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Former Meta lobbyist appointed DPC Commissioner, is big tech officially policing itself?
Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as a Commissioner in October. Should we be worried?
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Firefox introduces new AI features, while some users beg for it to stop
Feature creep in Firefox version 143 brings Windows UI Automation and Copilot AI together with improvements in privacy protection. Google Lens support is rolled out gradually. However, some users feel that a privacy-focused browser integrating many third-party features has forgotten its identity.
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Slack raises prices for Hack Club: “They are extorting us”
“Slack is extorting us with a $195k/yr bill increase,” complained Hack Club. It now needs to move its 80,000 members and a decade of institutional knowledge out of the digital workspace.
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Russia-linked troll farm led by Florida ex-cop is powered by Meta’s Llama 3
CopyCop, a Russian influence network discovered early last year, uses Meta’s Llama 3 to create hundreds of fake websites and serve up pro-Kremlin political commentary on them. The mastermind? A former deputy sheriff from Florida.
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"You have done nothing" say Meta whistleblower, teen safety advocates at anti-Zuckerberg rally before Connect event
Meta whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn, along with grieving parents and online safety advocate group the Heat Initiative, held a press conference on Wednesday, calling out Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms for gross failures in protecting children and teens.
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Discord, Reddit, Twitch CEOs to testify on Capitol Hill after Charlie Kirk assassination
A US House committee on Wednesday asked the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch, and Reddit to testify at an Oct. 8th hearing following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, citing the "radicalization of online forum users."
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BMW claimed by Everest gang: Have luxury brands become the latest ransomware trend?
German high-end car manufacturer, the BMW Group, is claimed by the Everest ransomware group on Tuesday, making it the second luxury auto brand to be targeted by ransomware in less than a month.
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Jaguar Land Rover production down for at least another week due to cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover's production process will remain suspended until at least Wednesday, September 24th, after a cyberattack recently hit the British car manufacturer.
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BreachForums founder resentenced to 3 years prison, former freebie deal revoked by US courts
The 22-year-old mastermind behind the notorious BreachForums hacker market, Conor Fitzpatrick, is heading back to jail after a federal appeals court decided to revoke his original 17-day time served – instead handing down a three-year prison sentence.
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Michigan wants to ban porn and VPNs
A new bill put forward by government representatives in Michigan aims to ban pornography and put an end to “material on the internet that corrupts the public morals.”
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Trump’s TikTok play: Do we believe a deal has been reached?
After hearing from Donald Trump that the United States and China have agreed on a long-awaited deal for changing TikTok’s ownership, users and experts still doubt that real change is coming.
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Nepal’s Gen Z elects interim leader on Discord – a first for digital democracy
Gen Z in Nepal has shifted to the gaming discussion platform Discord, leveraging it to arrange mass protests and contribute to the election of an interim leader.
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OpenAI study: most ChatGPT users are women, and they don’t use it for work
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has released the first detailed study of what its millions of users do with the viral chatbot and who they actually are. Here are the results.
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Gucci, Balenciaga, McQueen confirm breach, Shiny Hunters claim 7.4M customers' data stolen
Kering, the parent of luxury fashion brands Gucci, Balenciaga, McQueen, and others, on Monday, confirmed it was the victim of a massive breach, now claimed by the notorious Shiny Hunters hacker gang, along with 7.4 million files of stolen customer data.
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Chegg study apps to pay $7.5M for “nearly impossible to cancel" auto-renewal subscriptions
Chegg, a popular online study platform used by millions, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to the FTC over accusations the company made it “nearly impossible” for parents and students to cancel their recurring subscriptions.
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China regulators accuses chip giant Nvidia of violating anti-monopoly law
China's market regulator on Monday said that a preliminary investigation had found that Nvidia had violated the country's anti-monopoly law, marking the latest hit for the US chip giant.
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Trump suggests TikTok deal reached with Chinese government
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a deal has been reached with China to allow TikTok to operate in America. It’s not yet official, though.
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NYU engineers develop AI system that can detect fires before alarms even sound
Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed an AI system that can detect fires and smoke in real time using existing CCTV cameras, claiming it’s much better than conventional smoke alarms.
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Rolling Stone owner sues Google over AI overviews
The owner of Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety has sued Google, alleging that its AI summaries use its reporting illegally and reduce traffic to its sites.
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CISA wasted federal funding and mismanaged cybersecurity retention program, watchdog finds
CISA failed to effectively manage the requirements of the Cybersecurity Retention Incentive program, designed to retain key cybersecurity professionals, and wasted federal funding, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
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