Wednesday, April 2, 2025

The biggest breach of US government data is under way

Operatives working for Elon Musk have gained unprecedented access to a swath of U.S. government departments — including agencies responsible for managing data on millions of...

Shein hit with consumer protection action in EU as bloc unboxes strategy to tackle...

Chinese ecommerce and fast fashion giant Shein is facing fresh scrutiny in the European Union in relation to consumer protection rules following the launch of a...

Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of...

Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg. The company...

Canada’s StackAdapt snaps up $235M for its AI-based programmatic platform

While the U.S. and Canada duke it out over tariffs between the two countries, a tech company based out of Toronto is announcing a major round...

Accel backs Indian AI startup building ‘ChatGPT for presentations’

Presentations.ai, an Indian startup that uses AI to help companies quickly generate presentation decks, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Accel to...

TikTok Ban Upheld By Supreme Court, Leaving App’s Future Uncertain

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (Jan. 17) upheld a federal statute that will effectively ban TikTok from the country over national security concerns, rejecting the...

Big tech needs less than three weeks to pay off over $8 billion in...

Big Tech companies needed only 16 days and 21 hours to pay off the over $8.2 billion in fines accumulated throughout 2024 for violating your privacy...

Hinge’s AI can help make your dating profile shine – and maybe win at...

Hinge is employing AI to help with promptsIt won't write them for youThere are different levels of guidanceIf the thought of crafting the perfect dating profile...

Asus Wi-Fi 7 routers now come with a very useful privacy freebie worth $60,...

AdGuard DNS is now bundled free with some Asus Wi-Fi 7 routersDNS services block ads and protect your privacyLike many of its competitors, AdGuard is also...