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Q&A: Expert discusses how new research can help protect private data
With so much of our lives being stored online and in digital databases, it's reassuring to know there are researchers out there like Borzoo Bonakdarpour of Michigan State University.... Read more
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How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI
Lawmakers in Europe signed off Wednesday on the world's first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, clearing a key hurdle as authorities across the globe race to rein in AI.... Read more
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Microsoft's media literacy program aims to empower internet users and combat online misinformation
People are hungry for accurate and reliable information online and may just need help to find it, according to a new media literacy project launched by Microsoft.... Read more
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Google launches News Showcase in US this summer
More than 150 publishers in the United States have joined Google's News Showcase program, a platform where news companies are paid for content by the search engine juggernaut.... Read more
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Instagram 'most important platform' for child sex abuse networks: report
Instagram is the main platform used by pedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse, according to a report by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal.... Read more
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Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation
The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday.... Read more
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Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians
Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday.... Read more
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California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum
A California bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content cleared another critical hurdle Thursday.... Read more
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Entertainment industry struggles with 215 bn piracy site visits
Anti-piracy authorities say they have cracked down on illegal streaming of films and TV programs, but data suggests the practice is booming, reaching 215 billion illegal site visits last year.... Read more
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Amazon's answer to ChatGPT seen as incomplete
Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud customers are clamoring to get their hands on the ChatGPT-style technology the company unveiled six weeks ago. But instead of being allowed to test it, many are being told to sit tight, prompting concerns the artificial intelligence tool isn't fully baked.... Read more
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Swiss gov't favors compensation for journalistic 'snippets' posted by online services
Switzerland's executive branch says it favors changes to copyright law to require large online service providers—including social media platforms and search engines—to pay media companies for use of their journalistic content, even small excerpts known as "snippets."... Read more
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ChatGPT and other generative AI could foster science denial and misunderstanding—here's how you can be on alert
Until very recently, if you wanted to know more about a controversial scientific topic—stem cell research, the safety of nuclear energy, climate change—you probably did a Google search. Presented with multiple sources, you chose what to read, selecting which sites or authorities to trust.... Read more
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The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other 'buy now, pay later' providers are changing. What it means for you, and them
More than 6 million Australians have used the "buy now, pay later" lending services offered by Afterpay, Zip and more than a dozen other companies.... Read more
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DarkBERT learns language of the Dark Web
Two types of people thrive in the distant hidden recesses of the Dark Web. One type consists of the good guys: whistleblowers, freedom fighters, journalists, the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies, all generally waging the good fight against power, greed and tyranny.... Read more
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How Ireland became EU's reluctant data privacy enforcer
Five years after the EU introduced a mammoth data privacy law to rein in big tech, Ireland's watchdog is its chief enforcer. Critics say this helps explain why the regulation is failing.... Read more
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Humans must stay in control of AI, European trade union chief warns
No employee should be "subject to the will of a machine", European trade union chief Esther Lynch has warned, calling for regulation to ensure humans remain in control as artificial intelligence technology advances at breakneck speed.... Read more
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8 tips for parents and teens on social media use—from the US surgeon general
The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media.... Read more
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TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana
TikTok on Monday filed suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app.... Read more
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Fake image of a Pentagon explosion briefly goes viral
A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute long dip on the markets on Monday, stoking further talk that generative AI could cause problems to society.... Read more
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A TikTok ban isn't a data security solution. It will be difficult to enforce—and could end up hurting users
Montana has made an unprecedented move to become the first US state to ban TikTok.... Read more
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French Open offers players protection against online harassment
French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media.... Read more
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Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.... Read more
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Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the cost
The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it?... Read more
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G7 calls for 'responsible' use of generative AI
The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders said Saturday, announcing they will launch discussions this year on "responsible" use of the technology.... Read more
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Montana TikTok ban unrealistic and misguided: experts
A total ban of TikTok in the US state of Montana is set up to face an epic battle in the courts, but many experts wonder whether the law is even technically possible.... Read more
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New cybersecurity tool checks for weaknesses in software components for internet traffic
When accessing a website or sending an email, we trust that our information will arrive intact without being changed or read by any third party. In reality, keeping the information flowing on our vast global networks requires many intermediary processes, which may present security risks.... Read more
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Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app.... Read more
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Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving
Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she's visited Jessica's Twitter page to help "keep her memory alive."... Read more
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ChatGPT could return to Italy if OpenAI complies with rules
ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban on the artificial intelligence software over privacy worries.... Read more
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Twitter working on AI despite Musk call for global pause: report
Elon Musk is advancing an artificial intelligence project at Twitter despite recently calling for an overall pause in developing such technology, US media reports said Tuesday.... Read more
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News presenter generated with AI appears in Kuwait
A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence, with plans for it to read online bulletins.... Read more
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Arkansas House OKs social media age verification requirement
Arkansas children would need their parents' OK to access social media sites under a bill Arkansas lawmakers advanced Wednesday, moving the state closer toward becoming the second to enact restrictions that critics say raise privacy and enforcement concerns.... Read more
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TikTok's parent has a new app: What to know about Lemon8
As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has introduced a new app that's already getting some traction.... Read more
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AI bot ChatGPT faces growing scrutiny in Europe
France's data regulator said on Wednesday it had received two complaints about the AI program ChatGPT, as European authorities deepened their scrutiny of the chatbot days after Italy banned it.... Read more
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Eyes on Apple to join quest for the metaverse
Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse.... Read more
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Tor joins forces with VPN company to create new browser for increased privacy
Cookies. Fingerprinting. Tracking. Surveillance. Spyware. Geostalking.... Read more
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Why was TikTok banned on Australian government devices? An expert on why the security concerns make sense
Australia has joined a raft of other countries in banning the popular video sharing app TikTok from government devices, as several outlets have today reported.... Read more
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What's happening with Twitter blue check marks?
Elon Musk had promised to take away all of Twitter's blue check marks doled out to Hollywood stars, professional athletes, business leaders, authors and journalists unless they start buying a monthly subscription to the social media service.... Read more
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Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk's most despised news organizations.... Read more
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Musk defends paid Twitter as blue tick ultimatum looms
Elon Musk on Friday defended his controversial pay model for Twitter, claiming that any social media platform that didn't follow suit would fail because they would be swarmed by bots.... Read more
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Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns
Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules, the government's privacy watchdog said Friday.... Read more
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Tweeters, and celebs, await 'blue tick' ultimatum
All eyes are on whether Elon Musk will go through with stripping blue checkmarks from celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users starting April 1 unless they pay for the privilege.... Read more
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AI generator Midjourney pauses service over deepfake 'abuse'
Research laboratory Midjourney has paused free trials of its image-generation software after users cranked out realistic deepfakes including of former US president Donald Trump getting arrested and Pope Francis in a puffer jacket.... Read more
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Musk overtakes Obama as most followed Twitter account
Elon Musk has surpassed former US president Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter, five months after he bought the platform in a tumultuous takeover.... Read more
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Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT
Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that could one day outsmart humans?... Read more
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Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators—some household names, others little-known journalists—could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.... Read more
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What can Google's AI-powered Bard do? We tested it for you
To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google's artificially intelligent chatbot.... Read more
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Twitter hunts Github user who posted source code online
Some parts of Twitter's source code—the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs—were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing that was first reported by The New York Times.... Read more
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Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban
On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance.... Read more
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Utah social media law is ambitious, but is it enforceable?
Utah's sweeping social media legislation passed this week is an ambitious attempt to shield children and teens from the ill effects of social media and empower parents to decide whether their kids should be using apps like TikTok or Instagram.... Read more