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  • Slashdot: FTC Says 23andMe Purchaser Must Uphold Existing Privacy Policy For Data Handling

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/01/2023246/ftc-says-23andme-purchaser-must-uphold-existing-privacy-policy-for-data-handling Source: Slashdot Title: FTC Says 23andMe Purchaser Must Uphold Existing Privacy Policy For Data Handling Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The FTC has issued a warning to prospective buyers of 23andMe, mandating compliance with the company’s privacy policy, which allows consumers to control and delete their genetic data. This…

  • Slashdot: Google Parent Alphabet Agrees To Buy Cyber Security Group Wiz For $32 Billion

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/1117215/google-parent-alphabet-agrees-to-buy-cyber-security-group-wiz-for-32-billion?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Parent Alphabet Agrees To Buy Cyber Security Group Wiz For $32 Billion Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is making waves in the cyber security field with its acquisition of the start-up Wiz for $32 billion, marking a significant investment in cybersecurity…

  • The Register: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/amazon_kills_on_device_alexa/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud Feedly Summary: Web souk says Echo hardware doesn’t have the oomph for next-gen AI anyway Come March 28, those who opted to have their voice commands for Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa processed locally on their…

  • The Register: Brits end probe into Microsoft’s $13B bankrolling of OpenAI

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/cma_microsoft_openai/ Source: The Register Title: Brits end probe into Microsoft’s $13B bankrolling of OpenAI Feedly Summary: Redmond doesn’t have total control over GPT maker so we lack authority, say monopoly cops The UK’s investigation into competition concerns arising from Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI has reached a conclusion, albeit an anticlimactic one…

  • The Register: IBM likes Hashicorp, finally puts a $6.4BN ring on it

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/ibm_hashicorp_deal_closing/ Source: The Register Title: IBM likes Hashicorp, finally puts a $6.4BN ring on it Feedly Summary: Competition regulators forever hold their peace, unlike developers still unhappy about Terraform license switch IBM has finally completed the $6.4 billion takeover of Hashicorp days after Britain’s competition regulator gave the corporate marriage its seal of…