spyware Lithuania tells consumers to throw away Chinese-made phones because they have baked-in censorship tools Mark Frauenfelder

Business Google re-integrates Xiaomi, China firm says Google Nest Hubs connected to its security cameras can no longer access feeds from random homes Xeni Jardin

Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin

privacy Xiaomi phones are pre-backdoored; your apps can be silently overwritten Cory Doctorow

robots Bipedal robot drummer already better at it than most humans Thom Dunn

mistakes $150 "Qux" gadget sure looks a lot like this generic Linux TV box that wholesalers list for $15 Rob Beschizza

After locals complain of poor signal, California cops raid home to find 5G jammer device Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This Wi-Fi router with a 4-antenna array can blast a signal all over your home Boing Boing's Shop

privacy Hacking into your robot vacuum to eavesdrop on your home Clive Thompson

Boing Boing Gadgets After random surveillance images started to show up on users' devices, Google blocked Xiaomi from running Assistant or Google Home Cory Doctorow

Business Bird Scooter reportedly lost $100m in three months, needs more capital to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

makers $30 plug-and-play kit converts a Bird scooter into a "personal scooter" Cory Doctorow

Business Chinese Iphone ownership is a marker of membership in the "invisible poor" Cory Doctorow

android Fortnite welcomes Android users Jason Weisberger

art Vibrant concept art for Chinese electronics firm Andrea James

design New trends in Chinese mobile UIs for 2016 Cory Doctorow

Business New Clay Shirky book on how China challenges western Internet firms and vice-versa Cory Doctorow