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04/19/2024
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By Richard Brown
Alleged Russian hackers stole email conversations between Microsoft and U.S. federal agencies
United States officials have confirmed that Russian hackers successfully gained access to and pilfered government emails exchanged between Microsoft and federal agencies. Eric Goldstein, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), informed reporters that Microsoft had alerted several federal agencies about the potential breach, indicating that the hackers […]
04/15/2024
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By Cassie B.
Unchecked AI could cause social order to collapse and lead to war, top Japanese firms warn
If governments don’t act soon to regulate artificial intelligence, it could lead to “social collapse and wars,” a pair of top Japanese firms have warned. In a joint statement about the rapid development of generative AI, the owners of Japan’s biggest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings and the country’s top telecom firm, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […]
04/10/2024
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By Zoey Sky
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Amazon’s “AI grocery store” is actually run by 1,000 Indian employees watching customers through video feeds
When Amazon first pitched Amazon Go stores, consumers were impressed because the company promised a futuristic shopping experience where shoppers could simply grab what they needed and exit the store without having to check out. After all, that part of the shopping experience would be taken care of by artificial intelligence (AI). However, Amazon recently canceled […]
04/08/2024
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By Ava Grace
Google plans to charge users for new “premium” search features powered by AI
Google is planning to charge users for new “premium” features run by artificial intelligence (AI), marking the first time that the Big Tech company would be putting services behind a paywall. The tech giant is mulling options such as adding certain AI search features to its premium subscription services. Engineers are developing the technology to roll out the […]
04/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
OpenAI quietly drops ban on working with the military, signs up to work with the Pentagon
Artificial intelligence research company OpenAI has quietly dropped its ban on using its AI-enhanced tools for military purposes and is now working with the Department of Defense on software projects, including ones related to cybersecurity. The ChatGPT creator is also in discussions with the federal government about developing tools to reduce veteran suicides, said Anna Makanju, […]
04/01/2024
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By Laura Harris
Privacy experts warn the public against “digital enslavement” as Amazon launches new app for pay-by-palm services
Privacy experts warn the public about possible “digital enslavement” as Amazon launches a new app that enables first-time users to enroll in the Amazon One pay-by-palm services remotely. In the past, individuals had to physically visit a store equipped with Amazon One devices to register for the service. But on March 28, Amazon announced that first-time users […]
04/01/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Google receives request from federal authorities for identities of people who watched “certain YouTube videos”
Federal authorities are asking Google to identify who watched “certain YouTube videos” between Jan. 1 and 8, 2023. This is according to unsealed court documents viewed by media outlets, which found that federal investigators in the United States are asking for the names, addresses, telephone and other relevant user activity, and even their IP addresses. (Related: White […]
03/29/2024
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By Ethan Huff
If you watch the “wrong” things on YouTube, the Feds could demand that Google reveal your identity
Privacy experts are sounding the alarm about two recent court orders that allowed the federal government to order Google to release private information about users who watched certain unapproved videos and livestreams on YouTube. According to the orders, the feds demanded information on all viewers of select YouTube videos that Washington says involve criminal activity […]
03/25/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Nvidia unleashes super computer AI robots that will “learn” how to navigate and control the physical world
Nvidia, the tech company that is just about singlehandedly propping up the entire United States stock market, announced this week that it has the capacity to start building human-like robots to replace people. In a public release, Nvidia said it is planning to release a software and hardware platform that utilizes generative artificial intelligence to […]
03/18/2024
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By Ava Grace
Google now restricting queries to its AI chatbot Gemini related to elections
Big Tech company and search giant Google has confirmed that it will begin rolling out restrictions on its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, Gemini, specifically to limit providing answers about election-related queries globally. This update to Gemini is already live in the United States. Google has also begun rolling it out in India and all other major […]
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