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Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff

This $1 billion cyber startup stops employees from leaking vital data to AI

Cyberhaven, which just raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, offers AI tools designed to prevent employees from putting proprietary information into tools like ChatGPT.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Scammers trick Trump supporters into believing their memorabilia is worth millions

In the wake of Trump’s victory, scammers sought to exploit supporters, telling them just photos of their memorabilia were enough proof they were in line for a huge payday.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

The billion-dollar private prison companies capitalising on Trump’s immigration crackdown

For years, immigration detention centers run by Geo Group and CoreCivic have been plagued by allegations of dangerous conditions, negligence and mismanagement, which the companies deny. And they’re about to get a massive influx of new detainees from President Trump’s mass deportation effort.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Apple and Google take down crypto apps from alleged $24 billion cyberscam market owner

The tech companies have delisted apps developed by a Cambodian company accused of running a multi-billion dollar market for illicit fraud services on Telegram.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

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Luigi Mangione AI chatbots give voice to accused UnitedHealthcare shooter

Character.ai has taken down a dozen Luigi Mangione chatbots, but Forbes found two still online. One is advocating for more violence against healthcare executives.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Apple sells privacy to consumers. But it’s quietly helping police use iPhones for surveillance.

At Apple’s secretive Global Police Summit, cops from 7 countries learned how to use Apple products like the iPhone, Vision Pro and CarPlay for surveillance and policing.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

LinkedIn is using your data to train Microsoft and its own AI models–Here’s how to turn it off

LinkedIn doesn’t get explicit consent for training AI, requiring users to opt out.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Google’s privacy chief is out and will not be replaced

Keith Enright is leaving Google after 13 years as the tech giant restructures its privacy and compliance teams. Matthew Bye, director of competition law, is also departing.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Google ordered to unmask certain YouTube users. Critics say it’s ‘terrifying’

The federal government asked Google to turn over information on anyone who viewed multiple YouTube videos. Privacy experts say the orders are unconstitutional.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff

Musk’s X fired 80% of engineers working on trust and safety, Australian Government says

Half of internal moderators and a third of X’s trust and safety team globally were fired after Musk’s arrival, Australia’s online safety regulator says.

  • By Thomas Brewster
  • Forbes Staff
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