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A former employee of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U. Social Security Administration and stored it on a thumb drive, according to a whistleblower complaint reported by The Washington Post. The former DOGE software engineer told co-workers at his new job that …

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding access to its healthcare AI assistant to its website and app. The assistant, called Health AI, was previously only available on the app for One Medical, the healthcare company Amazon acquired for $3. Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription …

Google, Tesla, and data center developer Verrus are among a group of companies arguing that the electrical grid is being underutilized and they want everyone — especially politicians — to know about it. The three companies along with HVAC giant Carrier, virtual power plant company Renew Home, distributed energy resource …

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Google announced Wednesday that it is bringing Gemini integration for Chrome to new regions, including India, Canada, and New Zealand. The rollout will let users use Gemini in Chrome through a sidebar on desktop, enabling them to ask Google’s AI chatbot questions about the content on the screen, get information …

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Watch: How war in Iran may affect food and fuel prices The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world. Middle East Watch: Heavy gunfire heard as BBC reports from border of Israel and Lebanon From the Israeli town of Metula …

12 hours ago Peter Hoskinsand Nick Edser ,Business reporters Oil and gas prices fell sharply on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran was "very complete, pretty much". Crude almost reached $120 a barrel on Monday over fears that the conflict would cause lengthy disruption …