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  • Seven Hundred Credit Data Breach Affects 5.6M

    01:26|
    Seven Hundred Credit breached, impacting 5.6 million; personal data stolen, including names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The breach occurred between May and October 2025, with the company now mailing letters to affected individuals, offering credit monitoring services. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel advises recipients to take immediate action to protect their personal information.
  • Trump's AI Order: Unified Regulation or Legal Chaos?

    02:01|
    President Trumps executive order on AI regulation aims to challenge state laws, arguing for a unified national approach. The order directs the Department of Justice to form a task force and the Commerce Department to identify onerous state AI laws. However, legal experts and startup founders express concerns about increased uncertainty and potential benefits for larger tech companies. The FTC and FCC are asked to explore federal standards, and the administration plans to work with Congress for a uniform AI law. Despite the goal of creating a clearer path for AI development, the future looks filled with legal challenges and debates, with hopes for a quick Congressional action to establish a comprehensive federal framework.
  • Google Translate's New Feature: Real-Time Translations

    01:50|
    Googles Translate app introduces a new beta feature, enabling real-time translations in headphones for over seventy languages, currently available in the US, Mexico, and India. This tool preserves speakers tone and emphasis, aiming to make multilingual conversations smoother. Google plans to expand this feature to iOS and more countries in 2026. Additionally, Google is enhancing Translate with advanced Gemini capabilities for smarter, more accurate translations, and expanding language learning tools to nearly twenty new countries.
  • Retro's Rewind: A New Way to Revisit Memories

    01:56|
    Rewind is Retros new feature, allowing users to revisit old photos privately or share nostalgic moments. Inspired by a popular in-app feature, Rewind addresses the gap for newer users. It encourages engagement with personal memories, setting Retro apart from other platforms.
  • Home Depot's Year-Long Security Breach

    02:00|
    Home Depots internal systems exposed for a year due to employees GitHub access token blunder. Security researcher Ben Zimmermann discovered the issue, attempted to warn Home Depot, but was ignored. TechCrunch eventually helped resolve the problem after Zimmermann contacted them.
  • Hama Film Photo Booths Expose Customer Photos

    01:41|
    Security researcher uncovers vulnerability in Hama Films photo booth website, exposing customer photos and videos. Despite repeated attempts to alert the company, Vibecast, and its co-founder, Joel Park, the issue remains unresolved. Customers data remains at risk, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing data protection.
  • Zevo & Tensor: First Self-Driving Cars for Everyone by 2026

    01:39|
    Zevo and Tensor Team Up to Bring Self-Driving Cars to Everyday Consumers: A New Era of AI-Powered Mobility
  • Reddit Challenges Aussie Social Media Law

    01:29|
    Reddit challenges Australian law banning under-16s from social media, arguing it limits free political discussion and raises privacy concerns. The company seeks exemption, claiming its not a traditional social media platform but a collection of public forums.
  • Trump's AI Executive Order: Federal Preemption of State Laws

    02:22|
    President Trump signs executive order to create national AI framework, aiming to prevent cumbersome regulation from individual states. The order highlights concerns about state laws that could lead to inaccurate AI results and impact protected groups. It also establishes a new AI litigation task force and tasks the Secretary of Commerce with reporting on conflicting state laws. Critics argue this is a misguided policy, as the power to preempt state laws rests with Congress.