News & Articles By Douglas Harrington
07/12/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Chinese Authority Warns of Intellectual Property Theft via Anthropic’s Claude AI
Chinese authorities on July 9, 2026, issued a risk advisory warning that several versions of Anthropic’s Claude Code AI coding tool contain a “built-in monitoring mechanism” that automatically transmits users’ geographic location, identity identifiers, and other sensitive data to remote servers without user consent. The advisory, posted through the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s […]
07/10/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
U.S. States Seek $1.4 Trillion From Meta Platforms Over Child Addiction Claims
Four U.S. states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – have calculated up to $1.4 trillion in potential penalties against Meta Platforms Inc., according to a court filing by the company. The Big Tech firm disclosed that figure in a legal response on Monday, July 6. It stemmed from allegations that the company designed Facebook and […]
07/10/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
California Bill Would Require 3D Printers to Scan for Gun Parts
California is advancing legislation that would require all 3D printers sold in the state to include software designed to block the printing of firearm components. Assembly Bill (AB) 2047, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), passed the state Senate Public Safety Committee on June 30 in a 5-1 vote, according to a report from Reclaim […]
07/09/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
DeepSeek Developing In-House AI Chip, Reuters Reports
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is designing its own artificial intelligence (AI) chip for inference workloads, according to a Reuters report cited by ZeroHedge [1]. The effort, if successful, would reduce the company’s reliance on U.S.-based Nvidia and China-based Huawei for the computing power needed to run its chatbots. The project remains in early stages, the […]
07/09/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Anthropic Removes Hidden Tracking Code from Claude Code After Developer Discovery
Anthropic has removed hidden detection code from its Claude Code tool after a developer reverse-engineered the binary and exposed how the company was monitoring users in China, according to a report by ZeroHedge [1]. The code, which Anthropic described as an experiment launched in March, used a form of prompt steganography to signal information about […]
07/07/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
India Proposes Stricter VPN Regulations Requiring Local Offices, Compliance Officers
India is planning to introduce a legal framework that would require virtual private network (VPN) providers to set up local offices and appoint compliance officers to address government concerns, according to reports. Prison terms for local officials of VPN service providers who fail to comply with the directives are under consideration, officials said. The development […]
07/04/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
U.S. Power Spending on Coal and Gas Set to Surpass China as Data Center Demand Drives $50 Billion Investment
U.S. companies are projected to spend $50 billion on coal- and natural gas-fired power generation in 2025, exceeding China’s investment in the same fuels by $3 billion, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) as quoted by the Financial Times (FT). This marks the first time in decades that U.S. spending on coal and gas […]
07/02/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Democrats Embrace Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029 Plan, Citing Child Safety
A liberal policy group known as Project 2029 has released a plan that would ban social media accounts for users under 16, a proposal first reported by Semafor, as part of what it calls the “Kids Over Clicks” initiative. The group, described as the mirror image of the conservative Project 2025, aims to set a […]
06/23/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
U.S. Alleges ASML Violated Export Controls as EUV Machine May Have Reached China
The Trump administration has raised concerns that one of Dutch chip-equipment giant ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines may have reached China, violating U.S.-led export controls, according to multiple senior administration officials who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick communicated these concerns to ASML in recent meetings, sources familiar with […]
06/22/2026
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By Douglas Harrington
Local Police Gain Access to ICE Facial Recognition App, Documents Show
A Department of Homeland Security document reveals a mobile application that enables local police officers to use facial recognition technology to identify immigrants, according to a report by NPR and 404 Media. The app, called the ICE Task Force Module, compares facial scans against more than 250 million government records, including State Department visa files […]
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