World Apr 26 These countries have already banned TikTok TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns.
Nation Apr 11 Instagram tests blurring nudity in chats to protect teens from sexual extortion Instagram said scammers often use direct messages to ask for “intimate images.” To counter this, it will soon start testing out a nudity protection feature for direct messages that blurs any images with nudity “and encourages people to think twice…
World Mar 13 Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed.
Economy Mar 06 OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company OpenAI has attacked a lawsuit from Elon Musk, saying he supported making the ChatGPT maker a for-profit company. Musk has sued, accusing the company of betraying its founding goal to benefit humanity as it pursued profits instead.
World Mar 04 In first, European Union issues nearly $2 billion antitrust fine against Apple The EU's executive commission says Apple muzzled streaming services from telling people about payment options available through their websites. That would avoid the 30% fee charged when people pay through apps downloaded with the iOS App Store.
World Feb 20 Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests Britain's National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates who infect victim networks with the computer-crippling malware and negotiate ransoms.
Economy Jan 30 ChatGPT violated European Union privacy laws, Italy tells chatbot maker OpenAI Italian regulators say they informed OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union's stringent data privacy rules.
World Jan 18 World Economic Forum spotlights the opportunities and risks of AI Advances in generative AI stunned the world last year, and the elite crowd is angling to take advantage of its promise and minimize its risks.
World Dec 18 EU investigates X over potential violations of social media law The European Union has made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content.
World Nov 27 Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow Musk has been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and for wider accusations of hatred flourishing on the platform previously known as Twitter.