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Anonymous Camera is a new app that uses AI to quickly anonymize photos and videos

The Verge

People capture footage and then anonymize it through Photoshop, but in the meantime the government might have confiscated their camera, and with that the compromising material.” “It’s very important that whenever you take a photo of someone [in the UAE] you have to be very careful to anonymize that immediately,” said Abentheuer.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. And yes, that includes the clicks that brought you to this article.)

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a16z, NFX back Latitud’s effort to become ‘the operating system for every venture-backed company in LatAm’

TechCrunch

government because it was a corporation in the U.S. Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Panama, Argentina and Spain. . “I took the advice from someone in Silicon Valley who told me ‘You need a C Corp…that’s what we invest in,’” Requarth told TechCrunch. even though we had zero activity there.” .

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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

Its first markets include Joshua Tree, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Panama City, Florida. This past week, the company — which is backed by Forerunner Ventures and Bezos Expeditions, among others — announced it will now allow people to buy shares in short-term vacation rentals.

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How climate change is increasing water conflicts at the Panama Canal

Fast Company Tech

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. Droughts mean fewer ships per day, and that can quickly affect Panamas finances and economies around the world. One of those conflicts involves a new dam the Panama Canal Authority plans to begin building in 2027.

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Autonomous freight transport that looks like Disney’s monorail

Fast Company Tech

For example, Mexico’s proposed Interoceanic Corridor, a 188-mile rail project meant to compete with the Panama Canal, could potentially use the Green Corridors intelligent freight transportation system to create a more efficient alternative instead.

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Tesla showrooms are being hit by a wave of anti-DOGE protests

Fast Company Tech

Through DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiencywhich is not an official government agencyMusk gave his team access to private taxpayer data and classified information. And so if the government’s not going to call attention to these conflicts of interest, then hopefully the people will. In the U.K.,

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