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Trump confirms US-China talks on TikTok deal to start early next week
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to initiate discussions with China on Monday or Tuesday regarding a potential deal on the sale of TikTok.
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Two UK men jailed for $2m crypto investment fraud
Two UK men have been sentenced to a combined 12 years in prison for a £1.5 million (~$2m) crypto investment scam, following a prosecution by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Meta backs EU’s digital adulthood plan
The Facebook and Instagram owner has expressed support for the EU-wide age of digital adulthood, below which minors would have to get parents’ consent to log onto social media.
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Dutch DPA received 38K data breach notifications last year
In 2024, the Dutch data protection authority (DPA) received a total of 37,839 data breach notifications. The number of ransomware attacks almost doubled in the same period.
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European border control system vulnerable to hacks
A system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time is plagued by software flaws and security vulnerabilities.
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Chinese call center staffers reveal their AI assistants aren’t really helpful
Manual corrections, torturous extra data entry tasks, constant glitches – it turns out that AI assistants forced on customer service workers aren’t really that helpful.
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New manipulative attack method gives hackers control over what AI sees
Researchers have demonstrated that adversarial attacks, when someone manipulates data being fed into an AI system to control what the system sees or doesn’t see in an image, are certainly possible.
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Microsoft announces AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions
Microsoft seems to be arguing a lot with OpenAI these days. However, this hasn’t stopped the tech giant from using the AI startup’s advanced o3 model to develop a system that allegedly performs better than human physicians at complex health diagnoses.
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AI chatbots are expensive to operate but most don’t want to subscribe to them
Billions use AI tools every day, but for founders, the trouble is not even on the horizon – it’s here. That’s because new research shows most people don’t want to pay for their chatbot subscriptions, even though they’re incredibly expensive to operate.
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Cloudflare will help websites monetize AI bot crawler access
Cloudflare has launched a tool that blocks bot crawlers from accessing content without permission or compensation to help websites make money from AI firms trying to access and train on their content.
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Iran-linked hackers resurface, threaten to release more stolen Trump emails
Iran-linked hackers are threatening to release 100 GB of stolen emails allegedly between Trump and members of his inner circle, including the White House Chief of Staff and even ex-porn star Stormy Daniels. This is as top cyber officials release a new warning to US companies about Iranian-affiliated attacks.
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International Criminal Court hit with "sophisticated" cyberattack
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday said it was hit by a “sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack, but that it has since contained the damage.
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Meta, TikTok to face wrongful death suit over NYC teen killed while 'subway surfing'
Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy who died while "subway surfing" on a moving train, a New York judge ruled.
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Tehran outlaws Starlink amid fears over “foreign influence”
Iran has officially expelled Starlink, the satellite service provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX, over fears of foreign influence and loss of digital control.
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Under attack from Trump, Canada ditches tax on US tech giants
Threats and ultimatums work, it seems. Canada has ditched its digital services tax in a bid to save trade negotiations with the United States, just days after Donald Trump abruptly ended talks over the very same levy.
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Be worried: Computer-vision research mostly used for surveillance
Computer-vision research can be used to spot cancerous cells, classify animal species, or in robot vision. But much of the time, the technologies are used to identify and track people, suggests a new study.
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Musk fires key Tesla exec as sales plunge
Elon Musk has reportedly fired Tesla’s head of operations in North America and Europe, Omead Afshar, as the company’s sales take a hit in both regions.
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Tesla Model Y SUV delivers itself in “first fully autonomous drive”
Tesla has completed the delivery of its driverless Model Y car to a customer's home across town ahead of schedule.
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Data showing panic over AI taking our jobs might be unjustified
A lot has been and will continue to be said about AI’s impact on the tech job market. Usually, it’s bad news. But in fact, the new technology seems to be creating rather than destroying jobs, a new survey says.
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Threads now offers Hidden Words feature, separate from Instagram
Threads is now offering its own Hidden Words setting, separate from Instagram, which allows you to block unwanted words or discussions.
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