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A Guardian investigation found an apparent gap between Microsoft's public claims about its AI computing capacity and the actual number of advanced chips it has running. The discrepancy suggests the company's AI infrastructure may not match its stated ambitions.
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A report used to support Australia's teenage social media ban appears to include citations to academic articles that do not exist, according to a Guardian analysis aired in Senate hearings. The report's authors acknowledge using ChatGPT in editing but deny the citation errors stem from AI hallucinations.
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Major supermarket chains in Australia are reported to be looking into using facial recognition technology in their stores. No specific implementation details or timelines have been disclosed.
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Meta has filed a patent related to its smart glasses that involves facial recognition technology, reviving concerns about real-time identification capabilities built into consumer wearables.
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Amazon's facial recognition tool Rekognition is under legal scrutiny in a lawsuit involving a false arrest. The case appears to center on whether an incorrect match by the system led to someone being wrongly detained.
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Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider SafePal is warning of a data breach affecting about 39,798 customers after a flaw was exploited to steal customer order information, and a threat actor is now claiming to be selling the stolen data. [...]
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A piece in the Davis Enterprise argues that Flock Safety license plate reader cameras can coexist with strong privacy protections, framing the two goals as compatible rather than opposing.
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Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta AP News
Australia's two largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, are trialing facial recognition technology in their stores, citing an increase in retail crime as the driver.
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A point/counterpoint piece in the Duluth News Tribune takes up the debate over how heavily governments should regulate AI, with at least one position arguing against broad regulatory intervention.
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A California privacy agency has fined an Iowa-based data broker $116,490 in what is being described as the first dual enforcement action of its kind, suggesting regulators are coordinating or layering penalties across jurisdictions.
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Australia's corporate regulator has warned of a sharp rise in deepfake scams using the likeness of public figures, particularly Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, to promote fraudulent investment schemes. The scams have cost Australians at least $7.4 million.
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A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against background check company TABB Inc., ruling that the plaintiff could not demonstrate a concrete injury sufficient to establish standing in federal court. The case stemmed from a data leak first reported in 2024.
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Congress is considering an overhaul of longstanding federal financial privacy law. The legislation under review governs how financial institutions handle and share customer data, a framework that has largely remained intact for decades.
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A new AI-powered film studio called Promise has set up near Sony Pictures' Culver City lot, using AI tools to generate backgrounds and other production elements. Some filmmakers see the technology as a way to produce work independently, bypassing the major studios that have traditionally controlled film production.
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Wynd Kaufman, a 69-year-old activist with the group StopAI, has been jailed after being convicted for chaining shut the entrance to OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters during a protest. She is believed to be the first person imprisoned specifically for protesting against artificial intelligence.
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Student protests over exam integrity have spread across multiple countries this year, with incidents including mass exam resits in Mexico following suspected cheating affecting nearly 60,000 applicants, and a failed digital marking rollout in Portugal that triggered a serious education crisis.
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Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta in security crackdown NBC News
Australia's two dominant supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, are testing facial recognition technology in their stores. Details about the scope, purpose, or stage of the trials are limited, but the testing has drawn enough attention to be reported by national broadcaster ABC News.
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Scammers are harvesting location details from holiday photos posted on Instagram and Facebook, then using that information to craft convincing phishing messages that reference specific places and trips to trick people into handing over bank details.
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Wake County, North Carolina has suspended its use of an elections software vendor following a possible cyberattack. Election officials say voting machines, ballots, voter registration data, and vote-counting systems were not affected, but information about poll workers may have been exposed.
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California has begun enforcement under its Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) rules, focusing on whether data brokers have registered with the state and are honoring consumer opt-out requests. The enforcement phase marks a shift from rulemaking to active accountability for companies that collect and sell personal data.
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A third gay bar in San Francisco has suspended its use of facial recognition technology following privacy concerns. The pause reflects growing pushback against biometric surveillance in LGBTQ+ spaces in the city.
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Fully autonomous robotaxis are now operating as commercial services in select cities, marking a shift from long-promised concept to limited real-world deployment. The rollout remains geographically narrow, with most of the country still waiting for access.
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