Altera layoffs; FLOCK Cameras and what’s left of your privacy – Talking Heads Ep.395

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– Tech News –

Altera FPGA Maker lays off 100 jobs – MiSTer project core
https://www.peoplematters.in/news/strategic-hr/intel-spinoff-altera-cuts-nearly-hundred-jobs-at-silicon-valley-headquarters-42420

Apple to launch a $599 12.9” MacBook later this year
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/11/new-12-9-inch-macbook-launch-this-year-599-price/

Local police reportedly giving side-door access to FLOCK cameras
https://www.404media.co/feds-used-local-cops-password-to-do-immigration-surveillance-with-flock-cameras/

Privacy experts warn against YouTube’s ‘creepy’ AI Age Estimator
https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/experts-warn-against-youtubes-creepy-ai-age-estimation-system-launching-in-the-us-3237170/