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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing more than $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over claims that Ring failed to protect consumer privacy. The FTC claimed in a 2023 complaint that Ring allowed employees and contractors improper access to records from the company’s security…

Just like the old days.

The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok to reach voters and spread its message even after the president signed legislation that could lead to a ban on the popular app several months down the road. A Biden campaign official told The Hill that TikTok “is one of many places we’re making sure our content…

TikTok is stopping a feature that rewards its app users in France and Spain for watching videos in response to scrutiny from European Commission regulators. “TikTok always wants to work well with the EU Commission and other regulators. So, we are choosing to stop the rewards functions in TikTok Lite while we deal with the concerns…

More than a third of U.S. workers are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will result in them having their hours or salary slashed, or losing their job entirely, two new surveys found. The surveys, conducted by YouGov, found that 36 percent of full-time and part-time workers are concerned that AI will take over their jobs.…

Technology continues to reveal new details written on parchment burned by the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE.