The Hill

Who qualifies for $135M Android settlement?

(NEXSTAR) – An estimated 100 million people may qualify for a class action lawsuit against Google. Google, while denying any wrongdoing, previously agreed to the settlement in a lawsuit that accused ...
9to5Mac

AI companies and data brokers even resort to fake forms to keep selling our data

Act surprised! A new privacy study has found that data brokers and AI companies deliberately deceive consumers who attempt to opt out of the sale of their personal data. An audit of the opt-out ...
Wired

Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds

A new study finds AI companies, defense firms, and dating apps are among 38 data collectors allegedly using manipulative design to confuse users while collecting their data. Researchers at EPIC ...
FedScoop

DOT fights fraud with consolidated registration system, erasing data silos

Motor carriers are already taking advantage of the Department of Transportation’s newly launched one-stop shop for registration needs. The platform, called Motus, was a massive modernization effort ...
TechCrunch

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android

Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the ...
Ars Technica

Android is getting a big AI overhaul in 2026

Google’s I/O conference is next week, and we expect to hear a lot about the company’s AI endeavors. The company says there’s so much to talk about that it’s spilling the Android beans a little early, ...
ZDNet

I enabled Data Saver mode on my Android phone to avoid overcharges - and it's a big relief

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
dbta

Redis Feature Form Delivers an Enterprise Feature Store for Production Machine Learning

Redis, the world’s fastest data platform, is releasing Redis Feature Form, a managed feature store platform built to help enterprise ML teams bring features into production with more control, ...
TechRepublic

Google $135M Settlement: Millions of Android Users May Qualify for Payout

Android users may be eligible for a payout from Google’s $135 million settlement over background data use. Here’s who qualifies and how to claim. A long-running dispute over background data use on ...
KPLC

Louisiana House passes bill requiring voter registration checks against national database

(KPLC) - A bill that would check voter registration against a national database has passed the Louisiana House of Representatives and now heads to the state Senate. HB 691, authored by State Rep. Beau ...
USA Today

Here's how to qualify for a payment from a Google data settlement

Android phone users can now claim their portion of a class-action settlement connected to Google's collection of their data. The lawsuit, Taylor v. Google LLC, alleged that Google needlessly collected ...
Android

Google Agrees to $135 Million Settlement Payout for Data Drain on Android: How to Get Your Share

Google has reached a $135 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that Android devices used cellular data without user permission since 2017. Eligible U.S. users (excluding ...