News
Unidentified flying object spotted near Trump’s golf course
Mysterious, car-sized drones have been spotted soaring over Morris County, New Jersey, sparking fear and curiosity among locals.
Read more about Unidentified flying object spotted near Trump’s golf course
Openwashing: most AI systems are actually closed, experts say
Sharing source code with the public should, in theory, spur innovation and democratize the use of tech tools. But in the field of AI, “open” models are hardly that, especially ones developed by major tech companies.
Read more about Openwashing: most AI systems are actually closed, experts say
Telegram wages war on child abusers
Telegram has joined the Internet Watch Foundation to help tackle the spread of child sexual abuse material on its platform.
Read more about Telegram wages war on child abusers
Latest damage to Finland-Sweden data cables caused by construction, not criminals, say authorities
The Finnish government on Tuesday said a data network outage caused by damage to two land-based communications cables between Finland and Sweden a day earlier was the result of construction work in the area.
Read more about Latest damage to Finland-Sweden data cables caused by construction, not criminals, say authorities
China bans exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and other crucial minerals to the US
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced new export controls in response to the US-introduced restrictions on chipmaking equipment.
Read more about China bans exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and other crucial minerals to the US
Musk asks federal court to block OpenAI from becoming fully for-profit
It looks like Sam Altman is very high on Elon Musk’s list of enemies. The billionaire is asking a federal court to stop OpenAI from becoming a fully for-profit company.
Read more about Musk asks federal court to block OpenAI from becoming fully for-profit
Did a Romanian fascist manipulate TikTok to take lead in race for presidency?
Effective social media strategies work in politics. But observers and critics say a far-right candidate from Romania, Calin Georgescu, might have manipulated TikTok with the help of thousands of bots to win the first round of the presidential elections.
Read more about Did a Romanian fascist manipulate TikTok to take lead in race for presidency?
60% of online influencers don’t check accuracy of their material
Social media influencers, also known as digital content creators, need urgent help checking their facts before posting or broadcasting to their followers because they might be spreading misinformation, UNESCO has warned.
Read more about 60% of online influencers don’t check accuracy of their material
Censorship online: Amazon US store restricts book sales to multiple countries
E-commerce giant Amazon is publicly committed to respecting human rights and freedom of expression, but new research has revealed that its American storefront is restricting the shipments of books on sensitive subjects to multiple countries.
Read more about Censorship online: Amazon US store restricts book sales to multiple countries
Misinformation on social media spreads faster and invites more moral outrage
Posts on social media containing misinformation evoke more moral outrage than factual information, a new study has found. Moreover, people are more likely to share the outrage-evoking hogwash without even reading it first.
Read more about Misinformation on social media spreads faster and invites more moral outrage
Australia bans social media for children: what’s in the bill?
The Australian Parliament has passed a controversial law hailed as “landmark” by the government and criticised as unworkable by Big Tech.
Read more about Australia bans social media for children: what’s in the bill?
Reddit elbows way up social media leaderboard as X trails behind
The US-born social media platform Reddit has reportedly overtaken X and is fast becoming the fifth most popular social media sites in the UK.
Read more about Reddit elbows way up social media leaderboard as X trails behind
It’s getting worse, and there is a word for it: “enshittification”
Disappointment in the many money-sucking ‘shitty’ digital services requires a word, and Australians have selected it as their word of the year.
Read more about It’s getting worse, and there is a word for it: “enshittification”
Elon Musk fuming over The Onion’s “very funny joke”
Infowars and Alex Jones’s other X accounts aren’t for sale, says Elon Musk's platform after The Onion bids on the bankrupt conspiracy theorist’s media empire.
Read more about Elon Musk fuming over The Onion’s “very funny joke”
Creative artists stick it to ‘Corporate AI Overlords’ by leaking OpenAI’s Sora
Dozens of creatives – who say they’re sick of being 'unpaid puppets’ taken advantage of by billion-dollar AI companies – decided to stick it to the proverbial ‘man’ by leaking OpenAI’s text-to-video AI model Sora, along with an open letter to the public explaining why.
Read more about Creative artists stick it to ‘Corporate AI Overlords’ by leaking OpenAI’s Sora
Patients sent home after cyberattack hits UK hospitals
Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust, which runs several hospitals in northern England and Wales, declared a “major incident” amidst a debilitating cyber incident.
Read more about Patients sent home after cyberattack hits UK hospitals
Musk admits to stifling links on X, users unhappy
Amidst repeated claims that “you are the media now,” Elon Musk, the owner of X, admits that the platform has been making it harder for people to read news on the website.
Read more about Musk admits to stifling links on X, users unhappy
Starbucks using pen and paper after Blue Yonder supply chain ransomware attack
Blue Yonder, the world’s leading supply chain technology provider, was hit by ransomware last Thursday. Now, several national chains across the US and UK, including Starbucks, are reporting using pen and paper to track employee hours and pay – just days before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Read more about Starbucks using pen and paper after Blue Yonder supply chain ransomware attack
Everything is fine, NASA says after ISS smell scare
NASA has said that the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is safe after reporting an “unexpected odor” emanating from a Russian cargo ship that docked over the weekend.
Read more about Everything is fine, NASA says after ISS smell scare
Microsoft outage affects workers worldwide
Microsoft is investigating an incident that has knocked some of its services offline and caused others to crash.
Read more about Microsoft outage affects workers worldwide
