AI/Privacy
AI trading - good for the small investor? Or not?
The honest answer is: it depends enormously on how the small investor is using AI
AI/Privacy
AI, the internet, social media - they're either ruining our lives or making them a bit more convenient, efficient and entertaining.
AI/Privacy
Meta hit with D.C. class action alleging it fuels ‘global fraud economy’
Consumer group says Facebook parent misled users about scam enforcement
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Affordability Watch: Will the data-center boom help lower your insurance bill?
The same AI-driven buildout could raise underlying costs that push consumer premiums higher
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Meta vows to clean up its advertising, by removing ads that recruit anti-Meta consumers
The Facebook/Instagram parent is fed up with being sued for its habit-building apps
AI/Privacy
TSA quietly fed immigration arrests, new report finds
TSA data helped ICE arrest 800+ people — far more than previously known
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Our outraged editor tests Meta's Ray-Ban glasses and finds them more than adequate
Everything worked a bit better than expected, but an alert waiter was quick to call us out
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Meta scams surge across Facebook and Instagram, costing users billions
Fraudsters are flooding Meta Platforms apps with fake ads, impersonation schemes, and AI-driven scams
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Iran declares Big Tech data centers military targets, raising global legal and consumer risks
Experts warn risks could ripple into banking, health systems, and everyday digital services
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Meta glasses brighten some days, darken others
Privacy fears may overshadow the interest of blind and vision-impaired people
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Designing addiction? FTC zeroes in on how platforms hook kids
“Dark patterns” and algorithmic nudges face growing scrutiny in youth safety reviews
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OKCupid shared users' data without consent, FTC finds
Regulators say millions of users’ photos and location data were shared without consent
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Insurers dump Meta, saying allegations it harmed children describe deliberate, not accidental actions
Ruling could leave Meta paying its own legal defense in thousands of cases