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  1. Proton Cancels AI-Use Re-Interviews but Keeps Its AI Push

    Proton CEO Andy Yen cancelled nearly company-wide re-interviews about employees’ AI use after internal concerns became public, according to 404 Media. Yen acknowledged a communication failure but said Proton would continue pushing AI, while CTO Bart Butler said this would not mean abandoning security or sound engineering principles. Employee reactions were divided, and some said AI adoption would still factor into performance reviews.

    404 Media · 🔥 4
  2. Proton Pushes AI-First Engineering and Re-Interviews Staff

    Proton is aggressively expanding its use of AI in software development, with CEO Andy Yen urging engineers to use AI more and tracking how much AI generates in company code. The Next Web, citing 404 Media's investigation, says AI wrote 90% of Proton's code in October according to CTO Bart Butler, while employees said much of it was produced with Anthropic's Claude. Proton is also re-interviewing employees about workplace AI use, with assessments potentially affecting roles and continued employment, although the company says it is not conducting layoffs and wants to identify workers who need more support.

    404 Media · 🔥 4
  3. Proton links AI-use interviews to a wider workforce review

    Proton will re-interview selected employees from November 4 to 11 about how they apply AI at work, the results they produce, and their ability to adapt, according to an internal email obtained by 404 Media. The assessments will feed into a broader review that may affect roles, responsibilities, and continued employment; Proton says the initiative is not a disguised layoff program and that it remains hiring while identifying skill gaps and future AI leaders.

    404 Media · 🔥 0
  4. AI Chatbot Logs Face Disclosure and Limited Privilege Protection

    TechRadar reports that AI chatbot conversations can enter legal proceedings and may receive fewer privacy protections than communications with lawyers or doctors. It cites a May 2025 US court order requiring OpenAI to produce more than 20 million previously deleted ChatGPT logs in the New York Times copyright case, as well as US v. Heppner, where Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that Claude conversations were not shielded by attorney-client privilege or work-product protection. A DuckDuckGo survey found that as many as 75% of respondents did not know chatbot conversations could be subpoenaed.

    TechRadar · 🔥 0
  5. Proton Hosts Flock Surveillance Map Worldwide

    Proton has begun hosting security researcher Joshua Michael’s free interactive map of Flock Safety’s US automated license-plate readers and AI surveillance cameras. Unlike the original US-only site, Proton’s version is accessible worldwide and adds technical and legal protection after Flock pursued the creator with legal threats. The map is a point-in-time snapshot based on November 2025 data, while Proton’s claim that it identifies more active cameras than Flock reports remains disputed.

    CNET · 🔥 0
  6. Geely and Google sign global pact to bring Gemini automotive services

    Geely Holding Group announced on October 16 a global strategic partnership with Google to build digital cockpit ecosystems for eligible Geely brands in overseas markets where Google services are available. Covered vehicles will carry officially certified Google Automotive Services, including the Gemini AI assistant, Google Maps and the in-car app store. The first model with the services is planned for the second half of 2027, subject to product development, regulatory compliance and market preparations; Geely called the deal a deepening of a long-standing relationship, noting Polestar joined the program in 2020, with Google's automotive services set to extend gradually to Geely, Lynk & Co, Proton, Radar, smart and other brands.

    IT之家 AI · 🔥 0
  7. Proton's Andy Yen on age verification, Big Tech and privacy-first AI chatbot Lumo

    Speaking at Proton's Geneva headquarters, founder and CEO Andy Yen argued that age verification cannot target only children, so in practice it means everyone would have to show ID to use the internet. He also defended Proton's multi-product "ecosystem" strategy against Google and described its AI chatbot Lumo as the only truly private AI assistant, a company claim. Yen said Lumo is hosted in Germany rather than Switzerland partly in response to Swiss mass-surveillance proposals, citing a regulatory impact assessment that estimated CHF 30–40 billion in costs and 200,000 lost jobs over 10 years.

    TechRadar · 🔥 0

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