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On Tuesday, Palantir Technologies pushed back against a report alleging the company is aiding the Donald Trump administration in building detailed profiles of American citizens using federal data. What Happened: The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is using Palantir's Foundry...

Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) is gearing up to report its first-quarter results on Wednesday, May 21. Of the 13 datapoints collected on the company ahead of its quarterly results, nine were positive and four cautious, according to Citizens. The Snowflake Analyst: Analyst Patrick Walravens reiterated a...

Elon Musk‘s government efficiency team, DOGE, has been reported to be attempting to gain access to a broad range of taxpayer data. This move has sparked privacy apprehensions among Democratic lawmakers. What Happened: Musk’s team is actively seeking access to taxpayer data,...

As Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) surpassed analyst expectations for the fourth quarter, it highlighted an important function that grew massively in 2024, securing the data of billions of users. What Happened: Mastercard tokenized about four billion transactions per month in 2024, which was up 40 times...

In a significant data security incident, 5 million credit and debit card numbers, along with customers’ financial records and personal details, have been exposed, raising the risk of financial fraud and identity theft for millions of Americans. What Happened: The data security company Leakd ...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) plans to build a massive fiber-optic subsea cable and become its sole owner. What Happened: The cable would reportedly span 40,000-kilometers and give Meta a dedicated pipe for data traffic worldwide. The cable’s planned route will span from the east coast of...

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) reported its second-quarter results after Thursday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the report.  The Details: NetApp reported quarterly earnings of $1.87 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.78. Quarterly revenue came in at $1.65...

Pavel Durov’s Telegram, the widely-used social media platform, has acknowledged its compliance with multiple U.S. law enforcement data requests this year. What Happened: Following the arrest of Durov by French police in August, Telegram has expanded its privacy policy to encompass...

Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov agreed to provide user IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests. Following his arrest in France last month, Durov, who previously resisted government demands for user data, changed Telegram's terms of service to prevent criminals...

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan on Friday, urging the commission to investigate the automotive industry‘s handling of driver data. Letter Overview: The letter asks the FTC to investigate automakers’...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct misspellings of the company names PayQwick and Komplyd. Kevin Hart, the founder and CEO of Green Check, spoke on the most recent episode of Cannabis Insider and said he has been essential in addressing the cannabis industry’s...

The Biden administration is currently scrutinizing China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom due to concerns over the possible misuse of American data, as per insider information. What Happened: The Commerce Department is spearheading the investigation into these state-backed corporations. The...

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) reported its first-quarter financial results after the bell Thursday. Here's a look at the highlights.  The Details: Dropbox reported quarterly earnings of 58 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 50 cents by 16%. Quarterly sales came in at $631.3 million...

OpenAI developed its Whisper audio transcription model, which was reportedly used to transcribe over a million hours of Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube videos to train GPT-4. The initiative, described as a means to navigate the challenge of limited training data...

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), suggested that if ChatGPT-parent OpenAI used YouTube videos to train its text-to-video AI model, Sora, then it would be a “clear violation” of the platform’s policies. What Happened...