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Meta has filed a patent for cameras capable of recognizing faces and automatically logging who did what, converting raw footage into labeled clips without any opt-in from the people being recorded. It is a quiet but significant move that raises hard questions about consent in an era of always-on devices.
Shifting to the crypto world, Kazakhstan — the world's second-largest Bitcoin mining power — is shutting down mining rigs in its capital city after its Energy Ministry enacted a year-round restriction to ease pressure on regional power grids. It is a reminder that the physical infrastructure behind digital currency carries very real costs for the people who live near it.
And in a story that blends curiosity with genuine ambition, a writer handed an AI one hundred fifty pounds and gave it three months to earn enough money to pay for its own subscription. The experiment raises a deceptively simple question: at what point does an AI tool stop being a cost and start behaving like an economic actor in its own right?
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