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TikTok says the number of accounts compromised in a recent cyberattack was 'very small' and it put defenses in place to thwart the tactic used by hackers

TikTok Says Cyberattack Targeted Big Names Including CNN

TikTok on Tuesday said it slammed the door on a cyberattack that targeted high-profile accounts including CNN. The number of accounts compromised was "very small" and TikTok has beefed up defenses to thwart the method used by the hackers, according to a spokesperson.

TikTok Fails 'Disinformation Test' Before EU Vote, Study Shows

Campaigners say TikTok failed to detect ads riddled with election disinformation.
International campaign group Global Witness created 16 ads targeting Irish audiences with false information about this week's EU elections and tried to get them approved by three platforms -- TikTok, Google-owned YouTube and Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter).
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Meredith Whittaker said concerns about surveillance and those about AI were 'two framings of the same thing'

AI Relies On Mass Surveillance, Warns Signal Boss

The AI tools that crunch numbers, generate text and videos and find patterns in data rely on mass surveillance and exercise concerning control over our lives, the boss of encrypted messaging app Signal told AFP on Thursday.
The Pivot to AI has been celebrated on Wall Street

Microsoft Unveils 'AI-ready' PCs

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.
You'll still need to keep your hands on the wheel of a Renault car for the foreseeable future

Renault To Pursue Autonomous Minibuses But Not Cars

It announced it will demonstrate the readiness of the technology for public transport by running a shuttle bus service, together with its partner WeRide, at the Roland-Garros tennis tournament in Paris later this month.
OpenAI and Microsoft are in a heated rivalry with Google to be generative AI's major player, but Facebook-owner Meta and upstart Anthropic are also making big moves to compete

OpenAI Gives ChatGPT New Powers To See, Hear

The update to OpenAI's flagship product landed a day before Google is expected to make its own announcements about Gemini, the search engine giant's own AI tool that competes with ChatGPT head on.
Fortnite is free to download but offers paying services

Dutch Fine Fortnite Maker For 'Pressuring' Kids With Ads

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) hit Epic Games with two separate fines totaling the equivalent of $1.2 million, after finding that underage gamers "could experience pressure in several ways to make purchases."
Apple said it won't air the iPad 'Crush' ad on television as planned

Apple Apologizes For IPad 'Crush' Ad After Backlash

Social media users immediately criticized the ad, which was posted on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as painfully tone-deaf at a time when the creative community is worried about its future with the emergence of generative AI.

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