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Amazon was sued Monday over alleged privacy violations with its Ring doorbell camera. A class action lawsuit filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwald alleges that Ring’s Familiar Faces feature saves images of passersby without their consent. Ring announced its Familiar Faces feature last September, but it faced pushback from consumer protection groups like the EFF and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). However, the company moved forward with plans to release the feature in December. Familiar Faces allows Ring users to identify people who regularly come into their home through AI facial recognition. That way, when a regular guest, such…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with Sugarloaf Mountain and Botafogo Beach in the background.Jeremy Walker Stone | Getty ImagesThe Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has proposed imposing a 25% tariff on Brazilian products under Section 301, determining that the South American country has engaged in conduct that is “unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce.”These practices also include anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property protection, access to the ethanol market, and illegal deforestation, according to a statement from the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Section 301 investigation was initiated at the direction of President Donald Trump. Gurría…
Bitcoin The stock fell below $70,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April as market sentiment deteriorated.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency last fell more than 6% to $67,014.97, according to Coin Metrics. At one point, it fell to $66,954.99, the lowest price since April 5th. ether fell 4.7%, and stocks across the crypto sector were similarly in the red. strategy 9% down; galaxy lost 5.9%; coinbase It fell 4.7%.The move began on Monday, when Bitcoin and crypto stocks fell on the back of a rise in Bitcoin Treasury Pioneer’s stock price. strategy The company reported that it had…
The U.S. Supreme Court will convene in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2026. Kevin Dietch | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday night allowed Alabama to use new maps for congressional districts that lower federal courts had ruled were discriminatory against Black voters.The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling eliminates one of Alabama’s two majority-black districts and is expected to result in Republicans gaining one House seat from the state in November’s midterm elections. Republicans are expected to win the 2nd District seat, currently held by Democratic Rep. Shomali Figures.Republicans hold a slim majority in the House. Since last year, many states…
As AI agents become increasingly capable, enterprises are facing new challenges as they race to power them across their applications, workflows, and products. It’s about ensuring that agents do what they’re supposed to do when they’re deployed in different environments. Microsoft is trying to solve this problem with a new open source standard called Agent Control Specification (ACS) that aims to give developers more consistent and granular control over what their AI agents are allowed to do. This specification essentially allows developers, compliance, and security teams to define their own policies for agents to follow. Rules can define what agents…
A ship remains anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran, on May 16, 2026. Negotiations between the United States and Iran over the opening of the vital waterway have largely stalled as the two sides mutually reject proposals to end the war that began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.Majid Saidi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. Central Command said Tuesday it had launched defensive strikes in response to an “attempted attack” by Iran that destroyed multiple ballistic missiles and drones, the latest in a series of attacks that further threaten…
LONDON – European stocks rallied on Tuesday as oil prices fell on renewed hopes that a lasting peace could be agreed between the United States and Iran after Israel and Hezbollah announced they would suspend fighting in Lebanon. pan-european Stocks 600 It closed 0.7% higher. While most regional sectors ended in positive territory, the major bourses in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan closed in positive territory. The Stoxx 600 index fell to a one-week low on Monday as hopes for an end to the Iran war waned, but recovered on Tuesday. In corporate news, Abibax Shares plunged 43.6% after the…
CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build 2026. Provided by: Microsoftmicrosoft is a major player in the artificial intelligence boom, providing key cloud infrastructure and services and acquiring multibillion-dollar stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic. Currently, the company is making all-out efforts to compete with its own models. At the Build developer conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Microsoft announced MAI-Code-1-Flash, the first model to take written instructions from people and spit out source code for applications and websites. The AI coding market (vibe coding) has recently been booming with developers and people without a technical background creating sophisticated software using…
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which brings together politicians and reporters, was postponed to July 24 after the attack occurred on the originally scheduled date.The event was originally scheduled to take place on April 25th. However, the dinner party was interrupted when suspect Thomas Cole Allen stormed through the security checkpoint, apparently trying to attack people present at the venue.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThere was a gunfight, and the suspect and one security guard were seriously injured, but not seriously. Neither man was injured by the bullets, but one bullet pierced the officer’s bulletproof vest.Government leaders…
Google announced Tuesday that Android will launch fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams. The feature will roll out globally this month on Phone by Google for Android 12 and later devices, starting with Pixel devices. As more people refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are changing their tactics, including spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to pose as authority figures, family members, and employers. For example, you may receive a call that shows the caller ID “Mom” and the voice sounds exactly like her, but the caller may actually be a…