Tech
Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt Warns of AI Risks
Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google is raising alarming concerns about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) by...
AI Overuse Crisis? Law Firm Imposes Strict Limits
An international law firm, Hill Dickinson, has restricted general access to several artificial intelligence (AI) tools after detecting a "significant...
Australia Bans DeepSeek on Government Devices Citing Security Risks
Australia has banned the use of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, on all government devices and systems, citing...
Meta Agrees to $25m Settlement with Donald Trump Over Social Media Ban Lawsuit
US President Donald Trump has signed a settlement requiring Meta to pay $25m (£20m) over data privacy issues on Facebook...
LinkedIn Lawsuit: Users Accuse Platform of Misusing Private Messages for AI Training
A US lawsuit is claiming LinkedIn misused private messages from Premium users to train AI models without explicit consent. The...
Meta Disputes Claims of Forcing Users to Follow Trump
Meta has denied claims of automatically forcing users to follow official Trump administration accounts, including President Donald Trump’s, JD Vance,...
Meta’s Comeback: The Quiet Strategy Behind Zuckerberg’s Content Control U-Turn
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent decision to ease up on strict content control on Facebook and Instagram is a huge change in...
Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Oppose New AI Chip Export Restrictions
Top American tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are urging President Joe Biden to reconsider a new rule that...
Indonesia Stands Firm on iPhone 16 Ban, Rejects Apple’s $1B Proposal
Indonesia is keeping its ban on Apple’s iPhone 16, saying no to the company’s $1 billion investment offer because it...
Elon Musk Declares War Over H-1B Visas
Elon Musk, the ever-controversial billionaire and self-appointed saviour of the tech industry, is now ready to "go to war" over...
Google Offers to Modify Search Deals Amid U.S. Antitrust Case
Google, part of Alphabet Inc., proposed changes to its agreements with Apple and other partners, to loosen its hold on...
TikTok Appeals to US Supreme Court to Block Imminent Ban
TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court for urgent help to...
Is Telegram’s Algorithm Really Pushing Extremist Content?
A recent study shared exclusively with the BBC has uncovered some questionable findings about the social media platform Telegram. The...
Elon Musk Seeks Court Injunction to Halt OpenAI’s For-Profit Transition
Elon Musk has increased his legal fight against OpenAI, asking a court to stop the company from changing to a...
EU Accuses Bluesky of Violating Digital Services Act Transparency Requirements
Bluesky, a rapidly growing social media platform, is being criticised for failing to comply with transparency requirements, which are part...
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