Virgin Media's UK Customers Plagued by Phantom Netflix Bills - ISPreview UK (www.ispreview.co.uk)
FCC probes rise of AI robocall armies (www.theregister.com)
“the FCC is considering if AI analytics might better block unwanted calls and texts “and restore trust in our networks,” according to the agency. It would certainly be an improvement over reaching for the block button after receiving yet another call from someone purporting to be a Microsoft technician”
*privacy not included | Our Longest Naughty List Ever: The 2023 Holiday Buyer's Guide Is Here! (foundation.mozilla.org)
China receives US equipment to make advanced chips despite new rules-report (www.reuters.com)
Apple privately asked Amazon to block rival ads. Insider found evidence of this special treatment, while others suffer from 'junk ads' (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple privately asked Amazon to block rival ads. Insider found evidence of this special treatment, while others suffer from ‘junk ads’::An internal Amazon email shows that Apple asked the e-commerce giant for special treatment that most other brands don’t get.
Tensor Trust (tensortrust.ai)
Tensor Trust is an online game that allows players to exploit prompt injection vulnerabilities in ChatGPT against other player’s preset defense instructions of user input context and valuation, for research purposes
Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land (www.theregister.com)
Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land::Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit
Facebook and Instagram will require political advertisers to disclose AI deepfakes (edition.cnn.com)
Data broker’s “staggering” sale of sensitive info exposed in unsealed FTC filing (arstechnica.com)
Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices (finance.yahoo.com)
Consumers are paying more than ever for streaming TV each month and analysts say there’s no reason for the companies to stop raising prices::Finding new subscribers in a saturated streaming video market isn’t easy. And with legacy media companies desperate to recoup revenue declines in their linear TV businesses, the cost of...
OpenAI says ChatGPT has 100 million weekly users (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI says ChatGPT has 100 million weekly users::100 million people are using its ChatGPT chatbot on a weekly basis, OpenAI has said at its developer conference. Over 2M developers are also building on its API.
'Fortnite' maker Epic Games is battling Google in court over app-store fees 2 years after largely losing a similar case against Apple (www.businessinsider.com)
‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games is battling Google in court over app-store fees 2 years after largely losing a similar case against Apple::Epic Games is taking aim at the commissions that Google charges on digital purchases made within a mobile app.
The bosses of rival chip giants Nvidia and AMD are cousins, researcher says (www.businessinsider.com)
The bosses of rival chip giants Nvidia and AMD are cousins, researcher says::Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are first cousins once removed, according to a genealogist.
Apple makes staggering claim about Google Android online tracking | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
YouTube Wants to Stop Sending Kids Down the Rabbit Hole of Eating Disorder Videos. (finance.yahoo.com)
YouTube Wants to Stop Sending Kids Down the Rabbit Hole of Eating Disorder Videos.::YouTube announced a new effort to curb its own recommendation algorithms to protect teenagers from the rabbit hole of videos that could inspire eating disorders, body image problems, violence, and other problems. The new initiative comes amidst a...
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
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Telegram restricts access to Hamas channels on Google, Apple stores (www.aljazeera.com)
Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, has quietly restricted access to several channels affiliated with the Palestinian armed group Hamas....
Tech Billionaires' Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble (gizmodo.com)
Tech Billionaires’ Quest to Build a New City in California Is Already Mired in Trouble::A legal battle is already brewing over a quixotic attempt to build a new city on Bay Area farmland.
Tinder-owner Match issues dour forecast; shares tumble (www.reuters.com)
Introduction to Hardware Restrictions: Can You Trust Your Phone? (trustinghardware.com)
Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment (www.technologyreview.com)
Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment::She can hear her mother and dance to the music. But why is it so noisy at night?
Blood test findings by Toronto doctors can detect cancerous tumour before it develops (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
Blood test findings by Toronto doctors can detect cancerous tumour before it develops::Doctors at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and The Hospital for Sick Children are helping detect cancer in some patients before a tumour develops or shows up on a medical scan.