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Senators call for probe into SEC account hack

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Senators call for probe into SEC account hack A bipartisan Senate duo is calling for the inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to open an investigation into the recent hack of the agency’s account on…

AI is not your lawyer

Technology The Big Story AI models ‘hallucinate’ law, study finds Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models frequently produce false legal information, with so-called “hallucinations” occurring between 69 percent and 88 percent of the time, a recent study found. © iStock Large language models (LLMs) — generative AI models, like ChatGPT, that are trained to…

The FTC’s robocall crackdown

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story The FTC’s robocall crackdown The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with XCast Labs over allegations the company facilitated hundreds of millions of illegal robocalls. © Getty Images As part of the settlement, XCast Labs — aVoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider…

Fidelity cuts X valuation amid Musk turmoil

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Fidelity cuts X valuation amid Musk turmoil Fidelity has marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, by 71.5 percent since Elon Musk’s purchase of the company. © Pavlo…

FTC looks to expand online privacy protections for kids

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story FTC looks to expand online privacy protections for kids The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week proposed changes to current online protections for children that would further restrict the ability of websites to use and disclose their personal information. © AP Photo/Alex…

Google pays $700M to settle with states

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google pays $700M to settle with states Google agreed to pay $700 million to settle allegations that the company engaged in anticompetitive practices in its Android app store in a suit brought by state attorneys general. © AP Photo/Richard Drew The agreement…