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Nextgov/FCW · Sep 03, 2026 · US Federal

14 organizations are looking to join federal electronic health record program

Fourteen organizations have expressed interest in joining the federal government's electronic health record program, as the office overseeing its deployment looks to shift toward cloud infrastructure, improve data-sharing between systems, and expand its use of AI.

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BBC — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, a major open-source AI platform and developer hub, in a deal valued at $12.9 billion. The acquisition would give the chipmaker direct ownership of one of the most widely used communities for sharing AI models and tools.

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence · Sep 03, 2026 · International

ASCII smuggling crosses over from AI prompt injection to phishing evasion

Invisible Unicode characters popularized for hiding instructions from AI models are now being used to obfuscate words before email filters parse them. The post ASCII smuggling crosses over from AI prompt injection to phishing evasion appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Champions for Diversity & Inclusion 2026: St. Louis tech leader named among top 100 cybersecurity leaders in North America

Champions for Diversity & Inclusion 2026: St. Louis tech leader named among top 100 cybersecurity leaders in North America bizjournals.com

Former Congressman Brad Carson to speak on AI ethics at Cameron academic festival

Former U.S. Congressman Brad Carson is scheduled to speak on AI ethics at an academic festival hosted by Cameron University.

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BleepingComputer · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Anthropic confirms Claude is down, multiple models affected

Claude is experiencing an outage, with users encountering elevated errors when sending requests to multiple Anthropic AI models. [...]

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Thomson Reuters Court Software Breach May Have Exposed SSNs and Sealed Data

A data breach affecting Thomson Reuters court software may have exposed Social Security numbers and sealed legal records, according to reports. The full scope of the incident has not been confirmed, but the nature of the data involved points to serious risks for individuals whose information passes through the legal system.

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HIPAA Journal · Sep 03, 2026 · US Federal

Five Healthcare Providers Report Ransomware-Related Data Breaches

Five healthcare providers across multiple states, including Alta Orthopaedics in California, Cornerstone Behavioral Healthcare in Maine, and Cameron Regional Medical Center, have confirmed data breaches tied to ransomware attacks. The disclosures signal another wave of criminal intrusions targeting medical organizations and the sensitive patient data they hold.

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Thomson Reuters hit by cyberattack that saw court documents across 11 states accessed by a hacker

Thomson Reuters hit by cyberattack that saw court documents across 11 states accessed by a hacker TechRadar

AI data privacy is now opt-out by default

AI platforms are shifting to an opt-out model for data privacy, meaning user data is collected and used by default unless individuals take deliberate steps to stop it.

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BleepingComputer · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Your Employee’s Password Appeared in an Infostealer Log. Now What?

Infostealer malware logs, often sold or leaked on criminal forums, can expose not just employee passwords but active session tokens that allow attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication entirely. Security firm Flare has outlined how organizations can assess whether stolen credentials are still usable and act before an account takeover occurs.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Nvidia to buy developer platform Hugging Face in $12.9bn deal

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face, the widely used AI model repository and developer platform, for approximately $12.9 billion. The deal is one of Nvidia's largest ever and reflects its strategic push into open AI development beyond its core chip business.

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The Fight for Serious AI Regulation Just Won a Big Victory in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has taken a significant step toward substantive AI regulation, marking a notable development in state-level efforts to govern artificial intelligence. The move is being described as a meaningful win for advocates pushing for stronger oversight of AI systems.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results

John Lewis is launching a YouTube chatshow called Gift List, hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon, with the explicit goal of making its products more visible in AI-powered search results. The vodcast will distribute clips across social media platforms as part of a broader strategy to stay relevant as consumers increasingly discover products through AI tools rather than traditional search.

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Protecting Patients From AI Insurance Denials

Representative Tom Barrett has introduced or is advancing legislation aimed at protecting patients from insurance coverage denials driven by artificial intelligence. The effort targets the use of automated systems by insurers to reject claims without adequate human review.

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WIRED — AI · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Nvidia RTX Spark ‘Superchip’: The First AI PCs Are Here

Nvidia unveiled its RTX Spark chip at IFA 2026, with partner manufacturers showing laptops and mini PCs built to run AI models locally rather than through cloud servers.

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WIRED — AI · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Nvidia’s Hugging Face Acquisition Is a $12.9 Billion Bet on Open-Source AI

Nvidia is reportedly acquiring Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI platform, in a deal valued at approximately $12.9 billion. The acquisition would give Nvidia ownership of one of the largest public repositories of AI models and datasets.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1 – podcast

A Guardian journalist travels to the United States to investigate a growing pattern of people who believe AI chatbots have guided them to major scientific discoveries or spiritual awakenings, a phenomenon some are calling 'AI psychosis.' The first episode of the podcast series profiles two individuals who have had intense, unusual experiences with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

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The Guardian — Privacy · Sep 03, 2026 · International

Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?

Relocation coincides with proposed laws that opponents say would entrench power of US tech billionaires in country Dozens of protesters converged on Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires this week after a congressional session raised questions about the billionaire’s presence in the country. In white masks, they held signs saying “Peter Thief” and “No to the Peter Thiel law” in front of the wrought-iron gates of the $12m (£8.9m) residence, which Thiel bought in April as he moved his family to Argentina. Continue reading...

DJI Launches New Robot Vacuums With An Eye Toward Data Privacy

DJI, best known for drones, has launched a line of robot vacuums and is positioning data privacy as a selling point of the new products.

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The Record · Sep 03, 2026 · International

US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach

A breach of a Thomson Reuters records platform exposed sealed court information and sensitive personal data from courts across at least 12 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada.

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FTC Consumer Protection · Sep 03, 2026 · US Federal

FTC Extends Public Comment on Proposed Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing

The FTC has extended its public comment period on a proposed enforcement policy statement about personalized pricing by seven days, moving the deadline to September 25, 2026. Personalized pricing is the practice of using individual consumer data to charge people different prices based on what a company thinks each person will pay.

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Can the EU AI Act’s Transparency Rules Strengthen Democratic Resilience?

A Tech Policy Press analysis examines whether the EU AI Act's transparency requirements can do meaningful work in protecting democratic institutions, not just individual rights.

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DataBreaches.net · Sep 03, 2026 · International

North Dakota Supreme Court impacted by third-party data breach that has affected dozens of states

The North Dakota Supreme Court is among the victims of a data breach at C-Track, a third-party vendor used by court systems across the country. A criminal investigation is underway after the breach was disclosed to the court in late July.

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