Ashley Gold / Axios: After a classified briefing on TikTok, the Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell says “the next steps might be something more public, like a hearing” — – But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not committed to putting the bill on the floor anytime soon. Source link
YouTube is cracking down on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content posted on the platform, and as a first step, it has asked creators to disclose when a video has been altered using AI or generated using AI tools. The announcement comes after the video-streaming giant updated its content policy in November 2023 to create transparency when
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Unity’s 2024 Gaming Report: the number of multiplatform games up 40% since 2021, in-app advertising revenue up 26.7% YoY, 62% of studios are using AI, and more — Game engine maker Unity published a report today that sheds light on the gaming industry’s response to economic challenges … Source link
SIM swapping crimes are on the rise globally, according to a new report. These crimes are primarily committed using eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Modules) users. eSIMs are digitally stored SIM cards which are embedded into a device using a software. Hackers are now reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities within this technology to brute force into the victim’s
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Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone: Inside generative AI music startup Suno, whose model can compose songs, including human vocals, using a text prompt, as it aims to democratize music making — Suno wants everyone to be able to produce their own pro-level songs — but what does that mean for artists? Source link
Apple Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its AirTag devices help stalkers track their victims. US District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled Friday that three plaintiffs in the class-action suit had made sufficient claims for negligence and product liability, though he dismissed the others. About three dozen women and
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Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: How an Uber Eats worker created UberCheats, a web app that computed the actual distance a courier traveled, after suspecting algorithmic error and underpayment — A tech-savvy Uber Eats worker was sick of the algorithms that controlled his day. So he decided to fight back Source link
India’s antitrust body on Friday ordered a probe into Alphabet Inc’s Google in an ongoing dispute with local startups over its in-app billing system, saying the U.S. company implemented its policies in a “discriminatory manner”. Indian startups have been at odds with Google for months over the fee it charges for in-app payments. The dispute
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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers detail ArtPrompt, a jailbreak that uses ASCII art to elicit harmful responses from aligned LLMs such as GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, and Llama2 — LLMs are trained to block harmful responses. Old-school images can override those rules. — Researchers have discovered … Source link
Indian digital payments firm Paytm plans to cut close to 20 percent of staff at its banking unit amid uncertainty over the unit’s future due to a looming central bank deadline for it to halt most operations, two sources said. Paytm Payments Bank has decided to lay-off staff in certain divisions, including operations, the sources
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