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A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

wired.com Molly Taft 2026-03-19 04:56:09

A 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” has brushed up against a mounting battle over the growth of data centers. On Thursday, Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, posted on X that the megabill’s 10-year block on states regulating artificial intelligence could “make it easier for corporations to get zoning variances, so massive AI data centers could be built in close proximity to residential areas.” Massie, who

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How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

wired.com Caroline Haskins 2026-03-20 05:39:25

Thousands of people across the United States poured into the streets this week to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies, joining a nationwide wave of resistance that began in Los Angeles. One of the most widely shared images from the city, where federal authorities have sent almost 5,000 active-duty Marines and National Guard members, is of five Waymo robotaxis that were vandalized and set on fire. The incident has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the demonstratio

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How to delete your 23andMe data

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-20 03:59:39

DNA testing service 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection in March, sparking concerns about what could happen to the genetic data of the company’s 15 million customers. Pharmaceutical giant Regeneron announced in May that it was buying the genetic testing company for $256 million following a bankruptcy auction. While the company has said it will maintain 23andMe’s privacy practices, it also stated that it would use the 23andMe data to aid the discovery of new drugs. When 23andMe filed for ba

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Can Scale AI and Alexandr Wang reignite Meta’s AI efforts?

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-03-20 05:16:34

Meta is reportedly investing nearly $15 billion in the data-labeling firm Scale AI and taking a 49% stake in the startup, while also bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang to help lead a new “superintelligence” lab within the company. The deal is reminiscent of Meta’s previous large and risky bets, such as its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp and its $1 billion Instagram purchase. At the time those mergers closed, many people suggested Meta had grossly overpaid for the platforms — and today’s discour

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Everything you need to know about Apple’s changes to encryption in the UK

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-14 00:21:36

Apple today announced that it has removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK. The decision comes after the UK government ordered Apple to build a worldwide backdoor into iCloud encryption. Instead of complying with that order, Apple chose to remove the feature in the UK. There’s a huge piece of nuance getting missed in a lot of the coverage of today’s announcement. Apple is not “removing end-to-end encryption” from the UK as some headlines have suggested. The company is removing the

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SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-13 22:45:23

An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. The app falls under a group of malicious Android applications called "SpyLoan," which pretend to be legitimate financial tools or loan services but instead steal data from devices for use in predatory lending. These apps lure users with promises of quick and easy loans, often requiring little documentation an

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General Reasoning: Free, open resource for building large reasoning models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 23:01:59

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Court filings show Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted content for AI training

techcrunch.com Kyle Wiggers 2025-11-14 03:15:38

For years, Meta employees have internally discussed using copyrighted works obtained through legally questionable means to train the company’s AI models, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday. The documents were submitted by plaintiffs in the case Kadrey v. Meta, one of many AI copyright disputes slowly winding through the U.S. court system. The defendant, Meta, claims that training models on IP-protected works, particularly books, is “fair use.” The plaintiffs, who include authors

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-14 04:15:32

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row 12 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Getty Images Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. But earlier this month th

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Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-14 00:03:00

Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom. This feature let users fully protect their data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption. However, a recent UK government order forces companies like Apple to put backdoors in its encryption systems. Rather than comply and compromise Advanced Data Protection, Apple is left with no choice but to remove the feature altogether. In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said that current users of ADP i

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Apple disables iCloud's Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-14 03:30:17

Apple users in the UK can no longer access one of the company's most powerful data protection tools, as first reported by Bloomberg. The feature, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), allows iPhone users to add optional end-to-end encryption to a variety of iCloud data. The move comes amid an ongoing dispute between Apple and the UK over a government order that would require the company to build a backdoor to allow British security officials to access the encrypted data of users globally. "ADP protec

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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-14 00:40:22

Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers' encrypted cloud data. As Apple told BleepingComputer on Friday, the optional Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature introduced in December 2022 will no longer be available for new users in the U.K. starting today. This decision follows a secret order from the United Kingdom government demanding that Apple create a backdoor that would provide access

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 00:05:24

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row 10 minutes ago Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Getty Images Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a process known as end-to-end encryption. But earlier this month th

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Apple Says ‘No’ to UK Backdoor Order, Will Disable E2E Cloud Encryption Instead

gizmodo.com Thomas Maxwell 2025-11-14 02:50:53

Good work, Britain. Owners of Apple devices in the United Kingdom will be a little less safe moving forward as the company pulls its most secure end-to-end (E2E) encryption from the country. The move is in response to government demands there that Apple build a backdoor into its iCloud encryption feature that would allow law enforcement to access the cloud data of any iPhone user around the world. Apple has for many years marketed its products as being the most safe and secure personal electron

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Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-14 02:40:11

After the United Kingdom demanded that Apple create a backdoor that would allow government officials globally to spy on encrypted data, Apple decided to simply turn off encryption services in the UK rather than risk exposing its customers to snooping. Apple had previously allowed end-to-end encryption of data on UK devices through its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool, but that ended Friday, a spokesperson said in a lengthy statement. "Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection (ADP)

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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-11-14 00:58:24

Apple confirmed Friday that it “can no longer” offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud data. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz said the company’s Advanced Data Protection feature will no longer be available to new users and current U.K. users “will eventually need to disable this security feature.” “We are gravely disappointed that the protections provided by ADP will not be available to our customers in the U.

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New Windows 11 preview build improves privacy for European users

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-11-14 00:36:00

In a nutshell: Microsoft recently announced a new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Dev and Beta Channels, providing beta testers with new features and privacy-abiding changes. Redmond uses Insider builds to test potentially disruptive changes to Windows, so we will have to wait to see if these improvements will become permanently added to upcoming stable Windows releases. The Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3281 (KB5052086) removes the Location History API, a feature previously u

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Mint Mobile vs Visible: Two of the best prepaid carriers, compared

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-13 20:51:47

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority If you’re looking for an alternative to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, there are a lot of prepaid carriers available in the US. Some are small independent companies; others belong to telecoms or one of the three major cellular networks. Two of the more popular prepaid carriers are Visible and Mint Mobile. Both are known for offering a lot of value, but there are a lot of differences between the two. In this guide, we compare Mint Mobile vs Visible to help you d

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Thinking about getting a new mobile plan? These are the best phone carriers in the US

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-13 21:24:27

When you think of U.S. carriers, what comes to mind? For many, it’s Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile — the three biggest networks in the country. But are they really the best carriers? For a lot of people, the answer could be no. Despite their mixed (and largely undeserved) reputation, prepaid services often offer better value and flexibility. In this guide, we’ll jump right in and explore the best carriers in the US market for 2025, whether they run their own networks or operate on an existing netw

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Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

news.ycombinator.com Jacob Bogage 2025-11-14 02:39:20

The Trump White House and Treasury Department officials have agreed to prohibit the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal taxpayer data, according to two people familiar with the arrangement, heading off a brewing privacy crisis at the tax agency. Gavin Kliger, a software engineer with Elon Musk’s DOGE effort assigned to the IRS, will have read-only access to anonymized tax data, the same access granted to academic researchers and IT professionals who work on IRS systems, said the people, wh

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You can’t build a moat with AI (redux)

news.ycombinator.com Vikram Sreekanti 2025-11-13 22:49:24

Last spring, we wrote an article called You can’t build a moat with AI. That post argued that prompt engineering, while important, would be difficult to defend over time given how easy it is to experiment with LLMs. As a result, you have to focus on the quality of data your application has access to and your use of that data to differentiate yourself. Everything we said in that post has held true, but the release of models like DeepSeek R1 and o3-mini have brought the concerns about AI applicat

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Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-11-14 00:05:00

A security vulnerability in a pair of phone-monitoring apps is exposing the personal data of millions of people who have the apps unwittingly installed on their devices, according to a security researcher who found the flaw. The bug allows anyone to access the personal data — messages, photos, call logs, and more — exfiltrated from any phone or tablet compromised by Cocospy and Spyic, two differently branded mobile stalkerware apps that share largely the same source code. The bug also exposes t

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Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AI’s biggest headaches

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-11-14 00:00:00

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As artificial intelligence drives unprecedented demand for data processing, a Mountain View startup is offering a solution to one of AI’s least discussed but most critical challenges: moving and transforming massive datasets quickly enough to keep up. Voltron Data, which announced a strategic partnership with Accenture today, has developed a GPU-accelerated analytics e

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10 key reasons AI went mainstream overnight - and what happens next

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-14 00:07:00

ZDNET This AI thing has taken off really fast, hasn't it? It's almost like we mined some crashed alien spacecraft for advanced technology, and this is what we got. I know, I've been watching too much *Stargate*. But the hyper-speed crossing the chasm effects of generative AI are real. Generative AI, with tools like ChatGPT, hit the world hard in early 2023. All of a sudden, many vendors are incorporating AI features into their products, and our workflow patterns have changed considerably. Als

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Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodynamics library

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 00:20:08

Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics A safe, ergonomic astrodynamics library for the modern space industry Note: Lox is under active development and does not yet have a stable release. The API of all crates is subject to significant change. Features Lox exposes a comprehensive astrodynamics API at varying levels of granularity. The high-level interface offered by lox-space is designed specifically for mission planning and analysis, while crates like lox-time , lox-earth and lox-orbits provide tools

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I’m Not Convinced Ethical Generative AI Currently Exists

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-11-13 21:30:00

Are there generative AI tools I can use that are perhaps slightly more ethical than others? —Better Choices No, I don't think any one generative AI tool from the major players is more ethical than any other. Here’s why. For me, the ethics of generative AI use can be broken down to issues with how the models are developed—specifically, how the data used to train them was accessed—as well as ongoing concerns about their environmental impact. In order to power a chatbot or image generator, an ob

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Microsoft testing fix for Windows 11 bug breaking SSH connections

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-14 05:19:54

Microsoft is not testing a fix for a longstanding known issue that is breaking SSH connections on some Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 systems. On Tuesday, Microsoft started rolling Windows 11 Build 26100.3321 (KB5052093) Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100) with a fix for this bug. When it first acknowledged the issue in November, the company explained it affects a "limited number" of devices running Windows 11 enterprise, IOT, and education editions. However, Red

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The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 23:00:22

Your role We are building the forecasting foundation model to rule them all. All enterprise companies run forecasting to plan their operations: staffing, supply-chain management, finances… We provide the data, models and platform to easily build the most accurate forecasts. This significantly reduces waste and increases cash flow for our customers. The forecasting model is at the heart of our technology. As the founding MLE, you will build, train and deploy large foundation model architectures

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Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-11-14 04:21:41

A WIRED investigation into the inner workings of Google’s advertising ecosystem reveals that a wealth of sensitive information on Americans is being openly served up to some of the world’s largest brands despite the company’s own rules against it. Experts say that when combined with other data, this information could be used to identify and target specific individuals. Display & Video 360 (DV360), one of the dominant marketing platforms offered by the search giant, is offering companies globall

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Run structured extraction on documents/images locally with Ollama and Pydantic

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 23:54:10

Welcome to VLM Run Hub, a comprehensive repository of pre-defined Pydantic schemas for extracting structured data from unstructured visual domains such as images, videos, and documents. Designed for Vision Language Models (VLMs) and optimized for real-world use cases, VLM Run Hub simplifies the integration of visual ETL into your workflows. Image JSON { "issuing_state" : " MT " , "license_number" : " 0812319684104 " , "first_name" : " Brenda " , "middle_name" : " Lynn " , "last_name" : " Sample

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Latest Tech News

A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

How to delete your 23andMe data

Can Scale AI and Alexandr Wang reignite Meta’s AI efforts?

Everything you need to know about Apple’s changes to encryption in the UK

SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play

General Reasoning: Free, open resource for building large reasoning models

Court filings show Meta staffers discussed using copyrighted content for AI training

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple is removing iCloud end-to-encryption features from the UK after government compelled it to add backdoors

Apple disables iCloud's Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK

Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple Says ‘No’ to UK Backdoor Order, Will Disable E2E Cloud Encryption Instead

Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying

Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor

New Windows 11 preview build improves privacy for European users

Mint Mobile vs Visible: Two of the best prepaid carriers, compared

Thinking about getting a new mobile plan? These are the best phone carriers in the US

Treasury agrees to block DOGE's access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

You can’t build a moat with AI (redux)

Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people

Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AI’s biggest headaches

10 key reasons AI went mainstream overnight - and what happens next

Lox – Oxidized Astrodynamics – A safe, ergonomic astrodynamics library

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Microsoft testing fix for Windows 11 bug breaking SSH connections

The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Run structured extraction on documents/images locally with Ollama and Pydantic

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