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Pokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec Says
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Pokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec Says

A Niantic executive said he could see governments and militaries buying Niantic geospatial AI trained on player data, but the company said it’s still early days.
Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say
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Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say

Tether is being used on a massive scale by large scale drug traffickers, to the point where Tether is sold cheaper in Mexico due to its links to drugs, according to court records reviewed by 404 Media.
Crooks Allegedly Stole Truck Full of $1.5 Million of Oculus Headsets
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Crooks Allegedly Stole Truck Full of $1.5 Million of Oculus Headsets

The truck thieves also stole trucks hauling electronics from Microsoft and Logitech.
I Don't Own a Cellphone. Can This Privacy-Focused Network Change That?
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I Don't Own a Cellphone. Can This Privacy-Focused Network Change That?

A small tech company called Cape has been selling a privacy-focused cellphone service to the U.S. military. Now Cape will be offering its product to high-risk members of the public.
Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry
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Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry

AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.
Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World
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Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World

Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.
Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock
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Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock

The documents provide never-been-seen insight into the current cat-and-mouse game between forensics companies and phone manufacturers Apple and Google.
AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide
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AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide

Buzzfeed is using an AI-powered ad platform that recommends products that attempts to match objects in disturbing images on its site.
Pregnancy Tracking App ‘What to Expect’ Refuses to Fix Issue that Allows Full Account Takeover
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Pregnancy Tracking App ‘What to Expect’ Refuses to Fix Issue that Allows Full Account Takeover

Vulnerabilities in the popular What to Expect app include one that allows a full account take over, and another that exposes that email address of forum admins.
Here’s the Indictment Against the Alleged Snowflake and AT&T Hacker
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Here’s the Indictment Against the Alleged Snowflake and AT&T Hacker

The indictment also charges a second hacker that 404 Media previously reported as being linked to the AT&T breach.
Amazon Confirms Breach of Employee Data
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Amazon Confirms Breach of Employee Data

The breach includes the employees’ name, work contact information, and what location they work at.
Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops
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Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops

On Thursday 404 Media reported that police were freaking out about mysteriously rebooting iPhones. Now multiple experts have found that Apple introduced code that reboots locked phones after a period of time.