The EU’s climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, says recent overtures to China by the UK and Canada are a strategic error. He warns of the dangers of Chinese technology, including potential “kill switches” in the EU’s energy grid.
Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement over accusations it harvested Android user data without proper consent. The payout affects millions of users across the US.
CISA is urging critical infrastructure operators and governments to take insider threats more seriously. Their new framework treats it as a core capability, not an optional program.
Google is pushing back against UK antitrust proposals that would give publishers more control over how their content is used in AI features like AI Overviews. The company warns that creating sharp opt-outs could “break” its core Search product, which is now deeply intertwined with AI. Cloudflare CEO
Google has agreed to a preliminary $135 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. The suit alleged the company illegally harvested cellular data from Android phones since November 2017, even when apps were closed.
TD Cowen analyst Shaul Eyal sees Palo Alto Networks positioning itself as a leader in the post-quantum security shift. The company is urging the industry to prepare now for the future threat quantum computers pose to encryption.
The European Union is formally investigating Elon Musk’s X under the Digital Services Act over Grok’s role in generating non-consensual sexual deepfakes. This follows bans in Southeast Asia and probes from the UK and California. The company’s promised fixes have so far been ineffective.
The European Commission has launched a formal probe into X, focusing on systemic risks from its Grok AI chatbot. This follows public outcry over the service generating sexualized deepfake images. The investigation could result in fines of up to 6% of X’s global revenue.
The UK government has revealed plans to build its digital identity system with in-house teams, not external suppliers like Palantir. Ministers are dodging questions about the scheme’s cost, which was previously estimated at £1.8 billion, and insist it is “not an ID card.”
Installing a VPN and hitting connect isn’t enough. To truly minimize privacy leaks, you need to dig into settings like the kill switch, DNS, and protocols. Here’s what to change and why it matters.
