Hunter Biden has burst back onto the political scene with a social media spree marked by crude responses to Republican critics and self-deprecating humor about his troubled personal life.  As the son of former President Biden, his return to the public eye has quickly drawn the attention of hundreds of thousands of followers on the…

Hunter Biden has burst back onto the political scene with a social media spree marked by crude responses to Republican critics and self-deprecating humor about his troubled personal life.  As the son of former President Biden, his return to the public eye has quickly drawn the attention of hundreds of thousands of followers on the…

Paris Hilton is sounding the alarm about explicit AI-generated images that she says could “ruin someone’s life,” shining a star-powered light on one of the darkest corners of the internet. “Searching for Mr. Deepfakes,” Hilton’s new true crime docuseries, just debuted exclusively on her TikTok channel. The series, shared in rapid-fire videos built for a younger-skewing…

Paris Hilton is sounding the alarm about explicit AI-generated images that she says could “ruin someone’s life,” shining a star-powered light on one of the darkest corners of the internet. “Searching for Mr. Deepfakes,” Hilton’s new true crime docuseries, just debuted exclusively on her TikTok channel. The series, shared in rapid-fire videos built for a younger-skewing…

The astronauts in the Artemis III mission will test equipment for moon missions in Earth's orbit.

The astronauts in the Artemis III mission will test equipment for moon missions in Earth's orbit.

Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon

A spyware firm has been targeting WhatsApp users with malicious links in contravention of a US court order forbidding it from doing so, Meta has said.

In a post, Meta said WhatsApp had “caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts” by NSO Group, which a spokesperson said targeted a handful of users in Jordan and Lebanon. It had also caught the group creating “test accounts and groups” on WhatsApp.

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We are celebrating that breakthrough at the precise moment Washington is taking apart the research base behind it.

We are celebrating that breakthrough at the precise moment Washington is taking apart the research base behind it.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a pardon, as he serves out a 25-year sentence on fraud charges tied to the high-profile collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried is seeking a pardon after the completion of his sentence, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s website. The disgraced crypto mogul, who was…

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a pardon, as he serves out a 25-year sentence on fraud charges tied to the high-profile collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried is seeking a pardon after the completion of his sentence, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s website. The disgraced crypto mogul, who was…

The White House is negotiating with Capitol Hill to secure federal preemption of some state regulations on AI in exchange for technology policies related to kids safety and deepfake protections. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is “spearheading” the negotiations with the White House to finalize text for an AI preemption package, the senator’s spokesperson told The…

The White House is negotiating with Capitol Hill to secure federal preemption of some state regulations on AI in exchange for technology policies related to kids safety and deepfake protections. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is “spearheading” the negotiations with the White House to finalize text for an AI preemption package, the senator’s spokesperson told The…

Washington keeps adopting tools that can shape, track or influence the federal workforce before Congress sets clear rules for how those tools may be used. 

Washington keeps adopting tools that can shape, track or influence the federal workforce before Congress sets clear rules for how those tools may be used. 

Ofcom move follows concerns about misinformation and online claims over police response to Henry Nowak stabbing

Social media companies have been ordered to have emergency measures in place to stop illegal content going viral, as regulators battle to stop the type of misinformation spiral that circulated after the 2024 summer riots.

Sites such as X, formerly Twitter, and TikTok will have to have a “crisis protocol” in place to intervene when the sharing of dangerous content begins to rise.

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Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenues

Amazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £7.6m tax credit last year by HM Revenue and Customs, despite profits at the retail-to-streaming company surging by more than a quarter to £355m.

Amazon UK Services – which employs 66,000 staff, the vast majority of the company’s 75,000 employees in Britain – said it owed £9.1m in “current tax” last year.

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Portugal’s CCDR (Regional Coordination and Development Commission) for the centre region has announced the launch of a call for proposals aimed at technology-based incubators, with a budget of €6 million.

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OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm that birthed ChatGPT, is struggling to distance itself from pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future and its Silicon Valley backers as the industry faces backlash over its midterm election donations.   OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is facing new questions over the company’s affiliation with Leading the Future, which is backed by…

Medical Protection Society calls for law to be overhauled to help medics avoid liability for errors made by technology

Doctors and the NHS could be sued for medical negligence over mistakes made by artificial intelligence tools used in diagnosing patients and suggesting their treatment, ministers are being warned.

Under the law as it stands, medics and the health service can be held liable for patients being harmed or dying even if it was AI that made the errors that resulted in their suffering.

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