The Government Shutdown Is a Ticking Cybersecurity Time Bomb

Many critical systems are still being maintained, and the cloud provides some security cover. But experts say that any lapses in protections like patching and monitoring could expose government systems.

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Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in suicides, delusions

In one case, 23-year-old Zane Shamblin had a conversation with ChatGPT that lasted more than four hours.

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GoWish’s shopping and wish list app is having its biggest year yet

GoWish, an app for making wish lists, is having a record year, and has doubled its users.

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Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks

The Washington Post is the latest victim of a hacking campaign by the notorious Clop ransomware gang, which relied on vulnerabilities in Oracle software used by many corporations.

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Welcome to Big Tech’s ‘Age of Extraction’

In his new book, antitrust scholar and former White House adviser Tim Wu argues that tech giants are bleeding you dry—and lays out a plan to stop them.

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TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay

TikTok’s ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.

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Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her ‘frenemy’

Kim Kardashian admitted that she has failed legal exams after blindly relying on ChatGPT's advice.

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Congressional Budget Office confirms it was hacked

The congressional research office confirmed a breach, but did not comment on the cause. A security researcher suggested the hack may have originated because CBO failed to patch a firewall for more than a year.

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Amazon launches a low-price standalone shopping app, Amazon Bazaar, in over a dozen markets

Amazon Bazaar, a new low-cost shopping destination for Asia, Africa, and Latin America that will be available separately from the main Amazon shopping app.

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Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data

Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.

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