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Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of “spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users’ data without their knowledge or consent. ”…
A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
A baby’s eyes peer directly into the camera lens. A kid with a striped shirt looks up, then away. A boy in a policeman’s costume, a gold star on his…
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), “prominent cyber crime…
GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies
GM became the subject of several lawsuits after a 2024 report by The New York Times revealed that automakers, including GM, had been sharing driving data — such as speed,…
Matter and OpenADR team up to connect smart homes to the grid
In demand response programs, a customer agrees to reduce or shift their electrical usage in exchange for utility bill credits or other incentives. The Connectivity Standards Alliance, which runs Matter,…
Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former…
Discord adds a free Xbox Game Pass ‘starter edition’ for Nitro subscribers
Discord is announcing the launch of Nitro Rewards today, a new program for subscribers that bundles benefits from third parties like Microsoft, Logitech, and SteelSeries, into a Nitro subscription. The…
TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
TikTok is preparing to roll out a paid, ad-free version of its app in the UK. The new subscription announced today will be available to users over 18 “over the…
Venmo finally takes privacy seriously
Venmo is starting to test a big redesign of its app, and as part of the changes, it will be implementing a major new privacy measure: the onboarding process for…