Meta launches Muse in the US, a personal AI agent that can book travel, shop, send emails, and run tasks, with security controls and paid plans.

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Microsoft details Windows 11 age-signal APIs that let eligible apps receive age brackets without exposing users’ exact ages or birth dates.

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IsThisSpam helps you check suspicious emails, texts, links, and websites before you click or respond.

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Before pasting passwords, medical records, source code, or company data into ChatGPT, use this checklist to decide what should stay private.

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AI could accelerate vulnerability discovery, shrinking the pool of exploits governments rely on while speeding up the race between attackers and defenders.

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Compare 12 Ray-Ban Meta alternatives for AI, privacy, sports and displays, including their key features, prices and trade-offs, to find the right pair.

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Firefox for iPhone now includes a built-in ad blocker using EasyList, though first-party ads, search promotions and sponsored Firefox content can remain.

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Two Illinois customers allege Walmart created voiceprints from service calls without obtaining consent required under the state’s biometric privacy law.

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Uber faces a $966 million Dutch privacy fine over automated driver suspensions, raising questions about GDPR compliance and meaningful human oversight.

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Microsoft Teams is adding a policy that lets IT admins automatically block detected external meeting bots instead of relying on organizer approval.

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Apple is testing an AI shopping assistant in the Apple Store app that can answer product, trade-in, payment, and order questions for select users.

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Singapore is tightening social media age checks, with stronger safeguards planned for young users and more detailed platform rules still to come.

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A Twitch streamer alleges Amazon used creator videos to train AI without permission, raising questions about platform terms, copyright, and data rights.

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Apollo Global Management confirmed a social-engineering breach exposing sensitive personal data amid a wider hacking campaign targeting financial firms.

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ChatGPT for Teens adds stronger protections for users ages 13 to 17, but parents still face limits around monitoring, age prediction, and AI safety.

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UK cinemas are considering restrictions on Meta smart glasses over piracy and privacy concerns, raising questions about accessibility and recording.

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ICE warned employees against using Meta smart glasses on duty as DHS seeks $7.5 million to develop biometric-enabled prototypes for field agents.

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OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets, bringing new targeting tools, privacy requirements, and monetization questions.

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Amazon’s less-detailed order emails protect purchase data but may make phishing harder to spot. Learn how to verify order messages safely online.

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