A federal judge in Illinois dismissed a class action lawsuit against the social network X, ruling that the photos it collected did not constitute biometric data under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The lawsu...
The annual State of Broadband report serves as a comprehensive global assessment of broadband access, affordability, and usage trends. This year's edition, titled 'Leveraging AI for Universal Connectivity,' is being released in tw...
The EU is facing significant controversy over a proposed law that would require AI scanning of users' photos and videos on messaging apps to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Critics, including major tech companies like W...
Brazil's top court has decided to close an investigation into Alphabet's Google and Telegram. The tech giants were being investigated for allegedly coordinating their opposition to a bill designed to combat fake news. The pending ...
Cybercriminals claiming responsibility for the recent hack on London hospitals have reportedly released stolen data from the incident. England's National Health Service (NHS) acknowledged the publication of this data, allegedly be...
TikTok will be sued again by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) in a consumer protection lawsuit against ByteDance's TikTok later this year, focusing on alleged children's privacy violations. The incentive for the legal move comes...
Amazon plans to overhaul its Alexa service with a new project known internally as 'Banyan,' aiming to integrate generative AI and introduce two service tiers. The initiative, called 'Remarkable Alexa,' could include a monthly fee ...
Google LLC and the University of Tokyo are teaming up to leverage generative AI to tackle local challenges in Japan, such as the nation's shrinking workforce. The initiative, featuring prominent AI researcher Professor Yutaka Mats...
The UN Security Council held an open debate on cybersecurity as part of South Korea's presidency for the month of June. The day-long debate centred on the evolving threat landscape in cyberspace, emphasising the need for digital a...
A new UNESCO report highlights the growing risk of Holocaust distortion through AI-generated content as young people increasingly rely on Generative AI for information. The report, published with the World Jewish Congress, warns t...
Olga Loiek, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student from Ukraine, experienced a disturbing twist after launching her YouTube channel last November. Her image was hijacked and manipulated through AI to create digital alter...
ByteDance and its subsidiary company TikTok are urging a US court to overturn a law that would ban the popular app in the USA by 19 January. The new legal act, signed by President Biden in April, demands ByteDance divest TikTok's ...