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Koji Suzuki, the Japanese author best known for the horror novel Ring, died at a Tokyo hospital at age 68. His 1991 Ring sparked a global horror boom via film adaptations, and he earned awards including the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for Rasen and the Shirley Jackson Award for Edge; his works also include Dark Water, Promenade of the Gods, Ubiquitous, and his debut Rakuen (Paradise).
Koji Suzuki, author of The Ring and Spiral whose work helped ignite the J-horror boom, has died at 68 in Tokyo; his novels won major awards and inspired iconic films, including the Ring and its U.S. remake.
Zoë Kravitz was photographed in London wearing a ring on her left ring finger while kissing Harry Styles, sparking engagement rumors that have not been confirmed and with the couple keeping their relationship status private.
Ring updates its battery-powered doorbells: the Battery Doorbell Pro (2nd gen) now records 4K video with 10x zoom and longer battery life, while the Battery Doorbell Plus and Battery Doorbell (2nd gen) get 2K video with 6x zoom (Plus adds a quick-release battery pack). Ring also launches a Solar Charger mount and a larger Solar Panel to extend uptime. Pre-orders start today: Pro $250, Plus $180, Battery Doorbell $100, Solar Charger $50, Solar Panel $60; existing wired Ring models already support 4K video.
The Fulu Foundation is offering an initial $10,000 bounty (with potential to match more via donors) to anyone who can integrate Ring doorbells released in 2021 or later with a local PC or server and ensure recordings no longer rely on Amazon servers, effectively moving Ring footage off the cloud. This aims to give users more control over their footage, building on Ring’s existing options (local storage via Ring Edge only with Ring Alarm Pro and ongoing cloud storage with a subscription) and amid DMCA concerns that could limit bounty solutions.
The Fulu Foundation is offering a bounty—starting at $10,000 and potentially higher with donations and matched up to $10,000—to hack Ring doorbell cameras so they stop sending data to Amazon without disabling core hardware features. The goal is to empower users to reclaim data control after Ring's controversial "Search Party" campaign; modifications must preserve local operation and on-device capabilities (motion detection, color night vision) and be feasible with inexpensive tools in under an hour. Winners may choose whether to publish their method due to DMCA considerations; the prize could grow as donors contribute.
Private companies are shifting intelligence gathering from governments to a commercial market, turning everyday sensors—door cameras, license-plate readers, drones—into a coordinated data network used by law enforcement and investigators. Ring's controversial 'Search Party' pet-recovery push illustrated how partnerships and AI could blur privacy protections and enable mass surveillance without traditional warrants. As this 'intelligence as a service' model expands, questions about national sovereignty, democratic oversight, and civil liberties loom, even as governments retain traditional capabilities.
Amazon has terminated its partnership with Ring and Flock Safety after a Super Bowl ad promoted a 'Search Party' feature to share doorbell footage for locating lost dogs, prompting backlash over potential surveillance and law-enforcement use. A planned 'Community Requests' option would have let footage be shared with police; Amazon says videos are not shared with law enforcement without owner consent. Flock’s ALPR systems are also under scrutiny, with several Washington cities pausing their use, and Flock denying any non-consensual sharing with federal agencies.
Ring’s Super Bowl ad suggesting a neighborhood-wide surveillance network drew swift backlash from customers and critics, prompting some to disconnect cameras and fueling privacy concerns, which helped push Amazon to cancel its planned Flock Safety integration to avoid further damage.
Ring’s Super Bowl ad for its 'Search Party' feature—which prompts neighborhood cameras to search for lost dogs—drew social-media backlash labeling it creepy and dystopian, fueling concerns about mass surveillance and Ring’s facial-recognition tech; HuffPost has asked Ring for comment.
Ring is expanding its Search Party pet finder to non‑Ring owners through the Ring Neighbors app in the US, enabling neighbors to alert owners if a connected Ring camera detects a missing pet. The company is also committing $1 million to equip animal shelters nationwide with camera systems, building on a feature launched last September amid privacy concerns and a Super Bowl ad push.
Ring has launched Ring Verify, a public tool that lets users upload Ring videos to see if they’ve been edited, using a C2PA-based metadata signature and automatically included with videos downloaded from December 2025 onward. It signals when a video’s content has been altered (even cropping or length changes), but it can’t confirm real-world authenticity for non-Ring footage from platforms like TikTok or Instagram. Google’s SynthID offers a separate, limited watermark-based check for AI-generated images. While imperfect, Ring Verify represents a step toward provenance and authenticity in an era of convincing AI-generated media.
A couple's engagement ring fell from the Boyne SkyBridge after a proposal, but was recovered after a two-and-a-half-hour search with the help of a snowmaking supervisor using a metal detector, allowing the couple to complete their special moment.
A couple's marriage proposal at Boyne Mountain Resort's SkyBridge Michigan turned into a rescue effort when the engagement ring fell 118 feet onto the snow below, but it was successfully recovered after a two-and-a-half-hour search with metal detectors, allowing the couple to complete their walk and celebrate their engagement.
Ring is launching a new AI-powered feature called Single Event Alert that consolidates multiple security camera alerts about a single event into one notification to reduce notification fatigue. This feature, now in beta for US and Canada Ring Home Premium subscribers, builds on existing AI tools to analyze and group alerts, providing a more streamlined user experience.