Google Unveils Major AI Upgrades for Chrome Browser

In a significant move to integrate artificial intelligence more deeply into everyday web browsing, Google announced a sweeping expansion of AI features in its Chrome browser. The updates, revealed at a virtual event, promise to enhance user productivity and security through tools like automated content summarization and real-time threat detection. This development comes amid growing competition in the AI space and raises questions about data privacy in an increasingly automated online world.

UK tribunal orders Apple to hand over iCloud data

October 04, 2025 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

A UK tribunal has ruled that Apple must provide access to iCloud data for law enforcement purposes, prompting strong disapproval from the company. The decision revives concerns over encryption backdoors and user privacy in the digital age. Apple has described the order as a significant setback for data protection.

Apple and Google remove ICE-tracking apps under DOJ pressure

October 05, 2025 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Apple and Google have removed several apps designed to help users track and avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities from their app stores. The companies bowed to legal demands from the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid the Trump administration's immigration enforcement push. This action has raised concerns about censorship and privacy for immigrant communities.

Senator Hagerty demands answers from Verizon on FBI phone data sharing

Republican Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee is pressing Verizon for details after the company allegedly provided his private cellphone data to the FBI without notice. The data was part of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Hagerty's demands come amid revelations of surveillance on multiple GOP lawmakers.

EU countries deadlock on chat control – decision postponed again

October 09, 2025 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

EU countries remain divided over the controversial chat control law, which involves monitoring digital messages. On Wednesday evening, the decision was postponed once more. The proposal is viewed as a way to track child pornography but criticized as mass surveillance.

Meta to use AI chat data for ads without user opt-out

October 03, 2025 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

Meta has announced that it will use users' conversations with its AI assistant to personalize advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. The company will not provide an opt-out option for this form of ad targeting. This policy begins in the European Union and will expand to other regions.