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Colorado Protects Brain Wave Privacy With First Neurodata Law

Colorado has become the first state to explicitly extend privacy rights to a person’s neural data under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Jared Polis (D).

Cisco’s Plan for Keeping AI Systems Safe From Attack: Using AI

Cisco Systems Inc. is embracing a new approach to protecting artificial intelligence computing systems: using AI itself to keep them safe from attack.

TikTok Faces Washington Reckoning as Divest-or-Ban Vote Nears

TikTok is heading to its moment of truth in Washington, with Congress on a fast track to approve a bill aimed at forcing the social-media platform’s Chinese parent <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1774397D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-ef2f-d583-afbf-efffc6480000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">ByteDance Ltd. to divest its controversial ownership stake.

White House Swats at Critics of New Mysterious Spy Law Provision

The Democratic-led Senate is considering the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and is likely to vote on passage this week.

Federal Data Privacy Bill Raises Concern It Needs Tightening Up

Stronger protections for children should be included in the comprehensive privacy framework proposed as part of the American Privacy Rights Act, lawmakers and witnesses argued Wednesday at a House committee hearing.

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Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China Store at Beijing’s Behest

Apple Inc. removed social media services including <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-f4d9-d583-afbf-f6dd61c90001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders from Beijing to close more loopholes in the country’s longstanding internet firewall.

Ex-Jane Street Traders Deny Stealing Secrets for Millennium

Two former <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1087299D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Jane Street Group traders denied the firm’s allegation that they stole a confidential and “immensely valuable” proprietary trading strategy to use in their new jobs at <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/2878538Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f32b-d583-afbf-f3ff08050001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Millennium Management.

LexisNexis Sued Over Use of Personal Data to Sell Subscriptions

LexisNexis and its parent companies used the personal information of millions of people to advertise its information-based analytic products without their consent in violation of the right of publicity statutes of California and Illinois, a proposed federal class action said.

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Crypto Trader Convicted in $110 Million Mango Markets Fraud (2)

A trader accused of exploiting Mango Markets rules to steal $110 million from the exchange was convicted of fraud in the first US trial involving criminal charges tied to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SBND97T0G1KW","_id":"0000018e-f2f5-d583-afbf-f2fd9c280000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">cryptocurrency manipulation.

Trump Media Advises ‘Long-Term’ Investors on Thwarting Shorts

Donald Trump’s social media company, whose meteoric stock gains made the former president billions on paper before a rapid selloff wiped out more than two-thirds of the advance, took the unusual step of advising investors how to prevent bets against the firm.

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