Big Tech
12/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian Senate passes first-ever law prohibiting children 16 and under from using social media
In 12 months, a new law in Australia will come into effect that bars children 16 years of age and younger from using social media platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok and Snapchat. A “world first,” the new rule, once it comes into effect a year from now, will require anyone who tries to use social […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
12/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
Major news organizations in Canada sue OpenAI for using news articles to train ChatGPT
A coalition of Canada’s major news organizations, including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Press and CBC, is suing tech giant OpenAI, claiming the company is illegally using news articles to train its ChatGPT software. It’s the first time all of a country’s major publications have come together in litigation […]
11/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot tells user he is a “waste of time and resources” and to “please die”
Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot has just been recorded telling a user that he is a “waste of time and resources” and that he should die. The interaction was between a 29-year-old student at the University of Michigan asking Google’s chatbot Gemini for some help with his homework. (Related: New “thinking” AI chatbot capable of terrorizing humans, stealing cash from […]
11/08/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data from Korean Facebook users
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s national data protection government agency, has fined Big Tech company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15.46 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users on Facebook. This is the latest in a series of fines and penalties the government of South Korea has slapped Facebook’s parent […]
11/07/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Google tried to manipulate 2024 election in key swing states by sending special go-vote reminders to Democrats
Former Psychology Today editor-in-chief and researcher Dr. Robert Epstein is blowing the lid on an elaborate election interference scheme by Google. According to Dr. Epstein, Google tried to utilize “at least 7 powerful techniques to shift votes” in the nation’s swing states, one of them being partisan “go-vote” reminders that gave Democrats and others voting for […]
10/31/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Microsoft says Russian hackers are targeting U.S. officials and defense contractors with phishing campaign
A report from Big Tech company Microsoft warns that Russian hackers are targeting United States government officials, defense workers and other notable individuals through a recent email phishing campaign. According to a blog post from Microsoft Threat Intelligence released on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the hackers have sent “a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails” to […]
10/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
OpenAI wants to build data centers that consume MORE POWER than the entire United Kingdom
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI wants to build data centers that consume more power than the whole United Kingdom. The company behind ChatGPT pitched the idea during a meeting with U.S. officials at the White House, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech leaders in attendance. OpenAI proposed building five to seven data centers […]
10/18/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
OpenAI proposing construction of 5GW data centers all over the United States
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has proposed building five-gigawatt data centers throughout the United States. This report comes following a recent meeting OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman had at the White House. OpenAI’s purpose at this meeting was to put forward to the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the economic and […]
10/16/2024
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By Ava Grace
Harvard students demonstrate how Meta smart glasses can be used to instantly identify people and access their personal information
Students from Harvard University have found that Meta’s new smart glasses can be used to identify an individual and obtain access to their personal information. Facebook, in partnership with luxury sunglasses maker Ray-Ban, created Ray-Ban Stories. These smart glasses are loaded with a dual integrated five-megapixel camera, a three microphone array and discreet open-ear speakers. Wearers […]
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