Porn company starts new age checks after £1m Ofcom fine

The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites.

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VITAS Healthcare Breach Exposes 319K Patient Records

Hackers maintained undetected access to patient systems for over a month, methodically downloading personal and medical information.
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Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

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Unacademy’s founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks

Unacademy’s valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.

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The Fed meeting, pressure on Oracle, Target’s fashion-forward renovation and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: 57 Flaws Fixed

KB5072033 addresses vulnerabilities across Windows systems and Office applications—including one actively exploited zero-day.
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Google Offers Free Screen Repairs for Eligible Pixel 9 Pro Units

Google has launched extended support for Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold devices, offering free repairs or replacements for eligible hardware issues.
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Petco takes down Vetco website after exposing customers’ personal information

TechCrunch found Petco’s veterinary clinics were spilling customers’ personal information and medical histories of their pets to the open web.

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Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go

For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for ₹199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you’ll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44).

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McDonald’s pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash

McDonald’s said the moment served as “an important learning” as it explored “the effective use of AI”.

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