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planned obsolescence How to hack your air purifier for uninterrupted, planned obsolescence-free use Natalie Dressed

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
gadgets iRobot's demise a warning to U.S. gadget companies Rob Beschizza
gadgets Poco's flagship smartphone comes in denim Rob Beschizza
gadgets Chinese gadget brands rising fast in popularity Rob Beschizza
gadgets Weird gadgets at Mobile World Congress Rob Beschizza
privacy Your air fryer may be spying on you Rob Beschizza
News The real reason Tesla is tanking: Musk's political self-sabotage Yoy Luadha
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