TECHNOLOGYMeta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlashMeta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.BBC News·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYUS cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency revealsIndependent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported in May that a security researcher with cyber firm GitGuardian alerted him to reams of exposed passwords stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which an employee of a CISA contractor had uploaded.TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYUS cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency revealsIndependent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported in May that a security researcher with cyber firm GitGuardian alerted him to reams of exposed passwords stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which an employee of a CISA contractor had uploaded.TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYPhia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earnPhia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend Sophia Kianni is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it did not actually generate, per a Bloomberg investigation.TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYPhia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earnPhia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend Sophia Kianni is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it did not actually generate, per a Bloomberg investigation.TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYSee if you can spot an AI deepfake with our testResearchers in Aberdeen have been finding out if you can train people to identify computer-generated facial images.BBC News·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYMeta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available."TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYMeta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available."TechCrunch·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYMeta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accountsFollowing significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI cThe Verge·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYThe FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone banLast year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They're just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States' foreign drone ban. But it appears the FCC isThe Verge·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYCanada’s Bill C-36 tackles AI privacy. Is it enough?Canada’s new privacy bill promises stronger protections for children, but experts say it still misses risks in the AI world.Al Jazeera·3d ago
TECHNOLOGYThe AI race is shifting from bigger models to cheaper, smarter systemsCompanies are starting to choose AI models by task, cost and control, not just leaderboard rank.CNBC·3d ago
