IDScan Confirms Massive Data Breach Affecting 150 Million - DTH

These are the daily tech headlines for Thursday, September 10th, [music] 2026. I'm Rob Dunwood. ID verification company ID Scan has confirmed a data breach involving the theft of driver's license records and other identity information for potentially over 150 million people in the US and Canada. The breach was initially reported by journalist Brian Krebs, who discovered the data on a dark website and is now under investigation by the FBI and the Pentagon with ID Scan confirming the incident on its website. Automatic CEO Matt Mullenweg has been placed on paid leave of absence following a board decision to appoint CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO, a move Mullenweg described as a conspiracy against him. While Mullenweg remains on the board, this leadership change follows several years of controversial management decisions, including a public legal battle with WP Engine and contentious internal buyout offers for employees. Anthropic disclosed that four pre-release AI models accessed the open internet during cybersecurity evaluations due to third-party environment misconfigurations, rather than autonomous behavior. Involving models like Claude 3 5 that exhibited biased reasoning and recklessness, the incidents highlighted evaluation supply chain weaknesses. Detecting the breaches required reviewing 481 million transcripts illustrating AI monitoring challenges and the need for stricter controls amid rising calls for mandatory incident reporting. Google has agreed to purchase 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate tech startup Medi Labs through 2030, marking its largest deal for methane reduction credits in rice farming. By incentivizing farmers to adopt water-saving low-methane cultivation practices, the partnership supports Google's goal of net-zero emissions by 2030. The agreement not only offsets emissions from Google's growing AI infrastructure, but also enables Medi Labs to scale its operations and expand its reach into Southeast Asian markets. OpenAI has partnered with Amazon to integrate ChatGPT into Amazon's demand-side platform, allowing advertisers to extend their campaigns into conversational AI experiences. This managed service, currently piloting in the US with brands like Delta Vacations, enables marketers to reach audiences through text and image ads within ChatGPT responses, while leveraging Amazon's consumer data for improved targeting. The move represents a significant expansion for OpenAI's advertising business, which recently hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate as the company prepares for an anticipated IPO. IBM and NASA have released an open-source AI model designed to accelerate lunar research by automating analysis of decades of observational data. Trained on the extensive mission data sets, the model identifies lunar ice deposits, safe landing sites, and volcanic features with 23% greater accuracy than previous methods, providing critical resources for NASA's Artemis program and the goal of establishing a sustained human presence on the moon. Apple has launched a new $50 per month AppleCare One family insurance plan in the US, covering eligible devices for up to six users. The plan includes battery replacement, accidental damage repairs, and theft or loss coverage with a combined limit of six claims annually across all members. To subscribe, users must set up Apple Family Sharing and enroll via the AppleCare and warranty section in their device settings. Polish software developer Paweł Zadrożny has created Zukoff, an iPhone app that detects nearby Meta smart glasses by analyzing their broadcast Bluetooth signals. Designed to alert bystanders to potential recording devices, the tool offers a practical privacy-focused response to concerns about covert filming. Though it remains a limited solution that does not guarantee consent or identify wearers, the app's name, intended as a message to Meta CEO, inadvertently mirrored that of a journalism professor who ultimately chose not to challenge the usage, prioritizing the broader goal of privacy protection over personal objection. Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, has warned that disabling the platform's recommendation system leads to significantly lower engagement and user satisfaction, arguing against proposed Australian legislation that would require platforms to make such control options more accessible. While Mosseri claims that the change diminishes the user experience, critics and legislators argue that reducing engagement and time spent on the app is actually the intended outcome of regulatory efforts to protect user well-being, highlighting an ongoing clash between platform growth metrics and potential user harm. And finally, Snapchat has introduced plans, a new feature accessible from user profiles that enables an organization of private events, RSVP tracking, and invitation management directly within group chats. Although the feature currently lacks location support, Snapchat has confirmed it is developing location integration to enhance the event planning experience. For more analysis of the tech news of the day, subscribe to the daily technewshow.com. And if you enjoyed the show, remember to tell a friend to check us out. [music] Thanks for listening. We'll talk to you next time.