Act swiftly and these steps could help mitigate the damage from a sim-swap scam and prevent it happening again Your mobile phone line is the artery through which data, calls and texts flow. It is also used to prove you are who you say you are for a plethora of accounts, from banks to messaging …
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According to the French streaming platform’s analysis, fraudsters use bots to listen to AI music and take the royalties Up to seven out of 10 streams of artificial intelligence-generated music on the Deezer platform are fraudulent, according to the French streaming platform. The company said AI-made music accounts for just 0.5% of streams on the …
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Nintendo has slept on new games for its new handheld but clockwork-puzzle murder missions, an RPG reborn and a beefed-up Yakuza 0 are the highlights from other developers The Nintendo Switch 2 certainly makes a strong first impression, but once that gadget limerence begins to fade, it’s down to the games to stave off any …
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Program with the defense department is first under the startup’s initiative to put AI to work in governments The US Department of Defense on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200m contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the US military. The San Francisco-based company will “develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical …
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The magnitude of Meta’s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company’s playing catchup Mark Zuckerberg announced in April that the company would make huge capital expenditures in the coming year to keep up in the race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence. He made good on that promise last …
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Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees The genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than £2.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023. Family trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive …
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Struggling to sleep and work in the balmy months? Chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling air con – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless • Warm weather essentials: 42 ways to make the most of the sunshine Our world is getting hotter. Summer heatwaves are so frequent, …
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Originally meant to release in 2022, Capcom’s futuristic game – featuring an astronaut and a mysterious blond-haired little girl – has just re-emerged from stasis; and it looks like it will be worth the wait When Pragmata was first announced five years ago, it wasn’t clear exactly what Resident Evil publisher Capcom was making. The …
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Information Commissioner’s Office takes action as people report feeling powerless over data gathering at home Makers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers and smart TVs have been told to respect people’s rights to privacy by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). People have reported feeling powerless to control how data is gathered, used and …
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Anne Wojcicki made $305m bid for firm, which has lost customers since declaring bankruptcy, with backing of Fortune 500 company 23andMe’s former CEO is set to regain control of the genetic testing company after a $305m bid from a non-profit she controls topped a pharmaceutical company’s offer for it in a bankruptcy auction. Last month, …
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