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Reddit files a lawsuit against Perplexity, SerpApi, and two other data scraping companies, accusing them of unlawfully scraping Google for Reddit data (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/reddit-data-scrapers-perpl…

Reddit Accuses ‘Data Scraper’ Companies of Theft
In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google’s search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.

Reddit files a lawsuit against Perplexity, SerpApi, and two other data scraping companies, accusing them of unlawfully scraping Google for Reddit data (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/technology/reddit-data-scrapers-perpl…

Reddit Accuses ‘Data Scraper’ Companies of Theft
In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google’s search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.

My sister used to teach courses for the University of Phoenix. Ugh.
University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-phoenix-data-…

University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals
The Clop ransomware gang has stolen the data of nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix (UoPX) students, staff, and suppliers after breaching the university's network in August.

Det värsta med bildgeneratorer är att de behöver så mycket data att det finns ingen hos företagen som bygger dem som kan ha koll på var datan kommer från och vad som faktiskt finns porträtterat. Ingen kan egentligen ta ansvar.

Därför är jag särskilt besvärad av genererade bilder med barn, eftersom det sedan tidigare framkommit att stora dataset kan innehålla många bilder från övergrepp. Det är så stora mängder bilder så att det skulle ta tusentals år att kolla igenom dem - för mig är d…

#TIL: von der reihe "Mistress of the Art of Death" von Ariana Franklin ist 2020 noch ein fünfter band erschienen!
https://www.goodreads.com/series/44043-mistress-of-th…

Vince Zampella, former CEO of Infinity Ward, the studio behind Call of Duty, died Sunday at 55 in a single-car crash in Southern California (NBC Los Angeles)
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/video-game-developer-vince-zampella-…

Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty,' killed in Ferrari crash
Vince Zampella, former CEO of the studio behind the wildly successful Call of Duty franchise, was killed in a Ferrari crash in the LA mountains.

A look at the top data journalism projects of 2025, including stories on conflict, climate, AI, and social media and disinformation (Hanna Duggal/Global Investigative Journalism Network)
https://gijn.org/stories/2025-editors-picks-data-journalism/

Editor’s Pick: Best of Data Journalism from 2025
Our roundup of standout data journalism from the past year highlights projects that delve into conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Africa, that explore the rise of AI, and interrogate global trade wars.

Google confirms hackers stole Salesforce-stored data from 200 companies via a supply chain hack involving Gainsight, which provides a customer support platform (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/goog

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach | TechCrunch
Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.

TikTok quietly changed its policies to make it easier to share user data with government and regulatory authorities, and weakened promises to inform users (Emily Baker-White/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/10/21…

TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data
Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.

Alphabet agrees to acquire clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75B in cash, and existing debt, as part of its push to dramatically expand AI data centers (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/alpha…

Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus its existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant in its push to dramatically expand its data center footprint to power AI.