Smart TV apps are quietly scraping web data for AI training

Bright Data operates a global proxy network designed to collect publicly available web content, and customers are voluntarily joining the network so that they can spare ...

ShinyHunters Leak 12.4 Million CarGurus Records in Massive Data Dump

ShinyHunters allegedly leaked 12.4 million CarGurus records, exposing personal and financing data and raising risks of phishing and data extortion attacks.
InfoWorld

GlassFish 8 Java server boosts data access, concurrency

Update implements Jakarta EE 11 platform and brings support for Jakarta Data repositories and virtual threads.
InfoWorld

WebMCP API extends web apps to AI agents

W3C proposal backed by Google and Microsoft allows developers to expose client-side JavaScript tools to AI agents, enabling ...
eWeek

Pricey Robot Folds Tees, Outsources the Wrinkles

Weave Robotics has started shipping Isaac 0, a $7,999 stationary robot that promises to fold your laundry while yo ...
FedScoop

Federal officials tap open-source standard to improve GenAI access to public data

As more and more Americans turn to generative AI tools to answer their questions, federal officials are working to ensure that third-party chatbots can more easily rely on public data to inform ...
Neowin

Microsoft launches "Azure Static Web Apps" Skill for GitHub Copilot

Microsoft has released a new Agent Skill for GitHub Copilot that helps you create, configure, and deploy Azure Static Web Apps using the SWA CLI. Microsoft recently released the Azure Static Web Apps ...
Nextgov

Senators demand details on DOGE’s data access following revelations of improperly shared SSA data

While Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking for more information from SSA, Democrats in the lower chamber want to compel the agency to hand it over using a “resolution of ...
Aclu.org

DHS is Circumventing Constitution by Buying Data It Would Normally Need a Warrant to Access

The Fourth Amendment generally requires the government to get a warrant before searching your private information, but government agencies are circumventing the intent of the Constitution by simply ...
GeekWire

With new Alexa website, Amazon’s consumer AI vision finally comes together — and it’s actually useful

Amazon’s new Alexa.com portal brings the AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser. Amazon is quietly rolling out the last big pillar of its AI-powered Alexa+ vision: the Alexa.com website, ...
Ars Technica

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google began offering “dark web reports” a while back, but the company has just announced the feature will be going away very soon. In an email to users of the service, Google says it will stop ...
The Hill

Democrats urge states ‘to block ICE’s access’ to driver data

Dozens of congressional Democrats in a series of letters on Wednesday urged states across the country to “block” Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) access to driver data. “We write to alert ...