Engadget

Most smart appliances collect data: Here's how to find out what yours tracks

When you think about smart home tech that collects your data, your mind probably immediately goes to your computer, phone, TV, even smart speakers. But did you know that most smart appliances collect ...
GeekWire

KredosAI raises $7M, led by BMW’s venture arm, to use AI to help companies collect late payments

KredosAI co-founders Balaji Sridharan, left, and Dave Thoms, who previously worked together at T-Mobile. (KredosAI Photo) KredosAI, a Seattle-area startup that uses AI and behavioral science to help ...
SlashGear

Flock Camera Controversy: The Type Of Data Collected (And Why It's A Problem)

Once you learn how to spot a Flock Safety camera, you start seeing them everywhere. There are over 80,000 such AI-powered automated license plate recognition (ALPR) devices across the US today, ...
CoinDesk

FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s tech newsletter covering the most important stories in blockchain. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. We’re revamping the newsletter to bring you a deeper ...
TechCrunch

Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.

Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But ...
Mashable

Using Claude Fable 5 means your data will be collected. It’s not optional.

Anthropic is changing its data retention policies for its new Mythos-class models. Credit: Nicolas TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images Anthropic just released its most powerful public model yet — Claude ...
TechCrunch

Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year

Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data for its growing roster of autonomous vehicle partners, including Avride, Waymo, and WeRide. The ...
New York Magazine

Sheila Bridges’s Walmart Collection Is Good — and All Under $20

Interior designer Sheila Bridges just launched a collection of summer-ready outdoor entertaining pieces for Walmart, right in time for barbecue season. The 14-piece collection was inspired by her ...
techtimes

10 Everyday Apps That Secretly Track Your Activity and Collect More Personal Data Than You Think

Mobile app usage has become a normal part of daily life, but smartphone privacy is often far more limited than most users expect. Many people assume that apps only collect basic account details, yet ...
CNBC

Nvidia backs AI company Vast Data at $30 billion valuation

Vast Data announced on Wednesday a $1 billion funding round that valued the company at $30 billion. Drive Capital and Access Industries led the Series F, with participation from Nvidia, Fidelity ...
Time

Trump Order to Require Banks to Collect Citizenship Info 'In Process,' Bessent Says. Here's What to Know

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CNBC

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNBC's Sara Eisen at the Invest in America Forum on ...