Marriott Agrees to Pay 52 Million Beef Up Data Security to Resolve Probes over Data Breaches

University of California Resolves Civil Rights Complaints Over Gaza Protests

Five schools agreed to changes after reports that they failed to protect students from antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination.

The New York Times - 3h

Italian Privacy Watchdog Fines OpenAI $15.5 Million Over ChatGPT Data Use

Italy’s Data Protection Authority said that it fined OpenAI over its use of personal data to train its flagship ChatGPT service.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Online privacy and data integrity — a crisis of trust

This is a precarious situation in the age of AI — where disinformation becomes undistinguishable from genuine information.

The Hill - 1d

Trump Jr. knocks CR over provision on subpoenas for House data

Donald Trump Jr. knocked the continuing resolution (CR) on Wednesday over a provision concerning subpoenas for House data, piling on pushback from President-elect Trump’s allies to the stopgap ...

The Hill - 3d

Accelerating semiconductor innovation with AI and data insights

The Semiconductor industry is the innovation engine of the world. As Moore's Law slows down, new devices architecture emerges. PDF Solutions creates unique data and uses AI to enable insights and ...

CBS News - 3d

U.S. Agrees to Pay $116 Million to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at California Prison

Lawyers for the victims said it was the largest deal of its kind reached with the federal Bureau of Prisons.

The New York Times - 4d

How to claim a 2nd payment from the Equifax data breach settlement

Equifax has started alerting people of more money waiting for them from a massive fund the credit reporting agency paid to settle a data breach.

The Hill - 4d

Grubhub to pay $25 million in FTC settlement over harmful practices against diners, workers

The complaint claims that Grubhub deceived diners about delivery costs and blocked access to their accounts.

CNBC - 4d

Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach

European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling 251 million euros after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of ...

ABC News - 4d

Ladbrokes owner sued over anti-money laundering breaches by Australian watchdog

Austrac says Entain failed to identify and assess risks

Financial Times - 5d

Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack

An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially hundreds of thousands of people from the state’s social services and health insurance systems, officials said.

The New York Times - Dec. 14

ABC News agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation suit filed by president-elect

ABC News - Dec. 14

Synthetic data has its limits — why human-sourced data can help prevent AI model collapse

With model degradation, AI development could stall, leaving AI systems unable to ingest new data and essentially becoming “stuck in time.”

VentureBeat - Dec. 14

McKinsey to pay $650m to resolve US investigation into opioid crisis role

Consultancy giant agrees to two criminal counts, including for conspiring with drug manufacturers, in DoJ settlement. The consultancy giant McKinsey has agreed to pay the US Department of Justice ...

The Guardian - Dec. 13

McKinsey agrees to $650 million settlement over opioids work

Consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma.

CBS News - Dec. 13

McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty

The Department of Justice had investigated McKinsey & Company for its consulting work with Purdue Pharma, the prescription opioid maker.

CNBC - Dec. 13

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle US investigation into opioids work, court papers say

ABC News - Dec. 13

Concerning new data on U.S. inflation

New inflation data shows concerning consumer trends and sticky high prices for food and shelter. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.

CBS News - Dec. 11

Exxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data Centers

The country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies.

The New York Times - Dec. 11

Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump

Our security and business editors join us to discuss how you can protect your personal information from data brokers, tech companies, scammers, and the government.

Wired - Dec. 6

Investors up bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cut after US jobs data – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as American private sector adds 227,000 jobs in November. The sale of the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to ...

The Guardian - Dec. 6

Data centers proliferate nationwide, encroaching on cities, suburbs

Abutting homes, schools an parks, the sprawling warehouses are a huge drain on local resources and major pollutant.

CBS News - Dec. 5

AI Data Centers Sprout and Grow With Increased Demand

Meta plans to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility.

Inc. - Dec. 5

McKinsey pays $122mn to resolve probes into South Africa bribes

Deferred prosecution agreement covers corruption scandal involving state-owned companies during Zuma presidency

Financial Times - Dec. 5

As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows

The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American ...

ABC News - Dec. 5

European Union orders TikTok to preserve data related to Romanian election

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Many Americans’ cellphone data being hacked by China, official says

Cyber-espionage group ‘Salt Typhoon’ targeting ‘at least’ eight US telecom and telecom infrastructure firms. A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyber-espionage ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

AWS debuts advanced RAG features for structured, unstructured data

AWS looks to make RAG easier and automatic with new enterprise AI tools that help organizations with structured data retrieval, GraphRAG and unstructured data support.

VentureBeat - Dec. 4

New data on CTE risk for hockey players

A new study is offering more data on the increased risk of CTE among hockey players. Dr. James Noble, a neurology professor at Columbia University, joins CBS News with more.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Terns’s stock soars as analysts cheer leukemia data — and predict more gains

The pharma company now has two positive proof-of-concept trials under its belt, including its weight-loss pill.

MarketWatch - Dec. 4

Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on thousands of US mobile users: Sources

A Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers.

ABC News - Dec. 4

Blue Ridge Beef recalls Puppy Mix over salmonella risk

Federal regulators say puppy food sold by Blue Ridge Beef in seven states tested positive for salmonella.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Fed commentary, Foot Locker, ADP jobs data: What to Watch

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will be releasing a fresh round of commentary alongside St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin. The central bank is set to ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.

Wired - Dec. 3

Top Fed Official Leans Toward Rate Cut This Month, If Data Supports It

In a recent speech, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed Board of Governors, said a rate cut hinged on inflation continuing to drop.

Inc. - Dec. 3

AWS SageMaker is transforming into a combined data and AI hub

The next-generation of SageMaker will make accessing data assets and wide-ranging tools to make the most of them faster than ever.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Funding issues and ‘over-optimism’ behind UK failures on jobs data

Statistics agency review reveals flaws that left policymakers without a reliable unemployment figure for a year

Financial Times - Dec. 3

Terns Pharma broadens beyond obesity drugs with upbeat data in leukemia trial

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s stock jumped 7.5% premarket Tuesday, after the company announced positive data from an early-stage trial of a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

MarketWatch - Dec. 3

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

A new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would use a 54-year-old privacy law to impose new oversight of the data broker industry. But first, the agency must survive Elon Musk.

Wired - Dec. 3

Consumer watchdog proposes crackdown on personal data sales

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday rolled out a new proposal aimed at cracking down on data brokers selling Americans' sensitive information. Under the proposed rule, the ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Marriott Agrees to Pay 52 Million Beef Up Data Security to Resolve Probes over Data Breaches

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