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Letter: US Central Command declares having received "threat reports regarding adversaries’ exploitation of commercial location data" to target US personnel in war zones (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

Raphaël Satter / Reuters: Letter: US Central Command says it has received ‘threat reports regarding adversaries’ exploitation of commercial location…

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GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations it illegally sold OnStar subscribers’ location and driving data to brokers (David Shepardson/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 9, 2026

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How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to location videos (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Live from Nvidia’s Nerd Super Bowl, poker takes over technology and the future of banking AI A…

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At a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI purchases “commercially available information” that can be used to track people’s location history (Alfred Ng/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 18, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Are we screwed if AI works? — With Andrew Ross Sorkin The Big Technology Podcast…

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An internal DHS document shows that CBP used location data from the online advertising industry to track phone locations; ICE purchased access to similar tools (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 3, 2026

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: An internal DHS document shows that CBP used location data from the online advertising industry…

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TikTok users in the US have been presented with a new privacy policy; the changes were part of the app’s ownership transition and now enable precise location tracking (Reece Rogers/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 24, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI’s $50 Billion Fundraising, AI Ad Game Theory, Apple’s AI Wearable Pin The Big Technology…

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Sources: Nvidia has privately demonstrated its first-of-its-kind location verification technology in recent months, which could show the country its chips are operating in (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 10, 2025

Reuters: Sources: Nvidia has privately demonstrated its first-of-its-kind location verification technology in recent months, which could show in which country…

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Google agrees to pay Texas $ 1.4 billion to settle two prosecution by saying that it follows the personal location of the Texans and retains their facial recognition data without consent (Ryan Usullo / Bloomberg Law)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 9, 2025

Ryan Usullo / Bloomberg Law:: Google agrees to pay Texas $ 1.4 billion to settle two prosecution by stating that…

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Chatgpt users determine the location of photos using O3 image analysis capacities associated with its web search functionality, raising confidentiality problems (Kyle Wiggers / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2025

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1Password adds a functionality to help find a connection, a password or an access code by adding a physical location specific to the elements in a new section near the application (Andrew Liszewski / The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 6, 2025

Andrew Liszewski / The penis:: 1Password adds functionality to help find a connection, password or access code by adding a…

Uyghur human rights activist condemns death sentences in Bangkok attack – Radio Free Asia

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

JetBlue is betting big on Fort Lauderdale airport

Lilly, Novo and Pfizer look to new weight loss drugs

Rivian CEO takes different approach to humanoid robots than Elon Musk

Paramount-WBD Merger Gets DOJ Approval

Elon Musk becomes world’s first billionaire as SpaceX begins commercial operations

Pete Hegseth Tried to Defend the Iran War and It Was a Complete Disaster

Trump has been officially removed from the Kennedy Center

American households are paying a $3,100 Trump tax and they don’t know it

Trump has lied dozens of times about a deal with Iran that isn’t even a deal.

White House refuses to say why Trump is being examined by dozens of experts

UK plans to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s, including restrictions on chatting with strangers on gaming apps and curfews for under-18s (The Guardian)

Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to increase capacity instead of raising prices (Wall Street Journal)

After years of uncertainty, including listing delays, shares of memory chip maker Kioxia have risen 56-fold in 18 months, making it Japan’s most valuable company (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there’s still no clear replacement for “Sports Twitter,” which was a perfect second-screen experience during live events (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

U.S. export controls on Anthropic reignite debate in India over the country’s AI ambitions, which are increasingly tied to technology developed and governed in the United States (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

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Letter: US Central Command declares having received "threat reports regarding adversaries’ exploitation of commercial location data" to target US personnel in war zones (Raphael Satter/Reuters)

GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to resolve a California investigation into allegations it illegally sold OnStar subscribers’ location and driving data to brokers (David Shepardson/Reuters)

How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to location videos (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)

At a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI purchases “commercially available information” that can be used to track people’s location history (Alfred Ng/Politico)

An internal DHS document shows that CBP used location data from the online advertising industry to track phone locations; ICE purchased access to similar tools (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

TikTok users in the US have been presented with a new privacy policy; the changes were part of the app’s ownership transition and now enable precise location tracking (Reece Rogers/Wired)

Sources: Nvidia has privately demonstrated its first-of-its-kind location verification technology in recent months, which could show the country its chips are operating in (Reuters)

Google agrees to pay Texas $ 1.4 billion to settle two prosecution by saying that it follows the personal location of the Texans and retains their facial recognition data without consent (Ryan Usullo / Bloomberg Law)

Chatgpt users determine the location of photos using O3 image analysis capacities associated with its web search functionality, raising confidentiality problems (Kyle Wiggers / Techcrunch)

1Password adds a functionality to help find a connection, a password or an access code by adding a physical location specific to the elements in a new section near the application (Andrew Liszewski / The Verge)