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Dating site’s DMs, user details stolen and leaked, hackers claim
The platform, primarily focused on English-speaking users, supposedly had tens of thousands of records exposed, including private user messages.
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Apple shareholders vote to keep diversity policies in place
Apple shareholders voted to keep the tech giant's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies at an annual meeting on Tuesday, a win for management which had opposed efforts by a conservative group to scrap the program.
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DISA breach exposes 3.3M employee background check records, many from Fortune 500 companies
DISA, a US-based firm that conducts employee background and drug screening checks for most Fortune 500 companies, reported on Tuesday the records of over 3.3 million individuals were exposed in a recent breach.
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Home Depot denies rumors that it was hacked
Despite bold claims from a prominent ransomware gang, Home Depot, the largest company on a list of supposed victims, has denied its systems were penetrated.
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Netflix battles to contain Stranger Things season 5 leaks
Sensitive details about the final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things are spreading online after reportedly leaking from one of the streamer’s many internal platforms.
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Chinese rivals to Musk's Starlink accelerate race to dominate satellite internet
Space is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk. The billionaire's Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance, including from Chinese rivals.
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Google's AI previews erode the internet – lawsuit
Alphabet's Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers' ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a US educational technology company has said in a lawsuit.
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Musicians release silent album to protest UK's AI copyright changes
More than 1,000 musicians, including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens, have released a silent album to protest proposed changes to Britain's copyright laws, which could allow tech firms to train artificial intelligence models using their work.
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AI in the sky: transforming your flight nightmare into a dream
Tired of chaotic airports and poor snacks? AI-powered flights are on the way – personalized meals, no delays, and perfect WiFi.
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Zero Day on Netflix: more marketing than true insights into large cyberattacks
Zero Day, a new mini-series on Netflix, tells us of a supposedly devastating cyberattack that paralyzes the US. But it’s fiction – and just a lazy political soap opera.
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Polish police crackdown on fake document syndicate: social media was key
Europol has busted an international document-forging gang that used social media platforms to advertise their services.
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AI cracks superbug mystery in 2 days
Could AI be our secret weapon against superbugs? The shocking results of a two-day breakthrough could change everything.
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Estonia's tech investors take defense into their own hands as Russian threat looms
Estonia, a Baltic country of 1.4 million people that has long punched far above its weight in the tech sector, is now leading central and eastern Europe's rush to fund defense projects spurred by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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FTC wants to hear from victims who believe they've been censored on tech platforms
From social media to employer online platforms, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking the public’s input on censorship across tech platforms based on posted content.
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OpenAI's weekly active users surpass 400 million
ChatGPT developer OpenAI's weekly active users surged past 400 million in February, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, highlighting rapid growth in the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.
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Over 1.6 million records from clinical trial database exposed
A non-password-protected and unencrypted database containing 2 terabytes of data leaked onto the internet, exposing more than 1.6 million clinical trial research records.
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How a YouTube error could’ve cost thousands
A phone number verification error on YouTube put a creator’s earnings on the line. The worst part? There was no help in sight.
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Is StoryGraph a viable Goodreads alternative? A comprehensive review from a bookworm
Goodreads works pretty well as a book-tracking app. But it’s owned by Amazon, which doesn’t invest in renewing its features. Now, there’s an alternative called The StoryGraph, and it looks interesting.
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TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff
TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of a restructuring, three sources familiar with the matter have said.
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Eighty percent of kids under 13 bypass platform age restrictions to use social media, new report finds
A new study by Australia’s eSafety Commission found 80% of kids under 13 are regularly bypassing the age restriction policies on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat.
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