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Meta risks fines over 'pay for privacy' model breaking EU rules
The EU accused Facebook owner Meta on Monday of breaching the bloc's digital rules, paving the way for potential fines worth billions of euros. The charges against the U.S. tech titan follow a finding last week against Apple that marked the first time Brussels had leveled formal accusations under the… Read
AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk
The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google have begun using YouTube videos to train their text-based AI models. But what does the YouTube archive actually include? Our team of digital media researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst collected and analyzed random… Read
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement
The Center for Investigative Reporting says it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking a new front in the news industry's fight against unauthorized use of its content on artificial intelligence platforms. The nonprofit, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, said that OpenAI used its… Read
Tech tip: Too many passwords to remember? Try using a password manager
Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not just for frequently used email, banking, social media, Netflix and Spotify logins, but also, say, the little-known e-commerce site you're not sure you'll buy from again. According to some unscientific studies, the… Read
Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content
Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. Amazon spokesperson Samantha Mayowa confirmed that the tech giant was assessing information it received from the news outlet WIRED, which published an investigation last month that said… Read
EU further scrutinises Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up
The EU will examine the impact of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT developer OpenAI on competition in the fast-growing AI market, the bloc's antitrust chief said Friday. But the European Commission concluded after a preliminary examination that the $13 billion tie-up did not mean the US tech giant had taken… Read
Japan's space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather
Japan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket will be postponed until Monday due to expected bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said it is postponing the launch because of rain and thunder predicted for Saturday… Read
'Not crazy to be optimistic' on climate tech, Gates tells investors
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday urged investors to get behind cutting-edge climate technologies he says would drive a "green industrial revolution" and a next wave of global prosperity. Over three days in an upmarket London venue, Gates showcased more than 100 companies making ground on cutting planet-heating emissions from… Read
Amazon cloud giant AWS wants public sector to embrace AI
Amazon's AWS, the world's biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to entice the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with Microsoft and Google heats up. AWS and the other cloud giants say that the technology, made famous by ChatGPT, can… Read
Airbus to establish tech hub in Japan
Airbus has unveiled plans to establish a tech hub in Japan. Coordinated from Tokyo, the hub will focus on three key research areas, including the development of new materials, decarbonization technologies, robotics and automation. The Airbus Tech Hub is being supported by the the French Directorate-General for Civil Aviation (DGAC)… Read
