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Google says it might use Gmail and Photos data to target ads

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Google updated its privacy policy on Oct 16. It still says it won't use Drive, Gmail or Photos for ads, unless you make that data available to other Google services that support personalized ads.

A 256-gigabyte model costs US$1,999, and the 2-terabyte version reaches US$3,199.

Quest Diagnostics confirms patients' health data was taken in a cyberattack

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Quest said it learned of the attack on Wednesday. It hit Quanum, a platform doctors' offices and hospitals use to order lab tests and handle billing.

Greece bans social media for children under 15

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The Greek parliament passed the law on Friday with the governing party's majority. No other party backed it, and the opposition PASOK abstained.

A poisoned LiteLLM release steals developers' credentials

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LiteLLM, an open-source tool for reaching AI models, has 92 million monthly downloads. Hackers pushed a poisoned version, 1.107.0, on Oct 21.

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Apple must open the iPhone to rival app stores in Australia

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A federal judge ordered Apple to let Australian iPhone users install apps from rival stores and websites from Mar 1, 2027.

Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a background AI agent

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Duet works in the background and alerts users only when something needs attention. It is a research preview for Claude Pro and Max subscribers.

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Musk pledges a SpaceX share to every child in the United States

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Elon Musk pledged on Monday to give one share of SpaceX to "every kid in America" next year. He gave no details on how it would be carried out.