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Lawsuits Allege Delivery Robots Recorded Biometric Data Without Permission - CNET

Food delivery robots might not just be carrying burritos. They could be taking a measurement of your face.

Two proposed class action lawsuits in Chicago accuse Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics of collecting biometric information without consent and using it to train their artificial intelligence systems. The Cook County residents allege that the companies violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, which requires companies to provide written notice of the types and purposes of data collection, obtain prior written consent, and maintain set retention and deletion schedules.

Plaintiff Mitchell Breidinger said that even though he hadn’t chosen robot delivery for his DoorDash groceries, a Cocorobot showed up at his home in September 2025. Breidinger said that while he was entering a pickup code, the robot’s cameras captured his face, head and hands and that lidar — a type of 3D imaging technology — measured the geometry of those body...

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AI and Data Centers Will Impact Midterm Voting, According to Experts - CNET

As far as public opinion goes, artificial intelligence is not a bed of roses. With the Nov. 3 elections looming nationwide, an issue that was barely a blip a year ago has become a full-blown backlash and a likely spoiler in the midterm elections. A new poll from ABC News,

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Tons of People Are Apparently Asking Meta’s Muse AI Agent to Shop for Them - CNET

We’re about to be immersed in the busiest shopping season of the year, and if Mark Zuckerberg has his way, people will completely hand over the responsibility of buying stuff to their own personal AI agent. In fact, according to the Meta CEO, that is already happening. During the

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Russia targets Democrats and Ukraine supporters ahead of midterms, top intel lawmakers say

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Prime Minister in Moscow on October 19, 2026. Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW October 21, 2026 08:17 PM ET Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., described Russian

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AI and Data Centers Will Impact Midterm Voting, According to Experts - CNET

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Russia targets Democrats and Ukraine supporters ahead of midterms, top intel lawmakers say

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