By combining iRobot's innovation, consumer-driven design, and research and development with Picea's history of innovation, manufacturing and technical expertise, we believe iRobot will be well-equipped to shape the next era of smart home robotics, he said.
A West London council is preparing to use drones to bolster its enforcement teams as local authorities across the country quietly build aerial surveillance fleets. A report by Hammersmith and Fulham council sets out plans to deploy drones to support its 70-strong law enforcement team, which issued more than 2,200 fines in 2024. The aircraft will be used to target anti-social behaviour and fly tipping.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines the agents' credibility and "may explain the inaccuracy of these reports." She described what she saw in at least one body camera video, writing that an agent asks ChatGPT to compile a narrative for a report after giving the program a brief sentence of description and several images.
In an email yesterday, Assistant District Attorney David Angel said the DA's Office is troubled by the ACLU lawsuit because it seeks "thousands upon thousands" of private records that identify Santa Clara County individuals who have been charged with a crime. "We have provided the ACLU, and many others, with tremendous quantities of de-identified and aggregate data," Angel said. "We remain convinced that, especially in today's environment, people have a right to privacy concerning their records."
A cyber attacker installed the Huntress endpoint security solution to protect himself. What he didn't realize was that this allowed Huntress to monitor his activities. Despite some controversy, the security company claims that valuable information was obtained. When a host signaled malware to Huntress, it turned out to be an old acquaintance: the same "machine name," or unique device identifier, had appeared in several previous incidents.
Well, good afternoon, Alex. Just in the last hour, our colleague Tom Winter broke the news that the DOJ on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the case of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to deny a request from NBC News to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018, Alcindor began, adding: Court documents show the Justice Department cited privacy concerns expressed by the two individuals as the reason for not making their names public.
It's every traveler's nightmare: you land, but your suitcase doesn't. Across social media, creators are buying unclaimed luggage and unboxing the contents on camera. Most of the time it's just piles of unwashed clothes, but the chance of uncovering valuables-or simply something bizarre-has fueled a viral trend. In one viral video, a TikTok creator pulled out hair straighteners, Pokémon cards, and an iPad. In another, the haul included a Ziploc bag of an unidentified brown substance and a plug-in air freshener.
Erin Kunz of Stanford University indicates that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore speech for paralyzed individuals by decoding signals from the brain's motor cortex, revealing intended speech.
California has tried to expand food benefits to some immigrants without legal status, contrasting with the Trump administration's effort to crack down on immigrants living in the U.S.
The Data Protection Commissioner has reached out to the Arts Council for clarification regarding the personal questions posed to artists during the bursary grant application process.
"USDA has a lot of data that people should be very concerned about protecting for a lot of different reasons," said one current USDA employee who requested anonymity due to ongoing fear of retaliation. "Farmers' financial and production data should be protected at all costs, for privacy reasons and because of competition. If you got access to disaster payments, you would be able to layer a lot of data and arrive at a lot of valuable conclusions about productivity and U.S. farmland, futures markets, and commodity prices. You can hedge a lot of bets and make a lot of money if you know what's happening with U.S. agriculture."
According to a blog post by Jamie Siminoff, Ring's founder and now Amazon's VP of home security, the company plans to introduce additional AI features.
"I think it's because of Trump," said Jorge López Gutiérrez, highlighting how he and other citizens have faced increased scrutiny and questioning at South Florida airports.
