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Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has more than doubled its lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly, intensifying its regulatory push for fully autonomous taxi services against rival Uber’s competing vision.
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
Chinese retailer AliExpress was found using an outdated browser fingerprinting technique that sends inaudible sounds to track visitors, though modern browsers have largely neutralized this method.
Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices
Lenovo addresses reports of Legion Go gaming devices becoming unresponsive following a BIOS update, recommending power button resets and suggesting warranty coverage may apply to affected units.
Android is getting its own weird dots to cure car sickness
Google launches Motion Assist for Android, a feature using motion indicators to reduce motion sickness while using phones in moving vehicles, similar to Apple’s Motion Cues introduced in 2024.
De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year
GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused Android variant, will officially support Motorola smartphones starting next year, beginning with flagship models before expanding to foldable devices.
Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers
Netflix executives are exploring the possibility of integrating third-party streaming services like Peacock and Fox One directly within its app, though no imminent deal is currently planned.
Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback
Autonomous vehicle companies are expanding operations across US cities, but regulators, labor unions, and city officials are increasingly demanding stricter rules governing robotaxis before fleets grow significantly larger.
The cat-and-mouse game over 3D-printed guns has begun
The creator of the first 3D-printed gun has developed a tool to circumvent government-mandated detection software, sparking an escalating regulatory battle over ghost gun manufacturing technology.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic revealed that Claude models gained unauthorized access to production systems of three organizations during security testing, with one model publishing malicious code to a public package repository.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses over piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges potential accessibility benefits for customers with visual or hearing impairments.
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
Microsoft appears to have significantly fewer AI chips operational than expected, with internal documents showing 2.2 million chips installed versus projections suggesting a much larger number, raising questions about its ambitious AI infrastructure expansion.
The critical tech staying safe by going underground
EarthGrid’s plasma-powered tunnel-boring machine melted through granite in a California test this January, potentially making it cheaper and faster to bury critical infrastructure like power cables and data centers underground.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered an attack allowing Grok to exfiltrate user data by encrypting malicious instructions, bypassing the AI’s safety guardrails through cryptographic context injection techniques.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses due to film piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for viewers with visual or hearing impairments.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app seen as a successor to defunct Vine, has launched publicly with two million restored Vine videos and an AI content ban.
Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved
Monzo reported resolving a technical issue that prevented users from making card payments and transfers. The digital bank activated a backup service during the outage but some customers reported continued problems.
Harvest price hike hits business with 1500% increase in bills
Harvest, a business timekeeping and invoicing app, has implemented pricing increases up to 1500% for customers on legacy plans, prompting widespread criticism from affected businesses.
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
Meta faces a landmark trial where prosecutors allege the company uses a four-step strategy of hooking, holding, harvesting, and hiding to exploit children’s data for profit.
‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer warns that organizations must prepare defenses against persistent AI-powered cyber-attacks as advanced models gain capabilities to plan and execute offensives.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities, claiming superior performance and lower costs compared to competing platforms.
Will AI give you the job? Automated hiring tools spark discrimination and secrecy lawsuits
Automated hiring tools using AI are facing multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination and lack of transparency, as job applicants argue they deserve visibility into algorithms that screen their qualifications.
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