Anthropic is requiring select Claude users flagged for potential fraud to submit government IDs, selfies, and biometric face data starting July 8, sparking privacy concerns over data retention and the company's use of Thiel-linked verification firm Persona.
Meta quietly removes a secret face-recognition feature called NameTag from its smart glasses app just one day after investigators expose the hidden code, raising urgent alarms among privacy advocates who warn that stronger consumer data protection laws are desperately needed.
Microsoft unveils Project Solara at Build, an Android-based AI-agent platform powering next-gen enterprise devices, with major retailers like Best Buy, CVS Health, and Target already lining up to pilot the technology alongside chip partners Qualcomm and MediaTek.
YouTube is rolling out its AI-powered deepfake detection tool to all users 18 and older, enabling everyday people to scan the platform for unauthorized AI-generated likenesses of their faces and request removal of matching content.
Nine class-action lawsuits are filed in Chicago's federal court by journalists, podcasters, and voice actors accusing Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Meta of illegally using their voices without consent to train AI models, marking a bold new frontier for Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act.
AI-powered fraud now accounts for 40% of data breaches, driving global losses past $534 billion annually, as tools like FraudGPT fuel synthetic identities and deepfakes — forcing companies like OpenAI and TransUnion into an urgent AI-versus-AI arms race to fight back.
Google is relaunching the Fitbit app as Google Health on May 19, featuring a redesigned interface and an AI-powered coaching tool built with Gemini that delivers personalized fitness, sleep, and medical insights — with existing users automatically transitioned and Google reaffirming it will never use health data for ads.
The Golden Globes announce new AI eligibility rules, permitting AI-assisted productions while banning AI-generated performances, unauthorized digital likeness use, and voice replication, as human creative authorship must remain the driving force.
Meta deploys AI on Facebook and Instagram to detect and remove users under 13 by analyzing bone structure, height, and visual cues in photos, just days after a New Mexico jury orders the company to pay $375 million for failing to protect minors on its platforms.
Taylor Swift makes an unprecedented legal move by trademarking her voice and stage image to combat AI deepfakes, as legal experts call it an untested but emerging strategy addressing critical gaps that copyright law alone cannot fill.