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#InstagramSafety #TeenMentalHealth #ParentalGuidance
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Instagram to Alert Parents If Their Teen Searches for Suicide, Self-Harm Content
Instagram will soon notify parents if their teens repeatedly search for self-harm or suicide-related content. The alerts will go to parents who use the app's supervision tools, and both teens and parents will receive a notification about the update ahead of the rollout.
#InternetForAll #Innovation #TechStartups
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New Device From Starlink Rival Taara Promises 25Gbps Internet Using Light
A startup spun off from Google's parent company, Alphabet, has debuted a tiny device that can beam fiber-like internet speeds over the air to bring broadband to remote areas.
#Ransomware #HealthcareSecurity #CyberAttack
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Ransomware Attack Closes Clinics Across Mississippi, Cancels Surgeries
A ransomware attack forced healthcare providers across the state of Mississippi to pause operations earlier this week. According to reports by NPR, the cyberattack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) to close all of its 35 clinics across the state and cancel elective procedures that had been planned for Thursday and Friday of this week.
#Cybersecurity #AI #Vulnerabilities
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Anthropic Rolls Out Autonomous Vulnerability-Hunting AI Tool For Claude Code
Reports have come to light over the past year about how cybercriminals, including state-sponsored actors, have been able to use frontier AI models from AI firm Anthropic to find exploitable vulnerabilities within code, even in the mature and well-maintained systems of large corporations.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy #TrumpAdministration
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Trump Slams 'Terrible' Supreme Court Decision, Tips 'Potentially Higher' Tariffs
Brace for a new 10% tariff. President Trump is hitting back at a Supreme Court ruling invalidating his earlier tariffs by imposing new ones using different US laws.
#FacialRecognition #PrivacyRights #DataProtection
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Don't Trade Your Face for Convenience. Why You Should Still Say No to Face Scanning
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been using a facial recognition app called Mobile Fortify on the streets to identify and detain people.
#SupremeCourt #Tariffs #TrumpAdministration
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Supreme Court Kills Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs. Will Companies Get Reimbursed?
In a huge blow to President Trump, the Supreme Court just invalidated many of his tariffs, which have been blamed for price hikes on a variety of products, including video game consoles.
#DogsInLawEnforcement #CrimeInvestigation #InnovativeTech
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Meet FBI Special Agent Iris: A Three-Legged Dog Who Can Sniff Out Hidden Tech
On the evening of Sept. 17, 2016, a bomb detonated in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, launching a dumpster 120 feet, shattering nearby windows, and injuring 30 people.
#AI #IntellectualProperty #Hollywood
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ByteDance Promises Seedance 2.0 AI Limits After Hollywood Backlash
A new AI video generation tool from TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has Hollywood concerned. ByteDance has promised to improve safeguards around intellectual property rights to limit what its AI tool can make.
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #PrivacyProtection
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Pornhub Is Now Blocked in 23 States and These 2 Countries. How to Watch Anyway
In an effort to keep kids away from objectionable content, a number of US states and several countries abroad have implemented age-verification requirements that require websites to confirm that their visitors are of age.
#Biometrics #Privacy #Cybersecurity
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Stop Using Face ID Right Now. Here's Why
Table of ContentsCompare Specs: Our Picks Side by SideBiometrics 101: Face ID, Fingerprints, and PasskeysYour Risk Level Determines Your Security NeedsWhat Lockdown Mode and Advanced Protection Really DoThe One Lock Law Enforcement Can't Force OpenPrivacy Doesn't Stop at Your Lock Screen
Using a face scan to unlock your phone and log in to accounts is certainly convenient, but it's not the best option if you're concerned about your privacy.
#SpaceX #LightPollution #SatelliteDebate
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SpaceX's Plan for 1 Million Satellites Faces Light Pollution Backlash
SpaceX's vision for a one-million-satellite orbital data center is facing opposition from a prominent anti-light-pollution group, which is urging its 193,000 supporters to push back.
#SmartGlasses #PrivacyAwareness #HiddenCameras
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Daters, Beware: These Small Clues Could Mean You're Secretly Being Recorded With Smart Glasses
Table of ContentsCompare Specs: Our Picks Side by SideThe Creepy New Trend in Smart GlassesSpot the Hidden Camera LensesThe 'Recording Light' Isn't Always a GuaranteeHidden Cameras Aren't Always ObviousNot Just Glasses: Other Sneaky Spy DevicesAwareness Is Key -- Not Panic
Stay alert, daters.
#AI #DataSecurity #IntellectualProperty
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Google: Hackers Are Trying to 'Clone' Gemini for Cyberattacks
As the tech industry races to develop new AI models, Google alleges that "private sector" entities have been trying to reverse-engineer its Gemini chatbot by bombarding it with prompts intended to leak its secrets.
#DigitalMinimalism #FlipPhoneRevolution #TechAddiction
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The Flip Phone Revolution: 6 People Who Ditched Smartphones and Are Thriving
Table of ContentsTrevor Brown, 35: Making Time for FamilyZoe Rodriguez, 24: Overcoming Childhood Phone AddictionJoel Epstein, 45: Leading by ExampleBrandon, 19: Making College Social AgainLee Siebert, 39: Saying 'F.
#DigitalMinimalism #FlipPhoneRevolution #TechAddiction
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The Flip Phone Revolution: 6 People Who Ditched Smartphones and Are Thriving
Table of ContentsTrevor Brown, 35: Making Time for FamilyZoe Rodriguez, 24: Overcoming Childhood Phone AddictionJoel Epstein, 45: Leading by ExampleBrandon, 19: Making College Social AgainLee Siebert, 39: Saying 'F.
#NuclearEnergy #AI #DataCenters
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Big Tech Is Betting on Nuclear Energy to Fuel AI. But There Are Some Massive Hurdles
Over the past year, nuclear power has reentered the conversation, hailed as a way to advance energy-hungry AI technology without devastating the planet and causing our electrical bills to skyrocket.
#Phishing #CyberCrime #OnlineSafety
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Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Nearly 600 Snapchat Accounts to Steal Nude Images
An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to targeting nearly 600 Snapchat accounts through phishing messages as part of an effort to steal nude and semi-nude images from female student athletes.
#DigitalSafety #AIethics #ConsentInTech
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Elon Musk Promised Free Speech. With Grok, He Delivered Free Harassment
I've built my career on helping people solve tech problems, but when it comes to something like xAI's Grok generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual intimate images, I shouldn't have to offer advice on how to protect yourself.
#SpaceX #Satellites #ArtificialIntelligence
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SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites For Orbital Data Center Push
SpaceX is requesting to launch up to one million satellites to create a network of orbiting data centers around Earth.
Late on Friday, the company filed the request with the Federal Communications Commission, describing the project as a "constellation of satellites with unprecedented computing capacity to power advanced artificial intelligence ('AI') models and the applications that rely on them.
#Censorship #SocialMedia #Disinformation
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X Accuses China of Using Porn Spam to Hide Tweets About Political Unrest
An executive at X, formerly Twitter, is accusing the Chinese government of spamming porn to sabotage Chinese-language searches on the platform and suppress results about political unrest.
#Piracy #CopyrightInfringement #InternetSafety
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US Shuts Down 3 Piracy Sites That Offered Bootleg Films, Games
The US has seized the internet domains for three major piracy sites -- Zamunda. net, ArenaBG. com, and Zelka. org -- known for circulating bootleg copies of movies, TV shows, and video games to users in Europe.
