilemma as Windows 10 retirement looms
TechWill users continue to use the operating system without security updates, switch to the criticized Windows 11, discard fully functional computers or move to the popular Linux alternative?
UK vs Apple: Your privacy is under attack
TechNaomi Brockwell: The UK government just decided no one deserves privacy - not just UK citizens, but everyone worldwide.
One million downloads per week for LibreOffice
TechThe free Office alternative is growing in popularity.
Stop your apps secretly talking to each other!
TechNaomi Brockwell: We don’t know how someone might use information about our installed apps, so we might not want to hand over that information willy-nilly.
Brazil bans Rumble – accused of political censorship
TechControversial Supreme Court judge de Moraes in new attack on social media platforms in the country
Cartoon of the week
Assange: “Freedom of expression at a dark crossroad”
TechThe dramatic technological development is essentially a battle between the tyranny of the few and the public interest, according to the journalist.
Apple phones suggest “racist” as an alternative to “Trump”
TechThe tech giant claims it is a bug.
Organic Maps – the map app that doesn’t map you
TechTired of Google Maps tracking you? Here's the free alternative that lets you navigate completely offline!
New law could force Signal to leave Sweden
Tech“In practice, this is asking us to break the encryption that underpins our entire business", says Signal's CEO Meredith Whittaker.
What we know about the newly launched Grok 3
TechElon Musk's AI company xAI has made a big bet on its latest attempt to create a “maximum truth-seeking” AI service.
US and UK back away from international AI declaration
TechSweden and the Nordic countries are among the 61 countries that signed the Paris Summit Declaration.
AI and speech therapy to help police identify voices
TechResearchers at Lund University are now developing speech comparison to be used in criminal investigations.
World leaders gather in Paris for AI summit
TechHow to regulate and govern artificial intelligence globally is one of the issues under discussion.
Google abandons promise not to use AI for weapons
TechGoogle has removed the part of its AI policy that previously prohibited the development and deployment of AI for weapons or surveillance.
China launches investigation into Google after Trump’s punitive tariffs
TechBeijing's announcement comes after Donald Trump imposed new punitive tariffs on Chinese goods.
Privacy 101
TechNaomi Brockwell: In this guide, I’ve highlighted a few tools I personally use and find effective, but there are so many incredible options available.
Teuton Systems offers smart privacy-focused technology – without compromise
TechWe take the fight against corporate snooping, mass government surveillance and criminal phone tapping through firm open source principles and secure products.
Swedish researchers develop “digital twins” to predict health outcomes
TechLinköping University is developing new technology that will simulate the effects of your life choices.
Here’s the Chinese AI model that’s shaking up the tech world
TechDeepSeek has quickly become one of the most downloaded apps in the world and is expected to challenge the US giants.
Brave lets users personalize search results
TechIntroduces feature where users can adjust their search results by rating domains with thumbs up - or down.
US tech giants cave to EU censorship demands
Tech"In Europe there is no place for illegal hate, either offline or online”, said the EU's tech commissioner.
Google introduces digital fingerprint tracking technology
TechChanged advertising policy makes it easier to collect users' information - without their knowledge or consent.
The tech mogul on the future of AI: Constant mass surveillance
Tech“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” predicts Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Trump and tech giants unveil record-breaking AI project
TechAround $500 billion could be invested in “Stargate”, described by OpenAI's CEO as the “most important project of this era”.
Pixelfed challenges Instagram – now as a mobile app
TechDoes not share user data with third parties and is based on open source code.
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