Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against five major TV manufacturers, accusing them of using “Automated Content Recognition” to spy on viewers. The suits allege the TVs capture screenshots every 500 milliseconds and sell the data without meaningful consent.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s latest report takes a calm view of current stability but warns that cyber risk and AI adoption are key systemic channels. It calls for a holistic review to simplify complex bank capital rules and shifts policy focus toward market mechanics and third-party
Microsoft is urging organizations to act fast after a major cloud supply chain attack dubbed Shai-Hulud 2.0. The self-replicating worm steals API keys and credentials from services like AWS and Azure. Separately, a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows Remote Access lacks an official fix.
If you were an AT&T customer between 2019 and 2024, you might be owed money from a massive class action settlement. The deadline to file a claim is fast approaching on December 18.
A hacking group is posing as police officers to trick tech giants into forking over users’ private information. They claim hundreds of successful requests, revealing a massive security loophole that companies seem unable to close.
European regulators have opened a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s use of online content to train its AI models like AI Overviews. The probe focuses on whether Google gave itself an unfair advantage by scraping publisher and YouTube content without proper payment or opt-outs. This could
Petco has taken its Vetco Clinics website offline after a security lapse exposed sensitive customer and pet medical records. The vulnerability allowed anyone to download files by guessing sequential customer ID numbers.
A developer on GitHub has released a script that claims to remove every trace of Microsoft’s AI from Windows 11, including hidden components. It aims to block future reinstalls, but its effectiveness on new Copilot+ PCs is still unproven.
Meta has finally received EU approval for its alternative ad model, escaping the threat of massive daily fines. Starting in 2026, users will get a new choice over their data. But is this a real win for privacy or just regulatory theater?
President Trump signaled an executive order to override state-specific AI regulations. This could dismantle new laws in Illinois, Utah, and Nevada governing AI mental health advice, creating a regulatory scramble.
