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Intuit and Anthropic unveiled a multi-year plan to let mid-market businesses build secure, industry-specific AI agents on the Intuit platform using Claude Agent SDK, blending Claude’s capabilities with Intuit’s tax/finance data; these agents will work across workflows, with rollouts beginning spring 2026 and Claude Code deployment to speed engineering, all with strong data privacy and compliance.
Security researchers warn that Moltbot, an open-source AI assistant designed to run locally, can expose API keys, OAuth tokens, conversation history, and credentials when misconfigured or exposed via reverse proxies; enterprise deployments risk credential theft, data leakage, and prompt-injection, with mitigation focusing on VM isolation and strict firewall/network controls.
The US finalizes a TikTok deal creating a US-based joint venture with ByteDance holding 19.9% and investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX; Americans gain majority board control and US data will be retrained and housed in a US cloud, but critics warn the arrangement may not fully separate ByteDance from TikTok’s algorithm, leaving ongoing security concerns and potential MAGA-driven content decisions under congressional scrutiny.
Hundreds of millions seek health guidance from AI chatbots, but consumer tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT Health aren’t medical devices and carry limited legal protections; even with enterprise versions promising HIPAA-aligned safeguards, terms can change and misinformation remains possible, so guard your diagnoses, lab results, and other private data when chatting with these tools.
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new U.S.-based operating entity, part of its strategy to separate American operations amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny and to safeguard access to the U.S. market.
DOJ filings say DOGE staff inside the SSA accessed and potentially violated SSA policy by sharing data with affiliates and helping an outside advocacy group analyze voter rolls; the filing also alleges misrepresentations of access to personal data and a DOGE member signing a voter-data agreement. The revelations come amid ongoing battles over DOGE's role, whistleblower complaints, and federal data-security concerns.
The Justice Department disclosed that DOGE employees detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data via a nonsecure third-party server, contradicting prior SSA statements, amid whistleblower concerns and potential Hatch Act referrals, raising questions about data exposure and election-security implications.
A PCWorld how‑to on replacing cloud storage with a home NAS for photo backup: choose a two‑bay NAS, configure RAID 1 mirroring, initialize and set up storage, enable Windows network drives and remote access, install photo-management apps, and transfer photos from your phone, all while keeping full control over where and how your data is stored.
Internxt Cloud Storage is offering a lifetime subscription for 20TB of secure, end-to-end encrypted storage at a one-time price of $399.97, significantly cheaper than monthly plans, available until December 21.
TikTok has reached an agreement to transfer majority control of its US operations to American investors, forming a joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, which aims to address US security concerns and comply with government regulations, potentially allowing the platform to continue operating in the US while maintaining control over user data and content moderation.
TikTok has signed agreements with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX to form a new US-based joint venture, ensuring its continued operation in the US with local data storage, a US-majority board, and content moderation, amid ongoing security concerns and regulatory pressures.
ByteDance has agreed to transfer control of TikTok's US operations to a new joint venture, involving investors like Oracle, to avoid a US ban and address security concerns, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.
With Windows 10 reaching end-of-support, users of older PCs should consider options like Extended Security Updates for short-term security, installing ChromeOS Flex for a long-term lightweight OS, or securely retiring and recycling their devices to avoid security risks. Upgrading to Windows 11 isn't feasible for many due to hardware limitations, so these alternatives help keep older computers safe and functional.
Microsoft restricts users to only three opt-outs per year for AI photo scanning, raising concerns about privacy, data security, and the company's transparency, with critics viewing this as a manipulative dark pattern and a potential threat to user privacy and control.
A Senate Democrats' report criticizes the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for operating in disorganized conditions and mishandling sensitive data, including unsecured cloud storage of Social Security numbers, raising concerns about national data security and oversight challenges during the Trump administration.