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#Encryption #SocialMedia #Privacy
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Meta to Axe End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messaging
Meta is removing end-to-end (E2E) encryption for Instagram DMs after first introducing the feature back in late 2023. E2E means that no one except the two parties messaging each other can read the message logs, including government entities, law enforcement, or even Meta itself.
#CyberSecurity #Hacking #PrivacyProtection
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Russian Hackers Spotted Trying to Hijack WhatsApp, Signal Accounts
Russian state-sponsored hackers have allegedly been trying to hijack WhatsApp and Signal accounts on a global scale by tricking users into handing over their login authentication codes.
#Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #Vulnerabilities
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Anthropic's Claude Finds More Bugs in Firefox than Human Teams
As more and more industries seem to be waking up to the threat of AI-based automation, new data from browser maker Mozilla is showing how AI is proving proficient at identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities in popular software.
#VPN #OnlinePrivacy #DataSecurity
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Is Your VPN Leaking Data? Here's How to Check and Lock It Down in Seconds
Picture your personal information as a stream of data flowing from your computer and out into the open web. A VPN hides your computer as the source of that information by encrypting it.
#ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Sustainability
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Secret Buyer Places $300M Order for AMD GPUs Cooled With Lab-Grown Diamonds
It's no secret that AI data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity, but a surprising new solution has emerged to combat the problem: Lab-grown diamonds.
#TaxScams #FraudPrevention #Cybersecurity
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Nope, the IRS Is Not Texting You: 7 Smart Ways to Avoid Tax Scams on Your Phone
As if filing your taxes wasn't stressful enough, tax season also entails watching out for scammers trying to trick you into giving up your personal information and your money.
#AI #VideoEditing #AdobeFirefly
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How to Make the Most of AI Image and Video Generation with Adobe Firefly
Lately, it seems like AI generated video is everywhere. Social media is flooded with clips of varying quality, and maybe you've even tested out a version of the functionality yourself.
#Section230 #AIPolicy #TechLaw
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Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is one of the shortest and simplest pieces of tech-policy legislation that you'll read, but even some of the stoutest advocates of "CDA 230" are showing signs of disagreement over how to apply it to generative AI outputs.
#AI #cybersecurity #disinformation
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ChatGPT Logs Show How China Harasses US-Based Dissidents
If you thought students using ChatGPT to cheat on their homework was bad, just wait. Researchers at OpenAI have unearthed how the Chinese government has used ChatGPT as part of coordinated plans to harass and intimidate political dissidents living in foreign countries like the US, Japan and Italy in its latest report.
#Instagram #MentalHealth #TeenSafety
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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.
#Laptops #TechTrends #ConsumerElectronics
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Readers' Choice: The Best and Worst Laptop Brands for 2026, Ranked by You
Buying a new laptop is becoming more expensive, with prices up and expected to keep rising. That's thanks to a number of factors beyond buyers' control, including tariffs and now RAMaggedon, which has memory prices spiraling as AI computing and data centers hungrily snap up as much as 70% of the RAM produced globally.
#Ransomware #Cybersecurity #Healthcare
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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 #ArtificialIntelligence #VulnerabilityManagement
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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 #SurveillanceState
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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.
#Privacy #ChildSafety #DigitalRights
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West Virginia Sues Apple Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Content on iCloud
In a new privacy versus illegal content battle, West Virginia is suing to force Apple to crack down on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) stored on iCloud, which offers end-to-end encryption.
