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ICO secures data protection changes from 10 AI developers, turns to agents

Ten of the biggest AI developers have made, or committed to make, changes to how they handle personal data. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) secured the changes after two years of scrutiny. The data regulator named them on Thursday: Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Cohere, DeepSeek, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Stability AI.

The changes include clearer information on how people’s data is used. They also cover stronger ways to exercise data rights and tougher checks on developers’ safeguards. The ICO says it is monitoring whether the companies deliver.

“Our engagement with some of the biggest developers has secured real commitments that will help people better understand and control how their data is used, even in a fast-moving and complex area,” said Richard Nevinson, the ICO’s director of technology regulation.

Two years of scrutiny

The ICO set up a programme to supervise foundation model developers in 2025. It chose 11...

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How to watch Law & Order season 26 from anywhere in the world – stream online for free

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Turn Almost Any USB-C Charger Into a Portable Bench Power Supply

USB-C chargers are everywhere these days, and many can supply a wide range of voltages. The problem is that you can't just connect one to a breadboard circuit and get 12 V, 20 V, or 36 V. Those higher voltages are locked behind the USB Power Delivery protocol

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Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving customers what they were asking for’

Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. In an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon’s head of consumer electronics, Panos Panay, confirmed the company would phase out the Fire brand

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Germany has no problem with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology but urges a name change to avoid misleading customers — something Tesla should have done years ago

* Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport is pushing for FSD approval * Regulators are concerned about the controversial name * The technology could be labelled “Tesla Assisted Driving” instead A recent statement from Germany’s Ministry of Transport reports that the country's Transport Minister, Steffen Bilger, is pushing to legalize

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Germany has no problem with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology but urges a name change to avoid misleading customers — something Tesla should have done years ago