News & Articles By Ava Grace
10/07/2024
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By Ava Grace
Over 100,000 Verizon customers stuck in SOS mode during massive service outage
Verizon customers across the U.S. reported problems accessing the company’s wireless network, with some reporting that their phone service was down and limited to SOS mode. As of 10:11 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 30, more than 100,000 reports of Verizon outages had been logged with DownDetector, which tracks service outages for telecommunications providers, websites […]
10/03/2024
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By Ava Grace
3 Iranian nationals INDICTED for hacking Trump campaign
Three Iranian nationals have been indicted for hacking into the campaign of former President Donald Trump, stealing emails and documents and then sharing them with the news media, according to U.S. officials and a federal indictment filed in Washington. The suspects, who were identified as members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), allegedly hired […]
10/01/2024
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By Ava Grace
Chinese electric vehicles could be “weaponized” by Beijing, report warns
Ministers in the United Kingdom are being advised to consider banning Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers from securing government contracts over national security and data privacy concerns. Suppliers suspected of having ties to China’s military-industrial complex pose a key risk due to the potential for built-in wireless components in EVs to be “weaponized,” which could even be […]
09/27/2024
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By Ava Grace
LinkedIn using users’ online posts and articles WITHOUT CONSENT to train its AI
Professional networking platform LinkedIn is reportedly utilizing data from its users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models without user consent. The Daily Expose reported that according to LinkedIn’s own website, user data is collected for various details. These include users’ posts and articles, how frequent they use the platform, their language preferences and any […]
09/25/2024
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By Ava Grace
FTC: Tech giants collecting MASSIVE amounts of data from kids and teens
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has disclosed in a report that tech giants are collecting massive amounts of data from their young users. The FTC report published Sept. 19 expounded on how social media and streaming companies endanger children and teens who use their platforms. It also showed how “the tech industry’s monetization of personal […]
09/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
Meta admits to training its AI models with public info from Aussie users posted SINCE 2007
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has admitted to scraping public data Australian adults have posted since 2007 to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Global Privacy Director Melinda Claybaugh made this admission during an inquiry by the Australian Senate, where lawmakers pressed her on the matter. The senators […]
09/19/2024
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By Ava Grace
Ford’s new patent allows eavesdropping on the road
Automaker Ford’s new patent allows the car to eavesdrop on what’s being said by individuals aboard the vehicle for targeted advertising purposes. The carmaker would allow drivers and passengers to view targeted ads based on user data. The patent included being able to listen in on conversations inside the car. Authorized last month, the patent focuses on an […]
09/18/2024
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By Ava Grace
Tom Hanks warns against AI-generated DEEPFAKE ADS of him selling drugs
Tom Hanks has warned his fans against artificial intelligence-generated deepfake advertisements that purportedly show him promoting so-called “wonder drugs.” “There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs,” he said in a Sept. 1 post on Instagram. “These ads have been created without my consent, […]
09/06/2024
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By Ava Grace
UPenn researchers developing taxpayer-funded AI tool to target vaccine skeptics in social media
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) researchers are using U.S. taxpayer dollars to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to target social media users who are posting negative things about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This information came from grant documents obtained by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The U.S. Department of […]
09/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
AND SO IT BEGINS: Swedish fintech company Klarna becomes first to conduct MASS LAYOFF directly linked to AI advancements
Swedish bank and financial technology company Klarna has become the first company to lay off over a thousand workers and utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to replace them. Klarna Founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski claimed that advancements in AI have given him room to pare down his labor force. He believes the company can function with around half of its […]
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