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AI election interference enters the Amazon era
Before Canadians cast their votes on April 28th, a different kind of campaign blitz has hit Amazon – and it’s powered by generative AI.
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Apple fined $570M and Meta $228M for breach of EU law
Apple was fined 500 million euros and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
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LinkedIn confession exposes the human cost of the gig economy in India
A LinkedIn post has gone viral in India after Anjali Kelkar, a customer of Urban Company, shared her late-night massage booking – and the heartbreaking confession that followed.
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Snap(chat) accused of addicting children and deceiving parents, Florida lawsuit says
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is facing a lawsuit by Florida’s top attorney over accusations its popular among teens instant messaging app causes addiction in children and deceives their parents.
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Marks & Spencer suffers retail chaos, ongoing ‘cyber incident’ forces payment systems offline
British retail giant Marks & Spencer said on Monday an ongoing “cyber incident” has impacted its contactless payment systems and caused its in-store pickup purchases to go offline.
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Meta's Instagram using AI to identify teens, force them into age-appropriate accounts
Meta Platforms on Monday said it is testing new AI technology that can identify Instagram users 16 years and under, and then automatically enroll them in age-appropriate Teen Accounts.
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Germany wants to build a satellite constellation by 2029
The Bundeswehr, Germany’s military, plans to establish at least one satellite constellation by the end of the decade.
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Skywatcher’s “mind over matter” approach to UFOs
Skywatcher is shaking up UFO research with high-tech sensors and psionics, proving that calling the unknown might be more science than fiction.
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The first AI-planned, 3D printed Starbucks is here – and it has no bathroom
In Texas, a Starbucks just opened without chairs, a bathroom, or a human construction crew. This might be the blueprint for every city to come.
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Google to appeal against part of US court's decision in monopoly case
Alphabet’s Google plans to appeal against the “adverse” portion of the court decision in the US Department of Justice’s monopoly case against the technology giant.
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Roblox allegedly made over $120K ripping off viral Charlie XCX “Apple Dance” creator
The viral Charlie XCX “Apple Dance” creator has filed a lawsuit against the popular video game developer Roblox for profiting off her copyrighted moves.
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Critics call Florida bill aiming to protect minors a threat to encryption
When you want to protect minors from predators online, you inevitably have to cooperate with social media firms. But they’re not too keen to help because most bills require them to provide encryption backdoors for law enforcement officials. This is what’s happening in Florida.
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Google found guilty for holding illegal monopoly over online ad tech
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology, paving the way for US antitrust prosecutors to seek a breakup of its ad products.
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California court tells Nhentai adult site operators to unmask themselves
By order of a California federal court, the operators of Nhentai.net, a popular adult website visited by millions each month, will have to identify themselves as the case proceeds.
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ChatGPT users claim their chats have been swapped
Multiple ChatGPT users have reported a glitch that seemingly causes answers to be swapped between different users.
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UK hits Google with multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuit
Already facing the possibility of being broken up in the US, American tech giant Google has now been additionally sued in the United Kingdom. Once again, the lawsuit concerns allegations of stifling competition.
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Zoom goes down for tens of thousands of users, repairs underway
Video conferencing platform Zoom on Wednesday said it has restored service for the tens of thousands of users after the platform went down in the middle of their workday.
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“Bot” students enroll in US community colleges to steal financial aid
“Bot” students are using fake aliases, enrolling in community college classes, and submitting AI-generated homework in order to collect millions of dollars in state and federal aid money. Colleges are struggling to respond.
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