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Gaby Del Valle

Marriott agrees to pay $52 million settlement after multiple data breaches

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Marriott agreed to pay a $52 million settlement to 49 states and Washington, DC, over a series of data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, affecting more than 334 million customers. As part of a separate agreement, the Federal Trade Commission is also requiring Marriott and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, to implement an information security program to settle charges over the data breaches.

“Marriott’s poor security practices led...

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Justine Calma

Violent threats against FEMA swirl on social media

Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4th in Asheville, North Carolina. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images

FEMA employees scrambling to respond to the devastation caused by hurricanes Milton and Helene are facing a new, unexpected challenge: violent threats on social media.

TikTok posts either calling for violence or applauding unverified claims...

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Lauren Feiner

FCC chair rejects Trump’s call to revoke CBS license over Harris interview edit

Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license Thursday, saying it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.”

Trump called for the license to be revoked after the network shared two different edits of a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump criticized the interview as “A giant Fake News Scam” in a Truth Social post Thursday and claimed the...

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Gaby Del Valle

The FBI secretly created a coin to investigate crypto pump-and-dump schemes

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The FBI created a cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into price manipulation in crypto markets, the government revealed Wednesday. The FBI’s Ethereum-based token, NexFundAI, was created with the help of “cooperating witnesses.”

As a result of the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three “market makers” and nine people for allegedly engaging in schemes to boost the prices of certain crypto assets. The Department of Justice charged...

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Associated Press

After Helene and Milton, a severe solar storm could further stress power grids

The storm also may trigger northern lights as far south in the U.S. as the lower Midwest and Northern California.

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday.

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The Conversation

AI’s exploited workforce: Here’s how to make supply chains ethical

Many companies are cutting costs, which affect those at the very bottom of the AI supply chain who are often highly vulnerable: data labelers.

In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labeling data.

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Joe Berkowitz

‘I’m not afraid of women’: New campaign takes on the Trump-obsessed manosphere

Not controlling women is the manliest thing a man can do, says a new grassroots campaign from Creatives for Harris.

An inescapable presence has been lurking in the sidelines of UFC fights and the inner sanctum of dudefluencers like Adin Ross and Logan Paul. The current most in-demand entity in the so-called manosphere—a Cybertruck-shaped constellation of bro-y gurus like Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson—is . . . 78-year-old presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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Kristin Toussaint

How a Tampa hospital withstood two massive hurricanes

While the Florida community saw 4-foot storm surges with Hurricane Milton, the mobile ‘AquaFence’ protected Tampa General.

Tampa General, a Florida hospital with just over 1,000 beds and the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, sits on the tip of Davis Islands. It’s one of the lowest-lying neighborhoods in the Florida city, and was a mandatory evacuation zone ahead of Hurricane Milton, which swept across the west coast of Florida Wednesday night. 

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Reuters

Buy now, pay later: Here’s what borrowers are spending and buying

For shoppers considered generation X, millennials and generation Z, or those under age 60, clothes were the most popular BNPL purchases last year.

As Amazon’s Prime Day kicked off the holiday shopping season this week, U.S. consumers are expected to spend a record $18.5 billion using buy now, pay later for purchases in the last quarter of the year, according to projections by data firm Adobe Analytics.

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'Conclave' trailer promises political shenanigans at the Vatican

Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini star in "Conclave." Watch the trailer.

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Apple Vision Pro: You may never meet The Weeknd, but this new experience brings you close

Music videos are so yesterday. It's 2024 — time to strap on the Vision Pro and experience Apple Immersive Video instead.

Apple just revealed that The Weeknd, who made a cameo appearance during the iPhone 16 "Glowtime" livestream, is unleashing a new "breathtaking immersive experience" that is designed exclusively for the Vision Pro. It will celebrate a new song from the "Blinding Lights" crooner.

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Netflix's 'Jentry Chau vs the Underworld' teaser has anime Ali Wong slaying demons

Netflix has dropped its teaser for Echo Wu's "Jentry Chau vs the Underworld", an upcoming anime series starring Ali Wong.

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Save nearly $30 on 'EA College Football 25' with this Prime Day deal still available

SAVE $27: Amazon has EA Sports College Football 25 for nearly 40% off. It's currently $42.99, a huge discount from its $69.99 list price.

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Study: Reports of nonconsensual nude images are ignored on X

X (formerly Twitter) takes swift action when taking down deepfake nude images that are reported as copyright violations — but not when they're reported under "nonconsensual nudity," a study has found.

The paper, published by researchers at the University of Michigan and Florida International University, is an audit of X's reporting systems and hasn't yet been peer-reviewed, 404 Media reported. Researchers created five AI "personas" of young white women (to prevent further variables of race,...

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Is this image AI-generated? How to tell in 3 easy steps.

As AI gets better and better it may seem harder and harder to tell what's real and what isn't, but not all hope is lost. Here’s how you can tell the difference between the real and the computer-generated.

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36 Heartbreaking Photos That Show Hurricane Milton's Devastation In Florida

I can't say I've ever seen a dumpster on a roof like that before.

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Brooke Pryor

Pickens says he was unaware of eye black rule

Steelers wide receiver George Pickens dismissed questions about the explicit message on his eye black and the postgame incident with Cowboys defensive back Jourdan Lewis.

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Ricky O'Donnell

Warriors almost broke NBA’s single-game three-point record in the preseason

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Klay Thompson is gone, but the Warriors are still an elite shooting team.

The Golden State Warriors won’t feel the same this year without Klay Thompson around. Thompson signed a deal with the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency over the ending, ending a legendary partnership with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Steve Kerr that helped produce four NBA championships. The Warriors had a busy offseason, trying and failing to acquire Paul...

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Victoria Song

Submerged is everything impressive and isolating about the Vision Pro

This is Apple’s first scripted short film for the Vision Pro. | Image: Apple

I don’t like submarines. The idea of being trapped, several hundred feet underwater, in a narrow, creaking death trap? No thanks. I already knew that going into a screening of Submerged, the first scripted short film shot in Apple Immersive Video for the Vision Pro. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m triply sure.

Written and directed by Oscar winner Edward Berger, Submerged takes place inside a WWII submarine...

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Mark Sullivan

Ben Horowitz’s dual support for Trump and Harris says a lot about the Valley’s AI politics

The influential VC told Andreessen Horowitz employees he “personally” supports Harris, but still believes Trump is less likely to regulate AI startups.

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy.

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