What Ghosting Says About Society (And Why it Hurts So Much)::Social disappearing acts reflect the deepening inhumanity of a technology-addled, coldly transactional world.
According to minutes released under FOI, the European police agency pushed for unfiltered access to data that would be obtained under a proposed new scanning system for detecting child sexual abuse images on messaging apps, with a view, experts say, to training AI algorithms.
Murdoch compared to ‘mafia boss’ ordering hit in Smartmatic case — Fox Corp. is seeking dismissal from the $2.7 billion lawsuit::Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan were compared to mafia bosses trying to dodge punishment for the actions of their henchmen during a court hearing in a $2.7 billion...
X agrees to negotiate with laid-off employees after 2,000 arbitration demands::“Twitter wants to mediate with us… to settle all claims,” lawyer’s memo says.
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1.::A recent study found that AI-bots could talk to each other, reflect, and identify software bugs.
While government leaders spent the last three years hyperventilating about TikTok, less talked about has been the dodgy “internet of things” (IOT) space; a broad assortment of mostly ov…
The European Commission has today designated, for the first time, six gatekeepers - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft - under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In total, 22 core platform services provided by gatekeepers have been designated. The six gatekeepers will now have six months to ensure full compliance...
Wow. Molly Holzschlag passed away. An invaluable force for adoption of web standards and usability. May Molly’s loved ones find solace in sharing those memories that inspire them most.
Chinese mock US sanctions after large Chinese chip manufacturer achieves major performance and manufacturing breakthrough::US sanctions and unintended consequences – China mocks sanctions as Huawei technology looks stronger than ever.