Bill gives app owner, ByteDance, a year to divest, and while Biden is expected to sign it, the company plans to fight it The Senate voted Tuesday to pass a bill that will either ban TikTok or force a sale of the short-form video app, giving its China-based parent company ByteDance up to one year …
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Shares are up despite a revenue decline of 9% after company said it expects to release new vehicle models sooner than expected Tesla shares surged nearly 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after posting earnings results, despite a revenue miss for the first quarter of 2024 and recently announcing a recall of its Cybertruck. The …
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The head of the company’s gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution, and tries to bring originality to a market still dominated by free to play mobile titles When Apple launched its games subscription service, Arcade, in September 2019, it drew a huge amount of attention – as with …
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While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Another day, another set of troubles for Apple’s …
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AI models take every toxic gendered beauty norm and bundle them up into completely unrealistic package Meet Madame Potato. She doesn’t actually exist, but, if things go my way, she’s going to be the world’s first “Miss AI”. I recently created her image on a website that generates AI faces and then entered her into …
Internet Watch Foundation has found a manual on dark web encouraging criminals to use software tools that remove clothing Paedophiles are being urged to use artificial intelligence to create nude images of children to extort more extreme material from them, according to a child abuse charity. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said a manual found …
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As one of the largest ‘training’ datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible? Child abusers are creating AI-generated “deepfakes” of their targets in order to blackmail them into filming their own abuse, beginning a cycle of sextortion that can last for years. Creating simulated …
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The Tesla billionaire uses posts on his social media platform to attack Anthony Albanese and the eSafety commissioner Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Elon Musk has hit back at the Australian internet watchdog’s attempts to force his social media platform X into blocking users from seeing violent …
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App could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers The EU has said it will ban a new service launched by TikTok in Europe that it believes could be “as addictive as cigarettes” unless the company offers “compelling” fresh evidence that children are safeguarded. If the ban …
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Experts say setting boundaries online creates a healthier digital environment and helps preserve your mental wellbeing I don’t generally believe in life hacks. As much as I’d love to imagine that one easy tweak could resurface my life like it’s a cracked tennis court, time and experience have shown me that positive change usually comes …
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