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General Motors to pay $220 million settlement over sale of drivers’ private data
General Motors agrees to a $220 million settlement with 36 states after allegations it illegally sold drivers' private driving and location data to data…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Elon Musk-Linked Law Firm Launches Nonprofit to Push Election Integrity Policies Nationwide
A nonprofit tied to Elon Musk’s law firm Lex Politica, the Association of State and Local Election Officials, aims to shape state and local election policies…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
UK considers ZEV credits for vehicle-to-grid tech to accelerate EV adoption
UK Government considers incentivizing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology through additional ZEV credits for automakers, aiming to balance the grid and support…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
DeepGreen Holdings proposes underwater AI data centers off Maine and Alaska, risking whale habitats
DeepGreen Holdings' $100M underwater AI data centers off Maine and Alaska face backlash over risks to endangered whales like the North Atlantic right whale…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
University of Kentucky employee receives religious exemption from using AI tools
A research administrator received a religious exemption from using AI tools at work, citing humanist beliefs.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
US loans $5B to Constellation Energy for nuclear expansion powering Google, Meta, Amazon data centers
The Trump administration’s DOE is loaning $5B to Constellation Energy to expand nuclear capacity for tech giants’ AI data centers, excluding residential…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data, labels them malicious
Bluesky is blocking links to a leaked archive of over 41,000 DHS employee records, citing "malicious" content, while allowing posts about the leak to remain.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Climate feedback loops may add 0.4 °C to global warming, study finds
Research reveals climate feedback loops like permafrost thawing and wildfires could accelerate warming beyond current models, adding 0.2 °C to 0.4 °C this…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Trump cancels Kansas rally, skips to virtual events amid Mar-a-Lago Halloween party
President Donald Trump cancels an in-person rally in Kansas, replaces it with virtual events, and faces scrutiny over a Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
FEC cyberattack blocks election funding reports ahead of US midterms
A cyberattack on the FEC took its filing systems offline for 41 hours, preventing SuperPACs from disclosing last-minute political donations ahead of the US…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
FCC to vote on allowing cellphone jammers in state prisons
The FCC plans a November 19 vote to permit state prisons and jails to use cellphone jammers, aiming to curb illegal inmate cellphone use.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Australia advances duty of care bill banning AI chatbots from emotional intimacy with children
Australia’s Digital Duty of Care Bill, passed by the House, prohibits AI chatbots from fostering emotional dependence in children and mandates algorithm…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
UK launches Warm Homes Loan Scheme with up to £20,000 for renewable upgrades
The UK Government offers interest-free or low-interest loans up to £20,000 for homeowners to install heat pumps, solar panels, and batteries under the new Warm…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
UK minimum wage increases for workers aged 21 and over to £12.71 per hour
The UK's National Living Wage increased to £12.71/hour for workers aged 21+ from 1 April 2026.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
UK watchdog proposes legal right to request colleagues' salaries to fight pay discrimination
The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission recommends legal changes to allow employees to request colleagues' pay details and ban salary history questions…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 30, 2026
Polymarket Temporarily Froze Trading After Hackers Reportedly Stole Millions Via Third-Party Service
Polymarket said all customers will be reimbursed.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Data From More Than 41,000 DHS Workers Exposed in Massive Leak
The leaked records include names, phone numbers, job titles, and assignments of thousands of ICE, CBP, and other DHS employees.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Leak exposes 41,000 Homeland Security staff, including ICE and CBP agents
The DHS leak lists staff in groups tied to undercover operations, wiretaps and Palantir software. By Thursday, DHS had filed a takedown notice, and a search site for the data was offline.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Meta loses French appeal over orders to negotiate with news publishers
A Paris court said Meta’s way of calculating payments to publishers could be an abuse of its dominant position.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Lawmakers Can’t Ban VPNs No Matter How Hard They Try
Governments can make it harder to get around internet restrictions, but eliminating the workarounds is another matter entirely.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Senators demand CMS disclose ties to election denial groups over voting memo
Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren urge CMS to reveal communications with far-right groups and rescind a memo accused of restricting nursing home…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Bandhan Bank projects ₹200 crore annual hit from Irdai’s insurance distribution changes
Bandhan Bank expects a ₹200 crore annual hit to third-party income if Irdai’s proposed insurance distribution changes take effect. Key details and implications.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
GOP spends $14M to defend red-state Senate seats in final midterm push
Republicans direct millions to Kansas, South Carolina, Nebraska, and Mississippi as Senate races tighten ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026
Hacker leaks data on 40,000 Homeland Security employees including CBP and ICE agents
A hacker published personally identifiable information of over 40,000 US DHS employees after breaching an Okta single sign-on system.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 29, 2026