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Musk's plan to automate Washington is "cyber utopianism gone wild," Harvard expert says
In an exclusive interview, prominent American technologist Bruce Schneier tells Cybernews that Elon Musk’s plans to automate the US federal government and use AI to fix fraud are “total cyber utopianism.”
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Meta paid millions in bounties last year: white hatters still unhappy
Meta paid out more than $2.3 million in bounties under its whitehat program, encouraging researchers who hunt for bugs within the firm’s platforms and report them to the company. Still, some cybersecurity pros say they aren’t happy.
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Heartbroken this Valentine’s Day? Swipe right on AI
When you’re down in the dumps after exiting a relationship, what’s the best medicine? Well, a rebound, of course. If you can’t get a human, then reach out to AI.
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TikTok back on Apple and Google app stores
TikTok users in the US received a welcome surprise on Thursday evening as America’s favorite short-video platform returned to the Apple and Google app stores.
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Elon Musk denies knowledge of government’s $400 million ‘armored Teslas’ contract
The State Department has scrubbed the mention of “armored Teslas” from procurement documents, but still plans to spend almost half a billion dollars on the now unspecified “armored electric vehicles.”
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Thomson Reuters wins AI copyright case: new precedent or one-off?
A US court has ruled that using copyrighted content to train AI without permission is not fair use. But its verdict doesn’t necessarily apply to generative AI, so the broader impact of the case is still unclear, experts say.
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Apple's app tracking tool could be violating rules, German watchdog warns
The German antitrust authority has notified Apple of concerns regarding the iPhone maker's app tracking tool, which could violate rules for large tech companies, the regulator said in a statement on Thursday.
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Musk's X agrees to pay roughly $10 million to settle Trump lawsuit
Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that US President Donald Trump brought against the company and its former chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Racist, transphobic hate speech surged on X under Elon Musk
Elon Musk was not telling the truth when he said that hate speech decreased after his takeover of Twitter, later renamed X, according to scientists who looked into the matter.
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EU drops tech patent, AI, privacy rules after big tech pressure
The European Commission has scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, AI, and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from EU lawmakers and countries.
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How did a fake ODESZA album slip through to major streaming platforms?
Despite all the talk of major music streaming services being ready to repel the onslaught of fake music, it has happened again. Someone released an AI-generated album from ODESZA, a Seattle band, on its official artist profiles.
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Feds tackle illegal Super Bowl streaming networks
Coincidentally or not, the US authorities targeted dozens of pirate sports streaming sites just as tens of millions of people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl late Sunday night.
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LockBit’s woes continue as gangs’ helpers sanctioned
The United States joined Australia and Britain in targeting Russia-based Zservers service provider for its role in supporting the Lockbit ransomware attacks, the US Department of Treasury announced.
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Vance tells Europeans that heavy regulation could kill AI
US Vice President JD Vance has told Europeans their "massive" regulations on artificial intelligence could strangle the technology, and rejected content moderation as "authoritarian censorship".
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Google bows to Trump, renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
Google has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for Map users in the US following an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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What happens when a president becomes a meme?
Macron's deepfake stunt was a viral hit – but did it make AI policy look like a joke?
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8Base ransom gang members arrested, operations seized by international authorities
Alleged members of the 8Base ransomware group have been arrested in Thailand, shuttering the group’s operations as part of a coordinated effort between Thai cyber police and international authorities in Phuket on Monday.
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Altman shoots down Musk's $97 billion bid for OpenAI, offers to buy Twitter instead
A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. Altman responds on X, "No thank you" and offers to buy Twitter instead.
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