A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda: research
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U.K. probes TikTok, Reddit over children’s data
The U.K.’s data protection watchdog will investigate how Chinese-owned TikTok uses the personal information of 13-to-17-year-olds
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France extends age verification measures to porn giants
France’s culture ministry said the new regulations were ‘a major advance in the protection of our children and adolescents’
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Wearable tech has far to go before challenging smartphones
Last year’s roughly two million pairs of smart glasses barely register compared to the 1.2 billion smartphones sold
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Neuralink, brain-computer interfaces raise ‘mental privacy’ concerns
Neuralink may be the best known brain-computer interface, but similar technology can be used for criminal justice and commercial purposes
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Apple unveils new child safety features amid age verification debate
Apple’s changes came amid growing legislative pressure requiring app store operators verify children’s ages before minors can download apps
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Europol says 25 arrested over AI-generated child sex content
‘Europol has supported authorities from 19 countries in a large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation’ a Europol statement said
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Spotify adds more AI-generated audiobooks
Audiobooks narrated by software instead of humans come with descriptions telling people that is the case, according to Spotify
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‘Saudi is the best!’: Why are TikTok mumfluencers lauding desert megacity?
Mumfluencers — often English-speaking and dressed in Western clothes — rave about how ‘magnificent’ everything is in the desert megacity
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Digital detox: young adults flock to London ‘offline’ nights
No pings or beeps: young adults drop their phones into a deposit box to hang out knowing they will connect with no distractions