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OpenAI is postponing advanced Voice Mode feature till later this year
OpenAI has announced it will delay the release of Voice Mode. The company says it needs more time to develop and build the infrastructure to make millions of real-time calls simultaneously.
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Paris will keep using ‘augmented’ cameras even after the Olympic Games
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the city of Paris will be deploying so-called ‘augmented’ cameras to secure the safety of spectators. The cameras will be in place till March 2025.
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Swedish DPA issues a 1.3 million euro fine for using Meta pixel
Sweden's authorities have issued a fine against Avanza Bank for transferring personal data of customers to Meta.
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Microsoft risks hefty fine for bundling Teams with Office 365
Microsoft might be breaking the EU’s antitrust regulation by confining its collaboration product Teams with productivity apps in Office 365 and Microsoft 365 for businesses.
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Over 64,000 Neiman Marcus customers impacted by data breach
Dallas-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus disclosed a data breach, affecting over 64,000 customers.
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EU adds six persons to sanction list for malicious cyber activities
The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union has adopted sanctions against six Russian individuals.
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Levi Strauss resets 72,000 passwords due to data breach
Jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss has informed over 72,000 customers that their password has been reset because of a cyber attack.
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Mozilla is experimenting with AI services
In the coming months, Mozilla is going to add several AI services to its web browser Firefox. This experiment however will only be available to Nightly users.
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European Council postpones vote on chat control legislation
The European Presidency, which currently is in the hands of Belgium, has delayed the voting on a controversial bill to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Member states of the European Union need more time to deliberate on the proposal, especially on the matter of chat control.
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Nearly 13K Santander employees exposed in the US
Santander is warning 12,786 US-based employees that their data had been exposed in a cybersecurity incident, which also affected 30 million customers worldwide.
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Former OpenAI employee is setting up shop with new AI company
Co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI Ilya Sutskever is starting a new AI company.
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T-Mobile: ‘Third-party to blame for data breach’
Telecom provider T-Mobile denies that the company was hacked.
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Tails stores random seed on USB stick for stronger encryption
The newest version of the Linux-based and privacy and security-focused operating system Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick or DVD to strengthen all cryptography.
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FTC warns of new job scams on social media: honest employers never ask to pay
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spotted a new scam gaining traction on social media. Fraudsters offer appointment-setting jobs, claiming you can work from home and earn big bucks, but first, you must pay in advance.
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AMD investigating data breach after stolen data appears on the dark web
A hacker called IntelBroker is claiming he stole an unknown quantity of confidential data from AMD. The Santa Clara-based tech company AMD is investigating the claims of the threat actor.
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Microsoft corporate emails easily spoofed due to bug
Due to a security bug, anybody can impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts, making phishing messages credible and persuasive.
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US Surgeon General pleads for warning labels on social media platforms
United States Surgeon General dr. Vivek Murthy wants Congress to adopt a bill that forces social media platforms to require warning labels.
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Meta is putting plans for AI technology in the EU on hold
Meta was planning to use personal posts, private messages and online tracking data to train an undefined AI Technology. Because of the public outrage it caused, the Menlo Park-based tech company decided to postpone its plan in the EU.
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Mozilla acquiring privacy-friendly advertising company Anonym
Mozilla has acquired Anonym, a company specialized in privacy-preserving digital advertising. The purpose of the acquisition is to revolutionize the current advertising business, which pays little attention to internet users’ privacy.
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Noyb: ‘Google is tricking users to consent with first-party ad tracking’
Google’s Privacy Sandbox is advertised as an improvement over the current practices of third-party tracking.
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