US Senate hearing: UnitedHealth's CEO says the company paid a $22M ransom to the hackers who accessed a Change Healthcare server that wasn't protected by MFA
delayed payment, staff OT to deal with claims processing - despite United's current assistance. Ed Markey / @senmarkey : As American health care prices skyrocket, UnitedHealth's CEO makes millions des...
OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and 350+ others sign a statement saying “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority”
and says computer scientists need ethics training Brian Fung / CNN : AI industry and researchers sign statement warning of ‘extinction’ risk Alka Jain / Livemint : Industry leaders warn ‘AI poses risk...
San Jose-based Vintra, whose software is used by the IRS, police, and more, claims its “co-appearance” AI can mark interactions between people caught on camera
A gray-haired man walks through an office lobby holding a coffee cup, staring ahead as he passes the entryway. Tweets: @daragh_murray , @latimes , @latimes , @latimes , @sarahdwire , @nickbaumann , an...
Twitter verified a Washington Post columnist's fake US Senator Ed Markey account, after Elon Musk said “all verified accounts will be manually authenticated”
Elon Musk said Twitter would begin authenticating users who pay $8 for Blue. Our tech columnist was still able to get a checkmark for an impostor Sen. Ed Markey.
Pixalate study: of the 1,000 most popular apps used by children, 67% in Apple's App Store and 76% in the Google Play Store send the ad industry location data
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post : Tweets: @sub8u , @geoffreyfowler , @gregbensinger , @emma_leik , and @senmarkey Tweets: @sub8u : The smartphone is the modern parent's greatest friend. And scar...
Pixalate study: of the 1,000 most popular apps used by children, 67% in Apple's App Store and 76% in the Google Play Store send the ad industry location data
Apple and Google just look the other way. Here's how we stop it. — Imagine if a stranger parked in front of a child's bedroom window to peep inside. Tweets: @geoffreyfowler , @gregbensinger , @emma...
Ahead of a key contract renewal date, activists are pushing to end facial recognition use in Detroit, the US city with the highest percentage of Black residents
Alfred Ng / CNET : Tweets: @alfredwkng , @edmarkey , @phil_lewis_ , @combsthepoet , and @alfredwkng Tweets: @alfredwkng : New: Detroit is the largest city in the US with a majority Black population. ...
An in-depth look at facial recognition technology, with a primer on how it works, who is using it in the US, and how to avoid it online and in public
The controversial and nearly ever-present technology that could replace the fingerprint — From iPhones and Snapchat filters … Tweets: @calsunday , @joejerome , @calsunday , @calsunday , @privacyproj...
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...
Leaked Facebook employee thread about now-deleted Boz memo had ~3,000 comments, with dozens criticizing leakers, others empathizing with users
Yesterday afternoon, BuzzFeed published … Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed : Sen. Ed Markey Says “Congress Must Act” When Facebook Fails To Maintain Safety On Its Platform Sam Levin / The Guardian : Interna...