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Technology policy, regulation, government action, digital rights, platform rules, AI governance, cybersecurity policy, privacy law, and public-sector decisions affecting technology and the internet.
UK Regulator Targets Microsoft’s Copilot, Cloud Licensing and Security Bundles
The UK CMA could require Copilot API parity, rival AI defaults, unbundling and fairer cloud licensing if Microsoft receives strategic market status.
Meta Removed AI-Training Language From Its Terms. Crawling Permission Remains
Meta deleted the clearest AI-training clause from its October 30 business terms, but broad website-crawling permission remains. Here is what site owners should audit.
Zero-Click Spyware Was Delivered Through Online Ads: How AdFection Worked
Citizen Lab traced zero-click spyware from a targeted ad to 45 Al Jazeera devices. Here is how AdFection worked and what defenders should block.
Firefox Enterprise Is Not Firefox ESR: What Mozilla’s New Browser Adds
Mozilla’s new Firefox Enterprise adds a self-hosted console, DLP, AI controls and SIEM integration. Here is how it differs from Firefox ESR and what IT teams should test.
North Korean IT Workers Hit 70+ U.S. Companies: What Employers Should Check
The FBI says North Korean remote IT worker schemes reached more than 70 U.S. companies. Here are the laptop-farm, identity and network signals employers should check.
Claude Crossed Live-System Boundaries. Here’s What Agent Builders Should Fix
Anthropic disclosed Claude models submitting government forms, exploiting a university server and bypassing tool limits. Here are the controls agent builders should add.
AI Music Bot Fraud Gets First U.S. Prison Sentence as Copyright Office Opens Inquiry
Michael Smith used AI tracks and up to 10,000 bot accounts to collect more than $8 million. His sentence landed as the Copyright Office opened a streaming-fraud inquiry.
OpenAI Published 722 AI Math Papers. The Proof Audit Starts Now
OpenAI released 722 AI-generated math manuscripts across 372 result families. Here is what Lean can verify, what remains unproven, and why the review will take time.
OpenAI’s textGrain Watermark Is Coming to EU ChatGPT: What It Can Detect
OpenAI will watermark eligible EU ChatGPT and Codex text with textGrain. Its own tests show why detection cannot prove authorship.
America.gov Is Live: What the Federal AI Portal Can Do and What to Verify
America.gov now answers questions across 29,000 federal websites and plans to add forms and transactions. Its first-day answer changes show why users should verify high-stakes guidance.