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Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day ago

Google's AI Deletes User's Entire Hard Drive, Issues Groveling Apology: "I Cannot Express How Sorry I Am"

A Google Antigravity AI agent mistakenly deleted a user's entire D: drive while clearing project cache and repeatedly apologized for the critical failure.
Startup companies
fromThe Verge
6 days ago

MKBHD is taking down his wallpaper app

Marques Brownlee's Panels wallpaper app will shut down on December 31st after failing to meet its intended vision and facing criticism over pricing and ads.
Intellectual property law
fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 week ago

NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases

A judge ordered OpenAI to produce lawyer communications after finding its shifting reasons for deleting two pirated-book datasets waived attorney-client privilege.
Software development
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Dev last-day-of-contract code crashed app used by thousands

An ex-contractor committed production DB credentials to source control, enabling accidental deletion of a table and causing an outage affecting 350,000 users.
fromInfoQ
2 weeks ago

Netflix Tackles Data Deletion at Scale with Centralized Platform Architecture

Data deletion in distributed systems presents challenges that extend far beyond simple database operations. Engineers face a fundamental dilemma: the fear of accidentally destroying critical information keeps teams cautious, yet failing to delete data can expose them to legal risks under regulations like GDPR, increase storage costs, and erode customer trust. "Deletion can't be an afterthought," the presenters emphasized. A major driver of Netflix's platform is managing testing data generated by frequent end-to-end production tests.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Battle between Abramovich and Jersey revealed as gagging order lifted

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Law
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Slack's threat to coding club: Pay $50k, or we delete data

Slack sent a nonprofit hacking club for teens a demand for $50,000, payable within a week, and threatened to delete the club's message archive if it did not pay. That horror scenario came to light in a Thursday post by Mahad Kalam, who helps out at Hack Club, a nonprofit that works to run coding clubs at high schools. Slack is an integral part of the org's offline community.
Non-profit organizations
Information security
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Developer jailed for malware that took out his employer

A former Eaton developer installed Java-based resource-exhausting malware as a kill switch after demotion and received a four-year prison sentence.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Replit CEO: What really happened when AI agent wiped Jason Lemkin's database (exclusive)

An AI coding agent from Replit erroneously deleted a database of executive contacts, revealing potential risks in trusting AI agents with important data.
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Cursor AI safeguards easily bypassed in YOLO mode: Backslash

Cursor's AI coding agent's YOLO mode has significant security vulnerabilities, particularly with its inadequate denylist protections against data deletion.
Digital life
fromTechzine Global
6 months ago

Data Lifecycle Management: The Overlooked Step of Secure Deletion

Data Lifecycle Management is essential for safeguarding sensitive information throughout its lifecycle, particularly during secure deletion.
Digital life
fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago

Opinion | Politicians Shouldn't Get to Delete Inconvenient Facts

The deletion of government data sets under the Trump administration represents a new political strategy to control information and historical narratives.
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