Windows Central

Microsoft Teams hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting voice data — violating Illinois biometric privacy laws

On February 5, 2026, five Illinois residents filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft in a federal court in Washington. The plaintiffs, including Alex Basich, Kristin Bondlow, and three others, ...
MarketWatch

Bank of America’s internal data show the middle class is now feeling the pain of the K-shaped economy

Tuesday’s lackluster retail-sales report alarmed some on Wall Street about the state of the U.S. economy, and Bank of America’s internal data might be even more concerning. A report from the Bank of ...
marktechpost

How to Design Production-Grade Mock Data Pipelines Using Polyfactory with Dataclasses, Pydantic, Attrs, and Nested Models

In this tutorial, we walk through an advanced, end-to-end exploration of Polyfactory, focusing on how we can generate rich, realistic mock data directly from Python type hints. We start by setting up ...
InfoQ

Java Explores Carrier Classes to Extend Data-Oriented Programming beyond Records

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Android Authority

Google's paying out $135M to settle Android data harvesting accusations

A preliminary settlement has been filed in a class action that claimed Google was quietly transferring Android user data over cellular connections. The case hinged on the “conversion” of cellular data ...
KTVB

Another class-action lawsuit targets PowerSchool over student data collection practices

BOISE, Idaho — A second class-action lawsuit has been filed against PowerSchool, the student data company widely used by K-12 schools, alleging the company improperly collects, uses and shares student ...
HousingWire

Judge consolidates SitusAMC class actions after November data breach

A New York federal judge merged class actions against SitusAMC after a November 2025 data breach exposed client information. Proceedings will now be streamlined. AI Summary A federal judge in New York ...
Austin American-Statesman

Oracle facing possible class action over data breaches impacting millions

Oracle Corp., the Austin-based tech giant, is facing a potential class-action lawsuit over multiple data breaches this year impacting millions of people. A federal judge in Austin is currently ...
Forbes

Nimitz-Class Supercarrier Nuclear Reactors Could Power AI Data Centers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The final deployment of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) came to an end ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Editorial: Data center rate class will help curb Virginia’s energy cost burden

Dominion Energy customers, already feeling the effects of rising energy costs and other household expenses, will be zapped with a rate increase of about $13.50 a month over the next two years. But the ...
USA Today

Deadline extended to file a claim in AT&T data breach settlement. Are you eligible?

The deadline to file a claim for money from the $177 million AT&T class action settlement is coming up. AT&T agreed to the settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused it of failing to protect ...