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EU preparing to charge Meta over ‘pay or okay’ model
The European Commission is ready to charge Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta over its ‘pay or okay’ revenue model.
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Rumor: Apple is going to equip Vision Pro with Apple Intelligence
Apple is going to bring Apple Intelligence to even more devices.
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Media company Kadokawa hit by cyber attack
Kadokawa, the parent company of Elden Ring developer FromSoftware, has been hit by a ‘significant cyber attack’.
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TeamViewer targeted by hackers, possibly Russian hacking group APT29
The security team of remote access control tool TeamViewer found out that the company was targeted by hackers. However, there’s no indication the attackers laid their hands on any confidential information.
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Meta’s Oversight Board issued 53 decisions in 2023
The Oversight Board published 53 content moderation decisions last year, covering topics like prisoners of war, extreme diets and discrimination against transgender people. In 90 percent of the cases Meta’s original decision was overturned.
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Google adds 110 new languages to Google Translate
Google is using artificial intelligence (AI) to add 110 new languages to Google Translate, including some local or regional spoken dialects.
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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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