facebook 2019 was the year of voice assistant privacy dumpster fires Cory Doctorow

microsoft Microsoft's Cortana is sleeping with the fishes Séamus Bellamy

privacy Microsoft contractors are listening to your Skype conversations Séamus Bellamy

Business Illinois almost passed a bill that banned devices that record you without your consent — and then Big Tech stepped in Cory Doctorow

science fiction A sneak peek at the Halo series coming to Paramount+ in March Gareth Branwyn

Noble Six Microsoft pounds on the dead horse that is the Master Chief, hoping money falls out Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft's ARM laptop is slim but not so fast Rob Beschizza

Games Microsoft contractors listened to Xbox audio recordings of children in their homes, to improve voice command Xeni Jardin

amazon Amazon's being greasy about Alexa user data. Again. Séamus Bellamy

halo 'Halo Infinite' seeks to redeem the franchise Jason Weisberger

privacy LG's G7 ThinQ smartphone looks like a great handset but it creeps me out Séamus Bellamy

Business EFF takes a deep dive into Windows 10's brutal privacy breaches Cory Doctorow

Games Halo 5 is here Jason Weisberger

xbox Halo 5's cinematic opening Jason Weisberger

art Can working on violent video games mess you up? Leigh Alexander