The US Supreme Court decided not to review a case involving a Texas teenager who sued Snapchat, alleging the platform did not adequately protect him from sexual abuse by a teacher. The minor, known as Doe, accused Snap Inc. of neg...
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has taken immediate action to halt the implementation of Meta's new privacy policy concerning the use of personal data to train generative AI systems within the country. The ANPD'...
According to research conducted by Proofpoint, the volume of mobile political spam ahead of the 2024 election has tripled compared to the 2022 midterms. The study indicates a growing trend among US voters to seek information throu...
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced it would lift its blanket ban on the word 'shaheed' (which means 'martyr' in English). The move follows a year-long review by Meta's independent oversight boa...
The Xbox Live service experienced a significant outage yesterday, affecting users worldwide and preventing them from accessing their Xbox accounts and playing games. Numerous user reports indicate that the online gaming platform w...
Vodafone has called for the establishment of a 'Connectivity Union' to accelerate Europe's digital ambitions and bolster its global competitiveness. Emphasising the crucial role of next-generation connectivity, particularly 5G sta...
Last year, a cyberattack on Infosys McCamish Systems affected over six million customers, as revealed in a new filing with data protection authorities. The breach, first reported in February, was traced back to November 2023, with...
Florida International University's Moss Department of Construction Management is at the forefront of a revolution in the industry. They're equipping students with the tools to leverage AI for increased efficiency and safety on con...
In a unique twist on political campaigning, a Wyoming man named Victor Miller has entered the mayoral race in Cheyenne with an AI bot called 'VIC.' Miller, who works at a Laramie County library, sees VIC as a revolutionary tool fo...
Meta has announced a significant update regarding using AI labels across its platforms, replacing the 'Made with AI' tag with 'AI info'. This change comes after widespread complaints about the incorrect tagging of photos. For inst...
By 2030, the US is expected to face a shortage of 90,000 semiconductor technicians, jeopardising its goal to produce a significant share of the world's advanced chips. The Biden administration has launched a new programme to devel...
Key internet technical bodies, including the Internet Engineering Task Force, World Wide Web Consortium, Internet Research Task Force, and the Internet Society's Board of Trustees, have signed an open letter to the UN arguing agai...