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The FBI confirms it's buying Americans' location data
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 18, 2026
During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that his agency has bought information that could be used to track individuals' movement an...
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A Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident by acting without permission
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 18, 2026
The Information reported that an AI agent within Meta took unauthorized action that led to an employee creating a security breach at the social compan...
- Technology
The FBI is buying Americans’ location data
- Gaby Del Valle
- Mar 18, 2026
FBI director Kash Patel admitted that the agency is buying location data that can be used to track people's movements. Unlike information obtained fro...
- Technology
Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under
- Emma Roth
- Mar 18, 2026
Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the Unite...
- Technology
Congress considers blowing up internet law
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 18, 2026
Internet platforms' liability shield Section 230 faced another round of attack at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, this time with two...
- Technology
A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Mar 18, 2026
Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone use...
- Technology
Senator Blackburn introduces the first draft of a federal AI bill
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 18, 2026
The White House has been promising a set of national rules to guide artificial intelligence since late last year, and today Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-T...
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Hoto’s powerful PixelDrive electric screwdriver is 25 percent off
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 18, 2026
Hoto makes electric screwdrivers for different budgets. If you don’t want to spend much, you can get its most basic model, which we’ve recommended man...
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Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds
- Will Shanklin
- Mar 18, 2026
A recent change in how the US Postal Service handles shipping partners appears to have forced Amazon to make alternative plans. The company reportedly...
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Google is testing Search Live in more markets
- Igor Bonifacic
- Mar 18, 2026
Update, 4:05PM ET: A few hours after this story was published, Google reached out to retract the news. The company provided Engadget with the followin...
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Hubble catches rare view of a comet crumbling
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Mar 18, 2026
NASA and ESA have released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope of a comet breaking up as it exits the solar system, captured as part of study r...
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Trump’s AI chief’s big Iran warning gets big time ignored
- Tina Nguyen
- Mar 18, 2026
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the politics of technology and the technology of politics - now landing in yo...