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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 […]
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 […]
10/18/2024
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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 […]
10/16/2024
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By Ava Grace
Big Government vs. Big Tech: Justice Department outlines proposal to break up Google
The United States Department of Justice has announced potential plans to request a court mandate directing Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, to divest significant segments of its operations, including its Chrome browser and Android operating system. This move aims to dismantle what is described as an illegal monopoly held by Google in the online search […]
10/16/2024
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By Laura Harris
14 Attorneys general SUE TikTok for inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people”
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 14 states has filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people.” The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Brian Schwalb of the District of Columbia on Oct. 8 with support from the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, […]
10/16/2024
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By Richard Brown
Google backs construction of first small nuclear reactors to power AI data centers
Google has announced it will back the construction of seven small nuclear-power reactors in the U.S. as part of a groundbreaking deal aimed at addressing the tech giant’s growing demand for electricity to support artificial intelligence (AI) operations. The deal will see Google purchase power from reactors built by nuclear-energy startup Kairos Power, helping to […]
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