A brief note before we begin.
This is still The Brunch News you’ve been reading for the last six months: a curated look at the strange, important, and sometimes alarming things happening around us.
From today on, the focus becomes narrower. I hope that’s good news for everyone.
Over time, the numbers made one thing clear: the stories that drew the most interest were about AI, Big Data, surveillance, privacy, security, algorithms, and the quiet digital machinery shaping our lives. Most of all, they were about digital independence.
So this newsletter is going full speed uncensored.
The Brunch News is becoming The Uncensored GGUF.
The same Brunch News, but now focused on the digital perils of our age. Fewer distant headlines that people politely ignore; more of the technological weirdness already knocking at the door.
Now, let’s talk AI.
Pinterest unveils new AI tools for marketers (campaignme.com)
Google to save more of your search data for AI training: Here’s how to opt out (indianexpress.com)
60% of Indian consumers interested in creating personal AI agents (aninews.in)
ChatGPT and Gemini could be quietly affecting your voting decisions (digitaltrends.com)
New Illinois law expands cyberbullying definition to include AI-generated images (kfvs12.com)
What 2 Content Strategists Say AI Should Never Write For You (searchenginejournal.com)
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of using 25,000 fake accounts to copy Claude’s capabilities (neowin.net)
OpenAI is making GPT-5.5 Instant ‘more fun’ to talk to (androidauthority.com)
AI is pumping out books. Are they any good? (npr.org)
AI Sovereignty and the Implications of the US Export Restrictions (ibtimes.com)
AI boom to lift economy and online verification plan’s gift to cybercriminals (irishtimes.com)
AI security hackathon identifies weaknesses (ukauthority.com)
Ireland at ‘greater risk’ than other economies in AI revolution (businesspost.ie)
Convert Ideas to Presentations in Minutes Using NotebookLM (voiceofemirates.com)