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Starting in Europe, where new regulations are raising fresh questions about privacy in the driver's seat. Under the EU's General Safety Regulation, all newly registered vehicles must now include Advanced Driver Distraction Warning systems — cameras pointed directly at the driver's face. Safety advocates say the technology saves lives, but privacy groups are already pushing back on where that facial data goes and who controls it.
Shifting to artificial intelligence, former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke has joined Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust, the oversight body meant to keep the AI company accountable to its public mission. It's a notable addition — Bernanke is one of the most recognizable names in economic governance, and his appointment signals that Anthropic is actively recruiting institutional credibility as scrutiny of frontier AI intensifies.
And on the security front, Microsoft is warning customers to expect a heavier flow of patches on Patch Tuesdays going forward. The reason, the company says, is AI — specifically, AI tools that are now surfacing vulnerabilities faster than before. More discoveries mean more fixes, and Microsoft is framing that as progress, even if it puts more pressure on IT teams to keep pace.
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