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Whittaker: “don’t be fooled by WhatsApp’s marketing fluff”
Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, isn’t too happy with Will Cathcart’s recent statements, which suggest there are hardly any differences between WhatsApp and Signal.
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US Senators push Trump for details on TikTok deal before looming April 5th deadline
Three US Senators on Monday urged the White House to seek authority from Congress to extend a deadline for China's ByteDance to sell TikTok to safeguard the popular video-sharing app from a potential ban.
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Barack Obama joins Bluesky to defend Obamacare
Former US President Barack Obama has joined Bluesky, gaining over 240,000 followers in a single day.
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Think tank, funded by Apple, Google, etc., slams European big tech regulations
The Digital Markets Act (DMA), a key European legislation targeting large online platforms – so-called gatekeepers – is “ultimately intended to target and rein in US tech titans,” the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a non-profit think tank, says.
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Software maker SAP overtakes Novo Nordisk as Europe’s largest company
German software company SAP has overtaken Novo Nordisk, a Danish healthcare company behind weight loss drug Ozempic, as Europe's largest company by market capitalization.
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23andMe files for bankruptcy: what does this mean for customers’ DNA data?
23andMe, a DNA-testing company that suffered a major data breach in 2023 exposing millions of clients, has filed for bankruptcy. This means that the company and the sensitive customer data will change hands.
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China’s Starlink problem: smuggled dishes fueling Myanmar scam networks
Thai authorities have intercepted 38 Starlink dishes being smuggled into Myanmar, revealing how scam call centers rely on satellite internet to evade crackdowns.
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OpenAI and Google face Hollywood pushback on California copyright bill
Another big fight over artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging in California. The creatives, including Hollywood stars, are duking it out against Silicon Valley and AI companies that are willing to train their models on whatever content they can get their hands on.
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Jensen Huang’s quantum pivot: when tech leaders admit they’re wrong
Back in January, Huang’s predictions had quantum stocks tumbling. But just a few months later, he reversed course, demonstrating how leadership can look when a CEO owns up to being wrong.
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#OnlyDown? The shocking AI scam turning disability into a fetish
AI has gone too far. Deepfake influencers are now being used to exploit fetish markets, with fake personas designed to lure followers in and sell adult content.
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Britain has 10 years to prepare for encryption-breaking quantum cyberattacks
As if there's not enough headache about cyberattacks already, the United Kingdom’s cybersecurity agency has urged organizations to foolproof their systems against quantum hackers by 2035.
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ChatGPT just made you a criminal – with zero evidence
What happens when a chatbot makes up a crime – and pins it on you?
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Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle
Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertruck vehicles in the US – nearly all Cybertrucks made up to February – to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, adding to a series of call-backs for the pickup truck since last year.
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Chinese satellites “dogfighting” in space, US Space Force says
China is becoming increasingly aggressive in space and is now practicing coordinated satellite maneuvers that look a lot like classic aerial combat, a US Space Force General has said. He warns that America needs to be prepared for an off-planet conflict.
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Drone swarms already a reality and will hit the battlefield in Ukraine soon, innovators claim
“We’re really close to making drone swarms work on the battlefield – but we need operators, and a lot of them,” visionaries from Sine.Engineering, a Ukrainian drone tech firm, tell Cybernews.
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Americans ditch doomscrolling for $130 worth of monthly streaming
With streaming platforms now wanting you to pay for content even when they show you ads, consumers keep spending more on subscriptions. They’re not happy, a new survey shows.
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TikTok’s airport hack: miracle or madness?
TikTok’s “airport theory” promises to get travelers through security and onto their flights in under 20 minutes. But is this viral hack a clever shortcut or a recipe for disaster?
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Algorithmic surveillance helped Amazon crush unionizing effort
The 2021 union vote at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama ended with employees voting against unionizing. A new study says the tech giant manipulated the process using algorithmic tricks.
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