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    Meta is tracking employee mouse clicks, keystrokes and screen habits to train AI models, raising new questions about workplace monitoring and privacy.
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    A new U.S. competition lets teams fly payloads on a reusable spaceplane, offering rapid access to microgravity and changing how space research works.
    Ameriprise Financial says a data breach exposed personal data of nearly 48,000 people. Learn what happened and the steps you should take to stay safe.
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    Maryland will become the first U.S. state to ban surveillance pricing at grocery stores, with the new law set to take effect on October 1, 2026.
    A $267 million Medi-Cal hospice fraud ring allegedly used stolen personal data from the dark web to bill California for end-of-life care never given.
    A $135 million settlement claims Google's Android system allegedly transferred cellular data in the background without users knowing or consenting.
    Your personal information is on data broker sites for anyone to find. Learn how scammers exploit this data and how to remove yourself from these databases.
    Anthropic's Mythos AI discovered over 2,000 unknown software vulnerabilities in seven weeks, prompting the company to restrict its release to the public.
    Dairy Queen's automated AI drive-thru initiative sparks customer concern as Meta lays off 8,000 workers and voters flag AI risks to privacy and pay.
    The FCC's new router policy targets future device approvals over national security concerns, but the real risk involves long-term software updates.
    Amazon's $11.57 billion Globalstar acquisition targets Starlink's dominance with key spectrum access and plans for direct-to-device satellite connectivity.
    Brian Oliver of Gainesville, Florida, lost $210,000 to scammers who used a fake PayPal email and mirrored bank site to trick him into buying gold coins for a courier.

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