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OpenAI Confirms User Data Exposed After Mixpanel Security Breach
OpenAI says some API user data was exposed in a recent Mixpanel breach, though its products and sensitive information such as API keys and payment details were not affected. The leaked dataset appears to include basic profile details and analytics metadata from platform.openai.com. OpenAI has stopped using Mixpanel, is investigating the incident, a...
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Researchers Claim to Uncover Billions of WhatsApp-Registered Phone Numbers Using Automation Techniques
WhatsApp’s contact-discovery flaw let researchers match 3.5 billion phone numbers to active accounts. By exploiting the absence of rate limits, they checked vast number ranges to see which were registered. They also found that many users exposed their profile photos and About texts publicly. The team even identified millions of accounts in countr...
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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LinkedIn Wants to Train AI Models on User Data, But This One Step Stops It
LinkedIn is updating its terms to begin collecting user data from November 3 to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The professional networking platform confirmed that profile details and public posts will be used, while private messages will remain excluded. Some data will also be shared with Microsoft and affiliates for targeted ads, t...
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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles
If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...
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Samsung Fixes Major Security Flaw in Secure Folder With One UI 8 Release: Report
Samsung’s Secure Folder reportedly had a major security flaw that nullified the functionality of the feature. However, as per the report, the South Korean tech giant has now fixed the bug, making it truly secure. The Secure Folder reportedly allowed anyone to check the stored apps, folders, and files if a user had a separate work profile on the d...
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Deleted Data, New Instagram Profile: Radhika Yadav's Phone Now In Focus
The investigation into the killing of 25-year-old state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav has turned towards the contents of her mobile phone, with the police now attempting to retrieve deleted data that could provide insight into the circumstances l
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Telegram Bot Reportedly Spotted Selling Sensitive Personal Data of Indian Users
Telegram reportedly has a bot that sells sensitive personal data of Indian users to willing buyers. As per the report, the bot operates independently and shares information such as names, addresses, father’s name, and even Aadhaar, Pan Card, and Voter ID numbers. The bot reportedly lets users find the full profile data of another Indian user base...
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Never Sold Or Used Siri Data To Build Marketing Profiles: Apple
Last week Apple paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it routinely recorded and disclosed their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally.
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Never Sold Users' Siri Data To Anyone For Any Purpose: Apple
Apple on Thursday said that it never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose.
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Research Reveals New Details About NGC 5018 Galaxy’s Clusters
A recent study of the NGC 5018 galaxy group, located about 132.5 million light years away in the Virgo constellation, provides new insights into its globular cluster (GC) system. Researchers analysed deep imaging data from the VLT Survey Telescope, revealing thousands of GC candidates, with a significant concentration around NGC 5018 itself. The st...
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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
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Google’s Android 14 Storage Bug Gets Patched With New November Security Update, but There’s a Catch
The critical Android 14 bug only affected users who had multiple account profiles loaded on to the Pixel devices. The new update patches this issue but still leaves those handsets, which were stuck in bootloop after updating to Android 14, helpless. The key problem here is data recovery, which is something Google has been unable to fix.
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Judge Dismisses Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Meta
A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, DC, against Facebook owner Meta Platforms was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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OpenAI Confirms User Data Exposed After Mixpanel Security Breach
OpenAI says some API user data was exposed in a recent Mixpanel breach, though its products and sensitive information such as API keys and payment details were not affected. The leaked dataset appears to include basic profile details and analytics metadata from platform.openai.com. OpenAI has stopped using Mixpanel, is investigating the incident, a...
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Researchers Claim to Uncover Billions of WhatsApp-Registered Phone Numbers Using Automation Techniques
WhatsApp’s contact-discovery flaw let researchers match 3.5 billion phone numbers to active accounts. By exploiting the absence of rate limits, they checked vast number ranges to see which were registered. They also found that many users exposed their profile photos and About texts publicly. The team even identified millions of accounts in countr...
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Google Warns Users of AI-Driven Scams Targeting Job Seekers and Businesses
Google has warned of a sharp rise in AI-powered scams targeting job seekers and businesses. Fraudsters are using generative AI to create fake job listings, cloned company pages, and deceptive apps that appear genuine. Scams include fake recruiter profiles, review extortion, and counterfeit AI or VPN apps that steal data or money. Google advises use...
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LinkedIn Wants to Train AI Models on User Data, But This One Step Stops It
LinkedIn is updating its terms to begin collecting user data from November 3 to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The professional networking platform confirmed that profile details and public posts will be used, while private messages will remain excluded. Some data will also be shared with Microsoft and affiliates for targeted ads, t...
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SWOT Satellite Captures Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake
On July 30, 2025, the NASA–CNES SWOT satellite captured the leading edge of a tsunami wave in the Pacific, triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Recorded about 70 minutes after the quake, the wave measured 1.5 feet in open water but could grow to 30 feet at shore. SWOT’s advanced radar mapped the wave’s...
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Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles
If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...
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Samsung Fixes Major Security Flaw in Secure Folder With One UI 8 Release: Report
Samsung’s Secure Folder reportedly had a major security flaw that nullified the functionality of the feature. However, as per the report, the South Korean tech giant has now fixed the bug, making it truly secure. The Secure Folder reportedly allowed anyone to check the stored apps, folders, and files if a user had a separate work profile on the d...
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Deleted Data, New Instagram Profile: Radhika Yadav's Phone Now In Focus
The investigation into the killing of 25-year-old state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav has turned towards the contents of her mobile phone, with the police now attempting to retrieve deleted data that could provide insight into the circumstances l
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Telegram Bot Reportedly Spotted Selling Sensitive Personal Data of Indian Users
Telegram reportedly has a bot that sells sensitive personal data of Indian users to willing buyers. As per the report, the bot operates independently and shares information such as names, addresses, father’s name, and even Aadhaar, Pan Card, and Voter ID numbers. The bot reportedly lets users find the full profile data of another Indian user base...
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Never Sold Or Used Siri Data To Build Marketing Profiles: Apple
Last week Apple paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it routinely recorded and disclosed their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally.
-
Never Sold Users' Siri Data To Anyone For Any Purpose: Apple
Apple on Thursday said that it never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose.
-
Research Reveals New Details About NGC 5018 Galaxy’s Clusters
A recent study of the NGC 5018 galaxy group, located about 132.5 million light years away in the Virgo constellation, provides new insights into its globular cluster (GC) system. Researchers analysed deep imaging data from the VLT Survey Telescope, revealing thousands of GC candidates, with a significant concentration around NGC 5018 itself. The st...
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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
-
Google’s Android 14 Storage Bug Gets Patched With New November Security Update, but There’s a Catch
The critical Android 14 bug only affected users who had multiple account profiles loaded on to the Pixel devices. The new update patches this issue but still leaves those handsets, which were stuck in bootloop after updating to Android 14, helpless. The key problem here is data recovery, which is something Google has been unable to fix.
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Judge Dismisses Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Meta
A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, DC, against Facebook owner Meta Platforms was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
