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Trump administration unveils AI-supported clearinghouse for cyber vulnerabilities
The Gold Eagle program will allowe industry, critical infrastructure operators and the government to use artificial intelligence to rapidly detect, prioritize and patch cybersecurity vulnerabilities, officials said.
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Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features
A review of popular wearable devices — including Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Garmin, and Whoop — finds that most fall short on basic privacy and security standards, lacking transparency reports and strong encryption options despite collecting continuous personal health data from roughly 40 percent of Americans.
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Op-Ed: Rep. Max Rose: When it comes to AI regulation, Congress should look to the successes of the Internet Age
Former Representative Max Rose has published an op-ed arguing that Congress should model AI regulation on policy frameworks developed during the early internet era. The piece draws on that period's legislative record as a template for how lawmakers might approach governing artificial intelligence today.
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GSA’s draft AI procurement rule has improved but needs further reforms, contractors say
The U.S. General Services Administration has released a draft rule overhauling how the federal government procures large language models, and contractors have until August 3 to submit feedback. Industry respondents say the proposal is an improvement over earlier versions but still needs changes before it is finalized.
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Grocery Outlet is getting into facial recognition tech
Grocery Outlet, a discount supermarket chain, is moving to adopt facial recognition technology in its stores. No further details about the scope, vendor, or rollout timeline have been disclosed.
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Judge Dismisses Suit Accusing Apple of Failing to Limit Child Sex Abuse Material
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Apple of failing to adequately prevent child sexual abuse material from being stored and shared through iCloud. The suit had centered on claims that Apple's privacy protections inadvertently made the platform a safer environment for illegal content.
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California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
California legislators have removed the most contentious provisions from A.B. 1856, a bill that would have broadened the state's existing age-verification requirements for operating systems and app stores. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which opposed the expansion, still considers the underlying 2025 law unconstitutional.
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Calgary 911 employee charged with breach of trust
A City of Calgary 911 employee has been charged with breach of trust after an investigation found she allegedly accessed and shared confidential information outside authorized channels. Calgary police say the investigation began in January following internal allegations about the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data.
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Driven by AI, the Future of Cybersecurity Will Resemble the Past
A piece in Lawfare argues that AI is pushing cybersecurity toward patterns that echo historical models rather than pointing toward something entirely new.
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Gottheimer introduces bipartisan bill requiring facial recognition age verification for online sportsbooks, prediction markets
Representative Gottheimer has introduced a bipartisan bill that would require online sportsbooks and prediction markets to use facial recognition technology to verify that users are of legal age before they can place bets.
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RELEASE: To Protect Children, Gottheimer Introduces New Bipartisan Bill Requiring Facial Recognition Age Verification for Online Sportsbooks
Representative Gottheimer has introduced a bipartisan bill that would require online sportsbooks to use facial recognition technology to verify that users are of legal age before allowing them to place bets. The legislation is framed as a child protection measure targeting the online sports gambling industry.
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Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operator
A Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" used Google's open-source Gemini CLI AI tool as a hacking agent and to operate a small-scale botnet. [...]
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AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet
Researchers are looking to infant brain development as a model for advancing artificial intelligence, suggesting that the architectural principles behind how babies learn could inform the next generation of AI systems.
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The Fight Over AI Regulation Is Now Happening Inside The Industry Itself
Debates over how to regulate artificial intelligence are increasingly playing out within the tech industry itself, as companies, researchers, and interest groups push competing frameworks and standards from the inside rather than waiting for governments to act.
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WilmerHale Sued Over Client Personal Information Data Breach
A putative class action filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. accuses prominent law firm WilmerHale of negligence and breach of contract following a May data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of thousands of clients. The plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars in damages.
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Trump rails against New York’s statewide datacenter moratorium
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale datacenter construction, making New York the first U.S. state to enact such a pause. President Trump publicly pressured Hochul to reverse the policy immediately, framing his opposition around support for AI development.
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Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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23andMe reaches $18 million settlement with states for massive breach
A coalition of 42 state attorneys general has reached an $18 million settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe over cybersecurity failures that resulted in a large-scale data breach. The settlement resolves multistate legal action stemming from the company's failure to adequately protect user data.
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Nigeria launches $500 million farm fund to drive food security
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Every phone leaves a trail — Supreme Court holds location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
The Supreme Court has ruled that location data generated by mobile phones is protected under the Fourth Amendment, meaning the government generally needs a warrant to access it.
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Files relating to India’s largest nuclear power plant Kudankulam exposed in data breach
Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra Ransomware group World Leaks has posted on the dark web a huge cache of files related to India’s largest nuclear plant, including purported blueprints of parts of its facilities and supplier details — information it labelled as coming from Reliance Group. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southern... Source
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EPIC Seeks Records on USDA’s Secretive Palantir Contracts Meant to Detect SNAP Fraud
EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Wednesday seeking records about the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracting with Palantir Technologies to identify and investigate alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Alaska governor’s race survey: AI policy and news sources
I need to work with what's actually implied here. The headline and excerpt indicate a survey related to the Alaska governor's race that asked respondents about AI policy positions and news sources. That's a thin but real signal. ```json { "summary": "A survey connected to the Alaska governor's ra
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