A wave of breaches, outages, and governance whiplash underscored how scaled digital services shift risk onto users and workers. From ransomware targeting major consumer apps and a national restaurant chain to AI companies warning of harms they help create, trust and accountability are lagging core operations. The human and financial toll, including an alleged overwork death and a billion-dollar platform collapse, signals systemic fragility despite isolated scientific advances.
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