@BenjaminGoggin

Senior Editor, Technology @nbcnews — online investigations, internet culture, extremism, child safety Signal: beng.38 [email protected]

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I always knew Trisha Paytas was onto something…
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More than 1,300 data center buildings operate nationwide, across non-rural and rural locales, according to a research company tracking data center development. 173 million people in the U.S. live within 20 miles of an operative data center — a number that would increase to 196 million if all the data centers that are under construction and a portion of those planned are built. See just how close are you to the nearest data center: nbcnews.to/4ibI8PT
The graphic shows a map of where data centers are across the U.S. About 17% of Americans live within 5 miles of a data center. The most data centers are clustered in Virginia (with 354), Texas (159), Oregon (99) and Ohio (80).

ALT The graphic shows a map of where data centers are across the U.S. About 17% of Americans live within 5 miles of a data center. The most data centers are clustered in Virginia (with 354), Texas (159), Oregon (99) and Ohio (80).

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Hila Klein says husband Ethan Klein admitted to having an affair for over six months: “I am living in a nightmare I can’t wake up from.”
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Texas voters received bogus brochures ahead of early voting in the state. The sender took pains to obscure their origin. It's the latest twist in a campaign where Republican candidates have sought to capitalize on anti-trans sentiment in a tight race. nbcnews.com/tech/misinformat…

Bogus trans youth brochure rattles Texas voters

The brochures are just the latest twist in a campaign in which Republican candidates have sought to capitalize on anti-trans sentiment in a state with two competitive, high-profile races.

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"Decisions to install cameras that record people’s movements can be made without a meaningful public debate over whether the technology belongs in a community." nbcnews.com/tech/security/fl…
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A small group gathered at Anthropic’s headquarters to advise on whether or not, and how, to integrate public feedback into Claude’s moral code. Claude’s Constitution is largely decided by one person. nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/…

Anthropic wants outside input on Claude’s values. But who gets the final say?

Anthropic invited law professors and democracy experts to its campus to grapple with questions about who should have the final say over the values directing the technology.

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Flock cameras seemingly popped up out of nowhere — that wasn’t an accident. In dozens of government contracts and deals, @kevincollier found evidence of bureaucratic tricks and strategies that allowed Flock to fly into towns with no vote or publicity. nbcnews.com/tech/security/fl…

How Flock’s cameras spread through government deals that bypassed public scrutiny

An NBC News review found government contracts priced just below approval thresholds and dozens of deals awarded without competitive bids.

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Jane Lytvynenko@JaneLytvOct 17
For the first time this year, data centers have become targets for bombardment in global conflicts. Our analysis shows at least 27 such attacks in 2026. Experts worry the targeting of data centers opens a Pandora's box that cannot be closed. nbcnews.com/tech/security/da…
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How data centers became a new front line in wars around the world An NBC News analysis shows at least 27 attacks affecting data centers across global conflicts. Experts say such bombardments are unlikely to cease. nbcnews.com/tech/security/da…

Data centers have become war targets. The attacks signal a new front in global conflict.

An NBC News analysis shows at least 27 attacks affecting data centers across global conflicts. Experts say such bombardments are unlikely to cease.

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The difference between Gen Alpha and Gen Beta will be whether or not they remember the 2026 midterms
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An Israeli company helped deliver Spyware-filled website ads to unsuspecting visitors to conduct zero-click hacking, resulting in a cyberattack on Al Jazeera that targeted 45 company devices, a new Citizen Lab report says. nbcnews.com/tech/security/is…

Israeli ad company helped a spyware firm target Al Jazeera through online ads, researchers say

Researchers say Discover-Tech used online ads to deliver zero-click spyware, the first public evidence of the technique, with its ads reaching nearly 200,000 websites and apps.

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NEW: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he sees all AI agents as an 'insider risk' and personally treats them as such. He's also trying to put them on your PC. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/m…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI agents should be treated as an ‘insider risk’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants Windows to be the safest and most powerful operating system for AI agents — even as he warns of the risks they pose.

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Sounds like just a spotty signal then 😌
Barak Ravid
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White House officials told the Ukrainians they don't have control over SpaceX, the sources said. One of the sources said the Trump administration is going to reach out to SpaceX to figure out what happened
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NEW: OpenAI says a Russian influence operation using ChatGPT tricked Latin American schools into honoring a Ukrainian nationalist and asked them to pledge allegiance to Erik Prince. OpenAI says it's the most serious influence op they've seen. nbcnews.com/tech/security/op…

Russian operation that used ChatGPT tricked schools, a politician and media, OpenAI says

OpenAI says the campaign is the most far-reaching influence operation it has disrupted.

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A Tea Party and J6 rally organizer led a bus tour to protest data centers outside of Big Tech offices in San Francisco today nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/c…

MAGA activists protest AI data centers at Big Tech headquarters in San Francisco

The group, called Humans First, advocates for better guardrails on data center construction and AI in general.

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We tested America.gov and found that in 4 of 10 answers, the chatbot is linking back to USA.gov, the website launched under Bill Clinton that Trump is seemingly trying to replace with the AI product. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/t…
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We also found that America.gov is frequently drawing from state, local and city websites for its answers, even though it is meant to be a repository of federal government information. In an answer about federal holidays, for example, it drew from the SF BART holiday calendar listing for Labor Day.
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Jared Perlo
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SCOOP: The prosecutors from California and Delaware charged with enforcing OpenAI’s nonprofit mission say that recent hacking and rogue AI events are concerning and raise questions about a key safety committee’s ability to do its job.
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A powerful board at OpenAI, the safety and security committee, is facing scrutiny from government as rogue AI agent disclosures continue nbcnews.com/tech/security/op…

OpenAI’s powerful safety committee faces scrutiny after rogue agent incidents

OpenAI’s Safety and Security Committee is meant to have the last word on whether the company’s systems are safe. Rogue AI incidents are raising questions about the group.

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