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NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns
NHS workers are pushing back against the Federated Data Platform after its contract was awarded to Palantir, the data analytics firm with deep ties to US intelligence and defense agencies. Staff refusals to engage with the system reflect broader concerns about patient data privacy and the ethics of partnering with a surveillance-linked corporation. The resistance poses a real operational challenge for NHS leadership, which needs frontline buy-in to make the platform function as intended.
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Chatbots are now prescribing psychiatric drugs
Utah has greenlit an AI chatbot to renew psychiatric drug prescriptions without physician involvement, marking only the second instance of a U.S. state delegating this level of clinical authority to an algorithm. Proponents argue the pilot could cut costs and address persistent mental health care shortages. Physicians are pushing back, warning the system lacks transparency and may not reach the underserved populations officials claim it will help.
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Post Mortem: axios NPM supply chain compromise
The axios npm package, one of the most widely used HTTP client libraries in JavaScript, suffered a supply chain compromise — a stark reminder that even foundational open-source dependencies are attractive targets for attackers. Supply chain attacks are particularly dangerous because they weaponize developer trust, silently injecting malicious code into projects that assume their dependencies are clean. Teams relying on axios should audit recent installs and review the official post mortem for indicators of compromise and remediation steps.
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The Verge
PSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by default
Granola, the AI-powered meeting notes app, has a significant privacy gap: notes are accessible to anyone with the link by default, despite the company's claims that they are "private." The app also uses your meeting notes to train its internal AI models unless users actively opt out. Anyone relying on Granola for sensitive business discussions should audit their privacy settings immediately.
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Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked
Hims & Hers confirmed that hackers infiltrated its customer support system in February, exfiltrating ticket data over multiple days before the breach was detected. The incident raises fresh concerns about the security of sensitive health-adjacent information held by fast-growing digital health platforms. For a company built on patient trust, the timing is particularly damaging as telehealth competition intensifies.
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