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'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount

Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist....

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Agentic AI Challenges Progress in Confidential Computing

Core issues that slowed down adoption of secure data vaults are being resolved by technology, but artificial intelligence poses new ones. Experts have...

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End-to-End Encryption and β€œGoing Dark”

New paper: “Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: End-to-End Encryption and the Third Round of the ‘Going Dark’ Debate“...

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Tech layoffs: A 2026 timeline

Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and auto...

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Brazilian Banking Trojan Actively Spreading in Portugal

Portuguese businesses operate in the same native language as Brazilian hackers, making those businesses easy targets....

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Ransomware Attack Puts a Chill on Japanese Frozen-Food Chain

A cyberattack on a food and logistics firm disrupts the supply of frozen food to thousands of clients, including major franchises like Kentucky Fried ...

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Flaws in Passkey Implementation Show Old Attacks Still Work

Ahead of Black Hat USA, researchers find exploitable flaws in how Microsoft handles passkeys that could allow attackers to impersonate privileged user...

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The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post. The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a ...

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Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta

Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped....

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First-Person Identity Theft Story

Harrowing story of an identity theft victim. Yes, the person made a mistake—they gave the scammer a two-factor authentication code that allowed ...

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New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression

Intermediary liability lawsΒ around the worldΒ recognizeΒ thatΒ social media platforms, search engines,Β and other online service providersΒ haveΒ bec...

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LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps

The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an alw...

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