5 h. ago Opinion: DOGE threat—how government data could give an AI company extraordinary power

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use of the data to train a private company's artificial intelligence systems.

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39 h. ago CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI

EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company that builds eco-friendly data centers used by major compute providers to handle their AI traffic, has raised nearly half a billion dollars — $478 million (€450 million) to be exact — in anticipation of more demand.  The equity funding, which is coming from a group of unnamed institutional investors, will be […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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41 h. ago Quantexa nabs $175M at $2.6B valuation to double down on data analytics for AI

British startup Quantexa has made a name for itself over the years with its enterprise platform that employs AI and data analytics to fight money laundering and fraud. Today, the company said it has raised a fresh $175 million to double down on that business and move deeper into another hot area: helping organizations understand […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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58 h. ago Trump is asserting extraordinary power over independent agencies. Is the Fed next?

The rise and potential fall of independent agencies.

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5 d. ago Blame game intensifies in Congress as government shutdown threat inches closer

Democrats and Republicans are already pointing fingers over a potential government shutdown next month. Republicans may pass a short-term extension of last year's federal funding.

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6 d. ago Mozilla responds to backlash over new terms, saying it’s not using people’s data for AI

Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser’s new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for using overly broad language that appears to give the browser maker the rights to whatever data you input or upload. The company says the new terms aren’t a change in how Mozilla uses data, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 d. ago The full truth about DOGE, Trump's art of the deal for Ukraine, and more from Fox News Opinion

Read the latest from Fox News Opinion & watch videos from Sean Hannity, Raymond Arroyo & more.

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7 d. ago The full truth about the great things DOGE can and cannot do

Is DOGE aiming to make change or cause chaos? If Elon Musk wants a long-lasting impact on government efficiency then he needs to work with Congress to cut the budget.

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7 d. ago Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon

Data storage and resilience company Lonestar and semiconductor and storage company Phison launched a data center infrastructure on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday that’s headed to the moon. The companies are sending Phison’s Pascari storage — solid state drives (SSDs) built for data centers — packed with Lonestar’s clients’ data on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 d. ago Conservative Activists Find Direct Access to Elon Musk and DOGE on X

Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

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8 d. ago On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team

Prominent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk’s team, and the power to sway policy through it.

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1 week ago Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’

Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence with its work for U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight. Last year, in a rare […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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1 week ago We need Trump's DOGE reforms, but here's what you can do closer to home to create a brighter future

Social mobility hinges less on presidential policy promises and more on us. Lost in today’s political hysteria is the importance of community-driven problem-solving.

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1 week ago We replaced families with Uncle Sam. DOGE must make the right choices when cutting

If we are going to restore America's fiscal health, then we need to restore the American family. We outsourced much of our lives to Uncle Sam and the result is increased dysfunction.

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1 week ago ‘We’re Just Keeping Everybody Alive’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze

Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER RUFO: How DOGE could take down the Department of Education

Since January 20, Trump's cabinet has pursued decisive action on virtually every political front. But the most high-risk, high reward initiative has been Elon Musk’s DOGE.

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2 w. ago Australian IVF giant Genea confirms hackers ‘accessed data’ during cyberattack

The company said an "unauthorized third party" accessed Genea data, but won’t say if sensitive health information was stolen © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago South Korea Blocks China's DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company

The Chinese Communist government threw a fit Tuesday after South Korea banned China’s new DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) on security and data privacy grounds. The post South Korea Blocks China’s DeepSeek After Finding It Leaked Data to Tiktok Parent Company appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Elon Musk Is Leading a ‘Hostile Takeover of the Federal Government’

His mandate under President Trump “truly is unprecedented in U.S. history.”

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